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A study conducted by the Cancer Prevention Institute of California involving 80 Vietnamese women from 20 different salons in California claims that Toulene, a solvent used in nail salons can cause illness. Toulene was said to be associated with neurological, reproductive, and endocrine damage, and workers in the study wore a monitor that measured amounts of the chemical – along with ethyl acetate, and isopropyl acetate. The study found that average toluene levels were about twice the recommended amount to…

A recent study in the medical journal Pediatrics says Energy drinks are dangerous and that they can cause heart palpitations, seizures, strokes and even sudden death in young children and teens. The pediatrics report went on to say that energy drinks should be regulated as stringently as tobacco, alcohol and prescription medicines, reports say. The ingredients found in most energy drinks – caffeine and guarana – are mild stimulants. But if abused, they can cause myriad problems. Symptoms can be…

A man was rescued from drowning in a hotel swimming pool recently, but swift action and EMS response saved the man. The accident, which occurred at the a Saturday just before 5 P.M. at the Best Value Inn and Suites in the 800 block of East Kingsbury St. in Seguin, was The 27-year old man was seen floating in the hotel’s pool and emergency crews were called. Before they arrived however, the man was pulled from the water by hotel…

A cruise ship carrying more than 100 tourists collided with a cargo ship in a Danube River channel near the capital of Slovakia, reports say. No injuries were reported, but the German cargo ship, the Bavaria 52, carrying corn, was badly damaged in the collision early Wednesday south of Bratislava, with a massive effort to keep it from sinking. The 160 passengers were mostly German; the cruise ship, a Maltese vessel named Viktoria, was only slightly damaged. The passengers were…

A cruise passenger ended up in jail in Cozumel during a port call, reports say, after he and his wife and four children, ages 17 to 25, rented a Jeep to explore beaches on the island. The incident turned ugly when he turned off the highway onto a beach and collided with a motorcycle he never saw coming. Two men flew off the motorcycle. Burleson waited for an ambulance with the injured men. The man was taken into custody by…