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White House undermines EPA on cancer risks, GAO says

2008-05-03T04:12:18Z

By H. JOSEF HEBERT 28 Apr 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration is undermining the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to determine health dangers of toxic chemicals by letting nonscientists have a bigger — often secret — say, cong...

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China sucks some more.

2008-04-22T22:16:00Z

U.S. Identifies Tainted Heparin in 11 Countries By GARDINER HARRIS The New York Times Published: April 22, 2008 WASHINGTON — A contaminated blood thinner from China has been found in drug supplies in 11 countries, and federal officials said Monda...

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Lead in China Dishes: A Dish Buyer's Guide

2008-03-15T20:39:36Z

Environmental Defense Fund Posted: 01-Dec-1994; Updated: 05-Oct-2007 If you are buying new dishes, there is no reason to run any risk at all. Dishes with lead-free glazes and decorations are being made today by many companies, and many more ar...

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Toddler Possibly Poisoned By Lead Paint From Plates

2008-03-15T19:39:57Z

11/15/2007 What’s on your child’s Christmas list this year? Many parents say with all the recent recalls of toys due to lead paint, they’ll be extra careful, and that’s exactly what one Utah family is hoping for. They say their child is sick bec...

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Senate Votes For Safer Products

2008-03-07T07:21:10Z

Enforcement Would Get Major Boost By Annys Shin Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 7, 2008 The Senate yesterday approved the most far-reaching changes to the nation's product safety system in a generation, responding to recalls of million...

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Combo Vaccine Linked To Kids' Convulsions

2008-02-29T06:20:08Z

ProQuad Protects Against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Chickenpox February 28, 2008 ATLANTA (AP) -- A new study finds children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck combination vaccine instead of two separate shots. ...

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China says dumplings "sabotaged", probably in Japan

2008-02-29T06:16:04Z

by Nick Macfie and Guo Shipeng Feb 28, 2008 BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese-made dumplings which made 10 people sick in Japan were sabotaged, most probably in Japan, China's security and quality watchdogs said on Thursday. No one has died from the p...

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Apples, Oranges May Fight Alzheimer's

2008-02-05T05:36:08Z

Antioxidants Slow Neurological Toxicity January 31, 2008 A new study in the Journal of Food Science said that common fruits such as apples, bananas and oranges may protect against Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at Cornell University investigat...

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Study Finds Baby Shampoo Traces In Urine

2008-02-05T05:27:05Z

Chemicals Called Phthalates Under Attack From Some Environmental Groups February 4, 2008 CHICAGO (AP) -- A new study concluded that baby shampoos, lotions and powders could expose infants to chemicals linked to possible reproductive problems. Th...

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The Claim: Never Drink Hot Water From the Tap

2008-02-03T15:24:51Z

New York Times By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Published: January 29, 2008 The claim has the ring of a myth. But environmental scientists say it is real. The reason is that hot water dissolves contaminants more quickly than cold water, and many pipes in hom...

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