HEALTH COACH - Powder jury award awards woman a record 110.5 million US dollars in a trial for cancer - Health

HEALTH COACH -

 Powder jury award awards woman a record 110.5 million US dollars in a trial for cancer - Health  


 Talc has been widely used in cosmetics and other personal care products to absorb moisture (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) 


 A St. Louis jury awarded a Virginia woman a record 110.5 million US dollars in the latest lawsuit alleging that the use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused cancer. 
 
 Thursday night's jury decision for Lois Slemp, 62, of Wise, Virginia, comes after three former St. Louis juries that awarded a total of $ 197 million to Claimants who made similar allegations. These cases, including the previous highest award of $ 72 million, are all on appeal. 
 
 Slemp, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012, blames his illness for using talc - containing products for more than 40 years. Her cancer was spread on her liver and she was too sick to participate in the trial. 
 About 2,000 federal and state lawsuits are in US courts over the health problems caused by the prolonged use of talcum powder. 
 
 Johnson & Johnson, based in Brunswick, New Jersey, said in a statement that he was going to appeal and challenge the scientific evidence of the plaintiffs' allegations. The company also noted that a St. Louis jury found in its favor in March and that two cases in New Jersey were dismissed by a judge who stated that there was no No reliable evidence that talc is causing ovarian cancer. 
 
 "We are preparing for additional testing this year and we will continue to defend the safety of Johnson's Baby Powder," the statement said. 
 
 Talc is a mineral extracted from deposits worldwide, including the United States. The softest ore, it is crushed into white powder. It has been widely used in cosmetics and other personal care products to absorb moisture since at least 1894 when Johnson & Johnson baby powder was launched. But it is mainly used in a variety of other products, including paint and plastics. 
 
 Much research has found no link or weakness between ovarian cancer and the use of baby powder for feminine hygiene, and most Large health groups declared talc harmless. Yet the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies the genital use of talc as "possibly carcinogenic" 
 
 Lawyers with Onder, Shelton, O & Leary & Peterson, 39 , A company that handled the St. Louis business, quoted otherwise A research that began linking talcum powder to ovarian cancer in the 1970s. They cite case studies showing that women who use Regularly talc on their genital area are faced with a 40 percent higher risk of developing ovarian cancer.