DR. PR PEREZ — safer-america.com, APRIL 19, 2020 What is Radon? Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is colorless, odorless, and invisible. Because it is radioactive, it can cause cancer. In fact, radon is the number one cause of lung cancer in the U.S. Radon is everywhere around us as it naturally occurs…
DR. PR PEREZ — safer-america.com, APRIL 17, 2020 Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless tasteless gas that is produced by burning fuel – be it wood, gasoline, propane, or charcoal. Improperly ventilated homes, garages or enclosed spaces, may allow carbon monoxide to accumulate to potentially lethal levels. Given that the current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted…
FDA: Please, don’t drink hand sanitizer—even if it’s sold in… a beer can? It can confuse people “into accidentally ingesting a potentially deadly product.” BETH MOLE – 8/27/2020, 5:35 PM Enlarge Aurich Lawson / Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a warning to consumers about hand sanitizers that are flavored and packaged in food and…
Toxic methanol that causes blindness found in hand sanitizers, FDA warns Methanol is toxic when ingested, inhaled, and absorbed through the skin. BETH MOLE – 6/23/2020, 11:20 AM Enlarge / Hand sanitizer being applied to a person’s hand. Getty | Leopoldo Smith The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday advised consumers to avoid nine types of hand sanitizers that may…
By JENNIFER EARL CBS NEWS May 17, 2017, 3:50 PM Mom hears “blood curdling” scream, finds boy stung by poisonous caterpillar It’s the most venomous caterpillar in the U.S. and even a simple brush with the insect can cause “excruciating pain,” according to National Geographic. When it comes to this fuzzy caterpillar, you can look, but you sure don’t…