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		<title>Chinese Drywall Test Results Due Monday</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13973</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More results of Chinese drywall testing conducted as part of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission&#8217;s (CPSC) massive investigation are expected to be released next week.  The highly anticipated report will arrive just days before an important lawsuit deadline arrives for some Chinese drywall homeowners.
The next round of test results will address the corrosion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Insurance Bill Proposed, Lawsuit Deadline Nears</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Chinese drywall bill just introduced in the U.S. Congress would prohibit insurers from dropping or changing policies on homes built with tainted Chinese drywall.  According to The Bradenton Herald, the Chinese drywall insurance bill is being sponsored by  Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La.
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received about 1,897 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVA Says 2/3rds of Coal Ash from Last Year&#8217;s Spill Cleaned Up</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13921</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is stating that most of the coal ash “deemed critical” following last year’s historic spill, has been cleaned up, said WDEF. The authority said some two-thirds of the “critical” spill has been cleaned out of the Emory River
The catastrophic fly ash spill took place last December and released an unimaginable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise Ship  Norovirus Study Points Finger at Dirty Public Bathrooms</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13917</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A norovirus outbreak has ruined more than one cruise vacation.  Now a new study suggests that keeping public restrooms on cruse ships clean could go a long way in preventing norovirus among passengers and crew.
Unfortunately, the study, which was published in the journal &#8220;Clinical Infections Diseases&#8221; found that public bathrooms on cruise ships are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phthalate Exposure Affects Boys&#8217; Behavior</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13915</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phthalates, chemicals that enable flexibility in plastics and vinyls, are again, being linked to adverse health outcomes, this time in boys. According to WebMD, women exposed to high phthalate levels during pregnancy may give birth to boys who express behaviors that are less typically masculine.
For instance, said WebMD, boys born by women who were exposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thyroid Cancer Rates Near Indian Point Among Highest in U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13913</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Communities around the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester, NY have higher-than-normal rates of thyroid cancer, according to a study released Monday.  The study found  that rates of thyroid cancer  in the four counties surrounding the Indian Point nuclear plant  &#8211; Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester &#8211;  were the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Repair Fraud Prompts Call for Crackdown</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13911</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of firms offering Chinese drywall &#8220;solutions&#8221; has exploded in recent months, prompting a group of  U.S. Senators to ask the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to crack down on such scams.  It&#8217;s important to remember that no Chinese drywall remediation or testing protocols have been established as yet, so any claims that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Orders Safety Review Of Alcoholic Energy Drinks</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13901</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just notified about 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it intends to look into the safety and legality of their products.
“The increasing popularity of consumption of caffeinated alcoholic beverages by college students and reports of potential health and safety issues necessitates that we look seriously at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Lawsuits, Investigation Gaining Momentum</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13891</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese drywall crisis, and the litigation surrounding it, is set to enter a new phase this month.  With potential plaintiffs in Chinese drywall lawsuits facing an important deadline in a few weeks, a federal judge will soon be scheduling the first lawsuits for trial.   And in the coming weeks, federal investigators [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Cites Red Cross for Problems with Blood Supplies</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13886</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dow Jones News just broke with information regarding blood supplied by the American Red Cross. It seems that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that it discovered what it described as “widespread and persistent problems with the storage and distribution” of blood supplied by the Red Cross.
The agency investigation, which took place last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Aid Set Aside in Louisiana</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13872</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some Chinese drywall victims in Louisiana could eventually get a bit of financial help from the state.  According to the Associated Press, the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) yesterday voted unanimously to back a $5 million plan to help Road Home program recipients who have tainted Chinese drywall.  The aid package still must be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illness Reported After H1N1 Vaccine</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13857</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Less than 24 hours after being inoculated against the H1N1 Swine Flu, a young Virginia boy has come down with the dangerous, often debilitating Guillain-Barre syndrome, MSNBC is reporting.
