Blood Lead Testing

A few quick words about the blood Lead testing controversy in the news today #MagellanDiagnostics #StandWithAmy

A few quick words about the blood Lead testing controversy in the news today #MagellanDiagnostics #StandWithAmy

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   For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

My child’s Lead test came back as “< 2 ," what does that mean? Is my child poisoned?

My child’s Lead test came back as “< 2 ," what does that mean? Is my child poisoned?

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  For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method…

Blood Lead Testing: Please get everyone in the family tested, since you have been living in a house with high Lead paint.

Blood Lead Testing: Please get everyone in the family tested, since you have been living in a house with high Lead paint.

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    This is an ad-free article. To make a contribution to help us keep our most widely-read articles ad-free, click here. Thank you. For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is…

Follow up on Magellan & Blood Lead Testing Instrumentation Concerns

Follow up on Magellan & Blood Lead Testing Instrumentation Concerns

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Dear friends, Below is my promised follow up on the current concern about Magellan blood lead analyzers (a concern that is again today being plastered all over the news as a result of this week’s press releases from and involving the CDC and FDA)… What I have to say (and what needs to be emphasized) is…

Public Statement From Magellan/ LeadCare2

Public Statement From Magellan/ LeadCare2

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I know the people at Magellan Diagnostics personally. They are a revolutionary company that has pioneered amazing technology for performing fast and efficient screening tests for lead (for humans and endangered wildlife!) in real-time (results in three minutes) in the field. Their technology is nothing short of miraculous. I wholly support their work and their products. I have…

If a doctor says your baby’s Blood Lead Level is “normal” – get a new doctor. There’s no “NORMAL” level of LEAD in blood.

If a doctor says your baby’s Blood Lead Level is “normal” – get a new doctor. There’s no “NORMAL” level of LEAD in blood.

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Originally posted: January 7, 2017 Updated: June 07, 2021 I have written this post out of frustration over the rampant misinformation given to parents when they first get their children tested. Doctors often tell parents their child’s Blood Lead Level [“BLL”] is “normal” when the level is 1, or 2, or 3 — or even…

#AskTamara: Can I infer my child’s Blood Lead Level (BLL) by testing myself?

#AskTamara: Can I infer my child’s Blood Lead Level (BLL) by testing myself?

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#AskTamara Originally published: June 18, 2014 QUESTION from Cristen (via Facebook) My ND suggested that if I was nervous about having my 3yo and 5yo lead tested (due to the finger stick…I’m pretty sure my 5yo would cry, and my 3yo would FREAK the hell out, major trauma…) that she would do the test on…