Archive for the 'Health' Category
Warning To Gulf Volunteers: Almost Every Cleanup Worker From The 1989 Exxon Valdez Disaster Is Now Dead
July 2nd, 2010At least they have some nice accommodations: Banned FEMA Formaldehyde Trailers Return for Latest Gulf Disaster. Via: Business Insider: Are you sure that you want to help clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? In a previous article we documented a number of the health dangers from this oil spill that many […]
Banned FEMA Formaldehyde Trailers Return for Latest Gulf Disaster
July 2nd, 2010Children in Katrina Trailers May Face Lifelong Ailments FEMA Trailer Manufacturers Knew About Formaldehyde, Findings Went Undisclosed Formaldehyde-Laced Death Trailers to Haiti!? Judge Rejects Class-Action Status in FEMA Trailer Suits Via: New York Times: In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, they became a symbol of the government’s inept response to that disaster: the 120,000 or […]
UK Firm Octel Bribed Iraqis to Keep Buying Toxic Fuel Additive
July 1st, 2010Via: Guardian: The former chief executive of a British chemical company faces the prospect of extradition to the US after the firm admitted million-dollar bribes to officials to sell toxic fuel additives to Iraq. Paul Jennings, until last year chief executive of the Octel chemical works near Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, and his predecessor, Dennis Kerrison, […]
The Insane Overuse of Antibiotics in Industrial Meat Production
June 30th, 2010This is another one for your Captain Obvious file folder. Also, if you’re concerned about issues like this, and try to eat clean food, you might be mentally ill. Have a nice day, and make sure to take your happy pills with your ammonia burger. Via: New York Times: Federal food regulators took a tentative […]
Dumbing Down Society Part I: Foods, Beverages and Meds
June 30th, 2010Via: Vigilant Citizen: Scientific data has been proving for years that governments around the world are tolerating the selling of many products which have a direct and negative effect on cognitive and physical health.
Biggest Threat to Your Safety While Traveling by Commercial Flight? The Food
June 29th, 2010What happened to: FDA Warning Letter to LSG SkyChefs (World’s Second Largest Provider of Airline Catering Services) from back in January? Via: CBS: Many Americans fear for their safety while flying, scared of the possibility of something going wrong with the plane’s maintenance. It turns out, however, the biggest safety issue you face while flying […]
BP Worker Found Dead of “Natural Causes”
June 29th, 2010Via: nfwdailynews.com: A BP cleanup worker was found dead in his Village Inn room Sunday afternoon. The 48-year-old man’s identity has not been released. “There are no signs of foul play,” said Michele Nicholson, spokeswoman for the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. “I don’t think there was anything suspicious about it.” A spokeswoman at Mobile’s Unified […]
So Far, 400 Have Sought Medical Care After Visits to Escambia County Beaches
June 28th, 2010Via pnj.com: The Escambia County Health Department lifted a health advisory on Pensacola Beach on Friday on the advice of a beach official and against the advice of a federal environmental official. But the advisory was not lifted for Gulf Islands National Seashore’s Fort Pickens beach, immediately west of Pensacola Beach or Johnson Beach on […]
Jury Awards $2.4 Million in First Chinese Drywall Trial
June 21st, 2010Via: AP: A Florida couple who fled their dream home because of foul-smelling, ruinous Chinese drywall was awarded $2.4 million in damages Friday in the nation’s first jury trial over the defective wallboard that could have legal ramifications for thousands of similar cases. The six-person jury ruled that Armin and Lisa Seifart should receive more […]
Coast Guard Authorized to Burn Oil Off Florida, Health Notification Issued
June 19th, 2010“Don’t panic.” —The Management Via: NFW Daily News: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection authorized the Coast Guard to burn oil offshore, and the county is warning people of potential health issues. Particulate matter, an airborne mix of very small particles and liquid droplets, may reach the shore, according to an Okaloosa County Health Department […]
