BOSTON—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 […]
Residents on the Hawaiian island of Maui have been urged not to drink tap water and to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) amid an increased risk of toxic chemicals in the air in the wake of devastating and fatal wildfires that left 115 dead. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Aug. 23 that it had begun removing […]
The Environmental Protection Agency discovered toxic, cancer-causing “forever chemicals” in water systems across the country. The Aug. 17 finding comes after the U.S. Geological Survey found in July that perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl chemicals known as PFAS, were found in 45 percent of water taps in the United States. The EPA’s separate findings are the latest evidence […]
Locked in turmeric’s molecules is the bioactive compound curcumin, which is the primary source of turmeric’s health potency. Curcumin delivers a host of health benefits, including stopping inflammation, boosting immunity, and staving off cancer. So will just drinking turmeric powder and “turmeric lattes” really bring any health gain? Things like infection, pollution, and excessive stress […]
New York—An increasing number of sports bra and athletic wear brands have been found with high levels of BPA in them, a chemical compound that’s used to make certain types of plastic and can lead to harmful health effects such as asthma, cardiovascular disease, and obesity, a watchdog group said on Wednesday. After warning customers […]
Special Counsel John Durham has concluded that there were massive failures in the FBI’s investigation of former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. We hear analysis on the significance of this development, and what concerns it raises for the upcoming presidential election. The Transportation Security Administration is testing the use of facial recognition technology at a […]
LOS ANGELES—Kelly Clarkson has responded to a Rolling Stone report accusing her daytime talk show of being a toxic workplace. Clarkson issued a statement on her Instagram page Saturday. She addressed the allegations after 11 current and former employees complained about being overworked and underpaid on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and also called their work […]
A new study has found that some commonly consumed beverages such as fruit juice and artificial soda contain levels of toxic metals including arsenic, cadmium, and lead that exceed federal drinking water standards. Researchers from Tulane University, Louisiana, measured 25 different toxic metals and trace elements in 60 soft beverages, including single fruit juice, mixed fruit juice, plant-based milk, […]
A “serious, large-scale” industrial fire spewing toxic smoke that forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 residents of Richmond, Indiana, on Tuesday will burn for several days, authorities say. As of late Tuesday night, the blaze was under control and not expected to spread. However, the Wayne County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) said in an update that […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine responded Friday to ongoing concerns expressed by local farmers in and around East Palestine about their soil, crops, and livestock, following the train derailment on Feb. 3 and subsequent spill of toxic chemicals into the air, ground, and water. DeWine, after being presented with farmers’ concerns, told CBS affiliate WHIO: “There’s going to be […]
Facing scrutiny from Republicans and Democrats for what critics are calling a slow response to the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment in East Palestine, the Biden administration on Feb. 17 announced it would send more help to the eastern Ohio village after pleas from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Sen. J.D.Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) […]
Train operator Norfolk Southern said Monday that crews in East Palestine, Ohio, had successfully completed a controlled release of hazardous chemicals from five rail cars after a freight train derailed. The compromised rail cars posed a significant threat to safety, with Gov. Mike DeWine saying on Sunday there was “the potential of a catastrophic tanker […]
In this episode of Frontline Health, we look at the blood of patients who took the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. These blood samples were taken and analyzed by a group of 60 interdisciplinary scientists, including physicists, chemists, pharmacologists, microbiologists, and doctors. They found strange foreign objects floating among the blood cells. The team previously observed these […]
WARSAW, Poland—Laboratory tests following a mass die-off of fish in the Oder River detected high levels of salinity but no mercury poisoning its waters, Poland’s environment minister said Saturday as the mystery continued as to what killed tons of fish in Central Europe. Anna Moskwa, the minister of climate and environment, said analyses of river […]
The U.S. Senate on Aug. 2 passed a bill to expand healthcare coverage that would benefit veterans who had been exposed to military toxic burn pits. The vote to approve the PACT Act was 86–11. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk. In a statement, Biden called the bill’s passage the “biggest expansion […]
A civil lawsuit has been filed against Skittles alleging that the candies are unsafe for human consumption because they contain a known toxin that the company had pledged six years ago to phase out. Jenile Thames alleged in a proposed class action suit filed on Thursday that Mars was using “heightened levels” of titanium dioxide, […]
NEW DELHI—A toxic gas leak from an industrial tanker truck killed at least six people on Thursday in western India, police said. Another 25 people were hospitalized after they inhaled the gas in an industrial complex in Surat, a city in Gujarat state, said police officer Mahesh Patel. The TimesNow news website reported that the […]
WASHINGTON—A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers presented legislation Thursday which will set new maximum levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food and require manufacturers to comply within one year. The bill will be formally introduced Friday. The Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 would set maximum levels of inorganic arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury […]
