Carcinogens

Kate Moss, a British model, once quipped that “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels". Drinkers of Diet Coke, the sugar-free version of the stuff in red cans, and of which Ms Moss is the current face, may agree. Why else would they drink it, when everyone knows (or at least this correspondent does) that Diet Coke isn’t a patch on the real thing? An announcement from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organisation (WHO), may give them pause. On…

Vape purveyors be warned, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is on a mission to clear the air of cotton candy clouds. The federal agency has issued official warning letters to 189 stores over claims that the retailers are selling illegal e-cigarettes and related products, according to a Thursday press statement.What Rules Were Written for Skrulls and Their Powers in Secret Invasion? | io9 InterviewSpecifically, the FDA is cracking down on teens’ favorite vapes—Elf Bar and Esco Bars disposable e-cigs, which “come in…

U.S. adults continue to swap smoke for clouds. Rates of cigarette use among over 18 Americans dropped to a new low last year, as just about one in nine adults now identify as smokers, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s compared to more than one in eight in 2018 and more than one in seven in 2019.Simone Giertz on Project Failures | Gizmodo Talks The popularity of smoking has been generally on the decline for decades, since its peak in the 1960s. But the new rate…

A worker at the derailment cleanup site in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 5, 2023.Photo: Lucy Schaly/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP)In the two weeks since a 150-car train carrying toxic materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, officials are still working to determine the risk to nearby residents and the local environment. With a lack of fast and reliable facts, misinformation and conspiracies have spread through social media and even mainstream news.This morning, I spoke with Keeve Nachman, an associate professor of…

Even low-level gas leaks from kitchen stoves when they are off can generate benzene concentrations in homes up to seven times California’s recommended exposure limit.Leaks from gas stoves can create potentially hazardous indoor benzene concentrations.Scientists find natural gas throughout California contains numerous hazardous air pollutants that can impact air quality and public health.According to new research from the nonprofit energy science and policy research institute PSE Healthy Energy, the natural gas piped into…