Jordan McFarland (14), is wheelchair-bound and developed severe headaches, spasms, and leg weakness, said MSNBC, and is expected to need to use a walker for up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Omnibus Lawsuit Deadline Just Weeks Away</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13851</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall victims whose homes were built with wallboard manufactured by Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd are just weeks away from a make-or-break deadline.  They have until December 2, 2009 to join an omnibus class action lawsuit that will be filed against Knauf on December 9.  Knauf has agreed to waive its rights [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Insurance Commissioner Says Chinese Drywall Not Covered Under Homeowners&#8217; Policies</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13839</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall is not a covered peril under homeowners&#8217; insurance polices, according to the Florida Insurance Commissioner.  Speaking to state legislators, Kevin McCarty warned that insurers have no obligation to cover defective Chinese drywall.
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received about 1,897 reports from residents in 30 states, the District of Columbia, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA Linked To Male Sexual Dysfunction</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13835</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The industrial chemical, bisphenol A—BPA—has been making news in recent months over its connection to a wide variety of adverse health events, a worrisome issue given the chemical’s overwhelming ubiquity.
We have long noted that BPA has been connected to increased risks of brain, reproductive, cardiac, and immune system diseases and disorders; problems with liver function [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firms Marketing Flavored Cigarettes Get FDA Warning</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13833</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is enforcing the flavored cigarette ban provision that is part of the newly-enacted Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) by issuing several warning letters to companies that continue to sell illegal flavored cigarettes to consumers in the United States through Web sites.
The warning letters directed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psych Meds While Pregnant Triples Risk Of Early Birth</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13797</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month we wrote that women who take antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) during pregnancy may be more likely to experience premature birth than other women. Science Daily is now reporting that the likelihood of premature child delivery triples in pregnant women with a history of depression and who take certain psychiatric [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E. Coli Outbreak Prompts Call For Investigation Of School Lunches</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13792</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Poisoning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently wrote that some 31 million children are at increased risk for food poisoning due to delays in tainted food products being removed from school cafeterias.
Now, reports the Associated Press (AP), the House Education and Labor Committee chair is seeking a probe into the potential for the dangerous, sometimes deadly, E. coli pathogen to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yaz, Yasmin Lawsuits in New Jersey Could be Deemed Mass Tort</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13790</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated Bayer—maker of the birth control pill, Yaz—to run a correction to its Yaz marketing that cost some $20-million. Bayer must also submit its ads to the agency for approval resulting from a legal settlement obtained by some state attorneys general and the agency.
Now, Yaz and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Homeowners Filing Chinese Drywall Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13767</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Drywall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems thousands of United States homeowners claim that they are becoming sick as a result of defective Chinese drywall, claiming a “rotten egg” odor; headaches; nausea and vomiting; respiratory problems; and corrosion of metals in the home, including of jewelry, wiring, air conditioning units, and other appliances.
The Daily Herald points out that millions of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch Ban Prevnar After Infant Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the deaths of three babies within a two-week period, authorities in Holland have banned a batch of Prevenar, also known as Prevnar, reported Reuters. The babies all died within two weeks of receiving the vaccination.
&#8220;On average about five to 10 deaths are reported annually after babies get vaccines,&#8221; said a spokeswoman for the Dutch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stiff Nights Contains Dangerous, Undeclared Ingredients</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13756</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure and is illegal. Stiff Nights contains sulfoaildenafil, a chemical similar to sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra.
Following a consumer complaint, the FDA determined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Light Cigarettes Encourage Smoking</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13750</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Light cigarettes are not all they’re cracked up to be when it comes to quitting smoking, according to an emerging study, says WebMD. Experts found that the switch to what Web MD described as &#8220;light,&#8221; &#8220;ultra-light,&#8221; or &#8220;low-tar&#8221; cigarettes could actually undermine well-intentioned smoking cessation attempts.
Most cigarettes—about 84 percent, according to the Federal Trade Commission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Home Pharmacy Settles Kickback Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13739</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drug giant Johnson &#038; Johnson (J&#038;J) continues to make news with a Justice Department investigation into accusations of Medicaid Fraud, announced Business Week. The Justice Department recently settled with Omnicare over kickback allegations to the tune of $112 million.
