Earlier this week a free asbestos seminar was held in Pinal County, Arizona, which was held by the Environmental Information Association, which is a non profit organisation, in conjunction with the Pinal County Air Quality Control District.
The free asbestos safety seminary was designed to help construction firms and other interested companies and people to learn […]

read more from this topic.....

A cancer support group in Pennsylvania is seeking out local veterans in the hope of being able to provide both the veterans and their families with information, education, and support about possible exposure to carcinogenic substances during their military careers.
The Veterans and Cancer Project is seeking out veterans because they are between twenty five percent […]

read more from this topic.....

A woman from the UK who was suffering from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, has died just twenty four hours after a judge awarded her two hundred and forty thousand pounds. The forty nine year old from Wales died on Thursday just a day after she was awarded the compensation.
She is said to have been exposed […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been revealed that an inquest is to be held in to the death of Sir Alastair Aird, who was a private secretary for the Queen Mother in England for decades. Sir Alastair died last month, and it has now been reported that he was suffering from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma.
There is now speculation […]

read more from this topic.....

There has been a move forward in the UK with regards to a Bill that is aimed at restoring compensation claim rights for victims of pleural plaques, which is a condition caused by exposure to asbestos, and while not life threatening can pose serious problems and develop into something more dangerous such as malignant mesothelioma.
A […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been reported that mesothelioma patients that need to have treatment could benefit from air transportation as part of a new program, which means that they could have access to top cancer centres around the country. The new scheme could mean that malignant mesothelioma patients could benefit from the best treatment as a result […]

read more from this topic.....

The widow of a man who died from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma has been awarded over one million dollars in compensation. A Texas jury awarded $1.2 million to the woman, whose engineer husband died following exposure to asbestos.
According to reports, Danny Puckett worked with additives to drilling lubricants, and these additives contained asbestos, […]

read more from this topic.....

A study is being carried out at a medical school with the aim of helping protect healthy cells in sufferers of mesothelioma while allowing drugs to be used to treat affected cells. The research is part of a two year study, and has been carried out at the Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, New Hampshire.
The […]

read more from this topic.....

Malignant mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is linked to exposure to asbestos, which is a substance that was once commonly used is a wide range of industries and applications. It has become known that long term and high level exposure to asbestos dust and fibers can lead to a range of serious health […]

read more from this topic.....

A Patients Resource For Medical And Legal Information
My reading habits might be a little strange to some people, my wife thinks that I am obsessed with the written word. That is not so. I read to learn, and there is much to learn in this world. For months I have been seeing adverts on the […]

read more from this topic.....

According to a recent report there are fears over asbestos contamination in a building in New York after allegations that a boiler from the building was improperly removed. The matter is now being investigated by the State after claims that the boiler was removed from the Market Street building without proper measures being put into […]

read more from this topic.....

A leading housebuilder that operates in the North East of England has recently donated money to a number of community charities and projects, including a group that was set up to help the victims of mesothelioma and their families. The money was split between a number of charities including the North East Mesothelioma Self Help […]

read more from this topic.....

Fears over exposure to asbestos have been sparked in the county of West Midlands, UK, following a huge blaze last week that saw a number of structures burn and resulted in fire fighters that attended the scene having to jump to their safety.
The fire started at Monty’s Tropical Rags in Smethwick, West Midlands, and around […]

read more from this topic.....

A number of people have been calling for changes to be made to mesothelioma laws in the state of Indiana, stating that workers need to have more time to make a compensation claim against those that exposed them to the deadly carcinogenic, asbestos, which can cause asbestos cancer as well as a range of […]

read more from this topic.....

An Oregon based asbestos firm has been found guilty of further breaches of asbestos regulations according to a recent report. Able Contractors was found to have violated a number of asbestos regulations, and as a result has been fined over thirty thousand dollars.
The fines were imposed by the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality […]

read more from this topic.....

Following the death of a UK victim who had mesothelioma, an open verdict has been recorded according to a recent report. The seventy year old man from Windsor died in July of this year as a result of the asbestos cancer.
Reginald Tinmouth died in hospital after contracting the cancer. After leaving school he is […]

read more from this topic.....

Various different events have been held in states all across America over the years to raise money to fund research into the asbestos cancer known as malignant mesothelioma. Recently a fun run took place in Illinois, with funds being donated to a mesothelioma research foundation.
The fun run took place in Alton, Illinois and was called […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been reported that a woman who never worked with asbestos in her life died from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma earlier this year. Linda Sinnett died from the cancer in July, and her widower John said that it came as a terrible shock, particularly since his wife had never worked with asbestos.
Speaking of […]

read more from this topic.....

According to a recent report two children have now been removed from their school in Columbia, Missouri by their worried parents as a result of asbestos contamination. The two children have been enrolled at a private school in Columbia, and there are concerns that more children could follow.
Earlier this year Columbia Board of Education member […]

read more from this topic.....

A firm of lawyers from the UK have launched an appeal on behalf of the family of a man who died last year from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma. Lawyers are appealing for people that formerly worked with the man to come forward.
Philip Branch died in December of last year after being diagnosed with malignant […]

read more from this topic.....

A ban has been placed on a radio advertisement in the UK that was designed to warn tradesmen and people in other high risk jobs about the dangers of the potentially deadly carcinogenic, asbestos. The ads had been launched by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive, but were banned due to disputes over the alleged […]

read more from this topic.....

Data that was recently released by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation has indicated that between the year 2000 and this year there has been an eightfold increase in the number of applications for funding for malignant mesothelioma research. The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation is the main independent source for funding in this sector.
Officials from the […]

read more from this topic.....

The widow and the three daughters of a man who died as a result of asbestos exposure have filed a lawsuit against twenty three defendant companies according to a recent report. The man, Donald Jones, died in January of last year as a result as asbestos cancer.
The four women claim that Mr Jones’ lung […]

read more from this topic.....

In the UK, as well as in many other countries around the world, many schools that were built prior to the 1980s were constructed with the use of asbestos materials. Asbestos, which we now know is a potentially deadly carcinogenic, was widely used in construction of both residential and public buildings at that time.
It has […]

read more from this topic.....

The University of Minnesota has been working on research to find out more about the reasons behind over fifty mesothelioma deaths among iron workers, with the aim of the research being to find out whether these deaths were connected to the victims working in the taconite industry.
The university has sent out hundreds of letters to […]

read more from this topic.....

A former plumber from the UK died as a result of asbestos exposure, an inquest has recently heard. The man is said to have worked for many years in the plumbing industry, which is one of a number of trades that is classed as high risk when it comes to exposure to deadly asbestos.
Throughout his […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been reported that a subsidiary of the Australian building materials manufacturer, James Hardie, is trying to sue an Australian city council over a worker’s compensation claim made some years ago. The council that is being sued is Ipswich Council in the state of Queensland, and the city mayor has expressed his outrage over […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been reported that a subsidiary of the Australian building materials manufacturer, James Hardie, is trying to sue an Australian city council over a worker’s compensation claim made some years ago. The council that is being sued is Ipswich Council in the state of Queensland, and the city mayor has expressed his outrage over […]

read more from this topic.....

Controversy has arisen over an historical building in Georgia, with the presence of asbestos in the building creating controversy with regards to whether the building should be renovated or whether it should be demolished as a result of the asbestos.
The owners of the building, which is the Heritage House Hotel, are looking for sixteen million […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been reported that around ninety Fresno Police Department employees may have been exposed to asbestos, which is a potentially deadly carcinogenic. The ninety employees found out earlier this week that they may have been exposed to asbestos as a result of construction work. Exposure to airborne asbestos dust and fibers can result in […]

read more from this topic.....