ALLMedicine™ Lead Toxicity Center
Research & Reviews 259 results
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7874351
The Journal of International Medical Research; Ye M, Zhang T et. al.
Feb 5th, 2021 - Lead is a toxic heavy metal, which causes irreversible damage in children. Oxidative stress is the underlying mechanism of lead toxicity, and monitoring oxidative stress of lead poisoning children in vivo is important. Our study aimed to investiga...
https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000003089
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery; Nee N, Inaba K et. al.
Jan 26th, 2021 - With no consensus on the optimal management strategy for asymptomatic retained bullet fragments (RBF), the emerging data on RBF lead toxicity have become an increasingly important issue. There however are a paucity of data on the magnitude of this...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7818793
BMJ Case Reports; Gopinath B, Kappagantu V et. al.
Jan 21st, 2021 - Acute abdominal pain is a common presentation to the emergency department (ED). Ruling out life-threatening causes and giving pain relief are the most important tasks in ED. We describe a 32-year-old man who presented to ED with abdominal pain and...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111608
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; Iflazoglu Mutlu S, Seven I et. al.
Jan 5th, 2021 - Lead (Pb) is one of the most toxic heavy metal environmental pollutants due to its widespread use of the industry and it is a harmful substance for human and animal health. This study was conducted to investigate the potential protective effects o...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33349303
Journal of Dentistry for Children (Chicago, Ill.); Jee SH, Miller RK et. al.
Dec 22nd, 2020 - Lead exposure in childhood causes lasting deleterious health effects through multi-system organ toxicity, including in brain, skeletal system, and oral cavity. We report a case that illustrates the imperative for providers to give specific anticip...
Guidelines 4 results
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2720691
Reuben,A.,et al
Jan 22nd, 2019 - Question: Is childhood lead exposure associated with the risk of mental illness or difficult personality traits in adulthood? Findings: In this longitudinal cohort study of 579 New Zealand children followed up for more than 30 years, greater lead ...
https://www.hrsonline.org/Policy-Payment/Clinical-Guidelines-Documents/2017-HRS-Expert-Consensus-Statement-on-Cardiovascular-Implantable-Electronic-Device-Lead-Management-and-Extraction
Fred M. Kusumoto
Sep 13th, 2017 - The statement focuses on identifying the presence of lead malfunction, deciding on whether to abandon or to extract a lead that is no longer clinically necessary or at higher risk for failure, offering guidance on whether a cardiovascular implanta.
http://www.acoem.org/uploadedFiles/Public_Affairs/Policies_And_Position_Statements/Guidelines/Position_Statements/Workplace_Lead_Exposure.pdf
Michael G. Holland, David Cawthon
Nov 30th, 2016 - Lead poisoning causes adverse health effects in adults and children in a dose-dependent fashion. Workplace lead exposures below the current permissible exposure limit (PEL) that result in blood lead levels (BLLs) much lower than those permitted by.
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-1493
Pediatrics
Jun 21st, 2016 - Blood lead concentrations have decreased dramatically in US children over the past 4 decades, but too many children still live in housing with deteriorated lead-based paint and are at risk for lead exposure with resulting lead-associated cognitive...
Clinicaltrials.gov 271 results
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7874351
The Journal of International Medical Research; Ye M, Zhang T et. al.
Feb 5th, 2021 - Lead is a toxic heavy metal, which causes irreversible damage in children. Oxidative stress is the underlying mechanism of lead toxicity, and monitoring oxidative stress of lead poisoning children in vivo is important. Our study aimed to investiga...
https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000003089
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery; Nee N, Inaba K et. al.
Jan 26th, 2021 - With no consensus on the optimal management strategy for asymptomatic retained bullet fragments (RBF), the emerging data on RBF lead toxicity have become an increasingly important issue. There however are a paucity of data on the magnitude of this...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7818793
BMJ Case Reports; Gopinath B, Kappagantu V et. al.
Jan 21st, 2021 - Acute abdominal pain is a common presentation to the emergency department (ED). Ruling out life-threatening causes and giving pain relief are the most important tasks in ED. We describe a 32-year-old man who presented to ED with abdominal pain and...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111608
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; Iflazoglu Mutlu S, Seven I et. al.
Jan 5th, 2021 - Lead (Pb) is one of the most toxic heavy metal environmental pollutants due to its widespread use of the industry and it is a harmful substance for human and animal health. This study was conducted to investigate the potential protective effects o...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33349303
Journal of Dentistry for Children (Chicago, Ill.); Jee SH, Miller RK et. al.
Dec 22nd, 2020 - Lead exposure in childhood causes lasting deleterious health effects through multi-system organ toxicity, including in brain, skeletal system, and oral cavity. We report a case that illustrates the imperative for providers to give specific anticip...
News 9 results
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/913057
May 20th, 2019 - How Much Should We Worry About Lead? Five years ago, the residents of Flint, Michigan, saw a startling change in their drinking water. It had turned brown, foul-smelling, and bad-tasting. Eventually we learned why. To save money, the city's water ...
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2720691
Reuben,A.,et al
Jan 22nd, 2019 - Question: Is childhood lead exposure associated with the risk of mental illness or difficult personality traits in adulthood? Findings: In this longitudinal cohort study of 579 New Zealand children followed up for more than 30 years, greater lead ...
https://www.mdedge.com/fedprac/article/133138/trauma/high-lead-levels-old-bullet-fragments
Jan Dyer
Mar 8th, 2017 - Bullets and bullet fragments are not always removed if they don’t threaten the injured person’s life. But “retained” bullet fragments (RBFs) can lead to nonspecific symptoms of lead toxicity years later, such as, fatigue, abdominal pain, and memor.
https://www.staging.medscape.com/viewarticle/865119
Jun 20th, 2016 - A new policy statement from the Council on Environmental Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) aims to prevent lead toxicity in US children. The statement, published online June 20 in Pediatrics, especially targets US preschoolers who...
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/865119
Jun 20th, 2016 - A new policy statement from the Council on Environmental Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) aims to prevent lead toxicity in US children. The statement, published online June 20 in Pediatrics, especially targets US preschoolers who...