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Cancer-Causing Chemical Found In More Shampoo Products, Independent Laboratory's Study Reveals
An independent laboratory is reporting that it has found a cancer-causing chemical in more batches of shampoo products.
Many brands of dry shampoo products -- including some Dove, Nexxus, Suave, TIGI, and TRESemmé products -- had already been recalled by manufacturer Unilever containing the cancer-causing chemical benzene in an announcement made on Tuesday, Oct. 18.
On Tuesday, Nov. 1, the independent laboratory Valisure, based in New Haven, CT, reported finding a high level of benzene in more batches of dry shampoo.
It said that high levels of benzene were found in 70 per…
Support Pours In For Popular UPS Driver In Maryland, Wife Both Battling Cancer
A popular UPS driver with routes in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, is seeking the public’s assistance as he and his wife both wage a battle against cancer.
UPS employee Jason Ellis, 47, and his wife Shauna, 43, who have been married for 14 years and share two teenage children in Fort Washington, Maryland, now share something more ominous: a cancer diagnosis.
In May 2021, Shauna was diagnosed with breast cancer and later went through a double mastectomy and multiple reconstruction surgeries in the past year, according to her husband.
While his wife was recovering from the second surg…
Cancer Causing Weed Killer Found In Most Americans' Urine, Study Says
Monsanto, a weed killer known for causing cancer, was discovered in the urine of most Americans, according a multi-agency government study.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey collected urine samples from participants ages six and up and found glyphosate in 1,885 of 2,310 samples, according to the study results.
The chemical is the active ingredient in Roundup weed killer, which is made by Monsanto, a company which has battled thousands of lawsuits over it's cancer causing properties.
Monsanto was purchased by B…
Dallas Johnson Of Reistertown Dies After Cancer Battle, 26
A 26-year-old woman who lived, worked, and went to school throughout parts of Maryland is being remembered as being "beloved" after losing a battle against cancer.
Dallas Nicole Johnson, 26, of Reisterstown, died on Sunday, June 5, her family and friends announced.
“It is with a heavy heart that our family shares the loss of our beloved Dallas Johnson," Billy Barnes posted in a tribute to Johnson on Facebook. "She made one hell of a run and fought so hard, much longer than anyone expected.
“We are working towards acceptance that she is no longer struggling or in pain of any kind, yet at …