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A Nontoxic Pill to Replace Chemotherapy? It’s Possible

A cure for cancer: It’s the holy grail of medical challenges, and researchers want nothing more than to finally crack the code. It’s widely known that chemotherapy (the use of toxic drugs to treat cancer) has debilitating side effects. Chemotherapy drugs cannot differentiate between cancer cells and normal cells – so they destroy both. Patients undergoing chemotherapy can become weak and ill. Even when cancer is cured, the treatment itself may have lasting side effects. But what if a pill could replace chemotherapy? What if that pill were nontoxic, had minimal to no side effects and carried a success rate near 100 percent? It...

29 May

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Railroad Workers: Do You Know Your Rights?

The development of railroads during the Industrial Revolution played an important part in the growth and expansion of the United States, which at that time, was a relatively young country. Arguably, one of the most important inventions was the steam engine, which powered locomotives that revolutionized transportation and commerce during that time period. Steam engines use large amounts of heat; using fire and water to create steam that allows for the wheels of the locomotive to turn. Asbestos was beginning to become a popular building material at the time; its heat -resistant qualities paired with its abundance and affordability, allowed the...

29 May

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Regulatory Accountability Act: Extinguishing Hopes of Banning Asbestos

Last year, President Barack Obama signed into law a long awaited bill that places stronger regulations on toxic chemicals but unfortunately, a recent piece of legislation that has already swept through the House could tear it all down and undermine the work of The Clean Air Act, The Toxic Substance Control Act, and The Occupational Safety and Health Act. The Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA), which now sits in the Senate, will impose greater restrictions and requirements on the aforementioned agencies by requiring them to conduct more research, analyze more data, and conduct public hearings for major regulations. The concern from those...

29 May

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Improper Asbestos Removal Reported at Westinghouse