1. Among the families that brought suit against W.R. Grace and Beatrice Foods for allegedly contaminating their drinking water, five children and one adult died of leukemia. 2. Adults died in Centralia, Olympia, Cosmopolis and Seattle, killed by falling bricks and heart attacks. 3. Aid workers there estimate at least six adults are dying every day. 4. Officials reported that six refugee children have died from dehydration, while another seven adults have died from various other causes. 5. The reason adults die from acetaminophen poisoning is that many perceive the drug as safe and take too much, or do not consider themselves chronic drinkers. 6. People with weakened immune systems and the elderly suffer most, but even healthy adults can die if not treated quickly and effectively. 7. A police spokesman said at least five children and three adults have died, but could not provide the final number of casualties, BNS reported. 8. Adults died from heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, renal and liver failure, and cancer. 9. Even adults would die. 10. One adult also died, he said. |