Tungsten remains at center of cancer cluster probe
BY FRANK X. MULLEN JR. • Reno Gazette Journal The metal tungsten remains an important clue in research related to the Fallon leukemia cluster, which sickened 17 children and killed three of them...
View ArticleVideo of “Poisoned for Profit” presentations
If you missed the event in Tucson you are in luck because you can watch a video of the presentations: “Poisoned for Profit” video (60 minutes) Keynote speaker Alice Shabecoff is a New York Times...
View ArticleNDCA Applauds Boxer’s Landmark Legislation
The National Disease Clusters Alliance (NDCA) announced its support for new legislation to strengthen protections for children and communities from disease clusters, introduced yesterday by Senator...
View ArticleProposed law would track cancer, chronic disease clusters nationwide
By Bryant Furlow on Oct 05, 2010 A neighborhood cluster of newly-diagnosed measles or tuberculosis – or any of a dozen other infectious diseases — unleashes an onslaught of federal expertise and...
View ArticleFallon Cancer Cluster Studies investigate tungsten, infection as causes
Frank Mullen Reno Gazette-Journal Twelve years after a childhood cancer cluster in Fallon that sickened 17 children and killed three hit the headlines, researchers are still looking for an...
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