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Johnson & Johnson faces UK lawsuit over talc cancer claim Thousands of UK claimants have filed legal action against US pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson alleging people diagnosed with cancers were exposed to asbestos in its talcum powder, lawyers said Thursday. Talcum powder by Johnson & Johnson - Reuters The company has faced a series of similar lawsuits in North America, with the latest UK claim filed in the High Court in London.The law firm representing around 3,000 complainants in Britain said the compensation claim "is estimated to be more than £1 billion" ($1.3 billion). They allege that either they...

Ulta Beauty launches UB Marketplace Ulta Beauty launched on Tuesday a new marketplace dedicated to beauty and wellness, now live on the retailer's website and via the Ulta Beauty app. Ulta Beauty launches UB Marketplace. - Nuxe Dubbed "UB Marketplace", the new marketplace expands Ulta Beauty’s e-commerce offering with over 100 new brands spanning categories such as wellness, grooming and personal care, luxury, professional tools, and global beauty. Integrated directly into Ulta Beauty’s existing shopping experience, participation is by invitation only, ensuring that all products meet Ulta Beauty’s quality standards. The lineup includes plant-powered nail care brand Manucurist, luxury home fragrances from...

Connect With First Nations Culture in Sydney Rocks, BridgeClimb, Barangaroo, Culture Tour, Aboriginal Cultural Tours, Circular Quay, Clark Island, Mark Olive, Sydney Opera House, Royal botanic garden, Aboriginal Bush Tucker Tour, Native High Tea Experience, Blak Markets, Art Gallery Of New South Wales, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, Australian Museum You don’t need to journey to the Outback to experience Indigenous culture this spring. There are plenty of ways to immerse in a rich Aboriginal heritage stretching back tens of thousands of years in Sydney, from a Dreamtime walking tour and bush tucker tastings to an immersive Sydney Harbour cruise and powerful works of art and dance. Here’s how to connect with the world’s oldest...

Study links pandemic to widespread brain aging – even in healthy people Although the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic are long gone, the times of fear, scientific debates, and restricted movement remain a painful memory, one that seems to have caused widespread brain aging, even in people who didn’t have the disease. Specifically, a study of close to 1,000 people has revealed that the brains of healthy people, even those who circumvented the infection, aged faster during the COVID-19 pandemic than did the brains of people analyzed before the pandemic began, according to a Scientific American report from July 23. Indeed, the structural changes...

Scientists turn dental floss into a vaccine delivery system As scientific advances continue, the fear of needles might no longer stand in the way of getting vaccines without fuss, thanks to scientists who have created and tested a novel vaccine delivery system using dental floss. Indeed, using dental floss to introduce the vaccine through the tissue between the teeth and gums is the topic of the new paper called ‘Floss-based vaccination targets the gingival sulcus for mucosal and systemic immunization,’ published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering. In the words of Harvinder Singh Gill, corresponding author of a paper on the work and the Ronald B. and Cynthia...