A concerned mum spoke of her fear after she realised her son may have swallowed the contents of a toy recalled due to ...

Charli Aitken, from Lincoln, said she was reassured when retailer Smyths Toys initially told her the "dinosaur sand" from the ...

Asbestos, known for causing mesothelioma, was used in a wide range of products in the 20th century. Asbestos was used in a wide range of products in the 20th century, from construction materials, to ...

What started as a vent cleaning turned into hours of researching, worrying and moments of stating out loud, "I wish I stayed ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and that kills tens of ...

Manufacturers of baby powder and cosmetic products made with talc will have to test them for asbestos under a proposal ...

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some ...

With WWII approaching, the U.S. military resorted to asbestos products in an effort to respond to the increasing demands for military equipment. While asbestos became the go-to material of wartime ...

Over the last century, the U.S. military primarily used asbestos because the World War II war effort needed cheap materials to mass-produce equipment quickly. Manufacturers wanted to profit from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that is resistant to heat and corrosion. These properties make it suitable for ...