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EPA Issues New Rule for Certain Chemicals in Paints, Glues
A new rule to protect Americans from chemicals that can cause birth defects, blood toxicity and other health problems was announced Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The seven ethylene glycol ethers or glymes chemicals are currently used in consumer products such as paints, inks and glues. Under the new rule, companies will be required to have any proposed new uses of these chemicals reviewed by the EPA for possible harmful effects to people or the environment.
"Today's action is part of our continuing efforts to help ensure that chemicals in products we use every day are safe for the American public," Jim Jones, assistant administrator for chemical safety and pollution prevention at the EPA, said in an agency news release.
"Finalizing this action could prevent an increase in the use of these chemicals and reduce human exposure through ingestion and inhalation," he added.
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Ebola Fighters Are Time's 2014 Person of the Year
Time has chosen the Ebola fighters as its 2014 Person of the Year.
"Ebola is a war, and a warning. The global health system is nowhere close to strong enough to keep us safe from infectious disease, and 'us' means everyone, not just those in faraway places where this is one threat among many that claim lives every day," Time said in explaining its decision.
"The rest of the world can sleep at night because a group of men and women are willing to stand and fight. For tireless acts of courage and mercy, for buying the world time to boost its defenses, for risking, for persisting, for sacrificing and saving, the Ebola fighters are Time's 2014 Person of the Year."
Other finalists included the Ferguson protesters, Vladimir Putin, Taylor Swift and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
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Ebola Risk Extremely High for Health Workers in Sierra Leone: Study
Health care workers in Sierra Leone have more than 100 times the risk of catching Ebola than the general public, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.