Toxic Substances

• To The Victim: WHAT IS MESOTHELIOMA?

  Lawrence Cohan | February 01, 2011 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  There is a definitive medical answer to the question: What is mesothelioma? However, to the victim suffering from this condition it is a term that is synonymous with misfortune and ultimately, a...

• Chinese Drywall Not Linked to 11 Deaths

  Scott Kappes | February 01, 2011 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found no link between the presence of Chinese drywall and the deaths of 11 people living in homes containing tainted Chinese drywall. See...

• Oil and Gas Drillers Accused of Using Diesel in Fracking

  Shezad Malik MD JD | January 31, 2011 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsFort Worth, TX

  According to U.S. House Democrats, Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes' BJ Services are among 12 oil and gas companies using diesel fuel in hydraulic fracturing, potentially violating the...

• Warning - Designer Drugs Being Sold As Bath Salts

  Chrissie Cole | January 28, 2011 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  Several states are moving to ban bath salts that contain mephedrone or methlensedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), a synthetic form of the stimulant cathinone. The products are often sold under several...

• Some Toxic FEMA Trailer Lawsuits Settled

  Scott Kappes | January 25, 2011 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Late last week, attorneys representing the parties involved in toxic FEMA trailer litigation came to an agreement to settle a small portion of the toxic trailer claims. The vast majority of...

• Railroads Played Delayed Russian Roulette: Mesothelioma-Asbestos-Cancers Now Killing Workers

  Rick Shapiro | January 24, 2011 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  I am revisiting important asbestos health and safety lessons in this article, “Delayed Russian Roulette.” Railroads such as Norfolk Southern (NS), CSX, Conrail, and others are...

• Gas leaks in suffolk caused home evacuations

  Kevin Duffan | January 24, 2011 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  A contractor working in the Kensington Park division damaged a gas line resulting in the evacuation of several homes. Police and fire officials were at the scene of the gas leak in the 200 block...

• New Law Signed to Aid Those Exposed to Toxins on 9/11

  Gray Ervin | January 19, 2011 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  On January 2, 2011, President Obama signed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. James Zadroga was a Detective with the NYPD who passed away on January 5, 2006 from illnesses related...

• Study - Toxic Chemicals Found In Pregnant Women

  Chrissie Cole | January 17, 2011 8:02 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Pregnant women in the U.S. have dozens of potentially toxic or even cancer-causing chemicals in her body – including such ingredients as those found in flame retardants – according to...

• Lansing Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations

  Nolan Erickson | January 11, 2011 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Around noon today, Lansing Board of Water and Light employees were drilling a foundation for a new electric pole when they evidently struck a gas line at the 800 block of Cleveland Avenue in...