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New worries over lead: our latest tests find the toxic metal in more products.(CR INVESTIGATES)
Christine and Erik Johnson of Minneapolis were thrust into the role of detectives when they learned in November 2006 that their 9-month-old son, Coen, had a blood lead level about five times the national average for children under 5. His 2-year-old sister, Nora, had a lead level that was almost triple the average.
The Johnsons were mystified because earlier that year their house got a clean bill of health. Their county housing department verified that the couple had cut lead exposure hazards in their 84-year-old home by taking steps such as replacing old windows covered in lead paint, a major source of lead poisoning in the U.S.
After the toddlers' blood ...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire November 15, 2002 700+ words
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- New York Life Marks Its 160th Anniversary; New York Life Foundation Grants...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 11, 2005 700+ words
NEW YORK -- Today New York Life Insurance Company, one of New York City's most respected and long-established corporate citizens, celebrates its 160th anniversary. After its founding in 1845, New York Life quickly established itself as...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 14, 2009 700+ words
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- New York City Science and Engineering Fair Winners Announced.
- News wire article from: AScribe Science News Service April 22, 2004 700+ words
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- NBA Basketball: New York Knickerbockers.
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- New York Life International Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Chongqing...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 20, 1998 700+ words
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- New York State Biotechnology Industry Opposed to State Restrictions on Medicaid...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 15, 2003 700+ words
...Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA) today...and severely damage efforts to develop New York state's rapidly growing biotechnology industry. "NYBA and New York have been good partners in promoting...
- New York State Transportation Commissioner Franklin E. White greets delegation...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 15, 1986 700+ words
...N.Y., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- New York State Transportation Commissioner Franklin...Govenor (Mario) Cuomo and the family of New York, it is my pleasure to welcome and present...gifts of friendship from the people of New York State," White told the group. The commissioner...