Inadequate government oversight seems to play a significant role in issues related to many workplace safety issues, including asbestos contamination. For years, the government did not take an official stance on asbestos. Eventually, medical science made it clear that prolonged...
Johnson & Johnson, la empresa monolítica de salud y belleza, ha negado durante mucho tiempo la posibilidad de contaminación por amianto en sus productos de talco. Comercializado como talco para bebés, este popular producto de Johnson & Johnson se vendió durante años a las madres, así...
Asbestos is a known carcinogen that the government has placed restrictions on for decades. Companies that work with asbestos have to have certain protections in place to limit the amount of exposure their workers experience. Many companies can no longer...
We certainly know that asbestos exposure can lead to cancer. There’s a reason that the use is largely banned, even though it is a terrific insulator. It’s just too dangerous. Too many people have passed away after getting exposed to...
Cuando grandes empresas e investigadores desarrollan nuevos productos, el gobierno debe sopesar cuidadosamente los beneficios potenciales de esos productos con los riesgos que suponen para los consumidores. Por desgracia, en algunas situaciones, las empresas tienen más control sobre la aprobación...
Last month, a federal jury awarded a record-breaking $32.7 million* to the widow of a former tire-plant worker who passed away from mesothelioma. It’s the largest single-plaintiff verdict – and the largest mesothelioma-related verdict – in the history of North...
Generaciones de estadounidenses han disfrutado del uso de polvos de talco como parte habitual de sus prácticas de higiene personal. Tanto hombres como mujeres lo utilizan sobre el cuerpo para controlar la sudoración y proporcionar una sensación de frescor. Los peluqueros lo utilizan...
There are many potential sources of asbestos exposure, all of which people should try to minimize. In some places, large-scale mining operations release asbestos fibers into the air, putting everyone in the community at risk. For professionals in certain fields,...
Mesothelioma is a debilitating, deadly cancer that is often linked to long-term exposure to asbestos. For many people, treatment may prolong their life, but it will do little to slow the overall advance of the cancer. Thankfully, modern research is...
Public schools should be a safe space in which students can learn and prepare for their bright futures. Parents often send their children off to class without much consideration for the potential health and safety risks associated with school. Unfortunately,...