OSHA has cited The Dodge Co. Inc. for 41 alleged violations of workplace safety and health standards at its Cambridge, Mass., production plant. The embalming fluid manufacturer faces $138,000 in fines ...

Researchers have discovered a link between formaldehyde exposure and an increased risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), specifically for male funeral directors. In the July issue of ...

With the government declaring formaldehyde a carcinogen, these might be boom times for alternative embalming fluids — if it weren’t for the so-called everlasting effect funeral directors stake their ...

Male funeral directors who routinely work with embalming fluid might be at increased risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study finds. Those whose jobs involved continual ...

A recent study reported that male funeral directors with regular exposure to formaldehyde products – such as the embalming fluid used to preserve bodies after death – were more than three times as ...

Long durations of exposure to formaldehyde used for embalming in the funeral industry were associated with an increased risk of death from myeloid leukemia, according to a new study. Long durations of ...

November 30, 2009 — Among people working in the funeral industry, long-term occupational exposure to formaldehyde was associated with a statistically significantly increased risk for mortality from ...

A Secaucus resident who works as a mortician in New Jersey alleges in lawsuit that he contracted leukemia because of his exposure to formaldehyde, a ingredient in embalming fluid, The Record reports.

As if K2 wasn’t bad enough, Dallas city officials are now concerned about formaldehyde-laced synthetic pot. Formaldehyde is a strong preservative used to embalm dead bodies. Councilmember Dwaine ...

Today in misguided things young people do: Emergency physicians at Corpus Christi, Texas, hospital say they've seen a marked increase in patients -- including three teenagers this holiday weekend -- ...

This week, multiple outlets shared a story that played on people’s worst fears: in Russia, 28-year-old Ekaterina Fedyaeva was accidentally “embalmed alive” during an operation. But what does this mean ...

With the government declaring formaldehyde a carcinogen, these might be boom times for alternative embalming fluids — if it weren’t for the so-called everlasting effect funeral directors stake their ...