The massive settlement concerned kickbacks involving the United States’ biggest nursing home pharmacy, Omnicare and generic drug [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA Found in Canned Foods</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13737</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bisphenol A—BPA—the ubiquitous, estrogen-mimicking chemical that hardens plastic has, according to another emerging study, been found in some popular canned foods, said FoxNews.
According to Consumer Reports’ December issue, it “tested soups, juice, tuna, and green beans,” said FoxNews, and discovered “19 name-brand foods” contain some level of BPA. As we have previously noted, BPA can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diet Sodas May Impact Kidney Function</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13726</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diet sodas have been linked to a reduction in kidney functioning, according to an emerging study cited by WebMD. While diet sodas may help in keeping caloric intake down, the beverages might be doubling the risk of kidney function decline, said WebMD.
The research looked at women who consumed two or more diet sodas daily and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9/11 Ground Zero Responders  More Likely To Have Asthma</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13719</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emergency responders who participated in Ground Zero rescue and recovery efforts following the 9/11 terrorist attacks tend to suffer from asthma at about a two-fold rate compared to the rest of the U.S. population, according to a new study detailed by Science Daily.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers presented the new asthma data, said Science [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Lawsuit December 2nd Deadline A &#8220;Hard&#8221; Deadline</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13707</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A significant breakthrough in Chinese drywall  litigation was announced this week that will do much to streamline the process for suing a major drywall manufacturer.  To take advantage of this one time offer made by Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., Chinese drywall claimants must sign on to an omnibus class action lawsuit by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug Makers Fail To Disclose Event Sponsorship</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13705</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve long been saying so, and the issue has made headlines many times in recent months; now PLoS Medicine is writing that ties between Big Pharma and health professionals—are not sufficiently broad, reports Science Daily. In this case, the issue concerns Australian reporting standards; however, the problem has been noted in a variety of global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island Hospital Fined Over Wrong-Site Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13703</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we wrote about the fifth reported botched surgery at the same hospital since 2007. Rhode Island Hospital—the largest hospital in that state—allegedly operated on the wrong body part, described as a wrong-site surgery, five times.
Now, says the Associated Press (AP), the hospital has been fined $150,000 and mandated to take what the AP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Victims Must Act Now to Join Knauf Plasterboard Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13689</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a major breakthrough to report in the Chinese drywall litigation.  Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., one of the major defendants in the litigation, has agreed to accept service of lawsuits for one month. 
This agreement, announced by U.S. District Court Judge Eldon E. Fallon,  will allow claimants with Knauf drywall to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hepatitis Scare In Colorado Not Over Yet</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13679</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The hepatitis scandal that originated in Colorado is not yet over. The Denver Post reports that hundreds of patients remain untested for the dangerous liver disease that was potentially spread due to scrub tech Kristen Diane Parker’s shoddy practices and drug addiction.
Hepatitis C is spread by contact with infected body fluids, especially blood. The disease [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween Face Paints Made With Toxins</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13657</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some face paints have been found to contain lead, the Environmental News Service (ENS) just announced, citing the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. A problem given that Halloween is tomorrow. ENS described lead as a neurotoxin that can cause problems in the brain, even at low doses.
Some of the paints that underwent laboratory testing contained heavy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Airlines Faces Suit Over Toxic Airplane Air</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13654</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines has been hit with a personal injury lawsuit over toxic airplane air.  According to Courthouse News Service, the federal complaint was filed by two twin sisters who claim they and other passengers choked on toxic &#8220;super-heated&#8221; fumes that formed a &#8220;mist&#8221; in a Southwest airplane during flight.
The issue of toxic airplane air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slow Pace of Chinese Drywall Probe Frustrates Senator</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13645</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, expressed frustration yesterday that preliminary results from Chinese drywall testing have failed to answer some pressing questions.   According to The Miami Herald, Sen. Nelson was angered not only by the lack of answers, but by the slow pace of the Consumer Products Safety Commission&#8217;s (CPSC) Chinese drywall investigation.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Chinese Drywall Test Results Released, But CPSC Says More Study is Needed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13635</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preliminary results from the  first round of Chinese drywall tests conducted by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) have revealed that the wallboard emits volatile sulfur compounds at a higher rate, and contains higher levels of sulfur and strontium, than domestically-made drywall samples.  
