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• Recall expands to 12 brands of dry cat and dog food after at least 14 people sickened by Salmonella

  Paul Napoli | May 06, 2012 1:25 AM | 49 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Officials have linked an outbreak of Salmonella infections to recalled pet food manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that fourteen...

• Multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to tuna used in restaurant and grocery prepared foods

  Paul Napoli | April 18, 2012 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Government officials say the likely source of an outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly infections across twenty states and the District of Columbia is a tuna product used in sushi, sashimi, ceviche,...

• CDC warns of 13 bathtub refinisher deaths tied to common paint stripping chemical

  Paul Napoli | February 28, 2012 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Federal health officials are warning that thirteen bathtub refinishing workers have died after exposure to methylene chloride, a chemical ingredient in many products used to strip bathtubs before...

• CDC Reports 62% Increase in ER Visits for Children’s Athletic Related Traumatic Brain Injuries

  Paul Napoli | October 12, 2011 2:02 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  October 11, 2011 A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that emergency room visits of persons under age nineteen for traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) from...

• Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida Top “Toxic 20” List for Power Plant Air Pollution

  Paul Napoli | July 24, 2011 2:18 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  July 23, 2011 Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida residents suffer exposure to more toxic air pollution from power plants burning coal and oil than residents of any other state, according to a new...

• 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 Category: Toxic Substances
  

  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...

• Do You Live Near a Disease Cluster? Of 13 States Reviewed, 42 Disease Clusters Found

  Paul Napoli | March 31, 2011 4:24 AM | 2 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  March 30, 2011 Researchers are urging Congress to act after studying thirteen states and finding 42 disease clusters. The report entitled Health Alert: Disease Clusters Spotlight the Need to...

• As Sales of Potassium Iodide Skyrocket, So May Cases of Drug Injury

  Paul Napoli | March 18, 2011 12:14 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  March 17, 2011 The radiation from Japan’s nuclear power plant crisis has spurred a dramatic increase in sales of Potassium Iodide in the United States, reports The Huffington Post. Potassium...

• Woman Infected With Measles Goes Through Three U.S. Airports

  Chrissie Cole | February 26, 2011 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to track down passengers and workers potentially exposed to Measles, after a U.K. woman infected with the virus traveled from 3...

• Cruise Ship Increases Disinfection Efforts after Outbreak of Intestinal Illness

  Paul Napoli | January 08, 2011 10:00 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  January 8, 2011 A cruise ship returned to port on Saturday with more than 150 sick passengers, prompting enhanced sanitation efforts aboard ship. Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas...