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When Johns-Manville (J-M) built their Marrero, Louisiana plant to manufacture asbestos-based products in the 1930s, the company already knew that asbestos posed a health risk. Through ads and other marketing, however, it was touted as a significant asset to the community. That asset turned into significant health issues as, over the decades, workers from …
Johnson & Johnson was handed a jury verdict for $72 million this week in the case of a woman who died from ovarian cancer. She, and dozens of others, sued the company in the St. Louis Circuit Court in a case alleging that use of talcum powder, also known as baby powder, increases the risk …
It’s easy to put off checkups, especially if you have no immediate health concerns. But, if you’ve been exposed to asbestos – or any toxic substance – it’s important to let your doctor know so there can be monitoring specifically for those symptoms. What steps should you take? • Go to your doctor for regular …
The first World Cancer Day was adopted on February 4, 2000 at the World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium in Paris. It was decided that February 4 would be a day to address and enlighten the world each year about the need for continual progress to eradicate cancer. The mission of this endeavor …
Asbestos has been a killer for decades. The first wave of victims was miners and plant workers. Wave number two killed many shipbuilders, boiler workers, and insulators. Now the third wave has hit. These victims were not those who worked with asbestos-laden products as they were being produced and installed. These are workers encountering old …
