Dioxin found in German eggs
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Germany has called for higher environmental standards on farms after free-range eggs were found to contain dioxin.
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The tests on Viktor Yushchenko show concentrations of dioxin that are 1,000 times above normal levels. BY SUSANNA LOOF. VIENNA, Austria - Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with
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New tests reveal the level of dioxin poison in the blood of Ukrainian presidential candidate Victor Yushchenko is more than 6,000 times higher than normal, according to the expert analysing the samples.
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More girls than boys are born in some Canadian communities because airborne pollutants called dioxins can alter normal sex ratios, even if the source of the pollution is many kilometers away, researchers say.
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Male fish that are growing eggs have been found in the Potomac River near Sharpsburg, a sign that a little-understood type of pollution is spreading downstream from West Virginia, a federal scientist says.
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An investigation has been launched into how a banned antibiotic which increases the risk of cancer was found in organic chicken processed at a Northern Ireland factory.
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Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was the victim of dioxin poisoning, a doctor in Vienna who has been examining him said on Saturday.
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LONDON -- Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with TCDD, the most harmful known dioxin and one contained in Agent Orange, a scientist who analyzed his blood said yesterday.
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Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned by dioxin during Ukraine&#39;s presidential election campaign, his Austrian doctors said on Saturday as the country counted the cost of the turmoil generated by the rigged poll.
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By PHIL MULKINS World Action Line Editor  Dear Action Line:  Is this fact or a hoax? -- J.G., Tulsa.    Dioxin microwave container hoax:  A "Johns Hopkins cancer warning: (1) No plastic containers in micro. (2) No water bottles in freezer. (3) No plastic wrap in microwave.
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Ukrainian presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with dioxin, most likely intentionally, doctors in Vienna who have been struggling to diagnose his mystery illness confirmed Saturday.
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Yushchenko poisoned: Dioxin poisoning caused the mysterious illness of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, a doctor said Saturday, adding that the poison could have been put in his soup.
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By DAVID DISHNEAU  HAGERSTOWN, Md. - An environmental group asked the federal government Tuesday to ban a class of toxic chemical compounds that are found in industrial and household detergents and are believed to cause male fish to develop female characteristics.
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Dumplings containing pesticide that sparked a health scare in Japan were likely contaminated at the factory in China, Japan's chief government spokesman said Friday.
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The Dutch authorities on Friday  re-opened 96 livestock farms out of nearly 200 it had sealed  off as a precaution after discovering cancer-causing dioxin in  animal feed.
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NEW YORK  - Living near a hazardous waste   site containing persistent pollutants such as dioxins,   polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides,   seems to increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory   infections and asthma in children, a study suggests.
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Living near a hazardous waste  site containing persistent pollutants such as dioxins,  polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides,  seems to increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory  infections and asthma in children, a study suggests.