Advancements in chemical science and engineering can be a great boon for consumer products and manufacturers. Unfortunately, the same designs and compounds that solve numerous issues for businesses can cause a lot of problems for their customers and their employees.…
Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that its tests had found contamination by asbestos in some of Johnson Johnson’s famous talc powder product commonly called baby powder. The contamination reportedly found by the FDA substantiates claims…
Glyphosate is commonly used by homeowners, commercial property owners and landscaping professionals to kill a variety of plants, grasses and other types of vegetation. While there are many benefits associated with glyphosate, such as its ability to prepare crops for…
People who enroll in health insurance benefits trust that their provider will operate in good faith and help them cover their medical costs. As the Salisbury Post recently reported, sometimes employers and insurance companies fall short on this duty. This…
When Bayer AG acquired the company Monsanto, they didn’t suspect that that acquisition would result in substantial financial liability. On the contrary, Monsanto, as a company that holds patents to many popular agricultural compounds and proprietary seed genetics, probably seemed…
Those who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma will know the profound ways that it can affect a person’s quality of life. The common symptoms of mesothelioma include chest pain, fluid buildup, fatigue and shortness of breath. The symptoms, in addition…
The famous weed killer Roundup was developed to effectively kill any plants that gardeners or farmers didn’t want on their property. Monsanto, the company that developed the compound, went so far as to also develop crop seeds that were resistant…
There are four distinct types of mesothelioma, with mesothelioma in the lungs among the most common. Every year, there are approximately 2,500 to 3,000 new cases of pleural mesothelioma in the United States. Accounting for about 75 percent of all…
Did you know that asbestos exposure, and the diseases that come with it being a carcinogen, leads to approximately 40,000 deaths in America each year? Every kind of asbestos can lead to cancers including mesothelioma, cancers of the ovaries and…
Many large companies have historically used asbestos in a variety of products because of its availability and its low overall cost. Unfortunately, just because these companies are big businesses doesn’t mean that they are infallible. In fact, many of them…