A housing association in the UK has been facing anger from a number of its tenants who are living in homes that are contaminated with asbestos. Residents are particularly angry at the goodwill gesture made by the housing association, which was to offer residents in each of the homes a voucher for one hundred GBP [...]

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The widow of an asbestos worker who passed away from the asbestos cancer called mesothelioma has filed a lawsuit against an oil company that she claims is responsible for his death. Betty Lou, the wife of Billy Cunningham, asked her lawyer to file the lawsuit on her behalf against Chevron USA. The complaint claims that [...]

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It has been reported that resident from the town of Libby who are found to be suffering from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma or any other form of asbestos related disease will be able to receive federally funded medical care. Many residents in the area were exposed to asbestos dust and fibers as a [...]

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A woman from the Queensland area of Australia has developed the asbestos cancer called mesothelioma as a result of secondary exposure to the potentially deadly substance. The woman, who did not want to be named, is thought to have been exposed through washing her husband’s asbestos contaminated work clothes. She has now filed civil claims [...]

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According to a recent report hospital in the UK have been treating a rising number of malignant mesothelioma cases over the past decade, with the numbers suggesting that mesothelioma cases have almost doubled in the past ten years. Over the past year hospitals across the UK treated nearly seven and a half thousand cases of [...]

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A special training session relating to asbestos has been held recently in Milton Keynes, England, with the aim being to educate public liability insurance trainees about the dangers and risks associated with asbestos exposure. The training session was held at the local college in Milton Keynes and was attended by health and safety officials who [...]

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For many years diseases such as the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma have been linked to high level and long term exposure to the potentially deadly carcinogenic asbestos. However, one family is warning that low level asbestos exposure can also pose a danger. Enid Costello developed mesothelioma after being exposed to low levels of asbestos [...]

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An appellate court in California has upheld a verdict where a woman and her husband were awarded twenty million dollars after the woman contracted the asbestos cancer known as malignant mesothelioma. Joan Mahoney was exposed to asbestos over a number of years as a result of remodelling houses. According to reports Joan was a singer [...]

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Over the past couple of months the Health and Safety Executive in the UK has been on a mission to try and raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos, dubbed the hidden killer, and to try and educate those most at risk from exposure such as tradesmen. The HSE has this week been issuing warnings [...]

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The clean up of a site in Indiana is almost complete according to recent reports. The Indiana site contained a range of hazardous materials, including asbestos, which can cause a variety of serious health problems to those exposed to it such as scarring of the lungs, respiratory problems, and even the asbestos cancer called mesothelioma. [...]

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A large number of veterans that have served the country have been exposed to the deadly carcinogenic asbestos according to a recent report from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The department claims that hundred of thousands of veterans have been exposed to the substance while serving their country. Many of these veterans were [...]

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A lawsuit has recently been filed by a man against thirty eight defendant companies. The lawsuit was filed by Cleveland J Savoy, who claims that the thirty eight defendants were responsible for his exposure to asbestos and his subsequent development of the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma. Savoy had already filed a previous suit against [...]

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Statistics have recently been released by the government in the UK, and the data has shown that the north of Britain has the highest levels of asbestos cancer, also known as mesothelioma. This is a form of cancer that is linked to exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. The north of England is an area [...]

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A report from a law firm in the United States has detailed how a former architect has died from asbestos cancer, also known as mesothelioma. The man had worked as an architect almost four decades ago, but died just two months after he was diagnosed. According to the law firm the man was required to [...]

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The family of a UK man who died from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma has been awarded one hundred thousand GBP. The man, Dudley Maasz, was a former railway worker who is said to have been exposed to deadly asbestos, which eventually robbed him of his life. Maasz was seventy four years old when [...]

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The mother of the youngest victim of mesothelioma in the UK has said that she will fight to learn the truth about how and why her daughter contracted the asbestos cancer that killed her, and has promised that she will do it alone of necessary because her lawyers have given up on the case. Leigh [...]

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The owner of a New York building is to be cited as a result of improper removal of asbestos in the building, with a tip off resulting in authorities not only investigating the allegations but also catching the building owner and his workers in the act of improperly disposing of the asbestos. There are very [...]

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An Appeals Court is said to have upheld a multi million dollar verdict against Georgia Pacific in the case of a woman who was exposed to asbestos and went on to develop asbestos cancer from her home remodelling business. The original trial saw the jury award Joan Mahoney over six million dollars back in 2008 [...]

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According to researchers working at a Boston women’s hospital an immunosuppressant drug called Sirolimus can help with mesothelioma treatment. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is linked to long term or high level exposure to asbestos, which is a known and potentially deadly carcinogenic that was once widely used in a range of applications. [...]

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A recent report has shown that the number of mesothelioma victims is continuing to rise in the West Midlands area of England. Home to the Black Country, which was know for its rich industrial history, as well as many other industrial areas, this is a region where malignant mesothelioma is said to be rife. Reports [...]

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An asbestos victim who has contracted the asbestos cancer mesothelioma has won a massive twenty million dollars after contracting the disease through exposure to asbestos on a secondary basis. The woman, and nursing professor, is thought to have been exposed to asbestos through washing clothing. It is claimed that she used to wash her grandfather’s [...]

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A study is to be performed into the effects that vermiculite mining has had on the health of residents and their offspring in the town of Libby in Montana. This is where the W R Grace vermiculite mine was located, and the town has a high rate of asbestos cancer. An announcement was made by [...]

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A company has recently announced the national launch of a number of diagnostic cancer tests, which should help to identify different types of cancer, which would subsequently make it easier for more appropriate and effective treatment to be given to patients and for a faster diagnosis to be made. The announcement was made by Prometheus [...]

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A former senior court clerk from New York has claimed that she was unfairly dismissed from her job because she warned people about asbestos in the workplace and spoke out about safety at work. Shelly Warner-Levison was a senior court clerk in Potsdam, New York. She spoke out about asbestos as Potsdam Civic Center following [...]

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The annual Zombie Walk held in Richmond, Virginia, has once again helped to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The Zombie Walk took place just before Halloween this year, with participants dressed up as all sorts of zombies, from police officer zombies to Girl Scout zombies. The Richmond Zombie Walk was fist organized in [...]

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A lawyer from New York has stated recently that asbestos exposure risks remain very high in the United States, making potential asbestos exposure very much a twenty first century problem. He added that raising awareness about the dangers of asbestos could potentially help to save many lives. Joseph Belluck focuses on helping victims of asbestos [...]

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A woman from the UK whose husband died from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma is hoping to raise awareness about the cancer and the other dangers of asbestos exposure. Fifty nine year old Elaine Haskins was widowed in 2005 after her sixty six year old husband died from the cancer. Mrs Haskins is now [...]

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According to a recent report a new trial has been ordered in the case of the family of a man who tried to sue following this death due to malignant mesothelioma. Three judges at the Tennessee Court of Appeals decided that there had been errors in the way in which the jury had been instructed [...]

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Three women who lost their husbands to asbestos diseases have been awarded a total of five and a half million dollars. The three men that died had worked at the Union Asbestos and Rubber Co. in the 1950s and 1960s, and it is alleged that this is where they were exposed to the potentially deadly [...]

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A family from the UK has recently spoken out about their cancer misery, after three members of the family were struck down with cancer, two of them contracting the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. While one member of the family died from the cancer the other two are now well on the way to recovery. Forty five [...]

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A man from the UK who died from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, has continued to lobby for justice for asbestos related disease sufferers even after his death. Alan Clark was a former thermal insulation engineer and as a result of his work he developed the asbestos cancer. The British man was diagnosed with pleural plaques [...]

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The family of a repairman who died from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma has been awarded two and a quarter million dollars by a jury in New York. The compensation was made up of one and a half million dollars in compensation plus an additional three quarters of a million dollars in punitive damages. The jury [...]

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Concern has been expressed recently over an eighty five year old man who has developed the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma, for which he was awarded compensation. A chemical plant operator and plumber for nearly forty years Gordon Conley may never actually see more than a fraction of the compensation he was awarded. The reason [...]

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Many people that are diagnosed with a wide range of cancers such as malignant mesothelioma, the asbestos cancer, are put through a series of treatments that can be very draining and invasive. One report has claimed that patients such as these could really benefit from complementary therapy alongside their mesothelioma treatment. One form of therapy [...]

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It has been claimed that sufferers of the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, as well as sufferers of other forms of cancer could find that they are able to breathe far more easily through taking part in yoga sessions. A report claims that yoga could help patients to control their breathing more easily and put their body [...]

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It has been reported that the health of a number of volunteer students in Michigan has been put at risk recently, after the teens volunteered to help out with the clean up at Michigan Central Train Station. The students volunteered to help last month but were exposed to a potentially deadly substance, asbestos. Asbestos exposure [...]

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A furniture store in the UK is facing legal action from the family of one of its former store managers, who died from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma. The lawsuit has been filed by the family of the man, who was seventy one year old Brian Harrison who was diagnosed with the cancer in [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 other [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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It has been claimed in a recent report that some patients with asbestos cancer could benefit from having heated chemotherapy added to surgical treatment. The report claims that patients with mesothelioma could see their survival chances improved without any safety issues as a result of these measures. The study was recently published in the Journal [...]

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It has been announced in a recent report that homeowners in the South Australia who are looking to sell their homes will have to declare whether or not their homes contain the potentially deadly carcinogenic asbestos when they list the property for sale. This forms part of new plans that are set to be introduced [...]

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The government in South Australia is facing increasing pressure over measures in place for victims of asbestos related disease to claim compensation. It has been claimed that these processes are far too slow, and that time is running out for many victims in the South Australia area. Campaigners, victims, and other industry officials want the [...]

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According to a recent report an asbestos related lawsuit has been filed by a man who has contracted the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. The lawsuit has named thirty six companies as defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed by a former pipe fitter and welder. The lawsuit claims that Tommy Harrell was exposed to asbestos in [...]

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The dangers of possible asbestos exposure in the automotive industry has been highlighted in the UK recently, with legal experts claiming that they are working on a case on behalf of one victim of asbestos diseases in the Birmingham area of the UK but that potentially there could be hundreds more from the same site. [...]

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A widow from Leicester in England is to take action against the local council in a bid to get compensation for the death of her late husband, who died from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma. Leicester City Council was her late husband’s former employer, and she is suing for three hundred thousand pounds. Roger [...]

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A cancer institute in the Maryland area has been looking for participants to take place in the Phase II clinical trial for mesothelioma treatment. The National Cancer Institute in Bethesda has been seeking forty volunteers who have the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma to take part in the trial. The participants will have to be those that [...]

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According to a recent report there has been a continued rise in deaths that are attributed to the asbestos cancer mesothelioma, which is a form of cancer that is directly linked to long term and high level exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. The results come from a recent federal study, and the study is [...]

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Mesothelioma is a form of asbestos cancer that is linked with long term and high level exposure to asbestos, and it has a latency period of several decades, which means that the symptoms of the disease may not manifest for twenty to thirty years following the exposure. However, according to a recent report a team [...]

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A woman from the UK has recently spoken out about how she watched her late husband struggle to cope with the asbestos cancer mesothelioma, which is a disease that is caused by exposure to asbestos dust and fibers, and which she said finally took the life of her husband. Ursula Blewden said that her late [...]

