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Wayne Watson
Wayne Watson is the only person to have Popcorn Lung outside of popcorn factory workers. Popcorn Lung is a respiratory problem caused by inhaling the steam from microwaved popcorn.
Wayne Watson has no doubts of his calling. After several years of dedicating his gifting to his role as musical director for a major church in Houston, he is returning with a fresh rush of enthusiasm to a ...
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In September 2007, Wayne Watson was diagnosed as the first consumer known to have contracted "popcorn-lung," or bronchiolitis obliterans , due to consuming massive amounts of microwave popcorn.
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After working less than a year at a St. Louis company mixing butter flavoring for food products, Jerry Blaylock says he became short of breath, was up most nights coughing, and eventually needed oxygen 24 hours ...
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After working less than a year at a St. Louis company mixing butter flavoring for food products, Jerry Blaylock says he became short of breath, was up most nights coughing, and eventually needed oxygen 24 hours ...
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Microwave popcorn caused a Washington state man to develop a potentially fatal ailment, a new lawsuit claims. The disease, bronchiolitis obliterans - also known as Popcorn Workers Lung - has been linked to diacetyl, a chemical used to give microwave popcorn and other snack foods a buttery...
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A Spokane man who says his lungs have been destroyed by cooking several bags of Act II microwave popcorn every day, sued over his condition Thursday.
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The chemical responsible for the buttery smell found in some microwave popcorn damaged the lungs of mice in laboratory tests, U.S. scientists say.
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An extensive investigation by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer finds the threat diacetyl poses to workers may be more widespread than previously thought.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Popcorn lung bill heads for House Popcorn lung bill heads for House By Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said on Tuesday it opposed a House of Representatives ...
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ConAgra Foods Inc., of Omaha, General Mills Inc., of Golden Valley, Minn., and the American Pop Corn Co., of Sioux City, Iowa, all promised in September to change their microwave ...
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