Sentences with phrase «lead test results»

The Ithaca City School District has released the complete list of lead test results for two of its elementary

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CARB took the lead in questioning Volkswagen about the results and doing additional testing.
These results might then lead to unnecessary testing such as follow - up ultrasound, MRIs or biopsies.
While the results can't conclusively prove that all those second screens are causing the changes to the brain (differences in brain structure could also lead people to be more likely to multitask), the researchers suggest that the results should nonetheless serve as a red flag for fans of multiple devices while further studies are carried out to test causality.
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As such, the company announced a dedicated data sales team, dubbed AMCN Agility, led by Adam Gaynor, who had previously served as the company's VP of advertising and data solutions sales... This comes as AMC and other TV companies like A&E and Discovery are testing a new attribution model that seeks to prove commercials drive business results
The audits uncovered security issues that were addressed and tested again and as a result ultimately led to a more secure platform.
«The results of the tests I initiated show that the drinking water in one of the social housing homes has lead concentration levels that are too high,» said Rice.
Screwcap triumphs over cork in maturation test: A selection of top Australian wines matured under both screwcap and cork led to «ground breaking» results during a blind tasting at this week's Vinitaly...
In our taste and nutrition tests comparing large - scale private labels with leading brands, the results were mixed.
Chinese tinned peaches served in hospitals and other institutions in Australia could contain up to twice the allowable levels of lead, according to test results released by a Coalition backbencher, Sharman Stone, as she fights to save Australia's last fruit major processor, SPC Ardmona.
I at first thought it was just me, but it seems that early test / commenters (# 87, # 90) are having similar results, leading me to think that there might be too much baking soda and baking powder in the recipe.
However, amniocentesis can be controversial for two reasons: the test carries a small risk of causing a miscarriage, and the results of the test can also lead to people deciding to terminate their pregnancies.
Challenge Success believes that our increasingly competitive world has led to tremendous anxiety about our children's» futures and has resulted in a high pressure, myopic focus on grades, test scores and performance.
If the results of diagnostic tests are positive, they can lead to a decision about whether you want to continue or end the pregnancy.
Woodhall Stopford, MD, MSPH, of Duke University Medical Center, one of the nation's leading experts in mercury contamination, reviewed the results of total mercury testing of samples of high fructose corn syrup conducted by Eurofins Central Analytical Laboratory (Metairie, LA) in February and March 2009.
And when she called a few days later with the results of his lead test, I brought up her concerns.
Pura stainless steel water bottles have been tested with results showing no detectable lead, BPA, phthalates, or chromium.
The results were that the drugs took the edge off the leading wave of the contractions so I didn't really get time to get on top of them, I was very stressed during labor, did not receive good support, I had a fourth degree laceration with rectal repair, and in addition, my baby was taken away from me for all the necessary (at that time) testing before I really got a chance to even hold him.
This is despite the government's target to ensure anyone taking a genetic test on the health service will receive their results within eight weeks, and has led some women to go ahead and have a mastectomy as a precaution, without knowing if it is even necessary.
When small variations in student test scores result in failing ratings for teachers, and that can lead to automatic termination, it forces teachers to teach to the test, rather than teaching for learning.
There has been growing support in the state Legislature to reverse the controversial policy that eventually would have led to the test results being used to measure teacher performance.
There's been growing support in the state legislature to reverse the controversial policy that would eventually have led to the test results being used to measure teacher performance.
Cuomo signed a bill last week requiring all New York schools test for lead, release results, and develop plans to fix problems.
Buffalo and Erie County's North Park Branch was closed in late April 2008 when routine site preparation test results indicated elevated levels of lead dust in public areas of the building.
Following the discovery of high levels of lead in the water in Newark's schools, New York City is unveiling a website where parents can track the results of lead testing in its schools.
This must not be undermined by continuing with the system of league tables and unnecessary floor targets which can lead to teaching to the test, resulting in all creativity being knocked out of schools.»
The school district released the results of testing water for lead at all 63 school buildings, which showed 308 outlets had levels above the EPA's action limit, including 18 fountains and 33 faucets typically used for consumption or food preparation.
Results of a test phone survey split between two equal samples show the Remain campaign with a 11 % lead when people were given options to either «remain» or «leave» — but that lead dropped to just 3 % when people were given a third option of «don't know».
The Common Council's chief response to the city's lead poisoning problem involves a commitment to distribute lead test kits to residents that one expert has termed a «very dangerous idea» with the potential for «extremely hazardous» results.
Most recently, the Council largely ignored a warning from a lead poisoning prevention expert who advised that their plan to purchase home lead test kits was a «very dangerous idea» with the potential for «extremely hazardous» results.
But data obtained by the Daily News of all NYCHA lead paint test results between 2013 and early 2015 shed unprecedented light on where it is and what's been done about it.
It led to a boycott movement for the third - through eighth - grade standardized tests that resulted in about one - fifth of students opting out last year.
«As I stated last month, when I released results of our testing program that included over 150 residences across the City of Buffalo, out of an abundance of caution, we are expanding our voluntary initiative to make sure all water we deliver is safe from lead and other contaminants,» said Mayor Byron Brown.
The day after results from water samples at Ulster County facilities showed elevated levels of lead, Kingston city officials released their most recent water testing results.
And neither the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the lead agency in this effort, nor the state Department of Health, who analyzed the test results, would answer any questions about the reports.
Revelations that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration knew about elevated levels of the toxin PFOA in the water in Hoosick Falls a year and a half before they warned residents has led the Assemblyman who represents the village to call for a federal investigation, as well as a public forum to explain to residents the results of recent blood tests.
Elizabethtown - Lewis Central is taking action to remediate the 10 sites found to contain high levels of lead following test results received on Nov. 15.
With the results of the trial in, health officials are discussing how to proceed with additional tests for ZMapp should more cases of Ebola arise, said Gary Disbrow, who helped lead Ebola response at the US government's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
Most women who get a positive result choose to have an abortion, leading to growing objections to the tests over the past few years.
«Our results indicate that systematic testing for anti-androgenic activity of currently used pesticides is urgently required,» wrote the scientists from University of London's Centre for Toxicology, led by Professor Andreas Kortenkamp.
Their findings indicate that although early retirement incentives lead to the replacement of experienced educators with novice teachers, they do not result in reduced test scores.
These results provide insight into the roles of bacteria and fungi in CD and may lead to the development of novel treatment approaches and diagnostic tests for CD and other debilitating digestive issues.
Lead author Professor Debra Skene from the University of Surrey, said: «Our results show that if we want to develop a diagnostic test for a disease, it is imperative to take the time of day when taking blood samples into account, since this has a significant effect on metabolism.
In June a team led by Henk Bouwman of North - West University, Potchefstroom Campus, in South Africa reported test results from crocodile tissues at two European chemistry meetings.
Because ovarian cancer is relatively rare, occurring in approximately one out of every 2,500 women, a test with only 99 percent specificity would result in false - positive diagnoses for 25 women, leading to unnecessary and risky surgeries and procedures.
«After years of collaboration with some of the world's leading prostate cancer researchers and medical institutions who have studied the scientific and clinical benefits of phi, we are pleased that the test is now available to help physicians and patients with an elevated PSA test result, more accurately detect prostate cancer2,» said John Blackwood, senior vice president, Chemistry / Immunoassay Business Unit, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics.
«But it's not leading to the kind of results that people want, which are better test scores.»
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