Agency abruptly withdraws plan to require standardized asbestos testing • Move contradicts congressional mandate in 2022 ...

Despite decades of concerns, the agency plans to withdraw its talc-testing mandate, which beauty brands have resisted. In the ...

Asbestos is a group of natural minerals made of long, thin fibers. It’s been used by humans for more than 4,500 years. Since the industrial revolution, asbestos has been used to insulate buildings ...

A senior chief cryptologic technician pipes during the Navy Reserve Center change of command ceremony at U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, Colorado Springs, Aug. 13, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief ...

Paramount Global must face trial on allegations that it’s liable for a man’s mesothelioma and eventual death due to asbestos ...

Asbestos exposure is a serious issue that affects millions of American workers. As a naturally occurring material - which is easily separated into microscopic fibers - asbestos is linked to a number ...

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Thirty-three cases of the asbestos-related lung cancer mesothelioma draw attention to talcum powder as a non-occupational source of exposure to asbestos, according to a study in the January Journal of ...

Gene expression leading to alterations in the DNA caused by asbestos exposure may explain the development of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare and aggressive cancer. By analyzing public RNA ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2020, the latest year for which this data is available, 2,681 new cases of mesothelioma were reported in the United States, and ...

Seventeen schools were shut down on Friday after concerns about asbestos exposure. The reopening of one of the schools has ...

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. Over the last century, the U.S. military primarily used asbestos ...