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A famous Hollywood writer who spent half a decade writing about the lives of the rich and famous has died from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma. Army Archerd, aged eighty seven, wrote as a columnist for Variety Magazine, and interviewed and wrote about many huge superstars. Archerd was diagnosed with malgnant mesothelioma five years [...]

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It has been claimed that a recent report that was published in a Japanese medical journal blamed the drug Alimta for causing lung injuries to a man who was suffering from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. This is a drug that is used to treat this form of cancer, and is also known as pemetrexed. The [...]

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The Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has recently opened the Bernie Banton Foundation to support mesothelioma victims and their families. The foundation is named after the leading asbestos disease campaigner Bernie Banton, who has now sadly passed away. Rudd opened the foundation at the Concord Hospital in Sydney, and the foundation has a number of [...]

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According to a recent report, a confidential settlement has been reached between the parents of a young woman that died from the asbestos cancer called mesothelioma and the company they sued over exposure to asbestos. The young woman died after contracting the disease due to asbestos exposure from her father who worked with the deadly [...]

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Since the tragedy that hit New York eight years ago in 2001, where the twin towers were brought crashing down as part of a massive scale terrorist attack, many of those that helped out on the scenes at what is known now as Ground Zero have complained of health problems. Many think that these problems [...]

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The widow of a UK man who died from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, has finally been paid out following a settlement that was reached four years ago. Mr Frederick Hughes died from the incurable cancer, which stems from exposure to asbestos dust and fibers, back in 2001. Dorothy Hughes, who was married to him for [...]

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A town in New Jersey has joined a number of other towns, cities, and states in observing September 26th as Mesothelioma Awareness Day. This day was first recognized by the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania City Council back in 2003, with campaigners hoping to make this recognition more widespread. Over the past six years a rising number of [...]

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Asbestos at a shopping mall in south west Atlanta is being investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a recent report. The EPA was tipped off about the debris in a dumpster that was behind the Cascade Heights Shopping Centre, and further investigation indicated that there was asbestos present. Construction is being carried out [...]

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The widow of a man who died from asbestos cancer, known as mesothelioma, has recently spoken out at his inquest. The coroner ruled that he died from industrial disease having been exposed to the deadly substance asbestos when working for British Rail. The train driver died a couple of months ago at the age of [...]

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A former police commissioner from California died recently as a result of the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. Quincy A James aged seventy six was only diagnosed with mesothelioma a few months ago, and reports claims that he was most likely exposed to the cancer in his former profession as a pipe fitter. James, who was from [...]

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A series of wildfires that have recently torn through southern California have resulted in serious concerns arising over potential exposure to the deadly carcinogenic asbestos. Asbestos exposure can result in a range of serious health problems, and this includes a form of asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma. The fires, which were raging for days, have [...]

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The results of a recent study have shown that former construction workers at the Hanford nuclear site are at increased risk of contracting certain types of cancers, including the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma, which is linked to higher level and long term asbestos exposure. The study, which was published in this month’s copy of [...]

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A couple has filed a second asbestos related lawsuit, this time naming eighteen companies as defendants according to a recent report. In the lawsuit the couple, Gilbert and Bonita Harper, have claimed that Mr Harper’s exposure to asbestos was wrongfully caused during the course of his work. In this second lawsuit the couple is now [...]

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A group of cyclists from the UK has managed to complete a charity bike ride that was organised to raise funds for mesothelioma research, and has resulted in thousands of pounds being raised. The bike ride was a gruelling twelve hundred mile one, which the determined cyclists completed earlier this month. In total the bike [...]

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A recent blaze in Scotland has sparked fears of asbestos contamination in the air, and a warning has been issued to local residents to alert them to the danger. The major fire was at a large industrial estate in the area, and health officials have said that whilst the risks are low residents should still [...]

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According to a recent report resident of an apartment building in Ward County, North Dakota have been forced to move out of their homes due to asbestos contamination. Officials have said that residents will have to move out of the Emerson Apartment complex by mid-October, and no plans are to be made for new tenants [...]

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It has been reported that scientists in the UK have developed a new more sensitive test for the asbestos cancer called mesothelioma. This is a form of cancer that stems from long term asbestos exposure, and can be very difficult to diagnose. Victims usually have a very short life expectancy following the manifestation of mesothelioma [...]

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It has been concluded by a coroner that a pensioner from the UK died as a result of working at a garage where he was exposed to asbestos dust in the air. The pensioner, Roy Edgar, was from Dartmouth in England, and was seventy seven years of age when he died. An inquest was carried [...]

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A man from the Milwaukee area is said to have been indicted over improper asbestos removal after being found ton have breached safety regulations over the removal of this potentially deadly carcinogenic. The fifty three year old man has been indicted on charges of asbestos regulation violations. Asbestos is a known carcinogenic, and can cause [...]

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According to a recent report an asbestos driveway was partly responsible for a woman contracting the asbestos cancer, malignant mesothelioma, a disease from which she eventually died. Her son from Sydney, Australia, claims that the driveway was probably partly responsible for the death of his mother. John Boyle claims that he remembers the driveway being [...]

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School renovations that have taken place at schools in the Niagara Valley region of the state of New York have highlighted problems with asbestos presence according to a recent report. The asbestos was discovered at a number of Lewiston-Porter schools where renovation works were taking place. The discovery of the asbestos was unexpected and has [...]

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It has been reported that millions of Hessian bags that were used by James Hardie in Australia to transport potentially deadly asbestos were recycled and made into carpets. It is claimed that many of the bags were used to make the felt flooring that is laid underneath carpets, and further fuels fears over asbestos exposure. [...]

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The family of a woman who died from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma are suing sixty eight defendants over her exposure to asbestos, and her subsequent illness and death. The family of Sharon LaDuke claim that she was exposed to asbestos while working as a clerk at the Potsdam Civic Center. According to the [...]

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A company from the state of Oregon is facing a fine after being found guilty of unlicensed asbestos removal. The company, the Tektoniks Corporation, is said to have removed asbestos floor tiling without having the proper license to do so. The company now faces a fine of around two and a half thousand dollars. Officials [...]

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According to a recent report researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine have been experimenting with bee venom in order to try and kills off cancer cells in the body. The researchers are said to be using ‘nanobees’, which are nano particles that are used to deliver the venom, melittin, into the body. The [...]

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A former United States postal worker has been awarded two millions dollars in compensation following exposure to asbestos during his career, which subsequently resulted in him developing the deadly asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, a disease for which there is currently no cure. Sixty nine year old William Willis worked for the postal service between 1966 [...]

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A fifty eight year old woman from Birmingham in the UK is thought to have contracted the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, as a result of hugging her father as a child and being exposed to asbestos fibers and dust from his work clothing and skin. The woman, Judith Tomlinson, is thought to have suffered secondary [...]

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According to a recent report many people in the United States of America are being forced to try and arrange their own cancer treatment due to financial woes and lack of insurance. The report claims that rising unemployment has led to more uninsured people, and these people are falling through the cracks when it comes [...]

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A war veteran who service in the Second World War died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, a recent inquest has concluded. James Peacock died last July at the age of eighty six from the asbestos related disease, for which there is currently no cure. The asbestos related death was subsequently investigated by the Coroner’s [...]

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The widow of a UK man who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma said she had never even heard of the disease until her husband contracted it, and stated that it is vital that awareness of the disease and the dangers of asbestos is increased. Seventy eight year old John Sarjeant died last August [...]

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It has been claimed that an eighty year old man from the UK, who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, contracted the cancer as a result of working for the Royal Navy, which is joined in 1947. An inquest heard that the man had died as a result of contracting the deadly cancer, for [...]

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Researchers and scientists in Greece have been testing a possible new treatment for the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. The standard treatments used in chemotherapy for the treatment of mesothelioma is cisplatin and pemetrexed or in some cases a combination of cisplatin and gemcitabine. However, since it has not been tried before researchers from the Athens [...]

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It has been reported that there is a possibility of asbestos contamination in an area of Wyoming, and officials are now issuing local residents with warnings over the possibility of asbestos presence. The asbestos contamination could be affecting the Green Belt pathway in Laramie, Wyoming, according to reports. Signs have been put up to warn [...]

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A recent report has claimed that a man from the UK who died from mesothelioma had never knowingly come into contact with asbestos, which is the cause of this deadly cancer. Mesothelioma is a cancer that is linked to exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. However, an open verdict was recorded by the coroner on [...]

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A New York lawyer has spoken out following the release of a new federal report into the knowledge of asbestos from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The report stated that around 1.3 million workers still face significant exposure to this deadly carcinogenic, including both construction and general workers. Joseph W. Belluck, a [...]

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According to a recent report a renowned doctor and reseracher who is a well know expert in the area of the asbestos related cancer, meostheliomna, has joined the United States Oncology Research network. Ine his role Dr. Nicholas J. Vogelzang will serve as the Medical Director and chair of the Developmental Therapeutics Committee and will [...]

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A widower whose wife died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has been awarded compensation. June Probin, from Crewe in the UK, died at the age of sixty seven from the asbestos related cancer. She is said to have contracted the disease as a result of exposure to asbestos fibers from her Dad’s overalls over [...]

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It has been announced that a long time survivor of the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, is to be honoured at an awards ceremony. The survivor, June Breit, who is a registered nurse, has been battling the asbestos related cancer for seven years. She is now to be honoured at the Annual Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization [...]

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According to a recent report a lawsuit has been filed against a former UK High Street giant over asbestos exposure issues. The lawsuit has been filed by a woman, Verna Sarjeant, whose husband died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, having been employed by the former High Street giant Woolworths. Woolworths, which was known affectionately [...]

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The family of a Kansas man who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, has been awarded four and a half million dollars by way of compensation following his death. Three companies were found to be responsible for the man’s exposure and the multi-million dollar award was made to his adult children and his widow. [...]

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It has been reported that the health service in the UK is now to recommend the Eli Lilly drug Alimta for the treatment of lung cancer. The drug was approved for use in cancer treatment a few years ago, but doe the cost implications was snubbed by the UK health service, much to the disgust [...]

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It has recently been reported that some asbestos waste, along with other waste, has been dumped on one of the Hawaiian islands, producing an increased risk of asbestos exposure, which can lead to a range of health problems including a form of cancer known as mesothelioma, for which there is currently no cure. One of [...]

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A woman who fought for compensation for twelve years following the death of her husband to an asbestos related disease has finally won her fight, and has been awarded around a quarter of a million GBP, which equates to around four hundred and seventeen thousand dollars. The widow, who has apparently asked to remain unidentified, [...]

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According to a recent report DuPont is at the centre of legal action that has been taken by the family of a man who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, with the family claiming that throughout his employment the deceased was exposed to deadly asbestos dust and fibers, which eventually led to his illness [...]

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A man who was recently diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, has called for increased research into the disease, stating that whilst progress has been made with research into other types of cancer no enough is being done about this particular form of cancer, which is linked to exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. [...]

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The Health and Safety Administration in the UK has issued another warning to businesses in the UK with regards to looking out for asbestos in the workplace, which can cause a variety of health problems including a form of cancer known as mesothelioma, for which there is currently no cure available. The HSE has stated [...]

