Elevated environmental lead levels in a day care setting
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Children who attend well-supervised, lead-contaminated day care centers may not have an increased risk of lead poisoning. Researchers used parental surveys, direct observation, and blood testing to assess the risk of lead exposure in 155 children who attended six lead-contaminated day care centers. Most children had a low risk of lead exposure in the home. Only 38% lived in a dwelling constructed before 1960 and 19% were exposed to chipped or peeling paint in the home. In the full-time day care centers, the staff-to-child ratio was 1:4 or 1:5 and caretakers supervised the children during all activities. The children washed their hands between eight and 10 times per day before beginning new tasks. Two to three children per day care facility engaged in hand-to-mouth behaviors that increased the risk of lead ingestion. Only one child had an elevated blood lead level that returned to normal within three months.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1995
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Does increased nitrate ingestion elevate nitrate levels in human milk?
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There does not seem to be a significant increase in the nitrate levels of the breast milk produced by mothers who consume high levels of nitrates. Researchers measured the nitrate levels in the milk and urine of 20 nursing mothers on three consecutive days after daily consuming at least 1500 milliliters of water containing increasing levels of nitrates. The water contained 0 milligrams (mg) per liter (L) nitrate on day one, 45 mg/L nitrate on day two, and 100 mg/L nitrate on day three. The nitrate levels in the mothers' breast milk did not increase significantly over the three-day study period (4.4 mg/L, 5.1 mg/L, 5.2 mg/L). However, the nitrate levels in the mothers' urine did significantly increase during the three-day study period.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1996
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Hospital infant formula discharge packages: do they affect the duration of breast-feeding?
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Hospital discharge packages for new mothers which contain infant formula samples may not cause a decrease in breast-feeding. Discharge packages generally contain helpful information about newborns and samples of baby-care products. Researchers compared 763 women, largely white and middle-class, who had received packages containing just formula, just a breast pump, or both. The packages did not affect the rates of exclusive or partial breast-feeding during the first 16 weeks after birth. More women receiving just formula exclusively breast-fed their babies.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1997
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