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EPA Implements Stricter Regulations for Asbestos Industry
Asbestos manufacturers and processors are now subject to heightened regulations following completion of the final reporting rule under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxic Substances Control Act.
On July 6, the EPA mandated reporting and record-keeping obligations for companies that manufacture, import or process asbestos and asbestos-containing products.
“We know that exposure to asbestos causes cancer and other serious health problems that still result in thousands of people dying every year, and today we’re continuing our work to protect people from this dangerous chemical,” said Michal Freedho...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - September 21, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Arianna Delarosa Source Type: news
Double-network MK resin-modified silica aerogels for high-temperature thermal insulation - Xu L, Zhu W, Chen Z, Su D.
Polymer-reinforced SiO(2) aerogel materials exhibit excellent thermal insulation, flame resistance, and mechanical properties; however, the poor thermal stability of organic components limits their application in high-temperature environments. Herein, a do...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Firefighters Fear the Toxic Chemicals in Their Gear Could Be Causing Cancer
BOSTON (AP) — Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a tumor in his chest.
He was only 30 and had been in the Boston Fire Department less than a decade. But as he investigated his diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in October 2020 and sought successful treatment, he learned he and others wore gear that contained the toxic industrial compound PFAS.
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“You always hear about the dangers. You just never think it’s going be you,” said Ranahan, who stopped working due to the...
Source: TIME: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MICHAEL CASEY / AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news
Company Reaches $479 Million Settlement Over Defects in CPAP Machines
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 -- Philips Respironics has agreed to a partial $479 million settlement to users of CPAP machines that blew gases and flecks of foam into their mouths and lungs. Class action lawsuits against the company are ongoing, The New...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Maker of breathing machines to pay $479 million in CPAP settlement
Philips Respironics, the maker of popular CPAP sleep apnea machines, has agreed to pay $479 million to settle some claims that its devices spewed carcinogenic foam and gas into the mouths of its customers.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eli Tan Source Type: news
Philips to pay $479 million in settlement over CPAP sleep apnea machines
Philips Respironics, the maker of popular CPAP sleep apnea machines, has agreed to pay $479 million to settle some claims that its devices spewed carcinogenic foam and gas into the mouths of its customers.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eli Tan Source Type: news
CPAP Maker Reaches $479 Million Settlement on Breathing Device Defects
Philips Respironics has agreed to a $479 million partial settlement on claims over flaws in the company’s breathing machines that spewed gases and flecks of foam into the airways of consumers and that spawned recalls involving millions of the devices, lawyers for plaintiffs in the lawsuit…#philipsrespironics
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CPAP Maker Agrees to $479 Million Settlement Over Defects
The manufacturer, Philips Respironics, said it would compensate users of CPAP machines and other flawed devices that were recalled after they blew bits of foam into consumers ’ mouths and lungs.
Source: NYT Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett Tags: Recalls and Bans of Products Compensation for Damages (Law) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Corporations Hazardous and Toxic Substances Respiratory Diseases Apnea (Sleep Disorder) your-feed-healthcare Food and Drug Administration Respironic Source Type: news
Wham-O has been dishing up California fun for 75 years
The company sold balls that could bounce over houses, flying discs that looked like UFOs, flexible foam boards for beach acrobatics and a slippery waterslide that somehow worked on lawns. But for one 11-year-old boy, playing with these toys was not enough. He needed to know more. When school was…#toddrichards #wham #pasadena #richards #carson #frisbees #whamo #slipnslide #superball #usc
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Finds Link Between Asbestos Exposure and Autoimmune Conditions
Asbestos is widely known as an occupational hazard, but emerging evidence suggests that prolonged exposure to environmental asbestos could lead to severe autoimmune conditions, according to a study by Montana State University researchers.
Microbiology and immunology research associate Dr. Jean Pfau and a team of researchers discovered the connection to a specific type of asbestos found near the once badly contaminated town of Libby, Montana, and a novel autoimmune disease. The autoimmune condition is associated with collagen thickening of the serum-producing membranes surrounding the lungs.
Pfau, chairperson for the ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 31, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Asbestos Exposure Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments Source Type: news
Education Meets Insulation: Bento Boxes, Smartwatches and Other Back-to-School Buys
Janine Sickmeyer, the founding partner at seed and pre-seed firm Overlooked Ventures, was trying to find a low-tech way to occupy her four kids under age 8. She, like many of her Silicon Valley peers, aims to keep her young children off screens as much as possible. “Even though I’m a tech…#janinesickmeyer #overlookedventures #siliconvalley #yotoplayer #juniebjones #stuartlittle #ipad
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Living With Climate Change: Extreme heat: Proper insulation helps cool your home, and there ’s a tax credit
The historic heat wave punishing much of Texas and accounting for a record string of extreme-heat days for Arizona highlights the summertime perils facing homeowners. Running the air conditioner nonstop means high electricity bills. Summer thunderstorms and heat waves also increase the chances of…#arizona #elniño #hawaii #departmentofenergy #houston #homeowners #curtrich
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Links 'Forever Chemicals' to Testicular Cancer in Military Personnel
(MedPage Today) -- Gary Flook served in the Air Force for 37 years, as a firefighter at the now-closed Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois and the former Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana, where he regularly trained with aqueous film forming foam...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 13, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Asbestos Disease Clinic in Libby, Montana, Must Pay $6M for False Claims
An acclaimed health clinic in a small Montana mining town known for treating asbestos patients has been ordered to pay almost $6 million in penalties and damages.
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease clinic, known as CARD, faced a federal False Claims Act case filed by BNSF Railway in 2019. In June a jury found the clinic filed 337 false claims for patients who received Medicare and other benefits that they were not qualified to accept.
U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen wrote in a July 18 order that the clinic demonstrated “a reckless disregard for proper medical procedure and the legal requirements of govern...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 10, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniel Mojica Tags: Asbestos (general) Legal Source Type: news
