With the dead of winter settling in and families spending more and more time indoors, it’s a good time to think about the risks of lead exposure inside our homes. Though the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission banned lead as an ingredient in paint in 1978, it still can be found lurking in our environment […]
Should You Get Your Child Tested for Lead Poisoning?
Though the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission banned lead as an ingredient in paint in 1978, it still can be found lurking in our environment — perhaps scarier, our kids’ environment. The majority of exposures come from inside our homes from things like dust, dishware, toys, water that is passed through lead pipes and, of […]
Amazing hospitalist: Dr. David Chand
Dr. Chand was the hospitalist we saw the most when our daughter, Paige, was hospitalized with lead poisoning. She was only 3 years old and newly diagnosed with autism. The lead poisoning scared us and it broke our hearts to see her connected to all the tubes and wires when in the hospital. I was […]