But according to The Wall Street Journal, CPSC officials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIH Plans Major BPA Study</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13633</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economic stimulus plan is one of the players involved in a large study of bisphenol A—BPA—the estrogenic chemical that has been making headlines over the myriad adverse effects that seem to be associated with its exposure.
USA Today wrote that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be funding some $30 million to study the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Says Even One Cigarette Harmful</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13624</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research has concluded that just one cigarette can adversely affect young adults, reports ScienceDaily, citing research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009. The Congress was co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, said ScienceDaily.
Dr. Daskalopoulou’s study revealed that just one cigarette can increase arterial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Answers on Chinese Drywall Expected This Week</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13606</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall victims might finally get some answers this week.  The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) is expected to release the results of initial testing on Chinese and domestically produced drywall any day now.  An additional two reports should be ready next month.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, the CPSC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Homes Administer Psych Drugs For No Reason</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13600</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Tribune broke with an expose on how some powerful psychotropic medications are being administered to nursing home residents in Illinois without consent and without valid psychiatric diagnoses. Some of these elderly have suffered from a variety of adverse responses that include, said the Tribune, “tremors, dangerous lethargy, and a higher risk of harmful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Tests Revealed Bacteria, Fungus, Expert Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13588</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A building inspections expert claims Chinese drywall is infested with bacteria, fungus and even fecal matter.  According to a report on the Broward-Palm Beach New Times Web site, Spiderman S. Mulholland, owner of U.S. Building Consultants Inc. in Gainesville, Florida, says such contaminants are likely causing health problems  for people living in homes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO Cell Phone Study Reveals Possible Cancer Link</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13586</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Health Organization (WHO) will soon unveil the results of a groundbreaking, $30 million investigation into cell phone dangers.  According to media  reports &#8211; the study known as the Interphone investigation &#8211; found evidence of a link between cell phones and brain cancer.
According to the U.K.&#8217;s Daily Telegraph, a preliminary analysis of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Asked for &#8220;Fair and Just&#8221; Response to Drywall Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13566</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A top U.S. regulator has called on the Chinese to do &#8220;what is fair and just&#8221; in its response to the crisis over Chinese drywall.  According to The Wall Street Journal, the head of the   Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) made the appeal while attending the U.S.-China product safety summit that was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Louisiana Chinese Drywall Compensation Program Approved, But Launch Delayed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13526</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A plan to help Chinese drywall homeowners in Louisiana is a step closer to becoming a reality, but it could be some time before funds start flowing to drywall victims.  While the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA)  approved a $5 million compensation program mandated by the Louisiana legislature, it will not be launched until [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is Lead Poisoning Prevention Week</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13515</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WPCVA has announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared October 18-24 Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The move is part of the EPA’s efforts to heighten awareness to the toxin and its hazards, said WPCVA.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about half of all urban children world-wide and under the age of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Acreage Cancer Cluster Meeting Yields Few Answers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13511</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few residents of The Acreage who attended a meeting on a possible cancer cluster in the Florida community were satisfied with what they heard.  According to a report in The Miami Herald, many attendees were unhappy that an investigator from the Florida Department of Health was unable to provide much more information beyond what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doctors Not Following Heart Treatment Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13507</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Physicians sending patients home from the hospital seem to be ignoring a simple, easily accessible, and inexpensive medication for cardiac patients. According to the Associated Press (AP), although a program to increase physician awareness of program guidelines that include spironolactone exists, many doctors do not follow suggested treatment protocols.
Only about one-third of over 12,000 patients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Botched CT Scans at Cedars-Sinai Prompt Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13505</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A patient who received a radiation overdose from a  CT brain scan at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has filed a class action lawsuit against the hospital.  The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, also names GE Healthcare as a defendant.
Last week, we reported that officials at Cedars-Sinai confirmed that 206 patients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Insurer Says its Unclear If Policies Cover Chinese Drywall Damage</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13503</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida&#8217;s largest insurer says it has received at least two dozen claims over damage caused by defective  Chinese drywall.  However, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has not paid on any claims, and says it is unclear whether Chinese drywall damage will be covered by its policies.
