Pfizer Inc is recalling all lots of its anti-smoking drug Chantix because it contains high levels of cancer-causing agents.
Category: Cancer
Chemicals in Medical-Dental Products Linked with Breast Cancer, warn scientists
The increasing use of photo-initiator chemicals in everyday products, especially in medical settings, has raised concerns about their adverse effects on human health.
U.S. Military Leaving Behind PFAS, Other Highly Toxic Chemicals in Afghanistan
Some of the military bases the U.S. is leaving behind in Afghanistan are filled with toxic chemicals that can pose serious health and environmental problems, including substances that increase the risk of cancer and other diseases.. What is worse: these toxic sites may never get a full cleanup.
Toxic PFAS Forever Chemicals are Leaching into Your Home Air at Worrying Levels, say scientists
New study results have revealed that we are breathing in concerning levels of toxic outgassed PFAS chemicals inside our homes, schools and workplaces everyday.
Pull Carcinogenic Sunscreens: Researchers to FDA
A group of researchers has called on the Food and Drug Administration to pull certain popular sunscreen brands after they said they’ve found evidence of a potential cancer-causing chemical.
Big Chemical Loses Third Appeal in Roundup Glyphosate-Cancer Cases
Bayer Chemical just lost a third appeal against U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on use of its glyphosate-based Roundup weedkillers.
Big Roundup Update: Glyphosate Out, Big Bucks to Settle Lawsuits In
So there is some big news on the “Roundup Weedkiller with Glyphosate” front.
‘Overturn 2 Billion Dollar Talc Verdict’ say Johnson and Johnson Lawyers
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is asking for a Supreme Court review of a $2 billion verdict against them.
NY Bill would Ban Toxic PBDE Fire Retardant Chemicals in Home Products
New York firefighters and environmental advocates joined New York Senator Todd Kaminsky to push for the passage of a bill that would ban carcinogenic PBDE flame retardant chemicals in household items.
Food Dye Titanium Dioxide Declared Unsafe by Europe
In May 2021 the European Food Safety Association (EFSA) announced that food dye additive “titanium dioxide” (aka the “white” nanoparticle food coloring *) is no longer considered safe when used as a food additive.
