Get the lead out: Hundreds suffer poisoning from bullet fragments in their bodies; More than 350 organizations write Trump to endorse current vaccines’ safety; A quarter of adults in the U.S. have hearing loss because of noise; Trump’s vaccine views are at odds with those of most Americans, study says; A swig of hydrogen peroxide — promoted by alternative-health devotees — can kill you;
 
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Get the lead out: Hundreds suffer poisoning from bullet fragments in their bodies
Researchers found 457 gunshot-wound victims with elevated levels of lead in their blood when they looked at reports from 41 states between 2003 and 2012.
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More than 350 organizations write Trump to endorse current vaccines’ safety
The letter reflects growing concern over Trump's embrace of discredited claims about vaccine safety.
 
A quarter of adults in the U.S. have hearing loss because of noise
Outside the workplace, more than half of adults younger than 70 have suffered hearing damage from everyday environmental noise.
 
Trump’s vaccine views are at odds with those of most Americans, study says
Despite debate about vaccine safety, 82 percent of Americans support the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine for public school children.
 
A swig of hydrogen peroxide — promoted by alternative-health devotees — can kill you
The colorless, caustic liquid can create a gas bubble that blocks blood vessels in the heart, brain, lungs or other parts of the body.
 
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