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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Despite the jackhammer-like rhythm of a mechanical ventilator, Alicia Moreno had dozed off in a chair by her 1-year-old’s hospital bed, when a doctor woke her […]

DETROIT (AP) — A deal has been reached between the state and Detroit over the removal of asbestos during the city’s demolition of vacant houses. The Michigan Department of Environmental […]

Drugmaker Mylan Pharmaceuticals this week announced it has expanded its previous recall of valsartan-based blood pressure medication to include all existing lots of the drug that have not expired. The expansion includes […]

Across the country, more than 9,000 lawsuits are pending against Johnson & Johnson that accuse the company of not disclosing that its talcum powder products, such as its famous baby powder, were […]

The town of Libby is a striking and tragic example of corporate irresponsibility, weak regulation and the deadly effects of asbestos exposure. And it’s not just Libby. Nationally, the epidemic […]

HENNEPIN — Demolition has begun at the former Hennepin steel mill, an attorney confirmed this week. IPS Steel of Michigan, former owner of the mill, has the goal of demolishing […]

A blast furnace explosion which injured 15 workers at U.S. Steel’s Great Lakes Works plant on Zug Island is only the latest safety incident at the facility. The explosion on Friday, August […]

(CNN)The US Food and Drug Administration said it found an additional “unexpected impurity” in three lots of Torrent Pharmaceuticals’ recalled valsartan drug. Several pills that contain valsartan, a generic ingredient […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recommending that the shuttered McLouth Steel site be added to the federal Superfund National Priorities List. The move would enable millions in federal funds […]

Q. When we bought our house, the home inspector said the heating ducts in the attic might be insulated with asbestos. He advised us to have the material tested by […]