Herbert Needleman
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American psychiatrist and lead researcher
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Herbert Needleman's Degrees
- Doctorate Medicine University of Pennsylvania
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Herbert Leroy Needleman researched the neurodevelopmental damage caused by lead poisoning. He was a pediatrician, child psychiatrist, researcher and professor at the University of Pittsburgh, an elected member of the Institute of Medicine, and the founder of the Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning . Dr. Needleman played a key role in securing some of the most significant environmental health protections achieved during the 20th century, which resulted in a fivefold reduction in the prevalence of lead poisoning among children in the United States by the early 1990s. Despite engendering strong resistance from lead-related industries, which made him the target of frequent attacks, Needleman persisted in campaigning to educate stakeholders, including parents and government panels, about the dangers of lead poisoning. Needleman has been credited with having played a key role in triggering environmental safety measures that have reduced average blood lead levels by an estimated 78 percent between 1976 and 1991. He died in Pittsburgh in 2017.
Herbert Needleman's Published Works
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Published Works
- Low-Level Environmental Lead Exposure and Children’s Intellectual Function: An International Pooled Analysis (2005) (1964)
- Deficits in psychologic and classroom performance of children with elevated dentine lead levels. (1979) (1535)
- The long-term effects of exposure to low doses of lead in childhood. An 11-year follow-up report. (1990) (1099)
- Preventing lead poisoning in young children (1978) (881)
- Longitudinal analyses of prenatal and postnatal lead exposure and early cognitive development. (1987) (826)
- Low-level lead exposure, intelligence and academic achievement: a long-term follow-up study. (1992) (682)
- Low-level lead exposure and the IQ of children. A meta-analysis of modern studies. (1990) (634)
- Lead poisoning. (2004) (457)
- Low-level lead exposure and children's cognitive function in the preschool years. (1991) (420)
- Bone lead levels in adjudicated delinquents. A case control study. (2002) (389)
- Reducing bias in language assessment: processing-dependent measures. (1997) (319)
- Bone lead levels and delinquent behavior. (1996) (301)
- The long-term effects of exposure to low doses of lead in childhood. (2010) (264)
- The health effects of low level exposure to lead. (1991) (254)
- AMITRIPTYLINE THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ANOREXIA NERVOSA (1976) (248)
- Attentional correlates of dentin and bone lead levels in adolescents. (1994) (189)
- The relationship between prenatal exposure to lead and congenital anomalies. (1984) (166)
- Low-level lead exposure, social class, and infant development. (1988) (165)
- Low-level environmental lead exposure in childhood and adult intellectual function: a follow-up study (2011) (164)
- Human Lead Exposure (1991) (142)
- The removal of lead from gasoline: historical and personal reflections. (2000) (141)
- Low level lead exposure: The clinical implications of current research (1981) (128)
- Low level lead exposure: history and discovery. (2009) (114)
- Letter: Blood-lead levels, behaviour and intelligence. (1975) (113)
- Subclinical lead exposure in philadelphia schoolchildren. Identification by dentine lead analysis. (1974) (107)
- Early sensory-motor development and prenatal exposure to lead. (1984) (103)
- Low-level lead exposure and infant development in the first year. (1986) (102)
- The current status of childhood low-level lead toxicity. (1993) (100)
- Temporal trends in the lead concentrations of umbilical cord blood. (1982) (96)
- Lead Exposure and Child Development: An International Assessment (1989) (95)
- Childhood lead poisoning: the promise and abandonment of primary prevention. (1998) (95)
- A longitudinal study of chronic lead exposure and physical growth in Boston children. (1995) (91)
- Weight gain and maturity in fetuses exposed to low levels of lead. (1991) (89)
- Environmental correlates of infant blood lead levels in Boston. (1985) (85)
- Effects of blood lead levels on cognitive function of older women. (1996) (71)
- Correlates of low-level lead exposure in urban children at 2 years of age. (1986) (71)
