Wednesday 25 September 2019

Cancer Risks Spur Calls to Replace Ethylene Oxide

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The current outcry from communities that have been exposed to the carcinogen ethylene oxide has federal regulators and device makers seriously rethinking a question that’s been hanging over the sterilization industry for decades: Can ethylene oxide be replaced?



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Billions of 'Microplastics' in Each Plastic Teabag

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Some tea companies are replacing traditional paper teabags with plastic ones, but the new bags may be adding billions of tiny bits of plastic to your beverage, a team from Canada reports.



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Employer Health Insurance Is Increasingly Unaffordable, Study Finds


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Juul Labs' CEO Out

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In the midst of a national outbreak of vaping-linked illnesses and deaths, the president of Juul Labs' Kevin Burn is stepping down.



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EEE: What You Should Know

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EEE has infected almost 30 people from seven states this year. In the United States, an average of seven EEE cases are reported each year, according to the CDC.



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