According to HeraldTribune.com, an executive with Citizens said that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lupus, RA Risk May Increase With Insecticide Exposure</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13501</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research has found that insecticides used in homes and  gardens could raise the risk of lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the women who use such products.  According to an report on WebMD.com, the results of the study provide support for the idea that environmental factors may play some role in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LASIK Surgery Study to Look at Potential Quality of Life Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13495</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The potential impact on quality of life from LASIK surgery is the subject of a study just launched by the Food &#038; Drug Administration (FDA).  According to an agency press release, the study is to be a collaborative effort between the National Eye Institute and the U.S. Department of Defense.
LASIK—laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis—surgery involves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall To Be Addressed At Product Safety Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13484</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13484#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall will be a major topic of discussion at the  U.S.-China product safety summit set to begin in Beijing tomorrow.  But according to a report on News-Press.com, one U.S. Senator says he does not expect much to result from the talks.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has received over 1,500 complaints regarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Bans Work, Report Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13416</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are about 443,000 deaths and $100 billion spent in healthcare costs every year in the United States linked to tobacco use. Now, an emerging report is confirming what has been long known, that smoking bans are helping reduce some smoking-related health effects in the general public, says the Associated Press (AP). The Institute of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Will Be Asked to Help Pay For Drywall Damage, CPSC Head Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13406</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. will be asking China to help  pay for the mess created by defective drywall imported from that country.  According to The Wall Street Journal, Inez Tenenbaum, head of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), said she will bring up Chinese drywall during her visit there next week for the biennial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VA Head Testifies About Botched Treatments</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13389</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been following several  medical scandals at the Department of Veterans Affairs. In one case VA centers in three cities have been accused of reusing colonoscopy and endoscopy equipment without properly sanitizing the equipment. At last count, some 50 veterans have tested positive for blood borne pathogens.
The VA also recently sent erroneous letters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Hospital Confirms Patients Infected by Reused IV Bags</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13384</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month we wrote about yet another case of potential hospital-spread hepatitis that was discovered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Now, NBC Miami says that some Broward General Medical Center patients received reused IV bags and have tested positive for some infectious diseases.
Nurse Qui Lan violated infection-control protocols that, according to the Sun Sentinel previously, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Victims Face Insurance Woes</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13352</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13352#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many Chinese drywall homeowners, already facing a long list of difficulties, are now having issues with insurance providers.  According to The Wall Street Journal, insurance companies are canceling policies on homeowners who have filed claims for damage caused by Chinese drywall gases.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission has received over 1,500 complaints regarding Chinese drywall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Slammed Over Pace Of BPA Study</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13337</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BPA (bisphenol A), the commonly used plastic hardener and polycarbonate plastic byproduct that makes regular headlines for its links to a growing array of adverse health effects, as well as its growing ubiquity, is making news again. No surprise. This time, the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel (JSOnline) is reporting that the United States government is stalling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is EPA Stalling On Artificial Turf Study?</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13332</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13332#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although concerns with toxins in artificial turf continue to spark great controversy, it seems there is no federal report outlining the potential adverse health effects caused by tire crumble/ground rubber, which is used to pad turf, reported Philly.com.
In June we wrote that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was looking at its earlier endorsement of shredded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPSC Head Goes on Virginia Chinese Drywall Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13330</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Millions of dollars will be needed to fix the Chinese drywall problem, a Virginia builder told the head of the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) during her visit to the state yesterday.   According to The Virginian-Pilot,  CPSC Commissioner Inez Tenenbaum heard from the builder as she joined Sen. Mark Warner, R-Virginia and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Agent Orange Policy Will Make  Disability Benefits Available to More Vets</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13327</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new proposal on Agent Orange health claims issued this week by the Department of Veterans Affairs  will make it much easier for veterans injured by the toxin to make claims for disability payments and health care services.  Under the proposal, three illnesses &#8211; B cell leukemias, such as hairy cell leukemia; Parkinson&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Caution Regarding Chinese Drywall Remediation</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13311</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many homeowners have been approached by builders with offers of Chinese drywall remediation.  However, it is important that anyone whose home was built with Chinese drywall realize that premature remediation could cause them further damage.
