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...solvent in the laundering process. Perc is not pretty - it's a volatile organic compound that in small doses can cause dizziness, headaches and respiratory irritation. Prolonged perc exposure has been linked to liver and kidney damage, and the government has identified the chemical as a potential occupational carcinogen...
...written statement. Only 5% said they would not allow a teenager to tan. And of the establishments that allowed teen tanning, a mere 11% adhered to the FDA guidelines and said they would cap visits at three per week. "The tanning industry makes its profits off selling a carcinogen to teenagers and young adults. In that sense, it is similar to the cigarette industry," says Dr. Martin Weinstock, a professor of dermatology at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School and an author of the study...
...leader of the opposition respond to all this? Speaking Sunday morning on This Week with George Stephanopoulos, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) had this to say about carbon emissions: “The idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide. Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, you’ve got more carbon dioxide...
...trailers. The suspicions--that the trailers themselves caused the health problems--were confirmed only on Feb. 14. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the 519 sampled trailers in Louisiana and Mississippi typically contained an average of about five times the acceptable level of formaldehyde gas, a carcinogen. FEMA says it will attempt to relocate all residents before the summer...
RISKY HOURS Believe it or not, the night shift could become less appealing than it already is. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has named the so-called graveyard shift--worked in part by nearly 20% of the laboring population in Europe and North America--as a probable carcinogen, joining other likely cancer causes such as anabolic steroids and ultraviolet radiation...