Toxic Substances

• "Mann v. Ford" Documentary Shows Why We Need Class Action Lawsuits

  Andrew Cochran | July 18, 2011 11:15 AM | 8 CommentsVoices

  Tonight at 9 pm ET, HBO will broadcast a documentary titled, Mann v. Ford, about a class action lawsuit brought by the Ramapough Mountain Indians, who have lived for hundreds of years in northern...

• Bath Salts: The Harmless Sounding, Yet Lethal Drugs

  David Mittleman | July 18, 2011 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Imagine a patient at the emergency room so violent and psychotic that it takes a handful of medical staff to hold them down. This is exactly the scene that Dr. Jeffrey J. Narmi repeatedly witnessed...

• Formaldehyde in Diesel Fumes Linked to Railroad Workers’ Throat and Nasal Cancers

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | July 17, 2011 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Breathing in diesel exhaust fumes has long been recognized as a health hazard in rail yards and train locomotives. Certainly, any Amtrak, CSX or Norfolk Southern conductor, engineer or carman knows...

• Why What Happens in Vegas Won't Necessarily Stay in Vegas: Legionnaire's Disease

  David Mittleman | July 17, 2011 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  Residents at a Las Vegas hotel may have gotten more than they bargained for while on vacation. According to a letter posted on the Aria Resort & Casino website, hotel guests that stayed between...

• Male Mice Exposed to BPA in the Womb Grow up to be Less Masculine and Undesirable to Females

  Paul Napoli | June 27, 2011 10:43 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Male Mice Exposed to BPA in the Womb Grow up to be Less Masculine and Undesirable to Females June 27, 2011 A new study has found that feeding bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical Americans suffer...

• Study Links Mountaintop Coal Mining to Birth Defects

  Paul Napoli | June 23, 2011 12:29 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  June 23, 2011 Children born near mountaintop removal mining of coal are 26% more likely to suffer birth defects than those near other types of mining or no mining, says a new study. Researchers...

• PA Health Secretary Wants Tracking of Resident’s Health near Natural Gas Wells

  Paul Napoli | June 20, 2011 11:59 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  June 20, 2011 Pennsylvania’s top health official says the state needs to create a health registry to track illnesses caused by natural gas drilling. In response to growing concern and public...

• PA Officials Investigating Methane Contamination in Lycoming County Resident’s Water Wells

  Paul Napoli | June 19, 2011 10:01 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  June 19, 2011 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is investigating the source of methane contamination in residential water wells near natural gas drilling sites in...

• Vietnam Asbestos Exposure clock is winding down

  Steven Kazan | June 16, 2011 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  With Memorial Day having come and gone another year and Independence Day quickly approaching this time of year gives us an opportunity to remember those who have served faithfully in our military,...

• Substances in Products Many Americans Encounter Daily Added to Government Carcinogen List

  Paul Napoli | June 12, 2011 12:40 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  June 11, 2011 Americans may be alarmed to find they are suffering exposure to substances in everyday products that the government added to a list of cancer-causing dangers. The science-based...