Dr Aly Cohen contributes to TLC health news report. Flint, Michigan, has been in the headlines over the past five months because dangerously high levels of lead were found in the city’s water supply. According to reports, between 6,000 to 12,000 children in the area were exposed to lead, and the rest of the country […]
Archive | Lead Poisoning
Dr Aly Cohen Interviewed on The Thillist
WHAT DOES LEAD EXPOSURE ACTUALLY DO TO YOUR BODY? If you consume any type of media, you’ve probably heard about the crisis in Flint, where lead has contaminated the tap water and President Obama has declared a state of emergency. What you might not know is what lead exposure actually does to the human body. Let’s […]
How Safe Is Our Water?
Dr Aly Cohen answers questions about lead. More information and tips from Dr Cohen about lead in drinking water and everyday products… Following the recent state of emergency declared in Flint, Michigan, where a 2014 decision to change the source of the city’s water from Lake Huron and the Detroit River to the contaminated Flint […]