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HealthDay 13 June at 11.17 AM

J&J Settles Talcum Powder Lawsuits From States for $700 Million

Johnson & Johnson will pay $700 million to settle claims from 42 states and the District of Columbia that the company continued to market its talcum powder products even as evidence tied them to a heightened risk for cancer.J&J did not admit to any wrongdoing in settling with the states, which were led by Florida, Texas and North Carol

HealthDay 15 November at 04.51 PM

Pembrolizumab + Standard Chemotherapy Beneficial in Mesothelioma

The addition of pembrolizumab to standard platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy results in significant improvement in overall survival among patients with advanced pleural mesothelioma, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in The Lancet.Quincy Chu, M.D., from the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and colleagues