Dominion Virginia Power is looking to remove itself as liable in the $1 billion dollar lawsuit brought forth by residents of Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) living near the Battlefield Golf Club,...
The Virginia Department of Health is reporting a woman’s recent death may be linked to the H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as Swine Flu. If it turns out Swine Flu was a contributing...
The Virginia (VA) Department of Health is preparing to test the waters along 44 state beaches, according to The Virginian-Pilot. They’ll be testing for a bacteria group called enterococcus,...
The Washington Post reported on a British study, in late May, 2008 that new microscopic nanotubes that are being made for a wide variety of consumer products can cause the same kind of damage in the body as asbestos, and its deadly cancer of the lung lining called mesothelioma. These findings were made by well respected British researchers in a recent study of mice and the study is sounding alarms among workplace experts. Nanotubes are increasingly being used in electronic equipment, and sporting goods equipment and other products.
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Radioactive/Radiation Exposures Linked to Cancers in Railroad Workers handling nuclear/uranium...