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J&J to FDA: there really is no asbestos in Baby Powder

as other samples from the same manufacturing lost, and has found zero asbestos. ... It was the first time that the US regulator reported finding asbestos in Johnson’s Baby Powder.

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Litigation concerns threaten to overshadow solid quarter at J&J

It has also been hit in the past by lawsuits involving asbestos in talc, hip replacement and vaginal mesh products, some of which are still working their way through the courts.
J&J found liable in first opioid mis-marketing verdict

One example is an ongoing battle over whether or not its Baby Powder product contained asbestos, where it is facing thousands of claims, including a class action of claimants saying it
Trump’s Brexit trade plan is bad for NHS, say campaigners

The latter could mean that products now banned because they may contain material dangerous to human health – like asbestos fibres – would be allowed to be sold in the UK, it asserts.
Blow for J&J as court refuses to overturn talc verdict

including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer. ... finished powders had on occasion tested positive for small amounts of asbestos “from at least 1971 to the early 2000s” and alleges the company was aware of the
Biotecnol taps into Cancer Research UK network for first trial

Biotecnol has already prepared the groundwork for trials in mesothelioma, an untreatable and highly-aggressive cancer which is caused by past occupational exposure to asbestos.

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20 for 2020 – Five pharma companies to watch

Meanwhile, litigation over asbestos in talc continues, with wins and losses for the company in the last few months, with the stand-out verdict a $4.7bn damages award in Missouri ... It has had independent tests conducted on the same bottle and insists
The transatlantic opioid crisis

It is a situation analogous with the far reaching use and reliance upon asbestos – something promoted as a wonder material and marketed as such even after its manufacturers allegedly knew of

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My Dad was 'one in a million', as the saying goes. But actually he was one in 300 million (of patients worldwide with rare disease)

It’s caused by inhaling asbestos fibres into the lungs and, shockingly, mesothelioma typically takes 20 to 50 years to develop! ... he contracted meso in the early 70's when working in aircraft hangers, surrounded by asbestos.
Rare Disease Day 2018: Five things you should know about rare diseases.

anthrax [4] and rabies [5]), or environmental factors (e.g. malignant peritoneal mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure [6]). ... Accessed February 2018. 6. Asbestos.com. Peritoneal mesothelioma. Available at: .

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