Consult with Dr. Riegel to learn more about testing for asbestos in your home Alarming results reported asbestos found in Claire’s makeup products!!! Many young girls and teens shop at this store which is found in most major shopping malls. The FDA claims that three products tested positive for tremolite asbestos: Claire’s Eye Shadows, Compact …
Back to School – Beware of Asbestos-Containing Crayons
With back to school right around the corner, you should definitely think twice about which products to buy your children. Playskool Crayons tested positive for traces of asbestos. “Asbestos is a known carcinogen and can lead to serious health conditions, including lung cancer and mesothelioma,” as stated in the Safer School Supplies Shopping article published by …
Healthy Homes featured in Associated Press chemical review of Asbestos
Despite attempts to ban asbestos products in the 1980’s, it remains in widespread use. Dr. Riegel explains it’s one of the most dangerous factors contributing to chronic illness and even death across the United States. Found in the structures of an alarming amount of homes, workplaces, and industrial centers, asbestos fibers are one of the leading causes …
Is your home a Healthy Home?
Have you ever had a thorough Environmental Inspection of your home? Does anyone living in your family have allergies, asthma, or get frequent colds or sinus infections? These symptoms could indicate that you have mold or asbestos in your home. If your home was built before 1960, you likely have asbestos containing materials in your home. …
School under investigation after students remove asbestos materials
Recently, a small school in Ohio is under criminal investigation after children, as young as 13 years old, were very exposed to asbestos-containing building materials while gutting the building as a volunteer school project. A nearby citizen caught on tape the clouds of dust billowing out of dumpsters as the kids handled the asbestos materials. …