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A recent study has shown that there is a high mortality rate amongst former asbestos workers from the North Carolina area. The study was carried out by Duke University and the University of Nevada, and focused on former workers from North Carolina who worked in the asbestos textiles industry. Nearly six thousand former employees were [...]

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According to a recent report researchers in Sweden have been looking more closely at how sodium selenite can beat mesothelioma cancer cells, and this follows a previous study that was carried out into this process. Previous studies showed that this antioxidant can kill mesothelioma cells in cell cultures. In the most recent study and research [...]

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It has been reported that a rising number of medical specialists are using combination therapy for the treatment of the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, which is a form of cancer linked to long term or high level exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. The cancer can take decades to develop, and at present there is [...]

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Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is caused by exposure to airborne asbestos dust and fibers, and whilst it can take several decades for the cancer to manifest from the time of exposure no cure has currently been found for the cancer, and it can also be extremely difficult to diagnose, which can cause [...]

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A man from Liverpool in the UK is suing a company after he contracted the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, which is a deadly form of cancer for which there is currently no cure. Sixty year old David Armistead was diagnosed with the cancer last year. He is now suing a shipyard company, BAE Land Systems, [...]

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It has been reported that researcher from Japan have been looking at a new form of biopsy that could prove valuable when conducting biopsies on patients that have diseases such as the asbestos related cancer, pleural mesothelioma. The research has been conducted in Osaka, Japan, and involved the biopsy being carried out with an insulated [...]

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It has been reported that hundreds of thousands of children in Wales are at risk of being exposed to asbestos whilst at school, with officials estimating that as many as three hundred and seventy seven thousand could be at risk of being exposed to the potentially deadly carcinogenic. An investigation was recently carried out, and [...]

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A teacher from Michigan has his life to the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. The teacher, Joe Hoffer, aged sixty one, died last week from the asbestos related cancer. A former board president for the Holland Public Schools and the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District he leaves behind a widow, three children, and three grandchildren. OAISD [...]

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The family of a man that died as a result of contracting an asbestos related disease has been awarded a multimillion dollar payout by way of compensation. The family of the former plant worker received nearly three and a half million dollars in compensation, which was awarded by a San Francisco jury. The lawsuit had [...]

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Campaigners in the UK have been angered by a recent decision by the British government relating to victims of pleural plaques, which is a condition that can be caused by exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. The government has decided not to overturn a decision to block payouts to victims who suffer from this condition. [...]

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The widow of a man who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma is appealing for former colleagues of her late husband to come forward to help her with her claim for compensation. Her husband worked at Uskmouth Power Station in the late 1950s and the early 1970s. Edward Cox was diagnosed with the asbestos [...]

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It has been reported that a family of five have been forced to live and sleep downstairs in their home as a result of asbestos contamination. The family from the UK discovered the problem after the council sent workers around to carry out some repairs. Chunks of asbestos material from the ceiling started landing on [...]

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It has been reported that the Atlantic Richfield Company has reached a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency over asbestos violations and violations relating to other toxic substances at its former Anaconda Copper Mine Site in Nevada. The company has agreed to give the EPA $2.2 million, although the agency is said to have already [...]

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An eight week support program for cancer patients is being run at a medical center, with the focus being on daling with the emotional problems of cancer patients and helping them to cope and learn to live their lives after being diagnosed with terminal cancers such as mesothelioma. The eight week program is being run [...]

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The Kalamazoo County Commission, Grady Biby, was recently diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, and is now having to take time out from his duties in order to battle the cancer and get treatment, according to a recent report. The Republican, who is sixty nine years of age, has served on the board for [...]

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A former UK plumber who worked at a number of hospitals over the course of his career has been awarded nearly three hundred thousand dollars by way of compensation. It is claimed that the former plumber was exposed to asbestos whilst working at some of these hospitals, leading to him developing the deadly asbestos related [...]

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A site in the Minnesota area that was damaged by fire some months ago is to finally undergo asbestos cleanup according to a recent report. One city engineer has stated that the clean up could be completed as early as October of this year once work commences. The fire took place at a site in [...]

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According to a recent report scientists from the UK have claimed that the dangers of exposure to asbestos may have been seriously underestimated. Asbestos is a known carcinogenic, and is linked to a deadly form of cancer known as mesothelioma as well as a range of other health problems. The scientists have claimed that the [...]

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A widow from the UK has been awarded half a million pounds, equating to around eight hundred and thirty thousand dollars, after she lost her husband to the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. The award was made to sixty give year old Carol Devoy, whose husband died two years ago from the cancer. Mrs Devoy stated [...]

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A mesothelioma sufferer who managed to survive for years following his diagnosis, despite doctors expecting him to die within a short space of time from diagnosis, has finally passed way at the age of sixty nine. James Rhio O’Connor was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer back in 2001. After diagnosing him with the cancer [...]

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Industry experts in the UK have expressed disappointment about the failure of the UK Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, to make a decision over whether UK sufferers of pleural plaques should be entitled to compensation. The Justice Secretary had been due to make a decision over whether an original ruling that stopped UK sufferers from claiming [...]

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The family of a man who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has launched an appeal for evidence relating to his death. The man, who died in 2002 from the disease, was the brother of the singer Shakin’ Stevens, a popular figure in Brit pop in the 1980s. Kenneth Barratt had spent many years [...]

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A group of cyclists from the UK has managed to complete a charity bike ride that was organised to raise funds for mesothelioma research, and has resulted in thousands of pounds being raised. The bike ride was a gruelling twelve hundred mile one, which the determined cyclists completed earlier this month. In total the bike [...]

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A lawyer from the UK has recently spoken out about a new play that has recently premiered in the UK. The play is called ‘Dust’ and it centres around a landmark asbestos exposure case that the lawyer won for a mesothelioma victim in the 1990s. The lawyer, who works for the firm Irwin Mitchell, has [...]

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It has been reported that enrolment has now been completed by a pharmaceutical company in the United States. The trial is set to evaluate the effectiveness of the antibody, bavituximab. The aim of the study is to see how this antibody can help those with refactory cancers, which are those that do not respond to [...]

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It has been reported that workers and former workers from the taconite mines in the state of Minnesota have been sent letters by researchers from the University of Minnesota in relation to a study that is being carried out into the effects of working in the mines. The researchers are conducting a study into the [...]

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Following hard work and campaigning from a UK union, Unite, the government in the UK has put legislation into place that could help hundreds of workers with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma to get the compensation that they are entitled to. The workers are those that were exposed to asbestos by the firm Newell & [...]

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A Worker’s Compensation Board has recently disallowed the claim of a woman who claimed that her husband passed away from lung cancer as a result of being exposed to the deadly carcinogenic asbestos during his course of work as a welder. The widow claimed that the exposure took place when her late husband worked for [...]

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A proposal relating to asbestos compensation claims for those that have been affected by exposure to asbestos has been welcomed by the wife of the former Mayor of Londonderry in the UK. The Mayor, Tony Carlin, died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, in 2003 aged just fifty six. His wife, Mary Carlin, has now [...]

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According to a recent report that was published in a United States journal the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, can sometimes affect younger people that do not fit under the typical description of a possible mesothelioma patient. The report, which was published in the West Virginia Medical Journal, called for medics to carry out testing for [...]

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An investigational drug for the treatment of the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, has entered into Phase II clinical trials, according to a recent report. It has been claimed that the new compound is able to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. The announcement that the compound, which is known as CBP501, is entering into Phase [...]

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Residents of an apartment block in California spent their Independence Day weekend earlier this month moving themselves and their belongings out of their apartments so that they would be protected from asbestos dust that could result from work that was being carried out. Work was being carried out on the roof of the apartment block [...]

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A Member of Parliament in the UK is urging the government to invest more money in research into asbestos related diseases, warning that over the next couple of decades the number of cases of diseases such as mesothelioma, which is an asbestos related cancer, could soar. John Battle, the MP for Leeds West, has said [...]

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Recently the results of a study that was carried out over a period of almost two years was released by the National Institute of Cancerologia in Mexico City. The study involved following thirty patients who were suffering from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, and eveluating the success of combination drug therapy. The combination drug therapy [...]

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A former marina worker has received an undisclosed sum by way of compensation in an out of court settlement in the UK, according to a recent report. The man had worked at an East London Marina for a decade, and claimed that this had resulted in exposure to asbestos leading to his lung cancer. Officials [...]

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It has recently been reported by an Israeli newspaper that a city on the northern coast of Israel now has one of the highest concentrations of the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, in the world. The incidence of the disease per one hundred thousand residents has rocketed over recent years, according to the report. Dr. Micha [...]

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A man who lost his friend, a police officer, to the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has decided to walk for over one hundred miles in honor of his deceased friend, as well as to raise money for research into the asbestos related disease. Graham Len Hutton passed away from the cancer in December of last [...]

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The president of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has recently spoken out about asbestos at a seminar in West Lothian where she was a guest speaker. Nattasha Freeman was speaking on Workers’ Memorial Day, and remembered the many people that had lost their lives to industrial disease at work. She spoke about asbestos [...]

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According to a recent report three companies in the Louisiana area could be fined tens of thousands of dollars as a result of failing to protect workers from exposure to the deadly carcinogenic asbestos, which can cause many health problems such as respiratory problems, scarring of the lungs, and even cancer. The report shows that [...]

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A meeting has taken place this week following the news that fifty two miners that were working at the Iron Range in Minnesota had developed the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. Whilst this form of cancer is linked to exposure to asbestos reports claim that there was no known asbestos in the iron ore deposit. The [...]

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It has been revealed that the British Safety Council in the UK has called for a national audit of asbestos in schools to be carried out, stating that asbestos risks in schools need to be assessed because around sixteen teachers a year are now dying due to asbestos related illness such as the cancer mesothelioma. [...]

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A report that has recently been released in Australia has indicated that the level of asbestos related deaths in the country are set to continue increasing until at least 2017, with many more cases expected to come to light as deadly illnesses such as mesothelioma come to the surface after lying dormant for decades. The [...]

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A brother and sister who saw their Dad die from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, have decided to take the brave step of making a skydive jump both in memory of their father and to raise funds for mesothelioma research. Paul and Claire Rawlinson, from the UK, lost their father to the asbestos related cancer [...]

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A council tenant from the UK who is living in a property that is said to be riddled with the deadly carcinogenic asbestos has now joined a fight for a public national asbestos register to be created, detailing asbestos in all council and housing association properties and in all public buildings. The campaign was being [...]

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A recent report has shown that in Canada more than fifty percent of victims suffering from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma file for Workers Compensation, despite the fact that the majority of those that do file for this compensation are successful with their claims. The data relating to these claims was recently published in the [...]

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Recent reports have described a new self help product that has been designed for sufferers of cancer, such as the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, and other asbestos related diseases. The new self help product is an audio product that uses ‘guided imagery’ to help men and women suffering from such diseases. The new CD has [...]

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According to a recent report, patients that recently took part in a Phase III clinical trial into mesothelioma treatment saw an improvement in survival rates. The Phase III trial involved administering the drugs Ranirnase and Doxorubicin to the patients that were taking part. The clinical trial was carried out in Germany, and the people participating [...]

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A verdict has recently been given over the death of a UK woman who died in April of this year. Following the inquest the coroner recorded a verdict of death by industrial disease. The woman, Victoria Powell, aged sixty four, died after being diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. It was reported that the [...]

