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Claire’s, a nationwide jewelry and accessories chain targeting young customers, responded to allegations of asbestos in almost a dozen of their glittery makeup items. A concerned mom, a law clerk for a firm specializing in asbestos litigation, was suspicious so mailed her daughter’s makeup to the Scientific Analytical Institute to test for asbestos contamination. All …
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death and is responsible for about 1 out of 4 cancer deaths for both men and wormen. Tragically, according to the American Cancer Society, “more people die from lung cancer than from colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.” Causes of lung cancer For decades it has been …
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP,) comprising 21 Pacific island and five metropolitan areas, voted to “restrict the importation, re-use and re-sale of products and wastes containing asbestos in Pacific island countries.” The impetus for this move was the Rotterdam Convention’s failure in past years to list chrysotile asbestos on Annex III …
MD Anderson, named the #1 best hospital for cancer-care in the US by U.S. News & World Report, managed to continue care for their patients during the flooding. Lessons learned Previous experience with flooded buildings and research facilities taught the staff lessons in maintaining care throughout the duration of the flooding. Floodgates protected the buildings, …
In the 16th century, a Swiss physician and philosopher, Paracelsus, stated that any substance applied to or in the body can cause harm, given the right circumstances. In other words, “the dose makes the poison.” This is true especially with the wide range of chemicals, nano particles, asbestos contaminated talc, and other substances used in …
