(WXYZ) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Wayne County Health Department are recommending people living in part of Flat Rock evacuate ...

Benzene is a chemical found in nature and manufactured products. It’s highly toxic to humans, which means it can harm you if you swallow it, touch it, or breathe it in. It may appear colorless or ...

Several popular face care products have been recalled over elevated levels of benzene, a possibly carcinogenic chemical. The Food and Drug Administration recall alert was issued earlier this week, ...

Benzene contamination is a significant problem. It is used in a wide range of manufacturing processes and is a primary component of petroleum-based fuels. Benzene is a hydrocarbon that is soluble, ...

Elevated levels of benzene following the ITC facility tank fire prompted schools to cancel classes, cities to ask residents to shelter-in-place and raised health concerns for many. Officials said ...

Traces of a chemical tied to blood cancers including leukemia have been detected in dozens of popular sunscreens and after-sun products, according to tests conducted by online pharmacy and lab ...

Only nine percent of 199 beverage samples had benzene levels above the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency limit of 5 parts per billion (ppb) for benzene in drinking water, according to a new study.

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Concerns about benzene in personal care products are back, this time in acne medications based on benzoyl peroxide. Benzene is known to cause cancer in humans. The independent analytical lab Valisure ...

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Anna Edney, health care reporter with Bloomberg, about her reporting on how some generic versions of cold medicine contain a cancer-causing chemical. Generic ...