Does your house have dangerous lead-based paint on the walls? WebMD tells you how to find out -- and how to fix it.

Lead paint is typically disturbed when people start renovating, so if you’re considering a renovation and removing paint from the walls, you really should get it tested for lead first.

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, if your home was built before 1978, there is a higher chance that the paint on the walls may contain lead.

Here’s how to get your walls ready for painting so you can achieve a smooth, professional finish. Clear the Space. Before you start, it’s important to create a clean, clutter-free, and open ...

lead paint is a major issue in older milwaukee homes. 88% of the homes in milwaukee were residential homes were built before 1978, and so 1978 was the year that lead paint was banned.

A fresh coat of paint can transform a space, but the final result depends heavily on how well the walls were prepared ...

Jade Shirey shows a photo of the stairs in her home when she found lead paint. (Carolyn Van Houten / The Washington Post) The EPA estimates its proposed rule would prevent between 250,000 and ...

Milwaukee Public Schools has committed to addressing lead-based paint hazards at all pre-1978 schools with elementary-age ...

The lead-based paint from those walls likely poisoned the student, they concluded. ... MPS has about 125 schools that were built before 1978, when lead paint was banned.

Jade Shirey carries her son, Benny, 4, at their school in Jamestown, N.Y., on Sept. 18. After getting lead poisoning from paint on the stairs and doorframes of their home, Ben was diagnosed with ...