Residents of the town of Asbestos in the Canadian province of Quebec have voted to rename their community in a move to distance it from the once-ubiquitous mineral now recognized as being extremely poisonous and linked to lung and other cancers.

'For heaven rest us, we're not Asbestos': Canadian town chooses a new name

US pharmaceutical and cosmetics group Johnson & Johnson saw its shares plunge Friday after a media report alleged the group had deliberately concealed for decades that its baby powder sometimes contained asbestos.

Johnson & Johnson shares plunge after report on asbestos in baby powder

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'For heaven rest us, we're not Asbestos': Canadian town chooses a new name

Johnson & Johnson shares plunge after report on asbestos in baby powder