Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person testing material for asbestos - Pvince73/Shutterstock When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was ...

Exposure to airborne asbestos has been linked to an increased risk of several serious and debilitating diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and other types of cancer. Workers who ...

The Food and Drug Administration issued a proposal on Thursday to require cosmetics makers who use talc to test their products for asbestos. The FDA said that if finalized, the rule would "help ...

ELK, Wash. — It's been more than two months since Annie Patrick lost the home she called 'God's Grace' in the Oregon Road fire. She first told KREM 2 News in September about how asbestos testing was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for ...

At least 12 countries have issued at least 80 recalls or warnings about toys and craft kits made with sand that regulators ...

The decision surprised health advocates, who have pushed for stronger oversight. HealthDay News — Talc-based makeup and powders will not go through new asbestos testing requirements after the US Food ...

Mandatory testing of talc-containing cosmetic products is coming. At the end of December, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a cosmetics rule and test method for asbestos in talc that was ...

When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was built before 1980, though, it's possible that you have dangerous materials in place that were used as part of home construction ...