While it is understandable that Chinese drywall victims want the problem resolved quickly, it is important to note that remediation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cedars-Sinai At Center of CT-Scan Radiation Overdosing Probe</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13309</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investigation has been launched into botched CT brain scans that were performed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.  On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert to hospitals nationwide, warning them to review their safety procedures for CT scans.  However, the alert did not name Cedars-Sinai specifically.
According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA Exposure from Sales Receipts</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13299</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13299#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BPA—also known as bisphenol A—is making headlines nearly every day for its links to a growing array of adverse health effects, as well as its growing ubiquity. US News just reported that the toxin, which has been found in many consumer products, has also now been found to be present in common paper receipts.
A commonly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man Raised at Camp Lejuene Blames Tainted Water for Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13294</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cancer seems to be everywhere, and breast cancer is certainly always making news. Now a man raised at a Marine base has advised lawmakers that his breast cancer is a result of contaminated Camp Lejeune water, said CNN. Data indicates that less than 2,000 men each year are diagnosed with breast cancer, noted CNN.
Michael Partain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Victims Need FEMA Help, Senators Say</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13286</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese drywall crisis has prompted a group of U.S. Senators to call on  the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help homeowners.  The group wants FEMA to provide rental assistance to people who have had to leave their homes because of tainted Chinese drywall.
According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Reviewing Weed Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13270</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is re-evaluating health outcomes linked to a commonly used pesticide, atrazine, that has been discovered in drinking water, said the Associated Press (AP). Atrazine is typically used on corn and other crops.
The AP noted that, based on research, rainstorm runoff can contaminate streams and rivers, contaminated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Mess Has No Easy Fix</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13266</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of homeowners across the country are blaming fumes from defective Chinese drywall for making them sick.  According to a report in The New York Times, the Chinese drywall debacle has pushed many people out of their homes and to the brink of bankruptcy, but solutions to the problem have not been easy to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Lawmakers Finally Take Up Chinese Drywall Issue</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13251</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Florida legislature is finally addressing the Chinese drywall problem.   According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, the Florida Senate&#8217;s Community Affairs Committee held their first hearing on the issue in Tallahassee yesterday.
Florida has been the state hardest hit by the Chinese drywall debacle.  According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), just over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Hospital Patients May Have Been Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13249</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another case of potential hospital-spread hepatitis has been discovered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to the Sun Sentinel, police in that city are looking into a long-time registered nurse who, according to her staff—violated infection-control protocols, with full knowledge. The ongoing situation—over 1,800 patients are believed to have been exposed to the shoddy infection practices—took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airlines Ordered To Monitor Water</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13247</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2004, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspection revealed that every aircraft public water system was noncompliant with national primary drinking water regulations, the Environment News Service (ENS) reported. In response, the EPA just published a final rule that is meant to make sure that “safe and reliable drinking water” be provided to airline passengers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prenatal BPA Exposure Linked to Behavioral Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13243</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bisphenol A—BPA—has, yet again, been linked to adverse effects, this time in young children. According to Science News, girls whose mothers were exposed to BPA in early pregnancy trimesters, were more aggressive than most, while boys exhibited more anxiety and were withdrawn. The emerging study is the first to link BPA exposure in early pregnancy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hard to Hold Chinese Drywall Makers Accountable, Thanks to Legal Barriers</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13226</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese drywall debacle has highlighted some serious problems in the U.S. legal system. According to a report in the New Orleans Times-Picayune, those flaws make it likely that many Chinese drywall manufacturers will ignore the product liability litigation now underway in New Orleans.
According to the Time-Picayune article, international trade agreements treat health and safety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Target to Pay Fine Over Lead-Tainted Toys</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13222</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn. has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty for allegedly violating the federal lead paint ban on toys, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. 
