Latest Hexavalent chromium Stories
A six-judge panel prepares to decide whether the Multi District Litigation Act is the right move for thousands of Stryker Rejuvenate cases filling the court dockets across the country (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 As hundreds of new cases involving the recently recalled Stryker Rejuvenate prosthetic hip system are being filed every week, later this month a six-judge panel will decide whether these cases should be consolidated and in which federal court. Under a statute known as the Multi District...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Three decades after thousands of pounds of a cancer-causing agent accidentally leaked from a tank in a Garfield, New Jersey factory, researchers plan to measure the impact of the incident on the city’s residents in a most unusual way – by analyzing their toenail clippings. According to Sheila M. Eldred of Discovery News, scientists from New York University (NYU) are planning to gather toenail clippings from the Bergen County...
The US Drug Watchdog says, “We are urging every DePuy Pinnacle metal on metal hip implant recipient to schedule a blood test that measures cobalt, and chromium in their blood, and to call us at 866-714-6466 immediately if the levels are elevated, and so we can get them to the best possible attorneys." http://USDrugWatchdog.Com (PRWEB) January 25, 2013 The US Drug Watchdog is now urging every recipient of a DePuy Pinnacle metal on metal hip implant to get a blood test that is...
The US Drug Watchdog says, "We now firmly believe the best way for a recipient of a metal on metal hip implant to determine if their device had failed is to get a simple blood test focused on identifying cobalt, and chromium levels in their blood." For more information a metal on metal hip implant recipient can contact the US Drug Watchdog anytime at 866-714-6466. http://USDrugWatchdog.Com (PRWEB) January 02, 2013 The US Drug Watchdog says, "We are now urging any recipient...
HOUSTON, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal court jury awarded $85 million to 12 Oregon National Guard soldiers who alleged military contractor KBR, Inc. knowingly exposed them to a carcinogen at a water treatment plant they guarded in Iraq in 2003, the soldiers' legal team said tonight. The Portland, Ore. jury unanimously found KBR was negligent and showed "reckless and outrageous indifference" to the health, safety and welfare of the soldiers, each of which was awarded...
SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gradient, a nationally recognized environmental and risk science consulting firm, today presented new data that show metal exposure from use of laundered shop towels may exceed the permissible levels allowed in drinking water. Gradient presented a poster describing its findings at the annual Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, which is taking place from March 11 through 15 in San Francisco. The poster describes exposure to...
The Rottenstein Law Group, which represents clients with claims stemming from the surgical implantation of hip replacement devices manufactured and sold by DePuy Orthopaedics and other companies, is disheartened by a report from Britain exposing concerted efforts to keep the public ignorant of the dangers of metal hip devices. New York, NY (PRWEB) March 05, 2012 In a feature article published on February 28, the British peer-reviewed medical journal BMJ asserted that “[h]undreds of...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Under a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory Energy and Environment Team (AFRL/RXSC E2), Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) has identified, tested, and recommended alternative sealant technologies to reduce industrial toxic chemical usage at Ogden Air Logistics Center (OO-ALC), the primary United States Air Force (USAF) facility for maintaining and overhauling aircraft landing gear. OO-ALC is a part of Hill Air Force...
Continuing Education Units Credited by the State Department of Public Health LAKEWOOD, Calif., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Water Replenishment District (WRD) today hosted its 7th Annual Groundwater Quality Workshop, featuring water quality experts from WRD and other agencies speaking on various topics of interest to engineers, water system operators and others who manage or operate public water systems. With about 100 participants from throughout WRD's service area, the...
Organization assists customers nationwide in analyzing elevated levels of the toxic chemical in accordance with recent EPA recommendations NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.), a world leader in advancing safety, is now offering municipalities and customers across the country access to its globally recognized testing and certification services to detect Chromium-6, also known as hexavalent chromium, in drinking water supplies. Through...
