Renovations Around Home Drains Your Pocket and Health

A recent report released by the Canadian Environmental Law association has shown that renovations at home can prove harmful to health, more-so of the little ones at home.

During renovation, the dust from homes can trigger allergies and old lead based paints can be toxic to children.

Lead Poisoning - Facts & Statistics, Health Effects, Diagnosis, Treatment
Lead Poisoning occurs due to exposure to the heavy metal lead. The presence of lead in the body above a certain limit is associated with severe health effects.

Explaining that even low levels of lead exposure can cause intellectual and behavioral problems, Dr. Bruce Lanphear of the Child and Family Research Institute at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver said, “Children who are exposed to lead have, on average, lower IQ scores and (are at) higher risk of behavior problems, like ADHD."

"Exposure to lead has even been found to contribute to criminal behaviors,” he added.

Lead Poisoning Puts 28 Children in Hospital in China
An unlicensed battery factory is blamed for sending twenty-eight children including some as young as nine months old, to hospital in eastern China for lead poisoning, state media said Thursday.

Source-Medindia

Lead Exposure May Affect Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
A study says that even minute amounts of lead may take a toll on pregnant women.