Learn About the Link Between Chemical Hair Relaxers and Uterine Cancer
It was a beautiful day in June, and Grace was getting ready for work. She had been using chemical hair relaxers and straighteners for years. It was part of her beauty routine to keep her hair looking great. Little did she know that the chemicals in these products may have been putting her at risk...
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Help for Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse in Baltimore
Sexual abuse is a terrible crime. It not only violates a person in a physical sense but also robs them of their innocence and dignity. There is help available for Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse in Baltimore. This is especially heartbreaking when those in positions of morality, such as members of the Catholic Church, are...
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Like Churches, Maryland Schools Found to Harbor Sexual Abusers
A recent investigation shed light on the tendency of schools to quietly allow teachers accused of sexual abuse to transfer to other schools. Unsurprisingly, those teachers accused of sexual misconduct often repeat the same bad behavior at their new schools. This practice is repeated in schools across the United States, risking harm to millions of...
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Local Catholic High School Renames Auditorium
When Sister Francis Marie Yocum was a music teacher at The Catholic High School of Baltimore in the 1950s, she wrote the school song. But after her name appeared in the Attorney General’s sex abuse report, her name will no longer be on the school’s auditorium. In 2012, a 75-year-old woman reported that Yocum sexually...
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Electronic Evidence in Drowsy Truck Driver Cases
Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) watered down some key hours of service (HOS) safety rules. For example, if truckers are caught in traffic or bad weather, they may now stay behind the wheel longer in order to make up time. Fatigue is a serious problem among truckers. Driving after 18 consecutive awake...
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Common Physical Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Women
Exact numbers are difficult to pinpoint, but as many as 40% of American children experience some form of sexual abuse. In a significant number of cases, children experience ongoing abuse, often at the hands of a parent, caregiver, or adult in a position of authority. The betrayal of trust, not to mention the act itself,...
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Researchers Sound Alarm over Breast Implant-Related Lymphoma
As of late 2022, Allergen and other textured breast implants have caused hundreds of cases of breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) in the United States alone. So far, eight people have sadly lost their lives because of this cancer. “BIA-ALCL is a heterogeneous disease that can involve the implant capsule, soft tissue, regional nodes...
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Frequently Asked Questions About the Camp Lejeune Lawsuit
For decades, the Marine Corps knew that Camp Lejeune residents were using contaminated water. Yet officials continually denied the problem. Over the years, a few people have filed civil actions, trying to obtain the compensation they needed and deserved. But judges threw out these cases on technicalities. The 2022 Camp Lejeune Justice Act created a...
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Jehovah’s Witnesses Sex Abuse Exposed
After a four-year investigation, a Pennsylvania grand jury recently indicted nine men on charges connected to long-term sexual abuse in the Jehovah’s Witness church. Critics say church elders have treated child sexual abuse as a sin rather than a crime, carefully documenting cases in internal files, but not reporting allegations to authorities and sometimes letting...
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Sexual Abuse and the Five Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Responses
Sexual abuse survivors, as well as people who witness these activities, often develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Contrary to popular belief, PTSD is not a processing disorder that randomly affects some victims and leaves others untouched. Instead, PTSD is a stress-related brain injury. Extreme stress enlarges the amygdala and squeezes out the cerebral cortex. The...
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