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Search results for "brain cancer" ...
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Coincidence or Cluster
"The series examined a series of lawsuits filed since April 2006 that claim that groundwater and air contamination from two neighboring manufacturers caused people in McCullom lake, population 1,000, to get sick with brain cancer and other illnesses."
Tags: cancer; McHenry County Department of Health; law suit; groundwater; contamination; Rohm and Haas Manufacturing Company; Modine Manufacturing company
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Three Commentaries
The Memphis Daily News' Lindsay Jones turns her eyes on many topics in these commentaries. First, she writes about a woman who had brain surgery years ago, and her attempts to cope with the after-effects now she has no insurance coverage. Jones contrasts this with Governor Phil Bredesen's "illness from a suspected tick bite and his trip to the vaunted Mayo Clinic." Also, Jones writes of the midterm Senate race pitting Harold Ford, Jr. against Bob Corker; and also the experience of being a Wal-Mart shopper.
Tags: Harold Ford, Jr.; Bob Corker; Wal-Mart; governor Phil Bredesen; medical insurance; Kim Fields; cancer survivors; pre-existing conditions
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"Clean Rooms"
This investigative report looks at several medical abnormalities affecting "chip-makers" and "drive-makers" working in IBM "clean rooms." In IBM labs across the country, workers were unknowingly being exposed to carcinogens such as KTI 820, Methylene Chloride, and glycol ethers. As a result many workers later discovered that they had a range of different types of cancer- breast cancer, brain cancer, and testicular cancer. In one case of one 10-person work group, eight people were diagnosed with cancer- six died. The workers were unaware that the chemicals they were using were known to cause different types of cancer and even birth defects. One woman was specifically told that she could work in the "clean room" while pregnant. Her child was born with rare disease called Retinoblastoma, which is a rare eye cancer found in only 1 of 15,000 children. IBM refused to comment on the situation, and responded to one worker's complaint, "regrettably, cancer is one of the most common causes of death in American adults."
Tags: IBM chip-makers; birth defects; drive-makers; clean rooms; KTI 820; carcinogens; Methylene Chloride; glycol ethers
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Nightmare
The Amoco Research Center in suburban Naperville has been hit with a horrifying medical mystery. From 1989 to 1998, 19 employees were diagnosed with brain tumor, and four died. The article tells the story of the workers that started to speak out about their safety.
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Kids at Risk
This investigation finds that substances in the environment can harm the human brain. The story reveals how polychlorinated biphenyls and mercury in many cases have had devastating effect on children's development throughout the country. A major finding is that protection against such chemicals is still underdeveloped, because the Environmental Protection Agency does not require chemical manufacturers to provide data on possible neurological effects.
Tags: PCBs; neurotoxicants; IQ; cancer; birth defects; FDA; vaccines; pollution; oil refining; Monsanto; mercury
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Has something to get off his chest
Texas Monthly profiles elite cyclist Lance Armstrong, the two-time Tour de France winner. "He doesn't use performance-enhancing drugs, he insists, no matter what his critics in the European press and elsewhere say. And yet the accusations keep coming," the magazine reports. The story depicts Lance's battle with testicular cancer, which had spread to his lungs and brain. The article examines how the use of EPO - a drug that saved Lance from cancer - and other dopes can enhance performance, and reveals how riders have always been a step ahead of the testers. A major finding is that "dopers enjoy a solidarity that is maintained by a code of silence."
Tags: Tour de France; doctors; drugs; doping; cycling; riding; tournaments; sponsors; champions; drug abuse; the Games; Olympics; muscles; Human Performance Laboratory at the University if Texas in Austin
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Welcome To Meth Country
Sierra reports on the environmental dangers of meth labs. "For every pond of meth produced, between five and six pounds of highly toxic waste is generated." Chemicals and fumes from meth labs can cause cancer, respiratory problems and brain damage. Meth labs present toxic dangers to the officers who have to deal with them and to the environment as a whole.
Tags: meth; toxic waste; drug labs; environment; hazardous materials
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Cell Phone Syndrome
WJLA-TV examines cell phones and whether they are safe to use. The I-Team spoke with a researcher who believes that cell phones are not safe to use because of the radiation emitted into the user. Wright and Walters also found a Baltimore "brain surgeon who believes his deadly brain cancer came from his heavy cell phone use."
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; cell phones; safety; cancer
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Silicon Hell: High Tech's Toxic Toll
San Francisco Bay Guardian looks at the the health problems of workers in the computer industry. Reveals large computer companies are contaminating soil, air and water with hazardous chemicals.
Tags: computers; pollution; chemicals; factory workers; semi-conductors; OSHA; EPA Toxic Release Inventory Data; Hazardous Substance Database abstracts; San Jose sewage treatment plant records; brain cancer; California Health Department
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Our Children, Their Cancer
On June 23, 1997, state officials in the Department of Health announced an investigation of a cluster of children with rare brain and nerve-cell cancers in St. Lucie County. The Stuart News had identified 17 cases of this type of cancer in St. Lucie County. After six months, health officials said they identifies at least 31 childhood cancer cases. The News has found three others, for a total of 34. The first testing of possible environmental causes is not expected to begin until mid-January. Parents suspect pesticides and herbicides, but officials say finding a cause will be a slow process. Similar investigations have taken years and come up empty.
Tags: cancer; kids; children; toxic spills; pesticide; poisoning; St. Lucie County; herbicides