Jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $966m in talc cancer case | Health News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/10/7/jury-orders-johnson-johnson-to-pay-966m-in-talc-cancer-case

"Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $966m to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma, finding the company liable in the latest lawsuit alleging its baby powder products cause cancer."

#Health #Capitalism #Talc

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TALC: III

Des groupes suisses qui font du post-rock mâtiné de space-rock, de prog et de krautrock, comme TALC sur cet album intitulé III, c’est beaucoup plus rare.

#postRock #rockProgressif #spaceRock #TALC

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Did y'all know that there's such thing as transitional minerals and mineral fibers?

That's right. Trans rocks. 🪨 🤟

You could think of mineral designations as more buckets to put things into than rigid classifications. There are always examples that either blend the characteristics of the two or just fall in-between classifications.

For a real-world example with real significance check out talc and asbestos. These names are representations of buckets to put minerals into, but they all form together in the Earth in a continuous series. Not only do the talc and asbestos form right next to each other. You can eve find individual fibers that exhibit characteristics of both talc and anthophyllite asbestos.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249849444_Chrysotile_and_Polygonal_Serpentine_from_the_Balangero_Serpentinite

#Geology #Mineralogy #Asbestos #Talc #Trans

WHO agency says talc is ‘probably’ cancer-causing…

The World Health Organization's cancer agency has classified talc as "probably carcinogenic" for humans, however an outside expert warned against misinterpreting the announcement as a "smoking gun... Medical Xpress #WHO #talc #carcinogens #health #medicalnews #oncology #cancer

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2024/07/05/who-agency-says-talc-is-probably-cancer-causing/

Talc is a common ingredient in personal care products, not just baby powder but also cosmetics. Talc is a mined mineral and sadly often contains traces of asbestos - which causes cancer and lung disease. There is testing, but cosmetics companies have often used an insensitive method. Mesothelioma is a horrible price to pay for using makeup.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/10/is-there-asbestos-in-your-makeup-why-women-with-cancer-are-suing-big-beauty-brands

#Mesothelioma #CancerRisk #Talc #Asbestos #Cosmetics