In 2018, there were 17 million new cancer cases across the globe. That number is expected to reach 27.5 million per year by 2040. The…
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World Cancer Day 2019: What’s the Theme and How to Get Involved?
About 9.6 million people worldwide died from cancer in 2018. That’s more deaths than from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. But by 2030, according to…
Jury Learns Johnson & Johnson Failed to Warn Consumers about the Risk of Baby Asphyxiation
Last week, a California jury learned that Johnson & Johnson® knew their talc products could contain asbestos, cause talcosis, or asphyxiate babies. The company failed…
Why Is Black Lung Disease Making Miners Sick Again?
An ongoing investigation by Frontline and National Public Radio (NPR) has revealed that the federal government has been drastically undercounting the number of people affected…
Scientist Confirms Johnson & Johnson Covered Up Baby Powder Cancer Risks for Decades
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) knew its products put customers at risk of developing cancer as early as 1971, according to testimony last week in the…
Stocks Don’t Lie: J&J Loses $50B after Report Shows They Knew of Asbestos Contamination in Baby Powder
Amid all of the chaos surrounding Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and the recent discovery that the company allegedly knew its talc products likely contained asbestos,…
Johnson & Johnson Knew of Asbestos in Baby Powder Talc for Decades
In a new and deeply unsettling report from Reuters, it’s clear that high-level members of Johnson & Johnson were aware of possible asbestos contamination in…
Toxins from Burned Structures Pose Threat Long after the Wildfires Are Contained
The 2018 fire season is the most destructive in California since records have been kept. Thousands of families are still displaced after their homes and…
15 States Combined for over 100,000 Asbestos Deaths over the Last 15 Years
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was used for a variety of purposes before it was discovered that exposure could lead to asbestosis, mesothelioma,…