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26 Jan 2012, 6:57 am by admin
 In addition to the increased risk of miscarriage, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that exposure to these drugs could cause: Liver damage Kidney damage Bone marrow problems could injure the heart and lungs and cause hearing loss Infertility Cancer According to the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the U.S. has over two million female nurses, making up four percent of the female workforce. [read post]
21 Dec 2009, 7:34 am by Seth Leventhal
Wagner's significant achievements: he has authored more than 180 articles and book chapters on the subject of bone-marrow transplantation, is a member of a number of professional societies, and was elected into the American Society of Clinical Investigation in 2000 and Association of Physicians in 2006. [read post]
3 May 2011, 1:17 pm by PunditMom
That’s why some timely reading is the American Lung Association’s State of the Air report, that includes the skinny on the ten best cities when it comes to clean air. [read post]
10 Aug 2008, 2:36 pm
Despite the new designation, the American Lung Association rated Allen County's air quality a "D" this year, up from an "F" in 2007, based on its high levels of ozone.The lengthy story is accompanied by a link to the 85-page draft permit. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 9:15 am by Schachtman
Federal American Partners, 567 P.2d 710, 712 13 (Wyo. 1977)(affirming judgment for employer in compensation proceedings; cigarette smoking claimant failed to show that his lung cancer resulted from workplace exposure to radiation, despite alleged synergism between smoking and radiation). [read post]
11 Nov 2016, 8:02 pm by Schachtman
This evidence consisted of statistical evidence in the form of generality that 78 percent of fortuitously discovered lung cancers are at Stage I, which in turn is associated with a cure rate of 70 percent. [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 7:22 pm by Ed Wallis
The usual treatment is physiotherapy to the lungs and sometimes antibiotics. [read post]
21 Jul 2014, 11:00 am by Schachtman
According to the Egilman, Rutherford Johnstone was the official American Medical Asociation’s consultant for occupational disease questions, which explains why he was providing answers to questions submitted to the Journal of the American Medical Association, on silica and asbestos issues. [read post]
21 Jun 2012, 10:22 pm by Linda Moss
Workers who breathe silica day after day are at greater risk of developing silicosis, a disease in which lung tissue reacts to trapped silica particles, causing inflammation and scarring, and reducing the lungs’ ability to take in oxygen. [read post]
16 Dec 2022, 5:30 pm by McKennon Law Group
In comparison, someone who experiences trouble breathing on a daily basis due to lung damage associated with COVID may be unable to work and go about their regular daily activities. [read post]
23 Jan 2012, 6:01 am by Frank O'Donnell, Clean Air Watch
Studies have shown that these pollutants threaten humanhealth by reducing lung function, aggravating asthma and other chronic lung diseases, causing permanent lung damage through repeated exposure, and causing heart attacks.1 These health threats can lead to premature death. [read post]
18 Oct 2019, 5:46 am
The DoD is in the process of phasing out AFFF that contains PFOS & PFOA after the dangers associated with this sparked outrage among the general public. [read post]
17 Jun 2012, 11:06 pm by Leland E. Beck
  For a ream-size rule of this complexity, completion of review in two weeks is rather stunning, but does attempt to respond to the court’s concerns in American Lung Association v. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 12:06 pm by Robert Elliott, J.D.
According to the American Lung Association, 29 states, not including Michigan, and the District of Columbia have laws that prohibit employers from employment-related discrimination against those who light up. [read post]
14 Feb 2023, 8:07 am by admin
Public Health 1223 (1995). [4] Steve Markowitz, Stephen Levin, Albert Miller, and Alfredo Morabia, “Asbestos, Asbestosis, Smoking and Lung Cancer: New Findings from the North American Insulator Cohort,” 188 Am. [read post]
27 Mar 2012, 5:12 am by Nabiha Syed
Harris, the drug-sniffing dog case described by the Associated Press, and, as Greenwire reports, asked for the Solicitor General’s views in American Trucking Associations v. [read post]
23 Jan 2014, 10:03 pm by Cathy Siegner
Representatives of the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the American Beverage Association have said there is no evidence that 4-MEI causes cancer or poses any other health risks to humans. [read post]