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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…

Last week a demolition worker suffered fatal injuries after being trapped underneath a 1,000 pound section of concrete slab during a demolition. The building being demolished was the historic 1965 Flagship Hotel at 2501 Seawall Boulevard in Galveston, Texas. An autopsy of the 65 year old, Tauelangi Angilau, is ordered for later this week. After suffering a crushing injury, firefighters and other rescue crews used hydraulic tools and prying bars to free Angilau, who was taken to the University of…

A worker caught under a collapsed concrete slab at the old Galveston Flagship Hotel died of his injuries yesterday, say reports. The worker, Tauelangi Angilau, 65, of Salt Lake City, Utah, died Tuesday after a half-ton piece of concrete fell on him as he worked to demolish the historic Galveston hotel at 2501 Seawall Blvd.. Angilau, who was trapped for about 20 minutes before the slab was lifted off him and he was transported to University of Texas Medical Branch,…

Austin Police Officers responded to a serious injury collision in the 4800 block of Southwest Parkway, after it appears a senior citizen struck a tree along a roadside. A preliminary investigation shows that a vehicle was traveling eastbound on Southwest Parkway when it drifted off the roadway and struck a tree. The victim, whose name was not released by police, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The accident is still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked…

Four Saint Joseph’s University students were taken to the hospital emergency room after drinking Four Loko and Joose energy drinks. Reports say the Four Loko drinks caused students to experience walking blackouts, anxiety, heart palpitations, psychosis-like episodes, extreme mood swings, alcohol poisoning and other similar symptoms. There were no serious long-term side effects from the incident, reports concluded. Families of those hospitalized after drinking energy drinks will likely have questions. In a tragedy like this one, survivors’ questions need to…