For more than 10 years, scientists and others have warned lawmakers that a widely-used pesticide is linked to neurological damage in children. Now, the government is finally prohibiting the use of the substance in food crops. The pesticide chlorpyrifos has long been...
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Texas legislators seek safer storage of toxic chemicals
A string of Texas disasters in the past few years, from Hurricane Harvey, chemical fires in Corpus Christi, Houston and Deer Park, to the recent freak winter storm, are prompting state Democratic lawmakers to press for more stringent standards for above-ground...
Lead exposure injuries in Texas
Lead cause serious injuries to people who are exposed to it and they may have a toxic tort claim as a result. A toxic tort claim is a specific type of lawsuit a person initiates because he or she was injured by exposure to a toxic substance. Lead exposure The...
How toxic torts harm victims
Torts are injuries that individuals suffer when other people are negligent or engage in non-criminal actions. For example, when a Texas resident is involved in a car crash with a distracted driver, the distracted driver’s negligence may be found as the cause of the...
Toxic Torts and why it is difficult to prove them
Whether they know it or not, Texas workers are likely exposed to toxic substances without even knowing about it. For example, many old buildings where people live and work, have asbestos in them and people breathe it in on a daily basis. In other instances, people...
What do you not know about drugs in the U.S.?
Rebuilding lives and communities from the opioid crisis
Addiction doesn’t discriminate. It spans socio-economic lines, race, age and gender. The opioid epidemic’s toll has left a trail of grief, desperation and destruction in urban, suburban and rural communities. If you or someone you know is dealing with...
HIV/AIDS and PrEP medications may cause bone and kidney issues
People living with HIV/AIDS know that, until there is a cure, they will have to take daily medications in order to manage it.If you are living with the autoimmune disease, you may have seen advertisements for medications with the brand names Viread and Truvada. People...
Medical devices okay so far despite Texas cyberattacks
In four of the past five years, Texas health care providers have seen the highest number of cyberattacks of state in the country.Experts are monitoring the role pacemakers and other implantable devices connected to a network might play in future attacks. Thus far,...
Epilepsy drugs linked to birth defects
If you have epilepsy, you know how easily it can interrupt your day-to-day life. It can affect the activities you’re involved in as well as your relationships. Medication can help you manage your symptoms, but can it cause unintended harm to your unborn child?A...
