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Higher childhood blood lead levels are associated with more psychopathology during the life course

Psychopathology in Adulthood Up With Child Lead Exposure

Higher childhood blood lead levels linked to increase in general psychopathology
Higher childhood blood lead levels are associated with more psychopathy during the life course

Psychopathic Traits in Adulthood Up With Child Lead Exposure

Higher childhood blood lead levels linked to increase in general psychopathy
Machine learning of toxological big data can predict the toxicity of chemicals

Machine Learning Can Improve Chemical Toxicity Prediction

Read-across structure activity relationship models constructed, which outperformed animal testing
Pediatric exposure to buprenorphine can result in serious adverse outcomes

Poison Control Center Data Detail Peds Exposure to Buprenorphine

Children aged <6 have greater odds of hospital admission than teens with single-substance exposure
Pediatric exposures to liquid nicotine decreased from 2015 to 2016

Pediatric Exposures to Liquid Nicotine Down From 2015 to 2016

Still poses serious risk to children; decrease likely in part to law requiring child-resistant packaging
Chronic dosing of apricot kernel extract can result in hypoxia and cyanide toxicity

Chronic Dosing of Apricot Kernel Extract May Lead to Hypoxia

Self-prescription of kernel extract reported for five years; cyanide toxicity confirmed in blood analysis
A bumper crop of Amanita phalloides ("death cap") mushrooms in northern California is likely to blame for the poisonings of 14 people in December

CDC: 14 in California Poisoned by Amanita phalloides Mushrooms

Foraging by novices tied to three people needing liver transplants and permanent brain damage in a child
Lead tests made by Magellan Diagnostics may yield inaccurate results for some children and adults

FDA Warns of Inaccurate Results From Certain Lead Tests

But the majority of tests are unaffected, U.S. officials say
A rising number of children are becoming ill from ingesting gel hand sanitizer

CDC: Children Getting Ill From Ingesting Gel Hand Sanitizer

Some older children may be intentionally consuming brands containing alcohol, researchers say
A child's risk of a potentially fatal drug overdose more than doubles if a parent is prescribed an opioid

OD Risk Up in Children Whose Mothers Are Prescribed Opioids

Second study finds opioids stored unsafely in many households with children