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Study Raises Concern About E-Cigarette Waste
Nearly two years ago, Jeremiah Mock heard a student in Marin County, California, complain that her school was littered with e-cigarette waste. A health anthropologist by training, Mock did some shoe-leather investigating in a student parking lot, where he found a significant amount of e-cigarette and tobacco trash.
Even at Legal Levels, Contaminants Found in Tap Water Are a Cancer Risk
Cigarettes, obesity, alcohol, the sun – it seems like everything in the world causes cancer. Now you can add one more to the list: tap water.
Lawsuit Takes Aim at Sheltered Workshops, Where Disabled Workers Make Far Less than Minimum Wage
For seven years, Michael Denoewer held a job in Marysville, Ohio, unpacking and organizing instruction manuals for new Honda automobiles. Born with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including epilepsy and autism, he was paid a piece-rate that in some years averaged between $1 and $2 an hour - well below the state and federal minimum wage.
Recalls in Name Only? Many Companies Do Little to Alert Consumers
In May 2018, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of a stroller that posed a serious danger to children. According to the commission’s press release, the design of the Jané Muum stroller allowed for children to get their heads stuck between the opening of the armrest and the seat bottom, which could strangle them. The CPSC issued a recall notice on its website, which was picked up by news outlets and blogs.
There’s Been an Uptick in the Use of the Crackpot Cure, Miracle Mineral Solution
It's been denounced as a dangerous snake oil remedy – akin to drinking bleach. It has caused at least two deaths and a number of serious injuries, and one of its marketers went to prison.
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Lead Exposure in Older Homes Means Children “Pay With Their Lives”
Q&A: Authors Say Toll From the Toxic Metal Still Plagues U.S.
By Lilly Fowler on April 11, 2013
U.S. health authorities estimate that about 535,000 children are still at risk of developmental problems due to elevated levels of lead in their blood. In an interview, public health historians Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner discuss the history and scope of the lead problem.
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