Cannabidiol, or CBD, is all the rage. The non-psychoactive cannabinoid derived from marijuana plants can be found in myriad food, beverage, dietary supplement, and cosmetic products on the shelves of…
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Autism rates have risen dramatically in the United States over the last 30-40 years. While some of this increase in autism is likely due to greater awareness and broader diagnostic…
read moreThe increase in the incidence of various cancers in the 20th century led scientists to investigate potential environmental causes such as asbestos, silica, particulate matter, benzene, and formaldehyde. The signature health…
read moreHydraulic fracturing — the process of injecting millions of gallons of water and chemicals into shale formations to release oil and gas — has transformed energy production in the United…
read moreEach year, the American Contact Dermatitis Society designates an “Allergen of the Year.” In 2018, that dubious honor was given to propylene glycol. Propylene glycol, widely used to absorb water…
read moreThe Trump Administration was back in front of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this week seeking to keep the insecticide chlorpyrifos on the U.S. market. Chlorpyrifos, a suspected…
read moreWho will pay for the opioid epidemic? The millions of individuals addicted to opioids and the hundreds of thousands of individuals who have died from opioid overdose, along with their…
read moreDuPont and 3M introduced the commercial world to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the 1950s. Decades later, the first generation of these water-, grease-, and stain-resistant chemicals – perfluorooctanoic…
read moreOne of the many reasons casualty catastrophe is a challenge to model is that the insured’s exposure is driven by its past and present business activities: the industrial processes it…
read moreIn talking with product stewardship and risk management professionals, we occasionally see a fear of too much knowledge. You may believe that knowing about a specific risk means being held…
read moreThis summer saw two major developments in glyphosate litigation: a California jury finding in favor of a plaintiff claiming glyphosate caused his non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and a federal judge deciding that…
read moreThe term big data seems to be everywhere these days. A few examples of use cases for big data are fraud and crime detection, patient history in the healthcare industry, and…
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