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It has been reported that a former drywaller who went on to develop the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, has been awarded nearly eight and a half million dollars by a San Francisco jury. Jack Reynolds from California filed his lawsuit against the manufacturer of asbestos containing joint compound, Hamilton Materials Inc. The jury ruled in [...]

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Two major corporations are being sued by the family of a man who passed away as a result of asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. According to the lawsuit the man died as a result of being exposed to asbestos at his place of work. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month in Jefferson County District Court. [...]

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The family of a retired former sailor with the Navy has recently been paid over one million dollars in compensation after a lawsuit was filed. Seventy five year old Gerald Gray died earlier this year from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, after inhaling asbestos dust and fibers during the years he worked as a sailor. [...]

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Inmates at one facility have been given the opportunity to better themselves in terms of their skills and knowledge by being offered a range of courses that could ultimately get them into a career when they are released from prison. The educational opportunities are being offered to inmates at the Maximum Security Facility of the [...]

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With the trial against W R Grace now over, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, has now declared the town of Libby in Montana a public health emergency. Many people in Libby have fallen ill or died as a result of exposure to asbestos resulting from the W R Grace mines that were [...]

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The son of a woman in the UK that died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, four years ago has also died from the same illness. Eighty two year old Lily Towersey died four years ago from mesothelioma caused by secondary exposure to asbestos, which was thought to have come from the clothes of her [...]

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The family of an asbestos victim from Missouri has received millions of dollars in compensation following his death, according to a recent report. Robert Wagner died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, and this family filed a lawsuit against three corporate giants. The lawsuit was dealt with in Clay County Court, and the family has [...]

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A recent study has shown that screening processes can prove effective when used on those that have previously worked with asbestos, as this sort of process can help to identify early and late stage lung cancer as well as late stage mesothelioma, which is a form of cancer linked directly to asbestos exposure. Officials have [...]

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A couple from Ohio has filed a lawsuit relating to exposure to asbestos, with thirty seven companies named as defendants as part of the lawsuit. The lawsuit has been filed by Clinus and Teresa Slone, who claim that Clinus Slone developed asbestos related lung cancer following exposure to the deadly carcinogenic. According to the lawsuit [...]

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It has been revealed that a number of former railroad workers are seeking compensation from a number of railroad companies, claiming that they were exposed to a number of toxic substances during the course of their work, including the deadly carcinogenic, asbestos, which can cause a range of health problems such as asbestos related cancer. [...]

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It has been announced that a new asbestos support group is to be launched in York in the UK, and this will enable those that have been affected by asbestos related disease, as well as the families of those affected, to find new ways of getting support and to share their experiences with other people [...]

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According to recent reports asbestos has now been removed from a site in Kentucky, which has pleased local residents who were worried about exposure to the potentially deadly carcinogenic. The asbestos was at the former Independent Tobacco Warehouse demolition site in Horse Cave, Kentucky. The Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Department for Environmental Protection has recently [...]

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It has recently been reported that a new study that is being carried out in Australia is aiming to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal people that live near to asbestos mines, where they are at increased risk of exposure to the potentially deadly carcinogenic. One industry experts has expressed concerns that the media [...]

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A man from North Devon in the UK has received a substantial sum of compensation in an out of court settlement after being diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. Sixty three year old Graham Dancer was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer in 2007. From 1969 until his diagnosis in 2007 Mr Dancer worked [...]

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An Illinois company has found itself at the centre of a controversial ruling recently, which limits the number of asbestos related claims that are filed against the company. The Appellate Court has recently ruled that the Aurora Equipment Company will not be held responsible for the asbestos related deaths of victims that did not come [...]

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According to a recently published report a type of gene testing could help to determine certain information about mesothelioma patients. The results of a study were recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, with officials claiming that this certain type of gene testing could determine a couple of important factors. The gene [...]

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The federal government has been petitioned by attorneys that are working on behalf of a client who claims that his home was contaminated with asbestos. The petition asks the government to release information with regards to the presence of asbestos at the VA Medical Centre in Marion, Illinois. The petition was filed last week in [...]

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According to officials from a federal agency, asbestos contamination at a beach in Illinois does not pose any threat. It has been reported that the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has stated that the asbestos contamination that was discovered at the Adeline Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park is not dangerous. The officials [...]

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Recent reports have revealed that the death toll from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma is continuing to increase, and one New York attorney that deals with personal injury said that the figures highlight how desperate the need is for ongoing commitment to control exposure to hazardous materials at work. The figures come from the results [...]

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A council in the UK has recently stated that despite concern over the number of schools in the area that contain asbestos, it is better to leave this potentially hazardous substance in the school than to attempt to remove it because of the increased health dangers that disturbed asbestos can pose to those exposed to [...]

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The widow of a man who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma will be able to pursue her lawsuit against a supplier who dealt with asbestos brake parts after an appellate court reinstated her lawsuit, which had recently been dismissed by a lower court due to lack of evidence against the defendant company. Machine [...]

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The family of a man from Texas who died from an asbestos related disease has filed a lawsuit against his former employers, according to a recent report. The man, Lewis Ayala, died last year from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. The man is said to have been exposed to asbestos during his course of work, [...]

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It has recently been reported that an environmental laboratory has been indicted over allegations that it falsified reports relating to asbestos. The Certified Environmental Services, which is in Syracuse, New York, was indicted by a federal grand jury. It is claimed that the environmental laboratory was part of a conspiracy to falsify asbestos reports relating [...]

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According to a recent report asbestos removal is required at a theatre that is located in Massachusetts. The theatre is the Casino Theatre, which is on Main Street. Officials have said that if the owner of the building fails to make it safe then there is a possibility that it may have to be demolished. [...]

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It has been claimed in a recent report that radiation treatment that is administered to patients suffering from Hodgkin’s lymphoma could actually increase the risk of those patients developing malignant mesothelioma, which is commonly linked to high level exposure to asbestos. The report adds that research carried out in the past has associated the development [...]

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One of the senators that has been fighting on behalf of Libby residents that are suffering from asbestos related diseases has announced the authorisation of a grant that is to be issued to help sufferers of this type of disease. Many residents in the town of Libby in Montana have been affected by asbestos exposure [...]

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An asbestos campaigner from the UK is hoping that he can raise awareness about the deadly carcinogenic, asbestos, by cycling for twelve hundred miles. Jason Addy is hoping that his momentous cycling journey will enable to help him raise awareness about the dangers of this substance. Addy is a campaigner with the group called Save [...]

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A man from the UK who was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma a couple of years ago has collected another round of winning from the betting shop after predicting that he could outlive the predictions made by his doctor. The man, aged fifty nine, was diagnosed with the cancer in 2006. He did [...]

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A man from the UK who has been diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, has raised thousands of dollars to aid research into mesothelioma research, and is being helped in his quest to raise more money by a group of musician friends who claim that it was him that first gave them the confidence [...]

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A recent report claims that a British Navy hero was killed as a result of exposure to asbestos decades ago. Walter Wain served in the Navy in the Second World War, and was present at the celebrations following the defeat of the Japanese. Wain is said to have suffered exposure to asbestos whilst working in [...]

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Following an evaluation at a European medical conference a particular type of surgery used to treat mesothelioma patients has been deemed effective. The procedure involves the removal of the outer lining of the lungs for sufferers of malignant mesothelioma, and is known as the pleurectomy/decortication.

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It has recently been claimed that the state of Maine now has the highest death rate from mesothelioma in the whole of the United States. The data was released by the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH), which is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

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According to a recent report a city in the state of Oregon has been fined by authorities following claims that asbestos regulations were violated. The fine was applied by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

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It has been claimed recently that thousand of files of asbestos victims in the UK have been destroyed, and this could lead to many people that are suffering from asbestos related cancer and similar diseases being unable to get the compensation to which they are entitled, due to the destruction of vital evidence and documentation. [...]

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The 2009 International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma has now been scheduled for the end of June. The event, which is organised by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation) is set to be held in Washington DC from the 25th June until 27th June.

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An asbestos victim who was a former machinist with the United States Navy has been awarded twelve million dollars in compensation by a Los Angeles County jury as a result of the disease that he has contracted. Sixty six year old Charles Cundiff has been told that he has the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma.

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The family of a woman that died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has been awarded the sum of two million dollars by way of compensation by a McLean County jury. Leslie Corry from Illinois died from the asbestos related disease as a result of secondary exposure to the deadly carcinogenic.

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A petition has recently been handed in at the UK Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street by a group led by a surgeon. The petition relates to a campaign that is calling for a specialist asbestos research centre to be created, and it has been signed by over twenty two thousand people.

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A former docker from the UK is said to have won a significant sum of compensation to provide financial support for his family after being told that he is dying from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, which the judge ruled was caused as a result of his work.

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Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has recently announced that it will be revealing date from more than fifty studies at the up and coming 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Orlando, Florida from May 29 to June 2 2009 The majority of the presentations will relate to the cancer research [...]

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A widow from the UK who lost her husband to the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma is now launching a bid for compensation over the death of her husband. Ann Sharpe was married to her husband, George, for forty five years. He died in November last year, just months after being diagnosed with the illness. George [...]

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It has been reported that medics may start to target the protein mesothelin in order to try and treat the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, as well as to make a more effective diagnosis of other forms of cancer, according to a recent report. The report was recently printed in the Molecular Cancer Therapeutics journal. According [...]

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The UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has recently pledged to get the asbestos crisis sorted out after he lost a close friend to the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. The Prime Minister recently met with a number of campaigners, MPs, and teaching unions at number 10 Downing Street to discuss the problems of asbestos in schools. [...]

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A new cancer protocol is said to have shown signs of success, after a mesothelioma suffer who has not responded to other treatment tried on her so far found that the new protocol made a difference. The patient was a woman in her forties, and she was diagnosed with cancer in 2008 after being exposed [...]

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The friends of a thirty year old asbestos victim from Texas have rallied around to try and raise money to help provide her with the finances that she needs to pay off her mounting medical bills. Shanna Kurtz has been fighting the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, for ten years, having been diagnosed in 1999. Her [...]

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It has been revealed that the James Hardie <a href=”http://www.bloggernews.net/indepth/mesothelioma/asbestos.html”>asbestos</a> compensation fund has been hit by the recession and the housing slump, making it difficult for victims to get their retribution payments in full due to a shortage of funds. The admission was made by trustees of the fund recently, leaving victims having to approach [...]

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There are calls for a new school to be built to replace an old one because of ongoing asbestos problems, which many teachers and officials are concerned are simply being added to every year. The issues have been highlighted at Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia. Whilst some are calling for the school to be [...]

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A number of Maltese dockyard workers have filed a human rights lawsuit against various government bodies over the problems that they have experienced as a result of exposure to asbestos, which is a potentially deadly carcinogenic that can cause serious health problems, including a form of fatal cancer known as mesothelioma. Several dockyard workers filed [...]

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According to a recent report many research institutes and medical scientists are competing for additional funding following a huge increase from President Obama in the budget for the National Institute of Health. Some are saying that being able to get additional funding could help with research into cancer, including helping to find a cure for [...]

