First lead-poisoning detection and treatment centre opens in Kerala

Kerala on Monday saw the opening of its first lead-poisoning detection and treatment centre here, as people increasingly take to traditional medicines that are believed to contain heavy metals.

By: Agencies | | Published: November 26, 2018 7:58 pm

Lead is also present in cosmetics and paint and exposure to these can create health issues. ©Shutterstock

Kerala on Monday saw the opening of its first lead-poisoning detection and treatment centre here, as people increasingly take to traditional medicines that are believed to contain heavy metals.

Lead is also present in cosmetics and paint and exposure to these can create health issues.

Set up at the Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), the new Lead Research Lab is the 51st centre of the National Referral Centre for Lead Projects in India (NRCLPI).

It was inaugurated by Venkatesh Thuppil, popularly known as the Lead Man of India.

M.I. Sahadulla, CMD of KIMS, said that the centre is equipped with modern technology to determine the Blood Lead Levels (BLL) of all age groups and results are available within five minutes of collecting blood from a fingertip.

Children with elevated blood-lead levels above 5 ugs/dl are likely to have lower IQ apart from disturbed cognitive functions.

Regular monitoring of BLL can prevent many such neurological damages which are irreversible.

In the elderly, bone and kidney-related damages are seen as a result of exposure to lead.
Source: IANS

Published : November 26, 2018 7:58 pm

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