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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
E-cigarettes, varenicline and cytisine are the most effective stop-smoking aids, analysis of over 150,000 smokers reveals
Key Points Comprehensive study reveals nicotine e-cigarettes, varenicline and cytisine are the stop-smoking aids most likely to help people quit smoking.On average, for every 100 people trying to quit, around 14 are likely to succeed using an e-cigarette, varenicline or cytisine in any given quit attempt. This is compared to 6 in 100 who are likely to quit without using any aids.Dual nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) methods, like combining a patch with gum, may be almost as effective, with approximately 12 in 100 people likely to successfully quit. However, this estimate is less certain than those for the other stop-sm...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - September 11, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Spravato Safety Holds Up Long-Term for Treatment-Resistant Depression
(MedPage Today) -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Esketamine nasal spray (Spravato) showed consistent long-term safety outcomes for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), according to follow-up data from the SUSTAIN-3 trial.
In the open-label...
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - September 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
2 Uptown businesses vandalized, spray-painted by at least 10 people
CHICAGO — Two Uptown businesses were vandalized and spray-painted Saturday night in Uptown, according to the Chicago Police Department. The first business was targeted around 10 p.m. in the 1500 block of West Carmen Avenue and the second was targeted about 40 minutes later in the 5100 block of…#uptown #westcarmenavenue #northclarkstreet #cpd
Source: Reuters: Health - September 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden admin wants employers to make opioid overdose reversal drug available
The Biden administration is urging employers to keep the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone on hand, comparing it to workplaces preparing emergency plans in case of a fire. Why it matters: Narcan, a nasal spray version of naloxone, became available over-the-counter at major retailers for the…#narcan #hhs #xavierbecerra #joshuahunt #pinpoint
Source: Reuters: Health - September 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News 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
Jan. 6 rioter who attacked police with bear spray sentenced to 6 1/2 years
A Jan. 6 rioter who sprayed police officers with bear spray and bragged “we stormed them and we took Congress” was sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison Thursday, federal prosecutors said. Sean McHugh, 36, was found guilty in April at a bench trial of obstruction and assaulting, impeding, or…#seanmchugh #mchugh #auburn #capitol #josephallen
Source: Reuters: Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News 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
Narcan is now for sale without a prescription. Here’s what to know.
The nasal spray reverses opioid overdoses. More than 110,000 people are believed to have died of drug poisonings last year, many from synthetic opioids.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Ovalle Source Type: news
Sometimes, corporate landlords are better than mom and pops
Rob Csernyik is a 2022 Michener-Deacon fellow and a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. Not every renter has a landlord horror story, but I’ve collected several like trading cards. Two who refused to spray for bedbugs, one who rented me an apartment littered with used syringes and…#robcsernyik #michenerdeacon #globeandmail #atlantic #alexanderferrer #ontario #newbrunswick #saintjohn #landlords #ratelandlord
Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News 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