- Antecedents and correlates of hypoplastic enamel defects of primary incisors. (1992) (68)
- Pre- and postnatal low-level lead exposure and children's dysfunction in school. (1993) (68)
- The lead content of human deciduous and permanent teeth. (1972) (68)
- Association of cumulative lead and neurocognitive function in an occupational cohort. (2009) (67)
- The health effects of low level exposure to lead. (1981) (66)
- Pregnancy hypertension, blood pressure during labor, and blood lead levels. (1987) (63)
- Blood lead levels and associated sociodemographic factors among preschool children in the South Eastern region of China. (2012) (62)
- The future challenge of lead toxicity. (1990) (58)
- Lead in milk and infant blood: a dose-response model. (1985) (58)
- IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans: Inorganic and organic lead compounds (2006) (58)
- Lead and IQ scores: a reanalysis. (1985) (58)
- Lead levels in dentine and circumpulpal dentine of deciduous teeth of normal and lead poisoned children. (1973) (57)
- What level of lead in blood is toxic for a child? (2004) (57)
- Letter: Amitriptyline therapy in patients with anorexia nervosa. (1976) (56)
- Prenatal Lead Levels, Plasma Amyloid β Levels, and Gene Expression in Young Adulthood (2012) (55)
- Studies of lead exposure and the developing central nervous system: a reply to Kaufman. (2001) (54)
- Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to study children's health in China: experiences and reflections. (2011) (53)
- Getting the lead out. (1973) (49)
- The persistent threat of lead: medical and sociological issues. (1988) (47)
- The persistent threat of lead: a singular opportunity. (1989) (46)
- Implications of the Precautionary Principle in research and policy-making. (2004) (46)
- Safety and Efficacy of Succimer in Toddlers with Blood Lead Levels of 20–44 μg/dL (2000) (46)
- Mercury in dental amalgam--a neurotoxic risk? (2006) (45)
- Lead-associated intellectual deficit. (1982) (44)
- Pesticide testing in humans: ethics and public policy. (2004) (42)
- Fluoridation and the occurrence of Down's syndrome. (1974) (41)
- Lead and the relationship between maternal and child intelligence. (1983) (40)
- Salem comes to the National Institutes of Health: notes from inside the crucible of scientific integrity. (1992) (40)
- Clamped in a straitjacket: the insertion of lead into gasoline. (1997) (39)
- Clair Patterson and Robert Kehoe: two views of lead toxicity. (1998) (39)
- The Developmental Consequences of Childhood Exposure to Lead (1984) (37)
- Low level lead exposure and the development of children. (2004) (37)
- Behavioral toxicology. (1995) (37)
- PETROL LEAD SALES AND UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (1983) (37)
- Variability of blood lead concentrations during infancy. (1984) (36)
- The neurobehavioral consequences of low lead exposure in childhood. (1982) (36)
- Bone Lead Levels and Language Processing Performance (2000) (35)
- Dentine Lead Levels in Asymptomatic Philadelphia School Children: Subclinical Exposure in High and Low Risk Groups* (1974) (35)
- Effect of familial hypophosphatemic rickets on dental development: a controlled, longitudinal study. (1995) (33)
- Regular Breakfast and Blood Lead Levels among Preschool Children (2011) (33)
- Neurobehavioral test strategies for environmental exposures in pediatric populations. (1994) (32)
- Childhood lead poisoning: a disease for the history texts. (1991) (29)
- Intellectual impairment and blood lead levels. (2003) (28)
- What can the study of lead teach us about other toxicants? (1990) (27)
- Lead at low dose and the behavior of children (1983) (27)
- The epidemiology of low-level lead exposure in childhood. (1981) (27)
- Lead in umbilical blood, indoor air, tap water, and gasoline in Boston. (1984) (25)
- Oral and Dental Aspects of Child Abuse and Neglect (1999) (24)
- Lead toxicity in the 21st century: will we still be treating it? (1992) (24)
- Prenatal exposure to toxicants : developmental consequences (1994) (24)
- Longitudinal relationship between dentin lead levels in childhood and bone lead levels in young adulthood. (1996) (23)
- Environmental lead and children's intelligence (1995) (22)
- A followup study of the academic attainment and classroom behavior of children with elevated dentine lead levels (1984) (21)
- Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Effects of Low-Level Lead Exposure (1992) (21)
- The neuropsychiatric implications of low level exposure to lead (1982) (20)
