Treatment Programs Need More Money to Combat the Opioid Epidemic Not enough resources are going to the Opioid Epidemic. A pharmacoepidemiologist from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine created an abatement plan that could cut overdoses, deaths, and number of people with substance use disorder in half within 15 years. It would do this […]
Bike Accidents In Pennsylvania Can Be Caused By Driver Negligence
Bike Accidents In Pennsylvania Can Be Caused By Driver Negligence Bicycles and motorcycles are fun and economical means of transportation. However, they offer very little protection from inclement weather and other Pennsylvania motorists. Sharing the road with other motorists is the greatest danger for a cyclist. Despite a decline in recent years of automobile injuries […]
U.S. Steel Didn’t Break the Rules When it Only Reported Emissions to the Allegheny County Health Department
U.S. Steel Didn’t Break the Rules When it Only Reported Emissions to the Allegheny County Health Department A federal appeals court just dismissed a lawsuit claiming that U.S. Steel violated the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The lawsuit was brought by an environmental watchdog because U.S. Steel only reported to local and […]
Government Roles in Asbestos Regulation
Government Roles in Asbestos Regulation Despite the deadly effects of asbestos use on people and the environment, asbestos has not been banned in the United States. Numerous attempts have been made by government agencies to regulate asbestos use by making it harder to obtain, restricting imports, and regulating handling and removal. Since mining operations stopped […]
PFAS Chemicals Were Found in Many Cosmetic Products
PFAS Chemicals Were Found in Many Cosmetic Products A recent study found that a large amount of makeup products contains PFAS chemicals. PFAS chemicals are chemicals that are links of carbon and fluorine atoms that do not break down in the environment. These chemicals are so prolific that they can be found in 97 percent […]
Current Industries And Occupations With The Highest Incidence Of Mesothelioma
Current Industries And Occupations With The Highest Incidence Of Mesothelioma Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that is almost indestructible with properties that make it resistant to heat, chemicals, and breakdown. Asbestos fibers were often combined with other materials for thousands of industrial, maritime, automotive, and building products. Specific industries and occupations are associated with heavy […]
Immunotherapy Helps Improve Survival in Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, and Other Cancers
Immunotherapy Helps Improve Survival in Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, and Other Cancers Immunotherapy is a great way to treat cancer because it uses the patient’s own immune system. There are two different ways it can do this. The patient’s immune system can be stimulated or substances can be engineered in a lab that act like the […]
Asbestos Exposure in Beaver County, PA
Asbestos Exposure in Beaver County, PA The number of deaths from malignant mesothelioma is very high in Pennsylvania. According to the CDC and the NIOSH Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System statistics, the state ranks third out of all the states and District of Columbia for the number of asbestos cases. Mesothelioma is a cancer that […]
The Supreme Court Declined to Review Johnson & Johnson’s $2.1 Billion Talc Verdict
The Supreme Court Declined to Review Johnson & Johnson’s $2.1 Billion Talc Verdict The Supreme Court is not reviewing a lower court decision awarding $2 billion to women with ovarian cancer resulting from exposure to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) talcum powder contaminated with asbestos. Lately, there have been many lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson and […]
Latest Developments in Asbestos Litigation
Latest Developments in Asbestos Litigation Asbestos exposes people to carcinogenic health risks when it becomes airborne. Despite warnings and efforts to ban the use of asbestos, it remains legal in the United States. Many who have a suffered severe illness or mourned the loss of loved ones from asbestos-related diseases have instituted litigation against the […]