Old Drug Could Be Newest Weapon Against Mesothelioma A drug that has long been used to address pinworm parasites has shown success in impairing mesothelioma cell growth, report researchers from Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, who worked with collaborators from the University of Siena, Italy. The researchers tested … Read more
Following the example set by the Netherlands just last week, the United Kingdom has banned from sale two make-up kits offered by U.S.-based retailer Claire’s after lab tests detected traces of asbestos in that pair of products. According to a report published in The Daily Mail, Claire’s retail stores have been ordered to destroy any … Read more
Companies Settle After Asbestos Allegations Four companies that were involved in an asbestos debacle that caused scores of seniors to be exposed to the toxic mineral have agreed to pay more than $300,000 to settle allegations of shoddy and improper workmanship. According to the Salem (Massachusetts) News, the so-called complaint and consent judgement serves to … Read more
Asbestos Found on Desks in New Jersey School In Central New Jersey’s Woodbridge Township, an elementary school that already has a reputation for being less than environmentally-safe is in the news again. Just six weeks or so after the town of Iselin’s School 18 (also known as Indiana Avenue Elementary School) was closed for cleaning … Read more
Claire’s Asbestos Problems Extend Overseas As if Claire’s, a popular retail chain for teens and tweens, wasn’t having enough trouble in the U.S., their problems with asbestos in the make-up they peddle at their retail locations has stretched across the pond to the Netherlands. Dutch News reports that the Dutch health and safety authorities known … Read more
Colorado Family Loses Everything in “Asbestos Spill” In Littleton, Colorado, a young couple and their small children are learning an expensive lesson about hiring licensed contractors to perform asbestos abatement work. When the pair advertised on Facebook for someone to scrape the popcorn ceilings of their recently-purchased, 1970s-built home, they got a great deal – … Read more
Survey Focuses on Quality of Life Post-Mesothelioma While it’s true that most victims of various types of mesothelioma succumb to their diseases in just a year or two, there are some individuals who’ve made it to that coveted five-year mark. In Japan, researchers sought out these individuals and questioned them about their quality of life … Read more
Case Goes to Jury in J&J Asbestos Suit A judge in New Jersey is set to hand the case of Stephen Lanzo III vs. Johnson & Johnson to a jury today so they can begin to decide whether a powder manufactured by the consumer products giant is responsible for the plaintiff’s diagnosis of mesothelioma. Lanzo, … Read more
US Geological Survey Scientists Develop Technique to Detect Vermiculite Scientists from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) announced this week that they have developed an onsite technique that will allow building inspectors to determine whether vermiculite insulation contains amphibole asbestos. An article about the novel technique was published this week in the periodical American Mineralogist. … Read more
After more than two months of trial, a jury in Middlesex County, New Jersey found in favor of plaintiff Stephen Lanzo in his asbestos-related case again consumer products company Johnson & Johnson (J&J). The court awarded Lanzo, who claims to have developed mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos in the company’s talcum powder, $37 million … Read more