http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/topic/4119 Stories within a topic (RSS) en http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/medicine-health/articles/accumulated-low-level-lead-exposure-can-lead-cataract-development-men <!--paging_filter--><p>According to lead author Debra A. Schaumberg, Sc.D., O.D., M.P.H. of BWH, "This research suggests that reduction of lead exposure throughout a man's lifetime should help reduce his chances of developing cataracts and of requiring cataract surgery. By preventing or delaying the onset of this condition, many instances of blindness worldwide could be prevented."</p><p><a href="http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/medicine-health/articles/accumulated-low-level-lead-exposure-can-lead-cataract-development-men">read more</a></p> Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:20:29 -0400 70652986 3657 at http://harvardscience.harvard.edu http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/culture-society/articles/environmental-health-researcher-studies-lead-poisoning-india <!--paging_filter--><p>Lead is a naturally occurring toxic element, and exposure poses a serious threat to children whose neurological systems are still developing. Some children suffer from brain damage, poor motor skills coordination, and damaged kidneys. But the disease is easily preventable by limiting exposure to the toxic substance. More than 100 million people in India battle the debilitating effects of lead poisoning, according to a recent study, though the harmful results of exposure are preventable. Howard Hu, associate professor of occupational medicine at the School of Public Health, will measure the lead levels in the discarded baby teeth of 300 elementary school-aged children in India and correlate the levels to the children's performances on standardized tests.</p> <p><a href="http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/culture-society/articles/environmental-health-researcher-studies-lead-poisoning-india">read more</a></p> Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:06:28 -0400 70652986 2805 at http://harvardscience.harvard.edu