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It has been revealed that a man from the UK who died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, was given only a paper mask by way of protection when working on and demolishing properties that contained asbestos. The man, Mark Tunnicliffe, died earlier this year at the age of just forty eight. According to reports [...]

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The collapse of a building last week outside of Des Moines, Iowa, has resulted in concerns being raised about exposure to the deadly substance asbestos, which can cause a range of serious health problems through exposure to its airborne dust and fibers, including a form of cancer known as mesothelioma. The Perry bowling alley and [...]

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A British scientist that was involved with the Health Canada panel, which was aimed at studying the risk of mesothelioma and other forms of cancer that were linked to Canadian chrysotile asbestos, has claimed that the Ottawa government tried to suppress the asbestos report in order to minimise the adverse effect on the asbestos industry [...]

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According to a recent report the requirements for plaintiffs who file mesothelioma related lawsuits in Texas could be eased as a result of new legislation passed by the Texas Senate. Officials say that if the Bill goes through it would put Texas in line with most other states when it comes to asbestos exposure legislation. [...]

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Australian victims of asbestos related illness have welcomed the verdict that was recently handed down with regards to executives of James Hardie. The New South Wales Supreme Court recently found James Hardie executives guilty of being engaged in misleading conduct over its asbestos compensation trust. The decision has been particularly welcomed by the Asbestos Victims [...]

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The daughter of an asbestos victim that died from asbestos related cancer has won a compensation claim following the death of her father from exposure to asbestos at work. Her father was a railroad worker, which is how he came into contact with the potentially deadly asbestos. Kenneth Crayford, who was a widower from the [...]

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Many people are now aware that long term or high level exposure to asbestos dust and fibers that become airborne can cause a series of health problems, and this includes problems such as asbestosis, pleural plaques, respiratory problems, and more. One of the more serious effects of this exposure to asbestos is a form of [...]

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An asbestos study that officials are trying to get underway in North Dakota could end up being delayed simply because they cannot find enough volunteers that are willing to have their lungs tested in the area. The study is being put together by the US Environmental Protection Agency and state officials in North Dakota. Officials [...]

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A woman from Galveston has filed a lawsuit against a number of maritime companies, claiming that they were responsible for the asbestos exposure that ultimately caused the death of her father, who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. The lawsuit was filed by Laura Bodin against defendants Todd Pacific Shipyard Corp., Great Lakes Dredge [...]

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A teacher from the UK has urged her union conference to start campaigning with regards to asbestos in schools in the UK, after she was diagnosed with the deadly asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. She has been teaching for thirty years, and was diagnosed with the cancer in June of last year. Carole Hagedorn has been [...]

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Two housing apartment buildings in Connecticut are to be demolished, but must first undergo asbestos abatement before the demolition can take place. The two buildings at Riverside Apartments are in Ansonia, and the demolition is expected to take place next month. A meeting is to be held this week by the Housing Authority Board of [...]

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Concern has been expressed over asbestos plaster at a school, which has become saturated with water following the melting of ice that was left over from a storm last week. The school concerned is Haysville Middle School, which is in Kansas. The school sustained roof damage as a result of the storm. According to reports [...]

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According to recent reports the US Environmental Protection Agency had added another site to its Superfund National Priority list for asbestos cleanup. The site is located in Ambler, Pennsylvania, and was once a dump for asbestos containing materials. More than fifteen hundred sites are currently on the superfund cleanup list, and these are all sites [...]

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A man who has become one of the longest term survivors of the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has been honoured along with his wife recently. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer directly linked to exposure to asbestos, and although it can take many decades to manifest following exposure it can then go on to cause [...]

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The secretary of the Smithsonian has informed a congressional panel that two museums that were being investigated over the handling of asbestos are safe, stating that the museums are “safe, open, and free as always.” He said this at a hearing that took place to investigate the handling of asbestos situations at the two museums. [...]

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A section of land in Fort Carson, Colorado, has been sealed off by officials recently due to possible risk of exposure to asbestos, which is a mineral that can cause a range of health problems through exposure, including a form of cancer known as mesothelioma. Asbestos was apparently found on the section of land, where [...]

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According to a recent report a couple from Oregon has been fined one thousand dollars as a result of the improper removal of asbestos, which is a known carcinogenic that can cause serious health problems including a form of cancer known as mesothelioma through exposure to airborne dust and fibers. It is claimed that the [...]

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A woman who filed a lawsuit against James Hardie industries after contracting the deadly asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has been awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation. Sadly, she passed away some months ago so was not around to celebrate the victory, but the award will go to her family. The lawsuit was filed [...]

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A recent report claims that the pharmaceutical and diagnostic company, Rosetta Genomics, has agreed a licence and collaboration agreement with Prometheus Laboratories granting the firm rights to three microRNA-based cancer diagnostic tests in the United States. Prometheus is to make an equity investment of around eight million dollars to Rosetta Genomics at four dollars per [...]

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The family of a UK man who died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, has been awarded a six figure sum by way of compensation by two companies that were deemed responsible for the man’s exposure to the potentially deadly carcinogenic. Colin Allen was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer in 2004, and died just [...]

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The director of a company in the West Midlands, UK, has been fined thousands of dollars after it was found that he had sanctioned unlicensed asbestos removal from his company premises. The company director has been fined around twenty six thousand dollars in fines and costs as a result of the asbestos removal. Asbestos is [...]

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Researchers from the UK have reported on a combination treatment that could prove to be an effective treatment for sufferers of pleural mesothelioma, which is a form of cancer that is contracted through long term or higher level exposure to airborne asbestos dust and fibers. Following testing and research the researchers have reported that a [...]

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A new act by Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) in relation to cancer detection, research, prevention, and treatment could help in the fight against this deadly disease, according to a recent report. The new act is known as the 21st Century Cancer ALERT (Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment) [...]

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According to the results of studies the air in the town of Libby in Montana is ‘safe to breathe’ because it is cleaner than most had originally thought, based on a recent report. Libby is the town at the center of the ongoing WR Grace trial. The study involved collating data between the periods of [...]

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It has been claimed by an industry official that more asbestos awareness training is required amongst firms in Wales in the UK. The official has said that Welsh firms need an increased knowledge of the effects and dangers of asbestos exposure, which can cause serious health problems including a form of asbestos cancer known as [...]

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Following a recent fire at a mall, around fifty firefighters have been informed that they may have been exposed to the deadly carcinogenic asbestos as a result of being present at the fire. The fire broke out last month at a mall in Ottawa South, and many Ottawa firefighters may have suffered some level of [...]

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A contractor from Rochester in New York is under investigation in connection with the illegal dumping of potentially deadly asbestos debris. According to reports both state and federal officials have been searching the home of Louis Sinisgalli, who is a demolition contractor often involved in projects such as asbestos abatement work. It was last summer [...]

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A Railway engineer is suing a railway company over exposure to the deadly carcinogenic asbestos. Ebb Williams Jnr is suing the Kansas City Southern Railway Co over the issue. He claims that as a result of exposure to asbestos during the course of his work he contracted lung disease. Williams filed his lawsuit against the [...]

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According to a recent report a new approach is being looked into that could end up making it easier and faster to diagnose the deadly asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. This is a form of cancer that is notoriously difficult to diagnose in time, and this is because it can take several decades for the symptoms [...]

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Recent reports that have been released, as the WR Grace asbestos trial continues, have added to the claims that WR Grace was well aware of the harmful effects of asbestos exposure before many residents were exposed to the deadly carcinogenic. A former WR Grace chemist has now told jurors at the trial that around three [...]

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Over recent years countries such as the United States and the UK have seen the level of litigation relating to asbestos related diseases – in particular the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma – increase, with more and more people being diagnosed with such diseases and going on to file lawsuits. According to a recent report Australia [...]

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A teenager from Britain is going to back the asbestos disease campaign of a popular national newspaper, after becoming the youngest person in Britain to contract the deadly asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. It is not yet known how the girl contracted the disease, but it is reported that she has to battle with the cancer [...]

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According to a recent report an Illinois clinic will be allowing certain patients to benefit from accelerated treatment that will mean that they can get their treatment sorted out in one day or over a very short period rather than having to do it gradually over a period of weeks or months. This will be [...]

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A lung cancer victim from the UK has learned that her tumor has shrunk by nearly three quarters as a result of innovative treatment that she underwent in Germany. Debbie Brewer from Plymouth in the UK had been told that she had the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, and that she only had months to live. [...]

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The families of six men from Pennsylvania who died as a result of asbestos related disease have recently been awarded compensation after being resolved with the help of their asbestos lawsuit lawyers. The men all died from industrial asbestos related mesothelioma, which is a form of cancer linked to exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. [...]

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In a recent report industry experts have said that the next generation of mesothelioma victims could be those that have carried out DIY work and renovations on their homes and other property, and even the children of these people who may have been around when the works were being carried out. Mesothelioma is a form [...]

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A school that is often used for various activities during the summer vacation will not be available for use this summer as a result of asbestos abatement that has to take place there because of a recent fire. The school is Shelton High School, which is in Shelton, Connecticut. The fire occurred at the end [...]

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Earlier this month Phase II of a clinical trial relating to mesothelioma treatment. The aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of an antibody in terms of slowing the growth of a protein that is found in excessive levels in tumors that are seen in mesothelioma patients. The protein is called mesothelin. The [...]

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Recent reports have shown that a leading law firm that deals with cases involving asbestos related diseases is teaming up with environmental activist Erin Brockovich to fight for the rights of people that are suffering from asbestos related illnesses, such as lung cancer and the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. The law firm, Weitz & Luxenberg, [...]

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A woman has been awarded over two and a half million dollars in compensation following the death of her husband from an asbestos related disease. The widow’s late husband was a former Navy firefighter, and he died after contracting the asbestos related cancer known as mesothelioma. The compensation was awarded to Gail Portier from Florida [...]

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Officials in Australia are evidently trying to raise awareness over the deadly carcinogenic, asbestos, according to a recent report. Australia is said to have one of the highest rates of asbestos related illnesses, and many hope that raising awareness will reduce the level of asbestos related illness and death in the country. The report claims [...]

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A West Virginia Supreme Court has overturned an earlier court decision to dismiss an asbestos compensation claim that was filed by the wife of a man that died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. The wife of the deceased, Freda Marlene Ratliff , filed the lawsuit against his former employer, Norfolk Southern Railway Company. The [...]

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According to recent reports participants are now being enrolled by Columbia University in a Phase II clinical trial into a treatment program that could help to treat people that have pleural, peritoneal, or pericardial mesothelioma, which are types of cancer that are caused by exposure to asbestos. There is currently no cure for this type [...]

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According to a recent report a long serving worker at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum contracted asbestosis as a result of asbestos that was present in the walls of the Washington museum. The fifty three year old man was a lighting worker at the museum, and has worked there for around twenty seven [...]

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The body of a man that died from the asbestos related cancer known as mesothelioma is finally being buried two weeks after his actual funeral. The man, from New Jersey, died of asbestos related cancer, but he and his family had sued a number of companies for compensation claiming that they had caused the exposure [...]

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A date has now been announced for the next ASTM International asbestos conference. The next conference, which will be held in early 2010, is to focus on laboratory issues, and will be held at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, Texas. The dates for the conference have been given as the 28th and 29th January [...]