- Sex-linked hydrocephalus. Report of two families, with chromosomal study of two cases. (1963) (18)
- Therapeutic effects of ACTH and cortisone in rheumatic fever: cardiologic observations in a controlled series of 100 cases. (1956) (18)
- Childhood lead poisoning. (1994) (18)
- Re: Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. (2003) (18)
- Type II Fallacies in the Study of Childhood Exposure to Lead at Low Dose: A Critical and Quantitative Review (1989) (17)
- Preventing childhood lead poisoning. (1994) (17)
- Low level lead exposure: a continuing problem. (1990) (17)
- The International Agency for Research on Cancer and obligate transparency. (2005) (17)
- Industry testing of toxic pesticides on human subjects concluded "no effect," despite the evidence. (2004) (17)
- Lead levels and children's psychologic performance. (1979) (16)
- BLOOD-LEAD LEVELS, BEHAVIOUR, AND INTELLIGENCE (1974) (16)
- LEAD AND NEUROBEHAVIOURAL DEFICIT IN CHILDREN (1979) (15)
- Low level lead exposure in the fetus and young child. (1987) (15)
- Effects of low levels of lead exposure. (1992) (14)
- Lead and Impaired Abilities (1982) (14)
- Erratum: “Low-Level Environmental Lead Exposure and Children’s Intellectual Function: An International Pooled Analysis” (2019) (14)
- Occurrence of elevated protoporphyrin levels in relation to lead burden in infants. (1986) (14)
- Low-level Lead Exposure and Early Development in Socioeconomically Advantaged Urban Infants (1989) (13)
- Raising Children Toxic Free: How to Keep Your Child Safe from Lead, Asbestos, Pesticides, and Other Environmental Hazards (1994) (13)
- Making models of real world events: the use and abuse of inference. (1995) (12)
- Prenatal and Early Postnatal Exposure to Lead: Developmental Effects, Correlates, and Implications (1985) (12)
- Study by cathode-ray oscillography of some innocent and pathologic cardiac murmurs of children. (1956) (12)
- What is not found in the spreadsheets. (2002) (12)
- The importance of specification uncertainty and intolerance to measurement error in a study of the impact of dentine lead on childrens’ IQs (1987) (11)
- Past Occupational Exposure to Lead: Association Between Current Blood Lead and Bone Lead (2007) (11)
- Biomarkers in neurodevelopmental toxicology. (1987) (11)
- Antistreptolysin and streptococcal antihyaluronidase titers in sera of hormone-treated and control patients with acute rheumatic fever. (1956) (10)
- Tolerance and Dependence in the Planarian after Continuous Exposure to Morphine (1967) (10)
- Spectrographic comparison of ranges of vibration frequency among some innocent cardiac murmurs in childhood and some murmurs of valvular insufficiency. (1957) (10)
- The current status of childhood lead toxicity. (1993) (10)
- The Hazard to Health of Lead Exposure at Low Dose (1984) (9)
- Lead at low dose and the behavior of children. (1983) (9)
- Benefits and Risks of Pesticide Testing on Humans (2005) (9)
- Correction: lead and cognitive performance in children. (1994) (9)
- Does lead at low dose affect intelligence in children? (1981) (9)
- THE NEUROBEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF LOW-LEVEL EXPOSURE TO LEAD IN CHILDHOOD (1985) (8)
- Neurologic effects of exposure to lead. (1979) (7)
- Prometbazine hydrochloride and neonatal bilirubin concentrations (1963) (7)
- Recent developments: UAW vs Johnson control. (1988) (7)
- CHRONIC LOW-LEVEL LEAD EXPOSURE AND MENTAL RETARDATION (1975) (7)
- Bone Lead Levels and Delinquent Behavior-Reply (1996) (7)
- In their letter (1992) (7)
- The Case of Deborah Rice: Who Is the Environmental Protection Agency Protecting? (2008) (7)
- Lead Levels and Child Development (1987) (6)
- The presence of lead in toothpaste. (1973) (6)
- Radon Exposure: A Hazard to Children (1989) (6)
- PERSPECTIVES AND PROSPECTIVES ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF METALS (1984) (5)
- 63 NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH “SILENT” LEAD EXPOSURE (1978) (5)
- Childhood Exposure to Lead: A Common Cause of School Failure. (1992) (5)
- Correspondence about Publication Ethics and Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (2003) (5)
- Lead exposure and children's IQ. (1987) (5)
- Lead-Paint Poisoning Prevention: An Opportunity Forfeited (1975) (5)
- Lead poisoning in children: neurologic implications of widespread subclinical intoxication. (1973) (5)
- LEAD AND CHILDREN'S IQ (1987) (4)
- Environmental exposure to lead and cognitive deficits in children. (1989) (4)
- Lead exposure and congestive development (1987) (4)
