Nail Salon Workers Subject to Dangerous Chemicals
Dangerous Chemicals Injury Lawsuits. The ongoing exposure of chemicals used in nail salons may be associated with an array of serious adverse reactions that has sickened many cosmetic workers and, in some cases, their children and unborn children, according to a breaking report in The New York Times. Parker Waichman is concerned … [Read more...] about Nail Salon Workers Subject to Dangerous Chemicals
E-cigarette Users May Be Exposed to Dangerous Chemicals
E-cigarette Injury Lawsuits. Chemicals used to flavor e-cigarette liquid, such as diacetyl, as well as alpha-diketone, 2,3-butanedione, alpha-diketone, 2,3-butanedione, 2,3-pentanedione, and acetyl propionyl, are among the chemicals used to flavor e-cigarette vapor. The flavorings, which are inhaled, may be responsible for diagnoses … [Read more...] about E-cigarette Users May Be Exposed to Dangerous Chemicals
New Research Suggests DEHP Substitutes May Carry Same Risks
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies DEHP, a chemical in plastics, as a probable human carcinogen. Plastics manufacturers began substituting the chemical about a decade ago in light of this risk, but now new research suggests that replacement chemicals could also be dangerous. The presence of DINP and DIDP, two DEHP … [Read more...] about New Research Suggests DEHP Substitutes May Carry Same Risks
Officials: Pesticide, defect link possible
Baby Was Born With Pesticide Defect Link. Carlitos Candelario, the baby born without arms and legs to a poor fieldworker couple from Mexico, is at the center of a critical report by North Carolina health officials who say the child's mother appears to have been exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals while working for a … [Read more...] about Officials: Pesticide, defect link possible
N.C. officials suggest possible pesticide, defect link
Baby Was Born With Pesticide Defect Link. Carlitos Candelario, the baby born without arms and legs to a poor fieldworker couple from Mexico, is at the center of a critical report by North Carolina health officials who say the child's mother appears to have been exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals while working for a … [Read more...] about N.C. officials suggest possible pesticide, defect link
