A lot more obscure than the “seven-fourteen” slang for Quaalude, “420,” as a code for Mary Jane, is exhaustively mined by Ryan Grim of the...
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Occupational exposure to the industrial solvent trichloroethylene increases the risk of Parkinson disease, according to researchers at the Parkinson’s Institute...
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Unexplained bone-marrow failure (ie, agranulocytosis) in residents of New Mexico, Washington, and Canada led to the discovery of levamisole, an antiparasitic...
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Fifty-four of 57 Nigerian children died between October 2008 and January 2009 after receiving a liquid acetaminophen preparation that was tainted with diethylene glycol...
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A new report may put the kibosh on Halloween face painting. Minuscule, but measurable, amounts of lead were found in all samples of commercially available brands...
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A brand of water-based face paint caused a cluster of skin reactions, including rashes, itchiness, burning, and swelling, in children at an “organized...
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