Ex-EPA Official Says ‘Bombshell’ Memo Raises Major Questions About Ohio Chemical Burn
The open burning of hazardous chemicals has been banned for more than 40 years. How was it allowed to happen in a rural East Palestine, Ohio? (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 7, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Popular Acne-Treatment Products Found to Contain High Levels of Carcinogenic Chemical
Hand sanitizers were tainted by benzene. Sunscreens and dry shampoos too. Now acne treatments are joining the list of widely used consumer products found to contain high levels of the chemical linked to cancer. Acne products from brands including Proactiv, Target Corp.’s Up & Up and Clinique have elevated levels of the carcinogen, an independent testing laboratory said in a petition filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Tuesday. The lab asked the FDA to recall the affected treatments—all of which contain the active ingredient benzoyl peroxide—while regulators investigate. [time-bri...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Edney / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized News Desk overnight wire Source Type: news

Private lab finds cancer-causing chemical in certain acne products
A new report finds certain acne treatments, including Proactive and Clearasil, contain " unacceptably high levels " of the cancer-causing chemical benzene. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

After Ohio train derailment, tank cars didn't need to be blown open to release chemical, NTSB says
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board told Congress Wednesday that the decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them three days after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Eastern Ohio last year wasn't justi... (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Cancer-causing chemical linked to popular acne products, lab says
An independent laboratory is calling on federal health officials to recall popular benzoyl peroxide acne treatment products after discovering that they contain high levels of a chemical linked to cancer. Valisure said on Wednesday that substantial amounts of benzene, a human carcinogen, can form…#benzoyl #clearasilproactiv #target #upup #clinique #fda #davidlight #epa #light #dove (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High levels of cancer-causing chemical found in Clinique, Clearasil acne treatments, lab says
High levels of cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in some acne treatments from brands including Estee Lauder’s Clinique, Target’s Up & Up and Reckitt Benckiser-owned Clearasil, said independent U.S. laboratory Valisure. Valisure has also filed a petition with the U.S. Food and Drug…#esteelauders #targetsupup #reckittbenckiser #clearasil #valisure #newhaven #connecticut #esteelauder #benzene #proactiv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cancer-causing Chemical Found in Clinique, Clearasil Acne Treatments, U.S. Lab Reports Cancer-causing Chemical Found in Clinique, Clearasil Acne Treatments, U.S. Lab Reports
High levels of cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in some acne treatments from brands including Estee Lauder ' s Clinique, Target ' s Up& Up and Reckitt...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 6, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news

Breakthrough technology for energy storage launches today
A new cutting-edge energy storage technology has been developed by green energy company Superdielectrics Group Plc. This new technology stems from an ongoing collaboration with leading researchers at the University of Bristol who identified and validated the key mechanisms involved. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 6, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements; Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science, School of Chemistry; Press Release Source Type: news

Frank Popoff, Who Sought to Lead a Friendlier Dow Chemical, Dies at 88
As chief executive, he pushed a company known for Agent Orange, napalm and chlorine to undo its confrontational reputation and promote environmental sustainability. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - March 5, 2024 Category: American Health Authors: Richard Sandomir Tags: Popoff, Frank (1935-2024) Factories and Manufacturing Dow Chemical Company Deaths (Obituaries) Environmental Protection Agency Chemicals Hazardous and Toxic Substances Chemistry Agent Orange (Defoliant) Michigan Source Type: news

The critical need to address chemical contamination in drinking water
In a Q&A, Yale ’s Nicole Deziel discusses concerns about chemical contamination in drinking water and explores challenges and opportunities for research. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - March 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Dengue is raging in Brazil. A promising local vaccine is at least a year away
When dengue started to circulate in his small town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, Fabio Vilella’s first thought was that he should get his 13-year-old son vaccinated. Children are especially vulnerable, and his son had dengue before, which increases the risk of severe disease. But Vilella, an environmental biologist, soon made a startling discovery: Not a single private clinic or pharmacy in the country had any vaccine left. “I’m really worried,” he says. Brazil is seeing an unprecedented surge in dengue, a viral disease that can cause excruciating pains and is sometimes fatal. An unusually hot ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 5, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study in people with hypertension, demonstrating clinically significant blood pressure reductions with zilebesiran when added to standard of care
KARDIA-2 study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating clinically significant systolic blood pressure reductions in each treatment arm at month threeZilebesiran added to a standard of care hypertension medication demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adults with mild to moderate uncontrolled hypertension, and results support the potential for twice-yearly dosingRoche and Alnylam have initiated the Phase II KARDIA-3 study in adults with uncontrolled hypertension at high cardiovascular riskKARDIA-2 study results will be presented as a late-breaking abstract in April at the 2024 American College of Ca...
Source: Roche Investor Update - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study in people with hypertension, demonstrating clinically significant blood pressure reductions with zilebesiran when added to standard of care
KARDIA-2 study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating clinically significant systolic blood pressure reductions in each treatment arm at month threeZilebesiran added to a standard of care hypertension medication demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adults with mild to moderate uncontrolled hypertension, and results support the potential for twice-yearly dosingRoche and Alnylam have initiated the Phase II KARDIA-3 study in adults with uncontrolled hypertension at high cardiovascular riskKARDIA-2 study results will be presented as a late-breaking abstract in April at the 2024 American College of Ca...
Source: Roche Media News - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Scientists Develop Biopsy-Free Means of Spotting Oral Cancers
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Analysis of a " chemical score " from mouth lesion swab samples might allow patients to skip painful biopsies, getting oral cancers promptly diagnosed in a noninvasive way, scientists report. Right now, dentists and other... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

US soldiers say running high-stress artillery ops deep in the ever-changing Arctic is unlike anywhere else
Charlie Battery, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin National Guard, responded to a simulated chemical response event at Camp Grayling, Mich. Jan. 25, 2022. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Joe Legros At an Arctic training exercise in Alaska,…#charliebattery #campgrayling #mich #usarmynationalguard #joelegros #arctic #alaska #zacharypoole #usarmypacific #fairbanks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news