N EW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, what we learn about lead poisoning from ancient Rome. Also, putting the first bird flu death into perspective and the Food and Drug ...

A new study by an international group of researchers found that lower IQs linked to lead exposure isn't a new phenomenon and actually dates back to the time of the ancient Romans. The study ...

Core samples from a peat bog and the bottom of the Aegean Sea were analysed to determine historic lead levels. Researchers hope to narrow their focus on what ancient areas became metal production ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought.