For as long as I can remember there was always talc in our bathroom,' he said. 'Maureen would use it all over her body after showering. If I kissed her just afterwards, I would say to her that I ...

Johnson & Johnson’s $8 Billion talc bankruptcy settlement over asbestos in their baby powder and talc products has come under scrutiny by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the ...

As J&J tries to wrap up US talc litigation, the company now faces threat of class action in UK This is not the first time the government has challenged J&J's bankruptcy effort. Three months ago ...

Recognized complications of pleural drainage followed by talc pleurodesis include reexpansion pulmonary edema, pneumonia, and adult respiratory distress syndrome. This report describes a ...

With mounting evidence showing the connection between talcum powder and asbestos, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule to implement standardized testing on all talc ...

Johnson & Johnson’s Erik Haas disputed the Purdue decision's impact, adding that it actually validated the talc plan. In its objection, the U.S. Trustee said it also was investigating ...

A group of claimants who say they developed cancer by using Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) talc-based products have asked a judge to reject the healthcare giant's plan to settle lawsuits for ~$8B as ...

Holdout creditors who claim tainted baby powder gave them ovarian cancer urged a judge to reject Johnson & Johnson’s plan to force an end to all related cancer lawsuits. The proposed settlement ...

The agencies' filing did not say how much federal health programs might be owed for providing medical coverage to patients who allege that J&J's baby powder or other talc products contained ...

Clin Lung Cancer. 2010;11(1):30-35. A total of 294 treatment cycles were administered to the 62 patients, with a median number of 6 cycles per patient (range, 1–6 cycles). Of 62 patients, 56 ...

Despite a number of management options, including talc pleurodesis, indwelling pleural catheters and combinations of the two, treatment for MPE remains symptom directed and centered around drainage ...