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  2. Talc - Wikipedia

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    Talc, or talcum, is a clay mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Mg 3 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2. Talc in powdered form, often combined with corn starch, is used as baby powder. This mineral is used as a thickening agent and lubricant. It is an ingredient in ceramics, paints, and roofing material.

  3. Swadeshi Industrial Works - Wikipedia

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    LMD 100 ranks listed companies in Sri Lanka by revenue annually. [10] Amari Wijewardene is the company's chairperson and a member of the Wijewardene family . Wijewardene's appointment as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in 2016 by her cousin, then prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was criticised as nepotism. [ 11 ]

  4. Pleurodesis - Wikipedia

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    Povidone iodine is equally effective and safe as talc, and may be preferred because of easy availability and low cost. [6] Chemical pleurodesis is a painful procedure, and so patients are often premedicated with a sedative and analgesics. A local anesthetic may be instilled into the pleural space, or an epidural catheter may be placed for ...

  5. The 'Texas two-step' is back as J&J tries to shed talc ... - AOL

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    A plaintiffs' lawyer who represents 11,434 of approximately J&J's roughly 100,000 talc claimants said the company's figure is inflated, and its latest bankruptcy petition is "fraught with problems."

  6. Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $700M to settle talc baby ...

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    The tentative agreement with 43 states will resolve a decade-long legal fight over claims that the company's baby powder caused cancer. Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $700M to settle talc baby ...

  7. Category:Manufacturing companies of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Drink companies of Sri Lanka (2 C, 8 P) E. Engineering companies of Sri Lanka (2 P) Pages in category "Manufacturing companies of Sri Lanka"

  8. Study links talc use to ovarian cancer — a potential boon for ...

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    The new study asked women how often they used talc powder on their genitals from ages 10 to 13 and during the year before they enrolled in the study. NIH researchers followed up with surveys from ...

  9. State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) is a state-owned enterprise with its headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka.It is the largest supplier of drugs in the country, and is tasked with providing quality-assured health care items that are safe and effective, at an affordable price, while educating the public on the rational use of drugs.