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Smoke-Lead Combo Raises ADHD Risk

What you can do: Have your tap water tested for lead. Never smoke while pregnant or around children.

For the Healthiest, Safest Food, Do a Dirt Check

What you can do: Have your soil tested before you start your spring garden.

Your Purse May Be Contaminated with Toxic Metal

What you can do: Buy purses made from natural materials; keep your bones healthy so they won’t release lead into your body.

Poison Jewelry Still on the Market

What you can do: Don’t buy the jewelry that’s most likely to contain toxic lead levels.

Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease: Avoid This Brain-Killing Toxin

What you can do: Remove lead paint and find alternatives for PVC products.

FDA Finds Lead in Lipstick, But Says It's Safe

What you can do: Support companies whose products have low lead levels, and keep all adult lipsticks out of the hands—and mouths—of tots.

Children's Halloween Face Paint May Contain Lead

What you can do: Find costumes that don't require children's makeup, or find alternative ways to make Halloween face paint.

How to Find the Safest Toys this Holiday Season

What you can do: Do your research on this year's hottest toys before hitting the stores.

Lead Linked to Depression, Panic Attacks

What you can do: Get your water tested, and watch out for home renovations that could expose you to high levels of lead.

Toxic Metal Found in Imported Toys

What you can do: Avoid buying imported metal toys and jewelry for young children; choose simpler, unpainted wooden toys instead.