Toxic Substances

• Tests Confirm Toxic Substances In Chinese Drywall

  Chrissie Cole | May 20, 2009 10:10 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released test results on May 21 that confirmed toxic materials in Chinese drywall. Strontium, a highly reactive chemical, was also detected at levels...

• Parents continue insisting on link between vaccinations and autism

  Alison McKellar | May 13, 2008 8:07 PM | 1 CommentBangor & Augusta, ME

  This week, the United States Court of Federal Claims began the second hearing in a series of three to determine whether thimerosal, a vaccine additive containing mercury, led to autism in...

• Heparin contamination may have been deliberate: were Mainers affected?

  Alison McKellar | May 02, 2008 6:34 PM | 0 CommentsBangor & Augusta, ME

  Heparin, a blood thinner produced by Baxter International Inc. has now been linked to 81 deaths in the United States and has caused hundreds of severe reactions in patients...