Sentences with phrase «reduce lead exposure»

Professional cleaning, proper paint stabilization techniques and repairs done by a certified contractor can reduce lead exposure.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. and Utica Mayor David Roefaro today announced that the City of Utica will receive a $ 2 million grant as part of the federal stimulus package, opening a new chapter in the county - city partnership to reduce lead exposure in the City of Utica by funding efforts to abate lead in some 190 rental and... Read more

I also thank Mayor Brown and the members of the common council for the actions they have recently taken to reduce lead exposure in Buffalo.

«Comparing New York — a national success story in reducing lead exposure — to Flint is alarmist and wrong,» she said in a statement.

«Comparing New York — a national success story in reducing lead exposure — to Flint is alarmist and wrong.»

Not exact matches

Newcastle University's Professor Carlo Leifert, who led the study, says, «This study demonstrates that choosing food produced according to organic standards can lead to increased intake of nutritionally desirable antioxidants and reduced exposure to toxic heavy metals.

This led scientists to believe that early exposure to peanuts actually reduced the likelihood of a peanut allergy.

Running the water for 15 to 30 seconds and only using cold water can help reduce your baby's exposure to lead from tap water.

«The key to prevention is reducing exposure to lead paint,» said Sundberg.

Running the water to ensure a fresh flow and only using cold water can help reduce your baby's exposure to lead from tap water.

Environmental Working Group: «Health / Toxics: Lead,» «Reducing your exposure to PBDEs in your home,» «Toxic Fire Retardants in American Homes.»

* Knowing when your baby is ready for complementary foods * How to incorporate solids without sacrificing breastfeeding * Various methods / philosophies of providing first foods such as commercially produced foods, making your own, and the «Baby Lead Weaning» approach * How to safely introduce foods, including food handling and minimizing choking hazards * What are common food allergies / intolerances and the signs your baby might have them * Introduction to tools and gadgets for infant feeding, food preparation and storage * Fitting complementary feeding into your family's lifestyle * Nutrition needs and serving sizes for your growing baby * Reducing toxin exposure from food sources * And more!!!

According to the study, more parental monitoring led to less total screen time for kids and reduced exposure to media violence, which in turn led to benefits such as improved sleep, lower BMI, better school performance, improved social behavior, and reduced aggression.

Until the lead can be removed, wash your child's hands and face, as well as his toys, often to reduce his exposure to lead - contaminated dust.

As part of the campaign to raise awareness, the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) worked with the Mohawk Valley Head Start teachers on a lesson plan and provided 800 lead poisoning prevention packets for families stressing the importance of lead testing and measures to reduce exposure to lead hazards in the hLead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) worked with the Mohawk Valley Head Start teachers on a lesson plan and provided 800 lead poisoning prevention packets for families stressing the importance of lead testing and measures to reduce exposure to lead hazards in the hlead poisoning prevention packets for families stressing the importance of lead testing and measures to reduce exposure to lead hazards in the hlead testing and measures to reduce exposure to lead hazards in the hlead hazards in the home.

Such information could lead to recommendations for football practices, including modification of some high - intensity drills in order to reduce players» exposure to head impacts and, consequently, lessen the risks of injury.

«At least a dozen studies have shown the effects of phthalates on human reproduction,» says University of Rochester epidemiologist and biostatistician Shanna Swan, the lead author of a much - cited study that showed higher exposure to some phthalates in mothers correlates with reduced «anogenital distance» in newborn boys.

«To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess whether insecticidal bait alone works to reduce cockroach exposure in homes with any subsequent benefit in asthma outcomes,» said lead study author Felicia Rabito, associate professor of epidemiology at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

Cuts to kids» lead programs: Slashed federal funding threatens the progress made in reducing children's lead exposure.

Lead exposure has been decreasing since the 1970s, validating public health efforts to reduce childhood exposure, the report says.

«Green design incorporates many aspects that could reduce environmental exposures and improve health, such as the removal of pollution sources and the addition of exhaust ventilation,» said lead author Meryl Colton, a researcher at Harvard Chan School when the study was done and now a medical student at the University of Colorado.

Lead abatement measures have also helped reduce exposure to lead in old hoLead abatement measures have also helped reduce exposure to lead in old holead in old homes.

In 2002, the research team for TRIGR (Trial to Reduce IDDM in the Genetically at Risk), led in the U.S. by principal investigator Dorothy Becker, M.D., professor of pediatrics at Children's Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, embarked on a large - scale study of 2,159 infants with a family member affected by type 1 diabetes and with genetic risk for type 1 diabetes to find out whether delaying the exposure to complex foreign proteins such as cow's milk proteins would decrease the risk of diabetes.

