Water Contamination from Toxic Underground Plume
Threat to Long Island Drinking Water from a Toxic Underground Plume. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently ordered Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy to allow the State of New York (the “State”) and the Massapequa Water District (the “Water District”) to monitor wells in the Long Island communities of Bethpage, … [Read more...] about Water Contamination from Toxic Underground Plume
Testing Conducted on Blood Pressure Drugs
Federal regulators announced that extensive research on blood pressure medications will be conducted following thousands of complaints. Federal regulators announced that extensive research on blood pressure medications will be conducted following thousands of complaints made by physicians and patients. Some 40 million … [Read more...] about Testing Conducted on Blood Pressure Drugs
Results From Water Testing in The Acreage Released
Water Testing in The Acreage. Water in The Acreage, a Florida community that some speculate is the site of a cancer cluster, is not contaminated with toxic chemicals, the state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced. However, four wells had levels of alpha particles, radium-226 or radium-228, that exceed … [Read more...] about Results From Water Testing in The Acreage Released
Water Testing in The Acreage Set to Start
Water tests will soon begin in The Acreage. As we've reported previously, residents in that Florida community became concerned that the area could be a cancer cluster after several residents - including children - developed brain tumors. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a cancer cluster is defined as a … [Read more...] about Water Testing in The Acreage Set to Start
Disney To Start Testing Toys Following Mattel Recalls
Disney Start Conducting Its Own Tests After Mattel Recalls. The Disney Corporation, disturbed that its name could be sullied by a toy recall similar to the three Mattel Inc. issued this past month, has decided to start conducting its own tests of toys featuring Disney characters. Two other companies, Sesame Workshop and … [Read more...] about Disney To Start Testing Toys Following Mattel Recalls
Testing urged for ex-Texas Vermiculite workers
Texas Vermiculite Workers Could Have Asbestos-Related Disease. Nearly a year after federal authorities revealed that hundreds of employees at the former Texas Vermiculite plant in West Dallas could have asbestos-related lung diseases, the state is getting ready to begin health screenings on the former workers. That is, … [Read more...] about Testing urged for ex-Texas Vermiculite workers
Baseball’s Laughable Drug-Testing No Longer Funny
Baseball’s Laughable Drug. That's what they called the drug policy baseball adopted late last summer, when it rallied in the bottom of the ninth and scored on a new collective bargaining agreement. A sport with inflatable superstars, all pumped up with performance-enhancing drugs, decided it was time to get tough on … [Read more...] about Baseball’s Laughable Drug-Testing No Longer Funny