The penalty settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, resolves CPSC staff allegations that from May 2006 through August 2007, Target [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Timeline Questioned</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13204</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Florida home built in 2002 has raised concerns that at least one home builder was using Chinese drywall  earlier than first thought.
General consensus says that builders began using Chinese drywall in the construction of new homes sometime around 2004.  According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) Chinese drywall website, consumers making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Results From Water Testing in The Acreage Released</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13189</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Water in The Acreage, a Florida community that some speculate is the site of a cancer cluster, is not contaminated with toxic chemicals,  the state&#8217;s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced. However, four wells had levels of alpha particles, radium-226 or radium-228,  that exceed drinking water standards.
Radium-226 and radium-228 are naturally occurring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard BPA Study Looks at Exposure from Hard Water Bottles</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13183</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dangerous estrogen mimicker, bisphenol A (BPA) is making headlines again for its adverse health effects. According to the University Chronicle, the controversial chemical was found in participants who drank from hard water bottles, citing a Harvard School of Public Health study.  
In only one week of exposure to drinking water out of these bottles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYC Lead Poisoning Cases Drop</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13177</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although New York City is seeing some progress regarding a drop in lead poisoning cases, recent findings indicate children of color still suffer from lead poisoning at higher rates than other groups.
According to 2008 data, said EMaxHealth, 85 percent of the children identified as having been diagnosed with lead poisoning were either black, Hispanic, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Complaints Top 1,500</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13173</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13173#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese drywall epidemic has hit a milestone.  Complaints to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) about the defective wallboard have now surpassed 1,500.
According to the CPSC,  it has received about 1,501 reports from residents in 27 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico who believe their health symptoms or the corrosion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA To Reform Toxic Chemical Regulations</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13163</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just announced its plans to review six controversial toxic chemicals, Environmental Health News is reporting.
President Obama’s top environmental official—EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson—announced a plan to change how the United States regulates toxic chemicals that could present adverse effects to people and the environment, said Environmental Health News. Jackson said the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hep C Scrub Tech Sentenced to 20 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13155</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kristen Diane Parker, 26, the scrub tech who is infected with hepatitis C and who agreed, earlier this week to a plea agreement on charges stemming from her alleged theft of fentanyl syringes has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Parker allegedly stole the syringes for her own use, replacing them with saline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Tells Schools Caulk May be Toxic</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13143</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just announced that caulk found around windows and doors in hundreds of schools nationwide may contain PCBs, which are potentially cancer causing, reported the Associated Press (AP).
Boston.com wrote that the EPA urges building owners, such as school building owners, to test “brittle, aging masonry and window caulking” for PCBs (polychlorinated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Manufacturers May Try to Evade Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13138</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Chinese drywall victims are warning clients that some Chinese manufacturers may simply choose to ignore lawsuits filed in the U.S.  According to an Associate Press report, attorneys for the thousands of homeowners who have filed lawsuits over Chinese drywall are already considering contingency plans should this occur.
Chinese drywall poured into the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phthalates Present Even In Healthy Foods</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13131</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phthalates, chemicals that enable flexibility in plastics and vinyls, for instance pacifiers and rubber ducks, and which are known in laboratory testing to cause reproductive disturbances such as decreased sperm count, infertility, and reproductive tract malformations, are turning up in all sorts of foods.
Ubiquitous in a wide array of consumer products and industry, phthalates are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dangerous Toxins Taint Drinking Water in Many Schools</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13128</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press (AP) is breaking with news that not only has the drinking water at thousands of schools nationwide been found to contain a variety of dangerous toxins, but its investigation found these contaminants to be present in schools in every state.
Unsafe and dangerous levels of pesticides, leads, and an array of other chemicals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guilty Plea in Colorado Hepatitis Case</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13124</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kristen Diane Parker, 26, who is infected with hepatitis C has agreed to a plea agreement on charges stemming from her alleged theft of fentanyl syringes. Parker allegedly stole the syringes for her own use, replacing them with saline after injecting herself and potentially infected countless others with the disease.
Hepatitis C is spread by contact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Affecting  140 Homes, Builder Says</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13115</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KB Home says that about 140 homes it built have issues with Chinese drywall.  The disclosure was made during a conference call conducted by KB Home last Friday to discuss earnings.
