20 results for “Reaction Department”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Mesothelioid reaction following talc pleurodesis: a case report
…Such a mesothelioid reaction can clinically and radiographically mimic malignant mesothelioma. We conclude that Talc pleurodesis played a causative role in this patient developing an intense mesothelioid reaction. A mesothelioid reaction should be included in the…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Can serum inflammatory parameters estimate outcome of pleurodesis in mesothelioma?
…be desirable. This study was aimed to investigate whether systemic inflammatory reaction induced by insuflation of talc into the pleura can predict the outcome of pleurodesis. A total of 58 consecutive patients (26 men, 32 women…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 11, 2020 · in the opinion
Olson v. Brenntag N. Am., Inc. (2020)
…present. And Ms. Olson's strong and immediate reaction to hearing about a possible connection between talcum powder and cancer suggests otherwise. The First Department decisions J&J cites are not to the contrary. In Sosna…
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Court case · Montana Workers' Comp. Court · May 5, 2014 · in the opinion
Baeth v. Liberty NW Ins. Corp. (2014)
…usually ten years, from the time of exposure to the time of evaluation; and (3) evidence of structural changes caused by a reaction to the asbestos fibers.\[40\] ¶ 31 Dr. Black further explained that getting an…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 22, 2012 · in the opinion
Feinberg v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (2012)
…term use. Plaintiffs suffered severe neurological reactions from taking the generic form of the drug and brought state tort claims against the manufacturers of metoclopramide for failing to adequately warn them of such danger. The basis…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1984
Pulmonary granulomatous reaction: talc pneumoconiosis or chronic sarcoidosis?
A chronic pulmonary granulomatous reaction was associated with an almost identical clinical picture in two patients exposed to talc. In both patients lung biopsy showed the deposition of talc particles and a heavy granulomatous reaction. At…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1948
Morbidity and Mortality in Talc Granuloma: Report of a Fatal Case
This 1948 article reported one fatal case of talc granuloma, a reaction to talcum powder used on surgical gloves and rubber drains. The patient, a woman, was first operated on in December 1942, at age 36…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1970
Pulmonary talc granulomatosis. A complication of drug abuse
…who had injected methylphenidate (Ritalin) tablets into their veins. Granulomatosis here means small clusters of inflammatory cells forming in the lungs in reaction to talc particles. The authors explained that talc is used as a filler…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Positive FDG-PET/CT of the pleura twenty years after talc pleurodesis: three cases of benign talcoma
…This inflammatory reaction could decrease with time, as in other inflammatory processes. Since talc is not metabolized by the body, the FDG-PET scan can remain positive, most likely because of a foreign-body granulomatous reaction…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1967
Tissue response to intraperitoneal asbestos with preliminary report of acute toxicity of heart-treated asbestos in mice
…plaques and invasive granulomas, while none of 12 talc mice did. The authors described the reaction as histologically similar to mesothelioma but obtained no morphologic evidence of actual malignancy. In a second experiment, asbestos heated to…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
Pleural granuloma mimicking malignancy 42 years after slurry talc injection for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
…malignant cells or asbestos fibers. Keyhole surgery was converted to open surgery and the pleura was removed. The pathologist diagnosed chronic granulomatous pleuritis caused by a foreign body reaction, likely talc. Only on detailed questioning did…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1965
Talco-silicosis in a rubber worker
…golden-brown asbestos bodies, and the lymph nodes held crystals presumed to be silica. The authors judged the lesions typical of a reaction to impure talc, with features of both silicosis and asbestosis. He had worked…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
The pathology associated with therapeutic procedures in malignant mesothelioma
…biphasic pattern to the neoplasm. In more chronic cases, paucicellular fibrosis with a foreign body giant cell reaction is noted. The talc is polarizable and deposited in linear fashion within the tumour. In 2/28 (7…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1999
Possible role of ovarian epithelial inflammation in ovarian cancer
…risk to an excess number of lifetime ovulations or to elevations in steroid hormones. Inflammation may underlie ovulatory events because an inflammatory reaction is induced during the process of ovulation. Additional risk factors for ovarian cancer…
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Blog · 2024
BBC Show Finds Asbestos Contaminating Old Makeup
…especially women, were unaware that they had been exposed to a time-bomb with a very long fuse.” This delayed reaction time complicates diagnosis and treatment, underscoring the critical need for stringent regulations to prevent exposure…
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Blog · 2023
Asbestos…in Makeup?
…The study also concluded that the use of estrogen and/or prolactin treatments could contribute to any inflammatory reaction caused by the talc. “[S]ome [asbestos] fibers may bypass…your body’s natural defenses……
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Court case · Wisconsin Court of Appeals · August 27, 2019 · in the opinion
Chapp v. Colgate-Palmolive Company (2019)
…and a jury found, that latex gloves manufactured by Smith & Nephew were defective and unreasonably dangerous, and they were a cause of damages Green suffered as a result of her allergic reaction to them. See id., …
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Cosmetic talc and ovarian cancer
…the Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Association's voluntary guidelines for making asbestos-free talc was monitored. The authors stated that talc is known to provoke strong inflammatory reactions in the lungs, pleural cavity and peritoneal cavity…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1998
Medical thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis for chylothorax due to lymphoma: a case series
…day evaluation interval. Complications included medication reactions in two patients (8.3%) and ARDS in one patient (4.1%). Many patients with lymphoma-related chylothorax are refractory to chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. In this group…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina · June 8, 2018 · in the opinion
Finch v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2018)
…California. Doc. 210-5 at 17-19, 28.\[2\] These records were partially redacted, and the precise extent of the redaction is somewhat unclear. Doc. 210-5 at 17. Outside of these partially-redacted records, which…