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Hair Straightening Products and Uterine Cancer

by Marilyn T. McGoldrick | Oct 24, 2022 | Cancer, Hair Straighteners

NIEHS followed over 33,000 adults for 11 years, and 378 uterine cancer cases were identified during this time. Those who had used a chemical hair straightening product more than four times in the 12 months prior to being surveyed were 155 percent more likely to later...

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuits

by Marilyn T. McGoldrick | Sep 13, 2022 | Camp Lejeune, Cancer, Toxic Torts, Water Contamination

Congress recently passed The Camp Lejeune Justice Act (“CLJA”), a law creating a new cause of action for those injured by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in between 1953 to 1987. Over the course of four decades two of the eight wells at North Carolina’s...

EPA Issues Inadequate Draft Asbestos Risk Evaluation

by Andrew S. Wainwright | Jun 2, 2020 | Asbestos, Cancer, Mesothelioma and Asbestos

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a Draft Asbestos Risk Evaluation that will keep Americans at severe risk of deadly exposure to asbestos according to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. The ADAO, an independent nonprofit dedicated to...

Johnson & Johnson Withdraws Talc Baby Powder From US Market

by Marilyn T. McGoldrick | Jun 1, 2020 | Asbestos, Cancer, Drugs and Medical Devices, Johnson & Johnson, Talcum Powder

Johnson & Johnson has announced that it is withdrawing all talc baby powder products that are sold in the United States and Canada from the market. J&J, the world’s largest maker of health care products, faces thousands of lawsuits alleging that the talc...