8 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1982
Ovarian cancer and talc: a case-control study
Opportunities for genital exposure to talc were assessed in 215 white females with epithelial ovarian cancers and in 215 control women from the general population matched by age, race, and residence. Ninety-two (42.8%) cases…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Does exposure to asbestos cause ovarian cancer? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
…The authors searched MEDLINE from 1950 to December 2008 and found 14 cohort studies and 2 case-control studies that reported on ovarian cancer in women exposed to asbestos at work or from their general environment…
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Blog · 2024
A National Study Highlights the Hidden Risks of Talc Products
…results highlight a general lack of awareness, particularly among American women, regarding the potential for asbestos exposure from commonly used goods, including baby powder, makeup, and other everyday cosmetic products. A general lack of awareness and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Occupational exposure to asbestos and ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis
…authors independently abstracted data; any disagreement was resolved by consulting a third reviewer. All but one study reported standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) comparing observed numbers of deaths with expected numbers for the general population; the exception…
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Court case · Missouri Court of Appeals · June 23, 2020 · in the opinion
Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson (2020)
…forth sufficient minimum contacts between Defendants and Missouri to allow the court to exercise personal jurisdiction over them on the Non-Resident Plaintiffs' claims. "Courts recognize two categories of personal jurisdiction: general and specific." Ristesund v…
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Disease
Asbestos, Talc, and Ovarian Cancer
…Ovarian cancer is uncommon, with a lifetime risk of roughly 1 in 90 for women in general, so even a relative increase of this size is a modest absolute one. How asbestos is thought to reach…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · October 28, 2021 · in the opinion
Johnson & Johnson v. Shiver (2021)
…limitation could prompt unimpaired claimants to bring suit to protect their ability to recover.\[5\] The General Assembly explicitly stated that the purpose of the Act was to give priority to claimants who could demonstrate actual…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia · September 28, 2018 · in the opinion
Hanson v. Colgate-Palmolive Company (2018)
…asbestos, causation is broken down into two types: general causation and specific causation. Id. at 540-41. ""General causation is whether a substance is capable of causing a particular injury or condition in the general population…