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posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday March 14 2018, @07:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-get-stabbed-with-a-pencil dept.

Newser has a story that ties heart disease to lead exposure at at frequency ratios 10 times than all previous studies.

Scientists kept tabs on more than 14,000 adults who took a national health survey between 1988 and 1994, then again in 2011. After looking at how many people died during this period—about 4,400 in total, 1,800 of those from cardiovascular disease—the study in the Lancet Public Health journal found about 256,000 deaths each year could be tied to lead exposure. The effects of lead on heart health had previously been thought to be much lower, especially at low levels of lead exposure, study lead author Bruce Lanphear said.

The study also evaluated several other causes of deaths that were correlated to lead exposure at low levels. The suggest over 400,000 deaths per year in the US may be associated with lead exposure.


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  • (Score: 2) by Hartree on Thursday March 15 2018, @10:27PM

    by Hartree (195) on Thursday March 15 2018, @10:27PM (#653139)

    Actually, CMSRI has made that link based on a study of background metal levels in vaccines. More commonly they cite aluminum and try to link it with autism since the mercury link has been repeatedly disproven.

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