Chinese drywall poured into the U.S. between 1999 and 2007 because of the high demand created by the housing boom. Imports accelerated when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pollutants Passed Through Breast Milk Linked To Testicle Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12928</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have been following the news surrounding pollutants and pesticides and the negative effects of these toxins on the human body, especially developing fetuses and children. In more news regarding such links, the Daily Mail just reported that an increased risk of cancer of the testicles has been linked to pollutant toxins in breast milk.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Manufacturer Hit with Default Judgment</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12918</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A default judgment has been issued against Chinese drywall manufacturer Taishan Gypsum Co. Ltd.   The judgment was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Eldon E. Fallon after Taishan Gypsum failed to respond to a class-action lawsuit filed against it.
As we&#8217;ve reported previously, attorneys representing an Alabama builder asked Judge Fallon to issue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Hospital Fighting Subpoena In Hepatitis Probe</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12897</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the Colorado medical facilities involved in the hepatitis C scandal linked to a fired operating room tech is fighting a subpoena issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The Gazette wrote that the Audubon Ambulatory Surgical Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado is fighting the subpoena seeking the identity of a patient who may have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall Discussed at Capitol Hill Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12876</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers yesterday pressed for a speedier Chinese drywall investigation during a closed-door meeting with officials from the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC).  According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, lawmakers from Florida and other affected states are frustrated that the agency has postponed the release of Chinese drywall testing results.
Over the summer, the CPSC had promised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Bans Flavored Cigarettes</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12861</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced a ban on cigarettes that contain fruit, candy, or clove flavoring. The ban, authorized by the new Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, is part of a national effort by the FDA to reduce smoking in America. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHO Cuts Radon Limits after Studies Find More Danger Than Once Believed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12858</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently wrote about how radon gas was linked to increases in lung cancer risks based on emerging studies. This is important because radon, an odorless and colorless gas, can be found in many homes.
Now, the Associated Press (AP) is reporting that the World Health Organization (WHO) has significantly reduced radon amounts derived from natural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Finds Doctors Make Mistakes When Overwhelmed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12856</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study has concluded that doctors who are working when sleepy or overwhelmed are not only likelier to make medical errors, they know that their exhaustion is a contributing factor to those errors. Reuters, citing a study just reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, said that “general distress and mental fatigue” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plans in Louisiana to Help Chinese Drywall Victims</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12852</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Louisiana residents whose homes have been ruined by defective Chinese drywall are getting a bit of relief from the state.  According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) today set aside $5 million of federal Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery money to compensate hurricane victims whose homes were built with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Jimmy Nolan&#8217;s Law&#8221; Gives Injured 9/11 Heroes More Time to File Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12836</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York&#8217;s 9/11 emergency workers now have more time to file compensation claims.  Earlier this month, New York Governor David  Paterson signed “Jimmy Nolan&#8217;s Law” which extends the time that 9/11 workers can file claims against the City of New York and private contractors  for injuries resulting from their participation in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPSC Commissioner Sees Chinese Drywall Damage First Hand, Says Recall Won&#8217;t be Issued</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12830</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be no recall of defective Chinese drywall.  According to a report on News-Press.com, Inez Tenenbaum, head of the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) said that instead, her agency will establish a uniform protocol to remediate the Chinese drywall, and push Congress for a funding source to help homeowners.
Tenenbaum was in Florida yesterday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Toxic  FEMA Trailer Lawsuit Now Underway</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/12824</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first trial involving the allegedly toxic trailers the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) distributed to Gulf Coast hurricane victims in 2005 got underway last week in New Orleans.  According to the Associated Press, trailer maker Gulf Stream Coach Inc. and government contractor Fluor Enterprises Inc. are defendants in the case.  The federal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death Puts Surgical Fires In The Spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A surgical flash fire caused the death of a woman last week at Marion, Illinois’ Heartland Regional Medical Center. The Associated Press (AP) reported that the woman was seriously burned in a fire that occurred during surgery, dying six days later at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee.

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