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Stephanie McHugh

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Stephanie McHugh is a former court reporter who worked as the official reporter in a Houston, Texas, courthouse and also took many depositions in which plaintiffs testified regarding their workplace and risks of daily asbestos exposure.

FDA Confirms Asbestos Contaminated Talc in Marie Claire’s Cosmetics

FDA Confirms Asbestos Contaminated Talc in Marie Claire’s Cosmetics

Stephanie McHugh

6 mins read - June 23, 2019

The US FDA has confirmed asbestos-contaminated talc presence in Marie Claire’s products in its two statements this year. These products include Claire’s particular eye shadow, face...

Research Started to Test Breath-based biomarkers for Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Research Started to Test Breath-based biomarkers for Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Stephanie McHugh

4 mins read - June 21, 2019

Breath-based biomarkers for mesothelioma may prove encouraging to detect asbestos cancer early and could save lives. Since researchers are studying the results, they don’t recommen...

Acupuncture and CBT Are Effective Treatments for Insomnia

Acupuncture and CBT Are Effective Treatments for Insomnia

Stephanie McHugh

5 mins read - June 18, 2019

About 70% of cancer patients suffer through insomnia at any point from cancer diagnosis to its treatment. This new study has shown that acupuncture and cognitive behavioral therapy...

NovoTTF-100LTM and Chemotherapy Approved by FDA

NovoTTF-100LTM and Chemotherapy Approved by FDA

Stephanie McHugh

7 mins read - June 15, 2019

The FDA has approved the NovoTTF-100L system combined with chemotherapy for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. The combination is the first treatment approved by the ...

Children Exposed to Asbestos From Contaminated Soil

Children Exposed to Asbestos From Contaminated Soil

Stephanie McHugh

5 mins read - February 12, 2017

Asbestos was recently discovered on government land during preparation for construction of a school building in Australia. The soil containing asbestos was dumped in a children’s p...

Is Asbestos in Water a Widespread Health Threat?

Is Asbestos in Water a Widespread Health Threat?

Stephanie McHugh

6 mins read - January 22, 2017

The terrifying story out of Flint, Michigan, involving a toxic water supply that affected the health of an entire community immediately came to many minds when the recent story cam...

Lung cancer death rate down 25% Since 1991 According to January Report

Lung cancer death rate down 25% Since 1991 According to January Report

Stephanie McHugh

2 mins read - January 8, 2017

According to a January 5, 2017 report from the American Cancer Society there has been a steady decline in the rate of cancer deaths over the past couple decades. From 1991 to 2014 ...

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