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Brominated battle: Soda chemical has cloudy health history
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- Published on Friday, 13 January 2012 19:52
Patented as a flame retardant for plastics, and banned in food throughout Europe and Japan, a brominated chemical called BVO has been added to sodas for decades in North America. Now some scientists have a renewed interest in this little-known ingredient, found in 10 percent of sodas in the United States.
National Toxicology Program Declares Formaldehyde a Known Human Carcinogen
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- Published on Monday, 13 June 2011 17:41
In June 2011, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published its 12th Report on Carcinogens. The report is a scientific and public health document that identifies substances that cause or may cause cancer.
New Swedish Study Shows Acrylamide Likely Causes Esophageal Cancer
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- Published on Sunday, 17 April 2011 17:20
Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden have published a population-based case-control study linking esophageal cancer to dietary acrylamide intake.
Study from India Shows that Benzene Damages Immune System of Gas Pumping Workers
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- Published on Sunday, 17 April 2011 17:20
In a new study, researchers from India compared immune system damage between 428 gasoline pumping workers and 78 unexposed individuals. They found a significant increase in the concentration of benzene and its byproducts in both blood and urine in the workers.
Meta-Analysis of Benzene-Leukemia Studies Finds Risks for Low-Level Exposure
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- Published on Sunday, 17 April 2011 17:19
Finnish researchers have published a systematic review and meta-analysis of occupational benzene exposure and the risk of leukemia that they claim is the first such study to be published.
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