Weirton Steel Mill Weirton Steel was founded by Ernest Weir in 1909. He originally started at U.S. Steel and ended up as a general manager of the Monessen tin plate mill, but in 1905, he left to buy a tin plate mill in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He expanded his operation to Holiday’s Cove, which was […]
Mesothelioma Awareness Month 2022
Mesothelioma Awareness Month 2022 September is Mesothelioma Awareness Month. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer of the mesothelium, which is a thin membrane that lines different areas of the body. The four types of mesothelioma include: pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, and vaginalis testis which affect the linings of the lungs, abdomen, heart, and testicles respectively. There are […]
Johnson & Johnson Stopping Worldwide Talc Based Baby Powder Sales
Johnson & Johnson Stopping Worldwide Talc Based Baby Powder Sales Johnson & Johnson is ending sales of all talc-based baby powders around the world in 2023. It has previously stopped selling the baby powder product in the United States and Canada in 2020. Many lawsuits have been filed against the company due to the talc-based […]
Researchers are Looking at Brain Healing Times of Football Players and Other Athletes
Researchers are Looking at Brain Healing Times of Football Players and Other Athletes Research is trying to find why it takes so long for brains to heal after playing football. Researchers are looking at brains of people who played professional football and are trying to find why brains are working overtime to try to heal […]
World Lung Cancer Day 2022
World Lung Cancer Day 2022 Today is World Lung Cancer Day. Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer not counting skin cancer. It is second to prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women. It is estimated that there will be 236,740 new cases of lung cancer and 130,10 deaths from […]
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Compensation
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Compensation People stationed at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune could be entitled to compensation. The base’s water supply was contaminated with volatile organic compounds including trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE), vinyl chloride, benzene, and other contaminants. Chemicals were found in the water supply in 1982 after a dry-cleaning business that […]
Teva Pharmaceuticals has Been Implicated in the Opioid Epidemic
Teva Pharmaceuticals Implicated in the Opioid Epidemic Another drug company has been implicated in the opioid epidemic. A jury in New York ruled that Teva Pharmaceuticals contributed to the crisis, and a trial is coming to determine what Teva owes in the case. Jurors concluded that Teva was a public nuisance with lethal consequences. It […]
Small Particulate Pollution Around the United States Needs to Improve
Small Particulate Pollution Around the United States Needs to Improve Many areas around the United States have much higher levels of dangerous substances in the air than is recommended. According to the World Health Organization, there are four million premature deaths around the world from air pollutants every year, which makes it one of the […]
A Vaccine Can Help People with Addiction to Opioids
A Vaccine Can Help People with Addiction to Opioids A new opioid vaccine is being tested to prevent overdoses. The trial is being held at the Valegos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. All participants are housed either at Columbia or another clinic because they are given nonlethal doses of opioids like heroin […]
What Should Your Wrongful Death Claim Contain?
What Should Your Wrongful Death Claim Contain? When someone dies as a result of someone else’s legal fault, the deceased’s estate can bring a wrongful death lawsuit. This is a type of litigation that seeks compensation for losses like medical bills, missed income that the deceased would have earned, burial costs, or the loss of […]