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Drug toxicity
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copper deficiency
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The cause of sideroblastic anemia cannot always be identified. Drug toxicity, alcohol abuse, and lead poisoning are common causes of this condition.
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Lead is a very strong poison. When a person swallows a lead object or breathes in lead dust, some of the poison can stay in the body and cause serious health problems.Lead used to be very common in gasoline and house paint in the U.S.
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Lead poisoning occurs when a person swallows, absorbs, or inhales lead in any form. The result can be damaging.
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Detailed information on lead poisoning According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, lead poisoning, once a major environmental health hazard, has declined greatly in the past two to three decades. In 1978, elevated levels of lead in the blood occurred in three million to four million children in the US. However, that number decreased to 310,000 in children ages one year to five years old by 2002, and the number continues to decrease.
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A toxic condition that results from the ingestion of lead, typically occurring in young children.Lead poisoning occurs when small amounts of lead, usually in the air or dust, are ingested over a period of time. Its victims are chiefly young childr...
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Lead poisoning occurs when a person swallows, absorbs, or inhales lead in any form. The result can be damaging to the brain, nerves, and many other parts of the body.
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Detailed information on lead poisoning According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, lead poisoning, once a major environmental health hazard, has declined greatly in the past two to three decades. In 1978, elevated levels of lead in the blood occurred in three million to four million children in the US. However, that number decreased to 310,000 in children ages one year to five years old by 2002, and the number continues to decrease.
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Lead poisoning remains the top environmental hazard facing young children.Lead poisoning remains the top environmental hazard facing young children although serum levels of lead in children have fallen consistently in the last decade . More than 400,000 kids under age 6 have blood lead levels serious enough to affect intelligence, behavior and development, according to the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), a division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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In developing countries, occupational and environmental exposures still exist and are a serious public health problem.Lead poisoning, or plumbism, is defined as a toxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of the metallic element lead, ...
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Lead poisoning occurs when a person swallows or inhales lead in any form. The result can be damage to the brain, nerves, and many other parts of the body.
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Lead is a metal. It was once used in things like paint, china, and water pipes. Too much lead can make you, your children, and even your pets sick. Breathing, touching, or eating dust containing lead is the most likely way of being exposed. Dust gets on the hands. It can then enter the mouth.
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Lead is a metal that, when ingested or inhaled, can seep into developing brain tissue, causing learning disabilities and other chronic health problems.
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You or your children may look healthy. But you can still have high levels of lead in your blood. The only way to know for sure is to have a blood test done by a doctor. You can also have your home, soil, and water tested. Check with your state or county health or safety department.
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Although lead poisoning is often associated with the paint of older homes, children may be exposed to lead if the soldering on water pipes is new. In fact, lead may be found in many parts of a home, including soil, food or even the air.
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Large amounts of alcohol can result in depression of the various body systems, resulting in coma or death. The immediate physical effects of alcohol depend on the amount and frequency of drinking, while the mental and emotional effects are influen...
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This report includes information on recognizing the symptoms of problem drinking, treatment techniques, coping with a loved one's drinking, and overcoming denial.
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Alcoholism is defined as alcohol seeking and consumption behavior that is harmful. Long-term and uncontrollable harmful consumption can cause alcohol-related disorders that include: antisocial personality disorder, mood disorders(bipolar and major...
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It's important to understand how alcohol and drugs can affect your health and well being.
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Besides having trouble with school and relationships, teenagers taking drugs may display emotional extremes with irritability, anger and changes in sleep patterns.
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Excessive drinking can cause potentially fatal conditions, not only high blood pressure, but also damage to the brain, heart or liver; diabetes and stroke.
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Like cancer or heart disease, alcoholism is a primary chronic disease with its own symptoms and causes. The disease is progressive and often fatal if not treated.
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Effective treatment for alcohol dependency is available, but treatment rates among alcohol abusers are low because of lack of awareness and embarrassment.
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Misuse of alcohol can lead to serious consequences. Alcohol abuse differs from alcoholism. Alcohol abuse is a pattern of drinking that results in failure to meet work, home or school responsibilities, among other things.
Alcoholism is a disease that includes an extremely strong craving for alcohol, loss of control over drinking, or physical dependence.
Learn more about the effects of abusing alcohol by taking this quiz, based on information from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
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A threshold is the exposure level or dose of an agent above which toxicity or adverse health effects can occur, and below which toxicity or adverse health effects are unlikely. For example, taking aspirin is therapeutic and not dangerous up to a c...
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Folate deficiency means you have a lower-than-normal amount of folic acid, a type of B vitamin, in your blood.
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Zinc is a type of metal. It is mixed with other materials to make industrial items such as paint, dyes, ointments, and more.This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure.
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