
The Mesothelioma Center News – Page 34
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newsAsbestos Exposure & BansDr. Samuel Epstein spent his life advocating cancer prevention and fighting against industries that put workers and consumers at risk. For more than 50…
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newsResearch & Clinical Trials
New Tool Determines if Vermiculite Insulation Contains Asbestos
Scientists with the United States Geology Survey (USGS) have created a hand-held spectrometer to determine if vermiculite insulation contains deadly amphibole asbestos. The… -
newsLegislation & Litigation
J&J Loses Talcum Powder Lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson suffered its first loss in an asbestos-related talcum powder lawsuit Thursday after a New Jersey jury ordered the company and its… -
newsTreatment & Doctors
Immunotherapy Drugs Causing Vision Issues
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating the potential for three immunotherapy drugs to cause retinal detachment and vision loss. The FDA… -
newsResearch & Clinical Trials
Parasite Drug Shows Effectiveness Against Mesothelioma
Dr. Antonio Giordano believes his team has cleared the path to the next breakthrough in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. The advancement… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Pushing for Asbestos Bans in Southeast Asia
Dr. Ken Takahashi is doing more than just talking about a global ban on asbestos products and the eventual end of asbestos-related diseases. He… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Dirty Laundry: New Documentary Unravels Asbestos, Mesothelioma
In the new 75-minute documentary “Dirty Laundry,” filmmakers and cousins Conor B. Lewis and Zack Johnson embark on a 4,200-mile cycling journey from Astoria,… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Claire’s Filing for Bankruptcy After Asbestos Found in Makeup
Claire’s, a fashion accessory retail chain marketed to young girls and preteens, is reportedly filing for bankruptcy as a second round of lab tests… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Asbestos
Humans cannot see, smell or taste airborne asbestos fibers. Identifying them through a microscope requires the eye of a trained analyst — but perhaps… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Pillsbury Plant Owner Sentenced for Asbestos Violations
Federal judge Sue Myerscough sentenced a part owner of the shuttered Pillsbury Mills complex in Springfield, Illinois, Monday to three years in prison for…