- Evaluating Neurotoxic Effects: Epidemiological, Epistemic, and Economic Issues (2006) (3)
- Lead Hazards and Poisoning (2008) (3)
- The Neurotoxic Properties of Pesticides (2005) (3)
- The distribution of lead in human deciduous teeth (1972) (3)
- CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION: Needleman Responds (1999) (3)
- Empirical and epistemic issues in the study of low dose lead effects. (1986) (3)
- Reply to Ernhart, Scarr, and Geneson. (1993) (3)
- Human testing: Sass and Needleman respond to industry. (2004) (3)
- Enamel hypoplasia, bilateral cataracts, and aqueductal stenosis: a new syndrome? (1995) (2)
- A reply to Scarr and Ernhart. (1993) (2)
- LOW-LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD EXPOSURE IN CHILDHOOD AND ADULT INTELLECTUAL FUNCTION: A FOLLOW -UP STUDY (2011) (2)
- CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION. AUTHORS' REPLY (1999) (2)
- Standing up to the lead industry: an interview with Herbert Needleman. Interview by David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz. (2005) (2)
- BONE LEAD LEVELS AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR. AUTHORS' REPLY (1996) (2)
- Letters to the EditorLead Exposure and Children's IQ (1987) (2)
- Lead and IQ Scores: A Reanalysis (1985) (2)
- Summary of the Work Group on Neurological and Neurobehavioral Effects (1984) (2)
- Panel discussion: Role of high risk groups in the derivation of environmental health standards. (1979) (1)
- FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL MEETING A Set of Scientific Issues Being Considered by the Agency in Connection with DDVP (Dichlorvos) Risk Issues (1998) (1)
- Values, Errors, and Precautions (2005) (1)
- Lead levels and child development: statements by Claire B. Ernhart and Herbert L. Needleman. (1987) (1)
- The neurotoxic, teratogenic, and behavioral teratogenic effects of lead at low dose: a paradigm for transplacental toxicants. (1988) (1)
- Letters to the Editor: Books (1976) (1)
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Sensitivity to small doses of chemicals is a serious problem, and developing a sound database to sort it out will take a long time (1991) (1)
- EPA review of lead study (1984) (1)
- Lead debate goes on. (1994) (1)
- Newborns classified by umbilical blood lead concentration. (1987) (1)
- The hazards of benign(?) neglect of elevated blood lead levels. (1987) (1)
- Editorial: Lead-paint poisoning prevention: an opportunity forfeited. (1975) (1)
- Childhood lead poisoning. (1983) (1)
- Letters. The lead debate, a response (1982) (0)
- ThePersistent Threat ofLead:A Singular Opportunity (1989) (0)
- Letters. Lead Debate (1981) (0)
- Neurotoxicity of Mercury in dental amalgam. Author's reply (2006) (0)
- P13 Efforts to enhance participation in a low socio-economic status population (1996) (0)
- Lead Exposures of Urban Children: A Handicap in School and Life? (2019) (0)
- Environmental, demographic, and medical factors related to cord blood lead levels (1984) (0)
- Long-Lasting Effects ofLead (2006) (0)
- Letter: Fluoridation and Down's syndrome. (1975) (0)
- P12 Efforts to assess subject participation (1996) (0)
- Mythology of Lead Poisoning (1993) (0)
- EFFECTS, CORRELATES, AND IMPLICATIONS (2016) (0)
- Neurotoxicity of Mercury in Dental Amalgam—Reply (2006) (0)
- FURTHER RECOGNITION OF FLUORIDE-INDUCED NEUROTOXICITY (2018) (0)
- Letter from Herbert L. Needleman, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to C. Everett Koop (1982) (0)
- Counting behavioral toes. (1989) (0)
- Development and Application of a Novel Patient-Reported Outcomes Instrument, The Psoriasis Symptoms and Signs Diary, Measuring Psoriasis Severity in Clinical Trials (2018) (0)
- Lead research. (1982) (0)
- The Environmental Lead Question (1980) (0)
- Lead-poisoning prevention under attack. (1977) (0)
- Book ReviewHealth Effects of Environmental Pollutants. (1974) (0)
- LEAD AND NEUROBEHAVIOURAL DEFICIT IN CHILDREN (1979) (0)
- The costs of mercury exposure. (2006) (0)
- Letters. Lead Research (1982) (0)
- Recent developments. [Lead toxicity research] (1988) (0)
- RESEARCH INTO LEAD POLLUTION (1979) (0)
- Committee: hold off on buying lead testing device (1990) (0)
- OBSOLETE: Lead Hazards and Poisoning (2017) (0)
- Lead levels--comment. (1986) (0)
- A Randomized Clinical Trial Neurobehavioral Effects of Dental Amalgam in Children (2009) (0)
- Research into lead pollution. (1979) (0)
- LEAD AND CHILD BEHAVIOUR (1982) (0)
- SEX-LINKED HYDROCEPHALUS (1963) (0)
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