Children who have been injured as a result of the negligent conduct of employers who expose pregnant mothers to hazards in the workplace are now entitled to bring a direct action against the mother’s employer in California as a result of a long prayed for September 25, 1996 decision of the California Court of Appeal […]
Dioxin Proven to Cause Cancer and Heart Disease
A major break through in understanding the effect of dioxin exposure was published in December 1995 by Dieter Flesch-Janys and others, “Exposure to Polychlorinated Dioxins and Furans (PCDD/F) and Mortality in a Cohort of Workers from Herbicide-producing Plant in Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany,” 142 American Journal of Epidemiology 1165-1175 (December 1, 1995). The work […]
Dioxin in Pentachlorophenol: A Case Study of Cancer Deaths in the Lumber Industry
A major break through in understanding the effect of dioxin exposure was published in December 1995 by Dieter Flesch-Janys and others, “Exposure to Polychlorinated Dioxins and Furans (PCDD/F) and Mortality in a Cohort of Workers from Herbicide-producing Plant in Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany,” 142 American Journal of Epidemiology 1165-1175 (December 1, 1995). Dr. Flesch-Janys […]
Contaminated L-Tryptophan and 5-Hydroxy-L-Tryptophan, Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome [EMS], the 1989 Epidemic and the 1998 Warning
In 1998 scientists with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed the presence of impurities in some 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan (5-HTP) products currently sold and widely promoted as dietary supplements in health food and nutrition stores. The impurity identified in 5-HTP by spectroscopic analysis is called “peak X.” FDA’s analytical results are consistent with those obtained and […]
Proving Chemically Induced Asthma Symptoms: Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome, A New Medical Development
Five years ago patients and clients who associated adult onset asthma with chemical exposure found they were unable to prove medical causation and were precluded from pursuing their right to recover for significant injuries caused by others. This is no longer the case as a result of 1985 medical research by Brooks and others identifying […]
