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Asbestos

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act and Schools in the US

Asbestos discovery in schools is unfortunately still very common. Many schools in the United States are responsible for exposing students, teachers, and other staff to asbestos through asbestos-covered pipes, tile floors, drywall, and more. The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act...

Medical News

Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Shining a Light on a Global Health Challenge

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is a global health challenge that affects millions of people each year, and this month serves as an opportunity to educate, advocate, and support those impacted by this disease. Lung cancer is...

Uncategorized

Thousands of Women Sue Over Health Risks from Chemical Hair Straighteners

Women who used chemical hair straighteners are being diagnosed with uterine cancer. One of those women is Kenya Apping. Apping was diagnosed with uterine cancer and underwent a hysterectomy under the advice of her doctor. She also underwent chemotherapy and...

Engineered Stone

OSHA Creates Enforcement Initiatives to Protect Engineered Stone Workers

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced an enforcement and compliance initiative directed at the engineered stone industry. OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recognize that silica dust exposure is a health hazard for...

Defective Medical Devices

Philips agrees to pay over $400 million to users over recalled CPAP devices

Philips Respironics, who makes CPAP sleep apnea machines, has agreed to pay at least $479 million in a settlement over health risks from their toxic sound reducing foam. The settlement will go toward users who bought or rented the recalled devices....

Defective Medical Devices

3M to Pay $6 Billion in Military Earplug Settlements

3M has decided to pay $6 billion to settle 300,000 cases relating to their combat earplugs over the next five years. Use of these earplugs in the military resulted in permanent hearing loss and tinnitus injuries. 3M’s Combat Arms earplugs...

Chemicals and Toxic Substances

Camp Lejeune Claims Piling Up

Claims are piling up with the U.S. military from exposure to toxins in the water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, but no restitution has been made. The Marine base exposed many military members and their families to dangerous chemicals...

Asbestos

Johnson & Johnson $18 Million Verdict for 24-Year-Old

Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $18.8 million to Emory Hernandez Valadez who developed cancer from their baby powder. Valadez filed suit last year in California state court against J&J, seeking monetary damages. Hernandez, 24, developed mesothelioma around his...

Asbestos

EPA Reaches Final Decision for Asbestos Reporting Rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Asbestos Reporting Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act. In March 2023, the EPA released additional data related to the proposed risk management rule for public comment. These additional data concern chrysotile asbestos...

Benzene

Dry Shampoo – Benzene – Leukemia, lymphoma, aplastic anemia

Testing via gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and other methods, as well as numerous product recalls, have demonstrated dangerously high levels of benzene in dry shampoo products, including but not limited to the following brands: Tresemme, Dove, Nexxus, Sauve, and BedHead....