Lead Poisoning: Test Your Home and Family
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.
Don’t use these home remedies. They contain lead.
Azarcon: A bright orange powder used for stomach problems
Bala Goli: A flat, round black bean used for stomach problems
Ghasard: A brown powder to aid digestion
Greta: A yellow powder used for stomach problems
Kandu: A red powder used for stomach problems
Kohl (Alkohl): A black powder used for skin infections and eye makeup
Pay-loo-ah: A red powder used for rash or fever
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Where Is Lead Found?
You may know that lead is found in older types of paint. But lead could also be in other places:
Publication Source:
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health, Pediatrics, 116(4), Lead exposure in children: prevention, detection, and management, Oct 2005, pp 1036-46
Publication Source:
Ford MD, Clinical toxicology, 1st ed., 2001, pp 728-729
Publication Source:
Rakel RE, Conn's Current Therapy 2007, 59th ed., Sources of lead, Table 19, 2007, pp 1367
Online Medical Reviewer:
Lesperance, Leann MD
Date Last Reviewed:
5/31/2004
Date Last Modified:
7/9/2002