Shorter mineral fibers — like chrysotile asbestos fibers — are toxic and should not be overlooked when studying the cause of mesothelioma and other lung diseases, believed Philip Cook, a former scientist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In the 1960s when Cook worked for the EPA in Duluth, Minnesota, he became involved in research concerning thin mineral fragments...
It is well documented that benzene exposure causes AML, a form of leukemia, and other blood disorders in painters, mechanics, seamen and other workers exposed to the toxic substance in petroleum-based paints, thinners and solvents. But recent studies confirm that you don’t have to work hands-on with benzene to be injured by it. A French study found that benzene-contaminated traffic emissions...
Half of all mesothelioma patients could benefit from new studies by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) in New York. The doctors are looking at mutations in a gene called BAP1. The mutations have been found in a number of cancers including mesothelioma, clear cell renal cell carcinoma and the hereditary form of uveal melanoma, a cancer of the eye. Marc Ladanyi, the MSK experimental...
Many Americans were reminded of the dangers of coal ash in 2014 when a Duke Energy power plant in North Carolina dumped 39,000 tons of the ash into the Dan River. Coal ash is the waste generated by coal-fueled power generation plants. Opinions are sharply divided on the toxicity of coal ash, which contains several heavy metals known to cause birth defects, neurological problems, cancer and...
Power morcellator lawsuits filed in federal court against Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit have been consolidated for pretrial proceedings. The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred the Ethicon lawsuits to the federal district court for the District of Kansas. That court, said the panel, is centrally located in the middle of the country and the judge has...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it has intervened in three whistleblower lawsuits alleging SavaSeniorCare LLC and its related entities have violated the False Claims Act. SavaSeniorCare...
How can it be that asbestos — a toxic substance known to cause mesothelioma — is now being found in children’s crayons? Perhaps because asbestos is cheap and the crayons are made in China. In fact, India and China are two of the world’s primary users of asbestos in manufacturing today.
For decades, asbestos was used by U.S. manufacturers to make a host of products from asbestos...
Back in the 1970s, south of San Francisco, many companies in the electronics industry began hiring workers to manufacture semiconductor chips, circuit boards and other components for use in computers. Yvette Flores, one of Waters Kraus & Paul’s clients, was one of them. Her job was to fuse together glass tubes for Spectra-Physics, a company that made lasers. Ms. Flores used a spray gun...
DuPont’s Concealment of Benzene Dangers Created Cancer Hazard for Workers
DALLAS — A Dallas, Texas jury has awarded $8.2 million to a 60-year-old Texas man battling MDS/AML, a form of leukemia caused by his exposure to benzene contained in paint and thinners manufactured by E.I. Du Pont De Nemours (DuPont). Virgil Hood handled DuPont’s toxic products on...
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