Formaldehyde was the seventh most common allergen causing ACD in patch test patients in 2005–2006 (Zug et al., 2009). It is the second most common cause of hand ACD and cosmetic ACD (Scheman et al., ...

WORCESTER – A man who says he is a student at UMass Medical School is suing the institution, alleging administrators wouldn’t allow him an accommodation for his formaldehyde allergy during anatomical ...

A battle over the health risks of formaldehyde—a chemical that is nearly everywhere—is raging again. The latest showdown is over the US Environmental Protection Agency’s draft evaluation, released ...

Whenever using lotion, it is important to check in on product recalls as well as the ingredients, as some may include metals. Here are several body lotions that, at various points in time, have been ...

Health care providers should be careful when determining if a response during patch testing is an irritant or an allergic response, given that formaldehyde is a known skin irritant. Determining the ...