Fact sheet: the Report on Carcinogens - 9th edition
...ublic all use the Report to ensure that reasonable precautions or regulations are in place. The following briefly describes the additions and/or changes made to the 9th edition of the Report: Saccharin - Saccharin has been removed from the 9th edition. The Calorie Control Council nominated saccharin for de...EPA, OSHA and CPSC accept non-animal system for screening chemicals' skin corrosiveness
...rly labeled to alert consumers and workers to take precautions to prevent chemical burns to the skin. Corrosion is more serious than skin irritation and involves permanent damage to skin, usually with scarring. In the new test, developed under the trade name Corrositex, a chemical or chemical mixture is pl...Heatstroke killed four football players during 1998, expert urges precautions
...all andall other vigorous sports should take extra precautions in hot weather toprevent tragedies, the study director says. "In the past four years, we have seen 11 football-related heatstrokedeaths," said Dr. Frederick Mueller, professor and chair of physical education,exercise and sport science at UNC-...Scientists Show Proteins Function Individually As Part Of DNA Repair
... implicated, forces patients to take extraordinary precautions toprotect themselves from sunlight, the scientist said. Clearly with suchillnesses, the body's process for repairing genetic damage does not functionproperly. "We've worked on helicases for the last 15 years or so, and we have onlynow gotten ...Common Type Of Aircraft Wing Susceptible To Hazardous Icing
...ministration. Inaddition, pilots should take other precautions -- such as increasing their airspeed to enhance lift -- when icing conditionsappear imminent. "We have made significant progress in understanding the types of wing designsthat are more sensitive to certain kinds oficing," Bragg said. "This informatio...Dangerous Chemical Combination Presents Possible Scenario For Gulf War Illnesses
...deaths. But it appears that, for some veterans,the precautions prevented one set of problems and created another. Now,our task is to analyze the veterans' symptoms by investigating all the potentialcauses, not only for their sakes but for the welfare of future soldiers." The Duke study is one of a three-part in...