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According to a recent report a school has finally decided to settle federal asbestos violations relating to the management of asbestos materials in school building. The violations were picked up following inspections of the school back in 2007. The US Environmental Protection Agency has now announced that the Maryland School for the Blind has decided [...]

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A mother from the UK has said that she fears for the health of her family because of exposure to asbestos. Forty two year old Annette Howett discovered that a flood in the flat above hers was causing fibers of asbestos to fall into her son’s bedroom at the flat that they live in. Asbestos [...]

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Issues have arisen over the fact that there is a two tier system within the UK when it comes to claiming compensation as a result of a type of asbestos related health problems, with people in Scotland able to make a claim whereas those in other parts of the UK are not eligible to make [...]

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Following the death of a man from exposure to asbestos fifty seven companies have been named as defendants in a lawsuit. The family of the Nederland man claims that the companies are responsible for his death, and that he was intentionally exposed to asbestos, which is a known potential killer. According to the lawsuit filed [...]

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A Federal report has recently indicated that Illinois State Beach Park is safe, despite an investigation that discovered that asbestos containing material was being washed up onto the beach. The discovery was made in the summer of 2007. A number of officials were sent to the area to investigate the asbestos material once the investigation [...]

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It has recently been reported that asbestos is to be removed from a site in the Texas area. The site was formerly that of the Longhorn Ammunition Plant and is in Karnack, Texas. When the plant was built, in the early 1940s, asbestos was a very widely used material, as the dangers of exposure to [...]

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A firm from the UK has been fined over failure to protect staff that were made to remove the potentially deadly carcinogenic, asbestos, during a project that was being undertaken in South Hackney. The construction firm was fined fifteen thousand pounds, which equates to just over twenty one thousand dollars. London based Waite Construction Ltd [...]

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The founder of a support group set up to help people to deal with asbestos related diseases is to be raising awareness about asbestos and its dangers. The founder of the support group, Dr Helen Clavson, is said to be taking on a high profile role in a national initiative to raise awareness about deadly [...]

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Researchers in the UK have recently released figures in connection to asbestos related cancer. The figures indicate that one in every seventeen carpenters in the UK that were born in the 1940s will die from asbestos related lung cancer. The data was published in the British Journal of Cancer. The research was aimed at calculating [...]

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A city employee from Oregon has claims that city workers have been exposed to the potentially deadly carcinogenic, asbestos, and the claim is now being investigated by Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division officials. It is claimed that the workers were exposed to the deadly substance during the demolition of a property that was over [...]

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According to a recent report the improper removal of the potentially deadly carcinogenic, asbestos, has resulted in hefty fines for two Connecticut firms. The action against the firms was taken by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, acting on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The report shows that a settlement [...]

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A school in the Yonkers area which was recently closed due to fears over asbestos exposure has been re-opened again. The school was closed last week due to water damage and also due to fears that the building was contaminated with asbestos, which is a substance that is known to be a potentially deadly carcinogenic [...]

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Two men from upstate New York have been sentenced to prison over asbestos violations, according to a recent report. The men were charged after being found to have been involved in an asbestos removal scam, which apparently began in 2005. The scam involved the fraudulent removal and disposal of asbestos. The two men, John Wood, [...]

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A recent report has shown that there has been a delay with the removal of debris from the Green Mill Restaurant, and this is because the owner and the city have been unable to provide environmental officials with proof that there was no asbestos in the building. The Environmental Protection Agency has ruled that the [...]

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According to a recent report a former Navy worker and his wife have received compensation to the tune of over three million dollars. The man worked on two Naval vessels, which were the USS Rupertus and the USS Hooper, where he was exposed to asbestos. The man went on to develop the asbestos related cancer, [...]

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The trial in the case of WR Grace has now started according to recent reports, after the company was accused of knowingly accusing the residents of the town of Libby in Montana to deadly asbestos, resulting in the illness or death of around twelve hundred people. The defense team for the company has said that [...]

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A coroner in the UK has confirmed that a man who worked as a former coach trimmer died from an asbestos related disease after being exposed to the potentially deadly carcinogenic on a regular basis for around forty years. The man, Eric Luther from Eastleigh in the UK, died last year at the age of [...]

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It has been reported that the town of Farmingdale in Maine has been turned down for a grant that it applied for in order to carry out asbestos abatement at the old Sheldon Street School, which has been closed since 2000 because of the need for the building to be renovated. The report claims that [...]

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A man from Texas has recently filed a lawsuit claiming that he was diagnosed with an asbestos related disease that was wrongfully caused as a result of exposure to the potentially deadly substance. He has files his lawsuit against thirty one defendant companies, according to recent reports. According to the plaintiff, Thaddeus Alpough, he worked [...]

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Officials have recently confirmed that an illegal dumping site in Iowa was tested and proved positive for the presence of asbestos. The site has allegedly been used as a dumping site for a local recycling company, with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources claiming that the Environmental Reclamation and Recycling Company has dumped asbestos containing [...]

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A woman from the UK who reportedly lost her husband to the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma is now seeking compensation as a result of the incident. The widow has started legal proceedings with the aim of getting a compensation payout following the death of her husband, allegedly from exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is a potentially [...]

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The family of a man suffering from pleural plaques as a result of exposure to asbestos are demanding that compensation be paid out as a result of the man’s suffering. The victim and his family are from the UK ad are fighting for the creation of a suitable compensation scheme. The seventy four year old [...]

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Residents of the Montana area of Libby, which was contaminated with asbestos from the WR Grace mines and resulted in illness and death for many residents, have been angered by recent comments made by a judge, who claimed that there were ‘no crime victims identifiable’, according to recent reports. The judge that made the comments [...]

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The MP of Thanet South in the UK, Steve Ladyman, has recently demanded a thorough investigation into asbestos in the schools in the area, after the number of schools that are contaminated with the potentially deadly substance were highlighted on a television documentary. According to the BBC documentary asbestos was present in over five hundred [...]

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Businesses in one area of the UK are being checked on a random basis by health and safety officials to ensure that they are not exposing their employees and workers to the potentially deadly substance, asbestos. Mid Sussex Council in the UK is working with the UK’s Health and Safety Executive to make the programme [...]

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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has announced that it will be holding its fifth Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference on March 28, 2009. According to reports the conference for this year will be held at the Manhattan Beach Marriott in Manhattan Beach, California. Since 2004, ADAO has been striving to educate people about the [...]

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It has been reported that the dumping of dangerous asbestos waste at three cemeteries in London, UK, has sparked a full scale investigation. The three cemeteries at which the asbestos contaminated building waste was found buried were in South London, and were Camberwell Old, Camberwell New and Nunhead cemeteries. Reports claim that the building waste [...]

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An inspector from the Health and Safety Executive in the UK has expressed concern and outrage over a fine of eight thousand GBP, equivalent to nearly eleven thousand dollars, that was meted out to a heating firm that exposed three workers to the potentially deadly substance, asbestos. The inspector said that Lothian Heating Services put [...]

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A vessel which has been found to have asbestos on board has recently been ordered out of Australian waters, according to a recent report. The vessel has been at the centre of an industrial dispute in Darwin, and workers recently walked off the vessel after it was found to contain asbestos. It was a week [...]

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A woman from t he UK is appealing for witnesses to come forward so that she can file a claim for compensation following the death of her husband. Irene Cass, who is eighty years of age, lost her husband to the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. Roger Cass died at the age of seventy seven. Roger [...]

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A grandfather from the UK who owns a bookshop has been awarded an unspecified amount of compensation after he was found to have contracted asbestos related cancer. It is claimed that he was exposed to asbestos from overalls that he had to work with in a previous line of work. Derrick Broadhurst, aged eighty two, [...]

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Police in the UK have issued a warning with regards to a recent theft, stating that the thieves could be putting themselves and others at risk of exposure to the deadly carcinogenic asbestos. The warning is in relation to some vacuum cleaners that were stolen recently. The theft occurred from a steel container at the [...]

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An asbestos abatement project at a former factor site in West Virginia has resumed after it was put on hold for around eight months. The abatement work was being carried out at the former Fostoria Glass Factory, which finally closed in doors in the mid 1980s. The factor was then purchased by the city with [...]

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The families of three men who died from asbestos related diseases have been awarded a combined total of $4.3 million by a jury in California. The lawsuit for wrongful death had named the defendant as Plant Insulation Company, which supplied various pipe insulation products containing the deadly carcinogenic, asbestos. The three men worked as industrial [...]

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According to recent reports the Australian Navy has been asked to get rid of all spare parts used that contain asbestos, with rising concerns over the number of Navy workers and civilian contractors that are being exposed to the potentially deadly carcinogenic as a result of the use of these banned parts. The use of [...]

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The demolition of a sugar site in York, UK, has been delayed by a number of months as a result of the discovery of the deadly substance asbestos, which can cause various health problems including a form of cancer known as mesothelioma through exposure. The former British Sugar site was due to be demolished, but [...]

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A forty eight year old woman from the UK is suing her local council after contracting cancer that stemmed from exposure to the deadly substance asbestos. The woman, who did not want to be named, claims to have been exposed to asbestos whilst renovation work was being carried out at her school in Liverpool. She [...]

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An elementary school in Oklahoma City has been given the all clear to re-open after tests had to be carried out as a result of an asbestos scare. Adams Elementary School was closed for testing after piping insulation fell from a ceiling earlier in the week. The ceiling was repaired and special equipment used to [...]

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A number of people that have been involved in working in asbestos awareness related activities have been honoured by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organisation, which has stated that it wants to thank the individual for all of their hard work and commitment through presenting them with the awards. Among those that are being honoured by [...]

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According to school officials a problem pipe at Western Middle School that is believed to contain asbestos does not pose any danger to members of staff or students. Extra precautions are being taken whilst the leaky pipe is fixed, but the principle of the school said that the pipe does not pose any danger. The [...]

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Officials from the Chesapeake Health Department have claimed that students from the Crestwood Middle School are not in danger of developing health problems even though they were exposed to asbestos at the school for about a day and a half last week. The director of the Chesapeake Health Department, Dr Nancy Welch, stated: “The good [...]

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An official from the West Des Moines School District has tried to explain why the parents of students at one of its schools were not told about recent asbestos removal work that was carried out. The work was carried out at Indian Hills Junior High School during the winter break, and parents were not informed [...]

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The family of a man who is said to have died as a result of exposure to the deadly substance asbestos may finally get a compensation payout as a result of the success of a newspaper appeal. The man, George Cotton, died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma last April, and his family have been [...]

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Troubled High Street retailer Woolworths has been fined forty thousand pounds in the UK for allegedly exposing staff members at two of its stores to asbestos. The retail chain, which has been around for decades in the UK, has recently gone into administration having become another victim of the credit crunch, and is due to [...]

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A former mechanic in Australia has won an asbestos lawsuit against Ford Australia after the motor company decided to drop its appeal. The appeal had been launched in response to the former mechanic being awarded eight hundred and forty thousand dollars as a result of contracting asbestos related disease. Aged, fifty eight, Antonio Lo Presti [...]

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Recent reports have indicated that thousands of dockyard workers or their families could find that they are eligible for compensation after a landmark ruling in the UK that saw two claimants receive compensation in relation to asbestos exposure. Judges overseeing the case ruled earlier this week that a government group had been negligent in failing [...]

