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That marked the second victory this year: in February the VA awarded similar payments to vets with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and soft-tissue sarcoma, two forms of cancer. But the government continues to reject claims that Agent Orange causes lung cancer, and veterans argue that the VA imposes so many restrictions that few survivors will actually benefit...
...from breathing, the air they exhaled had become trapped in the beads. So when they inhaled, they drew in stale air that was low in oxygen. "You end up breathing back in what you've just breathed out," Thach explains. "All the oxygen gets used up." Adults have enough lung power to suck in sufficient oxygen through the pillow, but Kemp and Thach determined that babies could not. By testing rabbits that had the same lung size as infants, the pediatricians proved that rebreathing into the bead-filled cushions was fatal for babies. The two investigators also determined that...
...that cigarette smoking is not dangerous, the industry- sponsored Council for Tobacco Research spends $18 million a year to bankroll studies by prominent scientists. But a new poll, published in the American Journal of Public Health, shows that 93% of the tobacco-funded scientists surveyed "strongly believe" that most lung-cancer deaths are caused by smoking. The industry's response is that it sponsors studies without regard to results. But the survey taker, K. Michael Cummings of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, demurs: "Scientists receiving support from the council should ask themselves whether the value of their research...
...cartel has also buried cocaine in toxic chemicals. In 1989 Customs agents and New York policemen found almost 5,000 kg of the drug inside 252 drums of powdered lye. No sane inspector would poke around in lye, which can inflict severe eye, skin and lung burns. Luckily, someone had tipped off the authorities...
...month, the work's dusty red coloring agent contained zinc sulfide and barium sulfate. The chemicals caused severe respiratory and skin problems for some employees, they claim. A staff memo admitted that "ingestion of the pigment will cause illness, and the inhalation of the dust is known to cause lung irritation." Although the powder was replaced 12 days later, three workers resigned and a fourth entered the hospital for treatment...