Archives by Tag 'Cancer'

Banned contaminated Katrina FEMA trailers housing Gulf oil spill cleanup workers

An article in The New York Times says FEMA trailers used to house residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina, found to contain high levels of formaldehyde that sickened many people, are finding a second life housing Gulf oil spill cleanup workers, despite being banned for long-term housing by the government. Within months after Katrina in August [...]

Unnecessary radiation exposure and cancer risk common with CT scans, researchers urge FDA oversight

Researchers say patients are currently at risk for receiving more radiation than necessary from Computed Tomography (CT scans) and increasing cancer risk due to a current lack of standardization, monitoring and regulation of how imaging equipment is used. The editorial “Is Computed Tomography Safe?” by Rebecca Smith-Bindman, M.D. and researchers at the University of California [...]

Sen. Schumer asks FDA to release data on sunscreen ingredient linked to skin cancer

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York has urged the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to release their review of studies concerning cancer risk associated with retinyl palmitate, a vitamin A derivative commonly used in sunscreens, to the public. AOL News reported in May of learning through documents and interviews that the FDA [...]