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A UK woman who contracted the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has put her faith in Germany to try and help her to fight the disease. The woman was diagnosed with the cancer two years ago and was given just months to live. However, since trying out pioneering treatment in Germany her cancer has gone into [...]

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Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that can affect the lungs, heart, or abdominal regions, and is known to result from long term or high level exposure to asbestos. Many people that have been exposed to asbestos have died as a result of contracting the cancer, which can take several decades to develop from the [...]

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According to recent report an asbestos clean up is set to start at Dobbs Ferry High after the discovery of the substance was made during an inspection last month. The work will be carried out by officials from the Asbestos Corp of America, and will be carried out in two parts of the school. It [...]

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The UK could be in line to see the first asbestos centre of its kind based on the results of discussions between government officials, who are looking into the possibility of creating such a centre and are looking at how such a centre could be funded. The possibility of a National Centre of Asbestos Related [...]

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A report has been released by authorities that suggests that certain residents in Vermont could be at increased risk of developing the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma depending on where they live or have lived in the past. The report was released by the Vermont Department of Health. According to the report residents that live within [...]

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According to recently released reports it could cost authorities over two hundred million dollars to clean up a Vermont asbestos mine. The Belvidere Mountain asbestos mine, which is in Lowell and Eden, is still causing concern over even small levels of asbestos exposure. Officials from the state of Vermont have stated that they are hoping [...]

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Many people that have been affected by asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, are hoping that a new breakthrough made by UK scientists at Nottingham University in the UK could help to protect people from this deadly disease in the future. Scientists recently carried out tests that involved comparing lung tissue from cancer patients with that of [...]

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A widower from the UK has been awarded a quarter of a million pounds, equating to nearly three hundred and seventy thousand dollars, after his wife died from asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, after spending years washing her husband’s asbestos laden clothes. Mr Alfred Eccles worked as a pipe fitter in the UK between 1960 and [...]

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According to one industry group India has become known as a hotspot for asbestos exposure because of the industrial activity that takes place there. A report was recently released by the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS). The major problems area in the country when it comes to asbestos has been dubbed as Gujarat . There [...]

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According to a recent report there are many workplaces in Tasmania, Australia, that are breaching safety regulations by failing to have any asbestos management plan in place. The results of a study have shown that around half of the area’s workplaces are in breach of regulations because of this issue. The study revealed that more [...]

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A recent report has claimed that an actor from the UK died as a result of exposure to asbestos at a car parts factory where he worked more than forty years ago when he was a teenager. David Nicholls, aged fifty eight, died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, earlier this year in June. The [...]

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The Australian government has released a brochure to help people to deal with asbestos when cleaning up properties and buildings that have been damaged as a result of storms. Many officials say that the brochure is much needed and contains a range of valuable advice for those that may come into contact with the potentially [...]

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A Christmas even that was to be held in the town of Walsall in the West Midlands , England, has had to be cancelled as a result of the discovery of deadly asbestos at the venue where the event was to be held. Asbestos exposure can cause serious health problems, such as respiratory problems, scarring [...]

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Victims of the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, and their families were recently given good news after a High Court judge in the UK ruled that the liability to compensate victims of their families by the insurance company arose at the time of exposure and not at the time when the tumour developed, which is what [...]

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An asbestos lawsuit that is drawing to an end has accused the owner of some ships on which the late husband of the plaintiff worked of being negligent, and of wrongfully causing the death of the former worker. The lawsuit has been filed against Exxon, which owned a number of the ships on which the [...]

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The widow of a seventy nine year old man who died from asbestos related health problems has filed a lawsuit against sixty nine defendant companies, claiming it was these companies that were responsible for her late husband’s untimely death. The lawsuit was filed several weeks ago in Kanawha Circuit Court. According to court papers David [...]

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According to recent reports a clean up has been scheduled to remove asbestos from piping at a former Air Force base. The clean up is to take place at the former East-Central Illinois Air Force Base, in the village of Rantoul, Illinois. The Public Works Director said that he was pleased that the work was [...]

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According to a recent report MPs in the UK have warned that many students and teachers in UK schools may be at risk because the government is burying its head over the risk of asbestos exposure in as many as thirteen thousand schools throughout the nation. The School’s Secretary, Ed Balls, is now facing mounting [...]

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Residents from the town of Lowell in Orleans County are concerned about asbestos exposure from a nearby mine, after discovering that some of the waste from the mine was routinely used to fill land and build roads. Officials from the state have apparently discovered a number of cases that could be linked to exposure to [...]

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Firms in the UK have been given a warning by a workwear supplier with regards to the dangers of asbestos exposure to employees, and have been told to ensure that their employees are provided with adequate protection against this type of exposure in buildings. Asbestos is a potentially deadly substance and is a known carcinogenic. [...]

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According to a recent report a plumber died as a result of exposure to asbestos, having been exposed to the potentially deadly carcinogenic over the course of his career. Like other high risk tradesmen, the man was said to have been regularly exposed to asbestos in the line of his work, which eventually ended up [...]

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A county office building reopened late last week after having to be temporarily closed due to an asbestos scare. Testing at the Oneida County Office building came back negative following the scare, enabling authorities to re-open the building. The building was closed after concerns were raised following the discovery of a small amount of asbestos [...]

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Campaigners have recently lost a battle to stop an asbestos laden vessel being allowed into the UK for dismantling. The campaign to stop the vessel being allowed in for dismantling at County Durham has failed at the Court of Appeal. The vessel in question is the Clemenceau, which was once a flagship navy vessel for [...]

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According to a recent report many people that work as asbestos removal specialists may actually be uncertified, and may not have the proper certification required, using instead fake documentation in order to get work as the asbestos removal industry. The warning comes from an official from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. He said that Georgia [...]

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A victim that has been diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma is refusing to have an autopsy carried out after his death, stating that he wants to requirement to be waived on moral grounds even though it will make it more difficult for his estate to prove his case and get compensation for his [...]

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It has been revealed that two workers that were working at the London department store Selfridges were exposed to deadly asbestos in May of last year. The workers had been hired by a sub-contractor to work on the refitting of the staff changing rooms. Exposure to airborne asbestos dust and fibers can result in a [...]

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A former tradesman from the UK has expressed concern that not enough people are aware of the dangers of asbestos exposure. The sixty five year old man, Tom King, was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, two years ago. However, although he is still alive he is unable to perform many day to day [...]

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A man from the UK who has been diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma is appealing for people to come forward and help him to claim compensation to support his family once he has gone. Sixty eight year old grandfather, William Armitage, is having problems making a claim because the insurance company in question [...]

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The Victorian government has made an apology to victims of asbestos exposure, and the move has been welcomed by a Gippsland support group that deals with sufferers of asbestos related diseases. Since the 1920s workers at power stations in the Latrobe Valley that were run by the State Electricity Commission (SEC) were exposed to asbestos. [...]

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A couple from Texas have filed an asbestos related lawsuit against sixty five defendant companies in Jefferson County District Court. The lawsuit, filed by Rodney and Beatrice LeJeune, claims that Rodney was wrongfully inflicted with the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. Rodney is said to have worked as a truck driver and general labourer according to [...]

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According to a recent report a class action asbestos related lawsuit has been filed in Madison County, Illinois, by around one hundred and fifty defendants. The civil conspiracy class action lawsuit claims that the plaintiffs were misled about the dangers of asbestos. The lawsuit claims that the people involved were exposed to asbestos and were [...]

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A Washington prison has been fined for allegedly serious asbestos regulation violations. The McNeil Island State Prison in Washington has been fined nearly twenty five thousand dollars by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries. The prison has been accused of wilful and serious breaches of asbestos regulations by the authorities. According to the report [...]

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An asbestos campaign that has been launched by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive is being launched by Scottish minister Jim Murphy. Mr Murphy stated that he was shocked to hear that asbestos related deaths in the UK were rising year on year. Official figures show that there are now around four thousand deaths a [...]

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According to a recent report around thirty thousand asbestos related lawsuits have been tossed out of Cleveland courts in order to comply with an Ohio Supreme Court ruling that placed limitations on cases. The cases related to those that have been exposed to asbestos but not diagnosed with any related sickness. However, court officials have [...]

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According to a recent report students from the Boulder’s Mesa Elementary School were sent home early this week after a ceiling tile fell to the floor. Officials from the school district said that the tile may have resulted in the release of asbestos into the air. Although there was no evidence of this school officials [...]

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The Victorian government has made an apology to victims of asbestos exposure, and the move has been welcomed by a Gippsland support group that deals with sufferers of asbestos related diseases. Since the 1920s workers at power stations in the Latrobe Valley that were run by the State Electricity Commission (SEC) were exposed to asbestos. [...]

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A company that was found to have breached asbestos related regulations has been fined. The fine was imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency in Johnston, Rhode Island. The company that has been fined is the Bilray Demolition Company. The firm has been fined over two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in total. This comes after [...]

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An electrician has filed an asbestos related lawsuit against thirteen defendant companies, claiming that he has been diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, and that this cancer was wrongfully caused because of negligence on the part of the defendant companies. Bruno Dobler was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer in October of last year [...]

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A couple has filed an asbestos lawsuit, claiming that as a result of exposure to asbestos dust and fibers they have both gone on to develop asbestos related diseases. The lawsuit has been filed in Madison County Circuit Court, and the plaintiffs are Michael and Madonna Sue Poninski. According to the lawsuit they have both [...]

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A construction union in the UK has called for the housing manager at a housing association to be sacked following a programme on television. In the programme the housing manager was seen refusing to provide masks to workers while they were drilling asbestos, according to the report. Union officials are outraged and are calling for [...]

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A county has been fined thousands of dollars after being found guilty of violating asbestos regulations by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The fine was imposed on Klamath County after county officials were found to have allowed an unlicensed contractor to clean up asbestos from a county road, The DEQ fined the county over [...]

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Eighty companies have been named as defendants in an asbestos lawsuit that has been filed on behalf of the estate of a deceased worker. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week at Jefferson County District Court by a law firm representing the estate of deceased worker Lillie Young. The lawsuit claims that the eighty companies [...]

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A second lawsuit has been filed over a man that contracted an asbestos related disease who has now died. Before his death Earnest L Edwards filed a lawsuit and received a payout for contracting an asbestos related disease, having worked all of his life as a pipe fitter. However, the family of the deceased is [...]

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A man from Washington has filed a lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court this week after he was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. The plaintiff, James Regal, claims that the deadly cancer was wrongfully caused, and he has named sixty eight defendants in the lawsuit. According to the plaintiff he worked for the [...]

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The A list Hollywood celebrity Tom Cruise has been warned that he should seek medical advice and assistance after reports that he may have been exposed to the deadly substance asbestos while aboard a cruise ship called Freewinds. It is thought that the actor may have come into contact with the deadly substance while on [...]

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A widow in the UK has started up a support group in order to try and help and assist victims of asbestos related diseases and their families. Gill Willcocks, from Crewe, lost her husband Dave to the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma last year. The group will be called the Dave Willcocks Asbestos Victim Support Group. [...]

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According to a recent report there will no longer be free asbestos testing for people in Libby. A free testing program has been in place since 2003, with residents receiving health tests. This is because of the contamination that was caused by the nearby vermiculite mine belonging to WR Grace. The funding for the program [...]