«However, prolonged exposure [to Alternaria] leads to disruption of epithelial barrier function that would ultimately reduce mucociliary clearance,» the researchers wrote.

As lead author Laura Rupprecht said, «The findings are important in the context of potential product standards requiring very low nicotine levels in cigarettes, as they indicate that low nicotine levels may still reduce body weight, possibly motivating continued use and maintaining exposure to harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke.»

«Less frequent screening would reduce radiation exposure but previous studies of longer screening intervals produced varied results,» said lead author Dr Mi - Young Kim, a radiologist at Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

«The findings suggest that policymakers might give greater priority to reducing sun exposure at work by allocating occupational cancer prevention resources accordingly,» said lead investigator Emile Tompa, a senior scientist at the Institute of Work and Health in Toronto.

Jeromy Johnson has an advanced degree in Civil Engineering and runs a leading website that helps families reduce their exposure to EMF pollution.

«This study suggests that smokers who completely switch to e-cigarettes and stop smoking tobacco cigarettes may significantly reduce their exposure to many cancer - causing chemicals,» said lead author Maciej Goniewicz, an assistant professor of oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y.

Exposure to common food additive carrageenan leads to reduced sulfatase activity and increase in sulfated glycosaminoglycans in human epithelial cells Check out this book: Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills

Not only does high estrogen exposure cause men to grow boobs, it also affects the hypothalamus and pituitary gland in the brain, leading to decreased testosterone levels, reduced sperm count, reduced fertility and reduced libido.

Exposure to parabens, particularly butylparabens, in utero and in young males, can lead to decreased testosterone levels and reduced sperm counts.

But the truth is that long - term UV exposure can lead to pigmentation and reduced skin elasticity.

Products containing parabens have been linked to negative effects on the male reproductive system and exposure to paraben, particularly butyl paraben, while in the womb and in young males can lead to decreased testosterone levels and reduced sperm counts.

However, long - term or repeated exposure to capsaicin can reduce substance P in an area, leading to a diminished pain response.

Experts speculate that factory farming, reduced soil quality, and chemical exposure are the leading causes of malabsorption of B12.

Participants will learn important lessons from prior legal cases involving bullying, student safety, hostile workplace and more, and engage in hands - on activities designed to empower School Climate Teams to lead the way in reducing liability exposure.

This implies that high - poverty schools are, on average, much less effective than lower - poverty schools, and suggests that strategies that reduce the differential exposure of black, Hispanic, and white students to poor classmates may lead to meaningful reductions in academic achievement gaps.

Lead exposure in childhood is known to result in reduced brain size, increased aggression, and a greater likelihood of criminality as a teen and adult.

That means that you should reduce your exposure to equity in the years leading up to that birthday.

Synergy Risk Management is a multi-disciplinary approach involving underwriting, claims and loss control professionals to help eligible policy holders reduce the frequency and severity of accidents, and the exposures that lead to accidents.

This led to a stronger Dollar as traders sought safety in the U.S. currency while reducing exposure in riskier stocks and commodities.

Positive, controlled exposure to other dogs can also reduce the anxiety that leads to dog - dog aggression over time.

It will reduce exposure to the many toxins in plastic that pose a risk to human health, such as bisphenol A, styrene, lead, and phthalates, and you will have less plastic waste to send to landfill or recycling.

With one project which limited pesticides on Pakistan cotton farms, 12 % of trained farmers escaped poverty with higher crop profitability while reducing exposure to pesticides that led to a 50 % drop in cases of acute poisoning among field workers.

Vegetarians with a desire to reduce their exposure to neurotoxic substances (eg, PLOP, MMHg, and lead) should be aware of farming practices that introduce these pollutants into the human diet.

The EPA's seminal achievements over almost 50 years include removing lead from gasoline; reducing acid rain to improve water quality; reducing second - hand smoke exposure; improving vehicle efficiency and emission controls; and encouraging a shift to rethinking of wastes as materials.

Determining the effectiveness of public health efforts to reduce the exposure of the U.S. population to specific environmental chemicals (e.g., pesticides, lead, tobacco smoke)

Together with Bali Fokus, Ismawati is currently leading a program which trains health workers and women in Indonesia's artisanal and small - scale gold mining hotspots to reduce the community's risk of exposure to mercury — a metal used in gold extraction — and identify early symptoms of mercury poisoning.

Although the panel concluded the «weight of evidence» supports neither an association between fluoride and cancer, nor the findings of IQ deficits, its three recommendations would lead to reduced exposure if implemented, particularly for children.»