Benzene

If you think you’ve smelt burnt plastic coming from lingering wildfire smoke, you may not be alone. There actually is a scientific reason for such a smell. According to Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick, a professor of medicine at Queen’s…

Gas stoves are leaking dangerous - potentially cancer-causing - chemicals into the home even when they are turned off, a shocking new study finds.Researchers from PSE Healthy Energy found that stoves in California were emitting 12 hazardous…

Cancer experts are calling on companies selling personal care products to increase their vigilance and testing for toxic chemicals after a mass recall of dry shampoo in Canada this week. On Tuesday, Unilever and Health Canada…

Gas stoves in California homes are leaking cancer-causing benzene, researchers found in a new study. Their findings add to a growing body of research that indicate that gas stoves may be hazardous for people’s health as well as the…

Thousands of Unilever hair products have been recalled across Canada due to the detection of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical. Health Canada issued the recall Tuesday for more than 1.5 million dry shampoo products manufactured by…

The natural gas delivered to homes contains low concentrations of several chemicals linked to cancer, a new study found. Researchers also found inconsistent levels of odorants — substances that give natural gas its characteristic “rotten…

Bottles of Disney-branded Mickey Mouse and Star Wars hand sanitizer are being recalled for containing methanol and cancer-causing chemicalsDisney-branded bottles on hand sanitizer may contain the cancer causing chemical…

Health Canada has issued a recall on Friday for Old Spice and Secret aerosol deodorants after benzene was detected in them. The recall involves eight different products from Proctor & Gamble that were packaged in aerosol…

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JOONDALUP: Emergency workers and clean-up crew are among 9/11 responders still suffering significant health issues 20 years after the terrorist attacks. More than 91,000 workers and volunteers were exposed to a range of hazards during the…