The Food and Drug Administration has begun screening incoming shipments of cinnamon from multiple countries, the agency announced this week, as reported illnesses have climbed to 34 in the ...

MPS leaders on Thursday spoke about the upcoming lead screening clinic that will occur on March 15. Trowbridge Street School passed its clearance check following the latest round of lead hazard ...

Milwaukee Public Schools, health officials and community partners held a lead screening clinic for children after lead hazards were found in school buildings. The city health department plans to ...

The Milwaukee Health Department is holding a large lead screening clinic for MPS students on Wednesday, May 7. Milwaukee's request for CDC assistance in scaling up lead screening and prioritizing ...

Kitsap Public Health District officials are encouraging medical providers to screen for lead more frequently, especially among infants, amid concerns about novel sources of exposure to the toxic metal ...

Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as neurological damage, organ failure, and death. Widely used in products such as paint and gasoline until the late 1970s, lead ...

MULTI-PRONGED, END QUOTE. AT 605 THIS MORNING, WE’RE JUST ABOUT A MONTH AWAY FROM THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. TODAY, THERE’S A PUSH TO MAKE SURE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO THE ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) --- Officials with the Milwaukee Health Department and Milwaukee Public Schools are providing an update on efforts to address lead concerns in schools. During a news conference ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its blood lead reference value – the level at which children ages 1-5 are considered to have high exposure to lead. Since 2012, this ...

A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results. It's the latest in a ...