Monday, February 13, 2012

Lead exposure linked to heart deaths

(U.S. News and World Report) UPDATED 2009-09-08
Harvard scientists have found that long-term exposure to lead appears to increase a person's risk of dying from heart disease. In a recent study, researchers measured the levels of lead in the blood and bones of more than 800 men in the Boston area. They found that men who had the highest concentrations of lead in their bones had a six-times greater chance of dying from heart disease than men with the lowest concentrations of lead. The investigators say current guidelines on lead levels are probably inadequate to reduce people's lifetime lead-exposure risks.  Read full story >
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