Health

Pica

Entry: 

Pica is a medical disorder characterized by an appetite for non-nutritive substances. The condition's name comes from the Latin word for magpie, a bird which is reputed to eat almost anything.

Present day cases of childhood lead poisoning related to cars.

Entry: 

Headline: ‘Lead dust in cars source of kids' poisoning’

Article: Some childhood lead poisonings in Maine last year came from an unusual source - lead dust tracked into the family car.

S.3. – S.5.

Entry: 

Our object was found in the Pathology Collection between S.3. and S.5.

Syndicate content