Communications strategist Olga González examines why childhood lead poisoning remains one of the United States’ most ...

The topic of lead poisoning is back in the news after officials confirmed a case last week at the Golda Meir Lower School. The topic of lead poisoning is back in the news after officials confirmed a ...

The sick eagle was found down in the snow near Bootjack, in the U.P.'s Keweenaw Peninsula near Portage Lake. It was taken by ...

Virginia’s eagle population has been growing – no longer poisoned by the pesticide DDT, but new dangers are putting more of ...

In case you’re not familiar with it, lead is a naturally occurring metal that can lead to poor health. People are usually exposed to lead by accidentally eating lead in paint chips, ingesting ...

Lead is highly toxic and can build up over time through contact with the skin, causing potentially fatal health consequences.

A family of five in NYC is recovering from lead poisoning after the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene discovered they'd been using contaminated cookware. Getty Images/iStockphoto A family of ...

Lead is a highly toxic metal. Children under the age of six years are particularly vulnerable to the effects of lead poisoning because it can affect the formation and connection of neurons while the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A silent killer – that is how experts across the world describe lead. The heavy metal has not been used in consumer products in the United States for almost a half century. And yet, ...

People who “massacre” prairie dogs in Colorado should have to pick up the lead-riddled carcasses, says a group calling for ...