Post reports lead to action at old Rite Aid, LIC variety store

A helping hand has finally arrived to clean up two ugly scenes in Queens. A former Rite Aid in Astoria that was overrun with drunks, immigrants, piles of trash, and human waste has finally been cleaned up, a week after its dystopian landscape was exposed by The Washington Post. Owners Frank Tehrani and Perry Moradoff […]

Toxic metals found in variety of tampon products, first-time study shows

The first study to find toxic metals in tampons is raising concerns about women’s health. The University of California, Berkeley Department of Public Health released its initial findings on July 3, finding that several brands of tampons may contain toxic metals, including lead, arsenic, and cadmium. According to the University of California, Berkeley, millions of […]