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For decades, people in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, have lived with the possible health hazards from oil spills in their industrial waterfront. Up to 30 million gallons of petroleum — almost three times the amount dumped off the Alaskan coast by the Exxon Valdez in 1989 — made their way into Newtown Creek and surrounding neighborhoods from dozens of refineries over more than a century. Now residents have a new anxiety: Toxic gases may be rising into their homes from below, the legacy of dry-cleaning plants, foundries and other manufacturers that once operated in this hub, which has long been home to immigrants and, more recently, artists and young professionals.Such vapor intrusion — chemicals from contaminated soil and groundwater that become airborne, entering buildings through pores and cracks — has become a growing public health concern around the country in recent years. Contaminants that spread from industrial activity, or that were mistakenly believed to have been contained or eliminated in environmental cleanups, have been discovered wafting into basements.
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WASHINGTON — Two federal drug officials have concluded that asthma sufferers risk death if they continue to use four hugely popular asthma drugs — Advair, Symbicort, Serevent and Foradil. But the officials’ views are not universally shared within the government. The two officials, who work in the safety division of the Food and Drug Administration, wrote in an assessment on the agency’s Web site on Friday that asthma sufferers of all ages should no longer take the medicines. A third drug-safety official concluded that Advair and Symbicort could be used by adults but that all four drugs should no longer be used by people age 17 and under. Dr. Badrul A. Chowdhury, director of the division of pulmonary and allergy products at the agency, cautioned in his own assessment that the risk of death associated with the drugs was small and that banning their use “would be an extreme approach” that could lead asthmatics to rely on other risky medications.
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Back in 2007, the Big Dig Tunnel ceiling collapsed causing millions of tons of concrete to crash on Milena Del Valle of Boston, killing her instantly while her husband managed to escape with minor injuries. The Big Dig Tunnel’s ceiling was said to collapse due to a "colossal failure of oversight by past administrations and said it's working to make sure a similar accident never happens again.” The companies that faced the lawsuit were those who worked on the construction and oversight of the Big Dig Tunnel including, Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff, Modern Continental Co., Gannett Fleming Inc. and the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. The $28M dollar sum also stemmed from Powers Fasteners Inc. and bolt distributor Newman Associates who were also included in the lawsuit. Milena Del Valle had 3 children that were fortunately not in the car at the time of the accident.
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Medical Tourism, known as the practice of allowing patients from one country receive medical care from another while still under their home country’s insurance policy. Medical tourism has been gaining some steam in a small amount of insurance companies in the U.S. allowing their patients to receive medical care in countries such as Singapore and Costa Rica. The benefits of allowing patients to receive medical care abroad are namely due to cost reductions. Surgeries that go from $100,000 in the U.S. can only cost around $10,000 in other countries. It seems as though many U.S. doctors have found their way to international hospitals, in which people from the U.S. could possibly receive medical care in a foreign country by a U.S. doctor. However the risks the medical tourism presents is not having the quality of care received and perceived. Many U.S. officials are skeptical to the credentials of foreign hospitals as well as their doctors. Medical tourism has been gaining some popularity, but for the system to spread further investigation must be done in order for the big insurance companies to participate.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has banned popular anti-smoking drug, Chantix, for Airline Pilots because use of the drug has been shown to cause auto accidents. A study has proven that operating machinery such as an automobile or airplane while using Chantix could cause seizures and loss of consciousness. Other side effects issued with taking Chantix include sever mood swings and garish visions also called “Chantix dreams”. The FDA approved Chantix back in 2006, but there have been many complaints about the negative side effects caused by Chantix. As of a study conducted in 2007, “Chantix has led to 173 accidents including 77 falls and 28 traffic accidents.”
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