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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - An expert panel formed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has endorsed asbestos testing standards for cosmetics that reject long-held industry positions and reflect those of public ...

Braintree High School is closed Wednesday as mandatory asbestos testing continues in the building.Superintendent Jim Lee said the issue is related to tiles containing asbestos were removed by a ...

DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency is wrapping up soil sampling in Davidson after residents’ concerns about asbestos that has been underground for decades. A nearby factory, the ...