Ethylene oxide (EtO) is about 60 times more carcinogenic than believed in 2006, research finds ...

California health officials have released new scientific findings that suggest the health risks from exposure to two air ...

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, provides new evidence on the adverse effects of prenatal exposure to ethylene ...

A company used a toxic gas called ethylene oxide to clean medical supplies in Temple Terrace. The gas — known to cause cancer ...

Nearly two decades after federal scientists concluded ethylene oxide is far more dangerous than previously thought, President Joe Biden’s administration is moving to dramatically reduce emissions from ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment after finding a higher-than-expected cancer risk at facilities that ...

A study provides new evidence on the adverse effects of prenatal exposure to ethylene oxide (EO) on fetal development. The results show that increased EO exposure in utero is associated with a ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California released draft findings today on two air toxics already present in the state, starting a public review process intended to shine a light on the carcinogens.

Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over a chemical found in medical-grade sterilizers. Charlotte-based nonprofit CleanAIRE NC recently joined three other nonprofits in the suit ...

Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized new regulations to govern the more than 80 industrial facilities across the nation that use ethylene oxide, a highly potent and toxic ...

The first trial in hundreds of Georgia lawsuits alleging people were injured by exposure to a chemical used to sterilize medical products is due to start Monday in Gwinnett County. Retired truck ...