Regional updates in category: Toxic Substances

State health officials confirmed today, that the early Monday morning fire, which damaged 4 units in the Holly apartments in Boulder, has exposed asbestos in the building materials. Until further...

In February 2008 Beasley Allen launched a new web log, or “blog” site, www.mymeso.org, dedicated to providing information about mesothelioma, as well as asbestos and related asbestos diseases such as asbestosis, and also lung cancer in general. The site is designed to raise mesothelioma awareness and provide a network of support for those facing this diagnosis.

According to a recent study, the chemical acrylamide has been linked to several forms of cancer. Acrylamide is found in French fries, potato chips and even bread and coffee. Studies conducted in the...

This week, the United States Court of Federal Claims began the second hearing in a series of three to determine whether thimerosal, a vaccine additive containing mercury, led to autism in...

It is no secret that pollution makes a detrimental impact on health, but a new study has now linked pollution to an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Deep vein thrombosis occurs...

A new government report, made by the investigative arm of Congress, implies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being increasingly influenced by non-scientists. The report also suggests...

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Two women are suing the popular fast food chain Wendy's after being hospitalized for several weeks. In June 2006, dozens of people attending an education conference became ill after consuming...

Last October 2007, California Assemblywoman Fiona Ma introduced legislation to ban the use of phthalates in California. The law was passed by the California Legislature and will take effect in...

At least 10 and as many as 73 cases of Salmonella have shown up at Princeton University. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over 40,000 people are sickened by Salmonella every year....

Note: see also Mass Transit category. We have recently been retained on cases involving railroad workers who have developed cancer and other radiation related illness and disease as a result of exposure to radiation and radioactive substances while working for railroads that routinely transported cargo into and out of nuclear weapons facilities while working as railroad engineers, conductors or even as railroad track maintenance workers. In a number of areas of the country, nuclear weapon facilities required all kinds of uranium and radioactive material in order to build the often secret nuclear weapons. It is very common to have the primary source of transport of these materials and byproducts to be by railroad/train.

Kent Ohio Chipotle food poisoning customers are still entitled to compensation even if they did not seek medical treatment.

The latest environmental hot button is the bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical contained in polycarbonate plastics. While BPA has existed since its creation in 1890 and the first evidence of toxicity...

Heparin, a blood thinner produced by Baxter International Inc. has now been linked to 81 deaths in the United States and has caused hundreds of severe reactions in patients...

In the last month, reports of groundwater contamination in the Azalea neighborhood have been directly linked to the Raytheon Corp.'s plant located at 1501 72nd St. North in St. Petersburg. The...