Gulf Oil Spill Health

Gulf Spill Cleanup Workers Report Mysterious Illnesses

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 06.18.2011

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As the one-year anniversary of the BP oil spill approaches, some scientists have deemed the health of the Gulf of Mexico as "nearly back to normal," t...

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Is The Gulf Coast A Neglected Disease Cluster?

Gina Solomon | Posted 06.08.2011

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People on the Gulf coast need help. A year after the oil spill, we need to remember the magnitude of what they suffered, and work to get them the healthcare they need.

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Health Effects From The Gulf OIl Spill One Year Later

Erin N. Marcus, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly a year after the BP oil spill, people living along the Gulf of Mexico are still feeling the effect of the disaster, the largest oil catastrophe in history.

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Long-Term Study To Examine Health Effects Of Oil Spill

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Institutes of Health has launched a massive, long-range health study of people who helped clean up last yea...

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Oil Spill Health Ailments Decline As Oil Is Weatherized

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Health complaints from the BP spill waned this fall, but itchy rashes and headaches haven't completely disappeared.

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Have You Been Sickened By Chemical Exposure In The Gulf Region? Tell Us Your Story

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here at HuffPost Green, we are hearing an increasing number of stories about serious health problems arising from exposure to chemicals in the Gulf re...

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Gulf Coast Oil Spill Workers Falling Ill With TILT (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Workers involved in the effort to rid the Gulf Coast shores and wetlands of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill continue to labor in very hazardo...

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7 Tips to Ensure A Less Toxic World

Debbie Robins | Posted 11.17.2011

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I am now aware of legislation in the Senate to overhaul our obsolete laws. The new act is called the "Safe Chemicals Act of 2010." Its goal: to protect our health and that of the environment.

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Wash Off Tarballs, But Brief Encounters Not Risky

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 11.17.2011

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ATLANTA — Oil has now washed up on the beaches of three Gulf states. How dangerous is it? Not very, experts say....

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Causes and Consequences of the BP Oil Catastrophe: What We Know, What We Don't Know, and What We Will Never Know

Bob Ostertag | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is one, and only one, way to ensure that deep water oil drilling never again leads to catastrophe, and that is to discontinue all deep water oil drilling. Period.

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Gulf Oil Spill Sickness: Cleanup Workers Experience Health Problems, Complain Of Flulike Symptoms

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ and MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — For days now, Dr. Damon Dietrich and other physicians have seen patients come through their emergency room at West Jefferson Medic...

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