This study shows a very strong association between preschool blood lead and subsequent crime rate trends over several decades in the USA, Britain, Canada, France, Australia, Finland, Italy, West Germany, and New Zealand. The relationship is characterized by best-fit lags (highest R2 and t-value for blood lead) consistent with neurobehavioral damage in the first year of life and the peak age of ...

Three cases of lead poisoning with a hypochromic anaemia, despite adequate iron stores, are presented and discussed.

PURPOSE This study investigates the persistent relationships between childhood lead exposure, repeat teen pregnancy, and tobacco use in a sample of teenage females in Syracuse, NY. METHODS We analyzed the association of childhood lead poisoning with repeat pregnancy and tobacco use among 536 teens (aged 15-19 years) in Syracuse, NY, who received services at Syracuse Healthy Start between 1998...

Lead poisoning is a major public-health problem in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the extent of and risk factors for elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in children in Bangladesh during September 2007-July 2009. The study included 919 children aged less than 16 years. The children were recruited from six urban locations in Dhaka and one rural area in Chirirbandar, ...

The use of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) has greatly increased over the past 2 decades. In parallel, there has been a growing need for device and lead extraction. The subsequent development of tools, techniques, and standards for transvenous lead extraction (TLE) has improved both the safety and efficacy of these procedures. However, these remain complex interventions that requi...