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WHO categorizes aspartame as a possible carcinogen—but don’t panic
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe new warnings from the WHO target high consumers of aspartame. On July 13, the World Health...
WHO declares firefighting is a cancer risk; how this affects Asheville firefighters
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoASHEVILLE - After 15 years working as an Asheville Fire Department engineer, Ben Brickhouse was...
Working in the sun creates large skin cancer risk, UN agencies report
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWorking under the sun could be a major cause of skin cancer worldwide, according to new data from...
Post wrongly links Goldfish snacks to weed killer and cancer | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe claim: Goldfish snacks contain dangerously high levels of weed killer linked to cancer An April...
New York City Recorded World’s Worst Air Pollution on Tuesday Thanks to Canada Wildfires Smoke
People via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe New York State Department of Health advised to "limit strenuous outdoor activity to reduce the...
Could recycling rubble contaminated with asbestos be dangerous for Ukrainians?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 5 months ago“When a bomb turns an entire building into rubble, the concrete is smashed into pieces. Everything...
The Unsettled—and Unsettling—Science of Lawn Chemicals
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCredit - Anand Purohit—Getty Images For people with yards, keeping grass lush can often feel like a...
Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to rising cancer cases
Associated Press via AOL· 7 months agoBoston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when...
Fighting toxic air pollution
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoUrszula Tanouye had no idea that she was breathing in toxic air pollution until a friend sent her a link to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)...
Connecticut firefighters seek new cancer protections through workers’ compensation
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn July of 2017, after celebrating his daughter’s first birthday, Westport firefighter Paul Spennato received “the worst news” of his life — a stage-two myxoid liposarcoma was eating away at ...
