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July 02, 2010
Medical Experts Attempt To Determine Health Risks Of Oil Spill.
The Miami Herald (6/26, Tasker, Figueroa) reported, "So far, most health problems among oil spill workers have been relatively mild, involving heat stress, respiratory problems, headaches, and throat irritations," HHS "spokeswoman Lisa Kaplowitz told a US Senate subcommittee last week."
Meanwhile, "11 oil spill workers have been hospitalized briefly with nausea, dizziness and chest pains amid debate over whether they were caused by a dock cleaning chemical, the oil dispersant Corexit, heat and fatigue or a combination." This "lack of certainty led the US Institute of Medicine, health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, to hastily convene a symposium of experts in New Orleans on Tuesday and Wednesday seeking better understanding."
Related Links:
- Medical experts study human health effects of BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico," Fred Tasiker and Laura Figuera, Miami Herald, June 26, 2010.
Posted by admin at July 2, 2010 06:59 PM