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A couple has filed an asbestos lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court, claiming that the man has contracted an asbestos related disease. The lawsuit names one hundred and nineteen companies as defendants. James and Marilyn Gray have claimed in their lawsuit that the asbestos related cancer with which James has been diagnosed has been wrongfully [...]

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According to recent information from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) problems linked to asbestos caused the deaths of around six hundred and thirty two people in New York between 1995 and 2005. The data was released by officials from Weitz & Luxenberg. An official from the firm stated: “Weitz & Luxenberg [...]

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Approximately eight years ago environmental officials had to test and clean up the land around two hundred and fifty houses located near to the Western Mineral Product Plant on Madison Street, Minneapolis. This was because the plant had apparently let some people use leftover products for their landscaping needs. However, it turned out that the [...]

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Politicians in the UK have been warned to think carefully before passing draft asbestos legislation relating to those that have contracted a benign asbestos related disease. The legislation relates to those that contract pleural plaques, which is a scarring of the lungs. Professor Neil Douglas, president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, has [...]

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The illegal dumping of the potentially deadly carcinogenic, asbestos, has led to three men being arrested in Polk County. This follows an investigation that revealed that asbestos contaminated construction debris had been dumped illegally into the Green Swamp. The arrests were announced recently by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. A joint investigation into the matter [...]

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A man who developed the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has filed a lawsuit against fifty three defendant companies, accusing them of conspiring to conceal information relating to the dangers of asbestos and exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. Harvey Williams claims that since he was diagnosed with the cancer he has suffered physical pain, mental [...]

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The children of a man who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma have filed a lawsuit claiming that their father’s death was wrongfully caused as a result of exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. The lawsuit has been filed against his former employer, Exxon Mobil, which the man’s children state is responsible for the [...]

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A woman and her husband have filed an asbestos related lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court after she was diagnosed with the deadly asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. Maggie L Wallace was diagnosed with the disease, which comes from exposure to airborne asbestos dust and fibers, early in August. The couple claims that the cancer was [...]

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According to a recent report critics have dismissed a recent proposed settlement from WR Grace for thousands of Canadian residents, stating that the settlement benefits lawyers more than it does the residents, and adding that the settlement works out to a poor deal for the residents that are involved. Although the settlement deal is for [...]

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A cleanup to remove asbestos containing plaster from a veteran’s home in Illinois has recently taken place. The asbestos was discovered when work was taking place to fit a new call light system in August at the Illinois Veterans Home at Manteno. Asbestos was found in the plaster at the thirty eight bed unit. Asbestos [...]

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According to a recent report the UK’s Public Interest Lawyers have taken legal action in the High Court on behalf of the environmental group Friends of Hartlepool to stop an asbestos contaminated French ship from being imported to the UK to be dismantled. The toxic ship is said to be contaminated with around seven hundred [...]

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A young woman who has died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma in the UK has become one of the youngest victims of this disease. Leigh Carlisle was just twenty eight years old when she lost her fight against the deadly cancer just a couple of weeks ago, leaving many confused as to how and [...]

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A man from the UK is trying to find former colleagues that he worked with some decades ago so that he can continue his fight for compensation after contracting asbestos related cancer. Sixty one year old John Mullen worked at Insulation and Partitions in Stoke, England, in 1964 where he was exposed to asbestos when [...]

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The widow of a seventy nine year old man who died from asbestos related health problems has filed a lawsuit against sixty nine defendant companies, claiming it was these companies that were responsible for her late husband’s untimely death. The lawsuit was filed several weeks ago in Kanawha Circuit Court. According to court papers David [...]

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A man from Tracy is facing ten months behind bars after being found guilty of asbestos violations that could have caused serious or even deadly health problems for others in the area. A jury found the man guilty of three felony counts of Clean Air Act violations, according to a recent report. The report claims [...]

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A UK lawyer speaking to Scottish Parliament about draft legislation that is designed to help those with pleural plaques to get compensation stated that this condition, which is brought about by exposure to asbestos, was actually a good thing because it proved that the body’s defences were in good working order. The legislation has been [...]

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A former shipyard workers has received compensation from a manufacturer of asbestos related parts, after claiming that the products made by the firm resulted in him contracting the deadly asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. Following the recent verdict fifty nine year old John Koonce was awarded nearly four and a half million dollars. He was a [...]

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Another asbestos related lawsuit has been filed in Madison County Circuit court by the widow of a man who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. The lawsuit names seventy three corporations as defendants, and blames these corporations for the death of her husband from asbestos related cancer. The widow of the man, Yvonne Nannini, [...]

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An asbestos lawsuit has recently been filed against twenty one companies after a former worker died from an asbestos related disease, pulmonary asbestosis. The lawsuit was filed recently by the widow of the deceased worker, and was filed in Jefferson County District Court. Amongst the companies that have been named as defendants in the lawsuit [...]

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According to a recent report the high school in Galesburg could be forced to evacuate in the future due to a possible problem with the potentially deadly substance, asbestos. Officials have said that asbestos is present in the ceiling tiles in parts of the school, and as a result of water damage they could deteriorate [...]

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Asbestos exposure and lawsuits have been in the news for many years now, with many people realizing that in years gone by they were inadvertently exposed to a deadly substance known as asbestos, which was used in a wide range of industries and in many different applications over the decades. However, in the late 1970s [...]

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Earlier last week an asbestos lawsuit was filed in Madison County Circuit Court against ninety two defendants by the son of a man who died from lung cancer recently. The lawsuit was filed by his son, Mark McDonald, from Illinois, whose father Robert was diagnosed with the cancer in September of last year and passed [...]

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According to a recent report the UK’s Health and Safety Executive is launching a new asbestos campaign in order to try and raise awareness relating to the dangers of asbestos to workers. The campaign, entitled Asbestos – The Hidden Killer, is set to be launched on October 13th. The campaign is to be launched both [...]

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An Ohio man has filed an asbestos related lawsuit against sixty companies after being diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma in July of this year, according to a recent report. The lawsuit was filed in Madison County Circuit Court last week. According to the plaintiff, Donald Reed, he was diagnosed with the asbestos related [...]

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A widow has filed an asbestos lawsuit against seventy four defendant companies following the death of her husband from an asbestos related disease, according to a recent report. The woman’s husband recently passed away as a result of lung cancer according to the report, and she claims that the death of her husband was wrongfully [...]

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According to a recent report forty six firms have been named as defendants in a recently filed asbestos related lawsuit, which was filed by the victim of asbestos related disease and his wife. Tommy Davis and his wife Jacqueline claim that the defendants were responsible for Tommy contracting an asbestos related disease. The lawsuit was [...]

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According to a recent report one of the largest unions in Australia is joining a battle aimed at getting the New South Wales government to clean up an abandoned mine that has allegedly led to a number of people contracting asbestos related health problems. The union, The Australia Manufacturers Workers Union, is joining forces with [...]

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An Iranian-American engineer has received as multi million dollar compensation award from a Los Angeles jury in relation to an asbestos claim. Amanollah Shahabi has been awarded nearly fifteen million dollars by the jury after it was found that he had been exposed to deadly asbestos, which led to him developing the asbestos related cancer, [...]

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A woman whose husband died after developing asbestos related cancer following exposure to the deadly substance in his work has won a six figure sum by way of compensation. Mr Rumney, from the UK , worked for BNFL in Sellafield, where it was alleged he was exposed to asbestos, which eventually led to his demise. [...]

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A truck driver and laborer has filed a lawsuit against eight nine defendants in Madison County Circuit Court, after claiming to have been exposed to deadly asbestos over a career than spanned nearly half a century. William Kirk of Ohio filed his complaint on 11 th August, and claims that he became aware that he [...]

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According to a recent report an elementary school in East Hampton is still set to open on schedule in September, despite rumours that this might not happen due to asbestos work that had been carried out. Confirmation of the school’s reopening has come from the area’s superintendent of schools. Raymond Gualtieri, East Hampton ’s superintendent [...]

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At a recent inquest a coroner has confirmed that a man from St Albans died as a result of exposure to asbestos, having suffered this exposure when he was at work. The man was a retired heating and plumbing engineer, and at the inquest the coroner explained that he had been exposed to brown asbestos [...]

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According to Australian reports the budged that was approved for a community project has gone out of the window after the discovery of asbestos, which added nearly one million extra dollars to the budget. The asbestos was discovered by Sutherland Shire County Council employees near the Engadine Community Hall. Asbestos is a known carcinogenic, and [...]

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The family of a UK woman that died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, has been awarded a five figure sum by way of compensation, according to a recent report. The woman died in 2005 from the cancer, having worked at County Luxdon Laundry Limited between 1975 and 1995. The victim, Margaret Dobson, had only [...]

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An Iranian-American engineer has received as multi million dollar compensation award from a Los Angeles jury in relation to an asbestos claim. Amanollah Shahabi has been awarded nearly fifteen million dollars by the jury after it was found that he had been exposed to deadly asbestos, which led to him developing the asbestos related cancer, [...]

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Asbestos campaigners are urgings the government in New South Wales to clean up a white asbestos mine in Barraba, which lies abandoned. Officials from the Asbestos Diseases Foundation have said that the mine poses health dangers and hazards, and is asking the government to take urgent action to get it cleaned up. Left abandoned since [...]

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A truck driver and labourer has filed a lawsuit against 89 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court, after claiming to have been exposed to deadly asbestos over a career than spanned nearly half a century. William Kirk of Ohio filed his complaint on 11 th August, and claims that he became aware that he had [...]

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According to a recent report an elementary school in East Hampton is still set to open on schedule in September, despite rumours that this might not happen due to asbestos work that had been carried out. Confirmation of the school’s reopening has come from the area’s superintendent of schools. Raymond Gualtieri, East Hampton ’s superintendent [...]

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A woman whose husband died after developing asbestos related cancer following exposure to the deadly substance in his work has won a six figure sum by way of compensation. Mr Rumney, from the UK , worked for BNFL in Sellafield, where it was alleged he was exposed to asbestos, which eventually led to his demise. [...]

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A Cincinnati Foundry may be fined nearly one hundred and twenty nine thousand dollars by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after it was found guilty of violating health and safety measures on a number of counts, including health and safety relating to asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a known carcinogenic, and can cause a range [...]

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At a recent inquest a coroner has confirmed that a man from St Albans died as a result of exposure to asbestos, having suffered this exposure when he was at work. The man was a retired heating and plumbing engineer, and at the inquest the coroner explained that he had been exposed to brown asbestos [...]

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A company from Painesville , Illinois , has been fined twenty five thousand dollars by the Environmental Protection Agency over asbestos related breaches, according to a recent report. The company is said to have violated air pollution laws during a project that was carried out last year in March 2007. The report claims that the [...]

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The family of a UK woman that died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, has been awarded a five figure sum by way of compensation, according to a recent report. The woman died in 2005 from the cancer, having worked at County Luxdon Laundry Limited between 1975 and 1995. The victim, Margaret Dobson, had only [...]

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Residents in Carlisle in the UK have urged housing and council officials to advise residents who have purchased ex-council properties if they have asbestos in their homes. Many of the council properties, built well before the 1980s, contain asbestos, and whilst Carlisle Association removed asbestos from its rented properties last year, those that have purchased [...]