A new campaign has been started in the UK by health officials to try and raise awareness of the effects of asbestos exposure. The campaign aims to help the many people that may still be in contact with asbestos on a regular basis, such as tradesmen and those in certain occupations, but may not be […]

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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 […]

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A report that has been released by the Workers Compensation Board in Quebec has named asbestos as the number one workplace killer in the area. The figures showed that around sixty percent of workplace fatalities amongst Quebec workers stemmed from asbestos exposure.
The report indicates that in the first eight months of this year around one […]

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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 year […]

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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 […]

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A school in Fulton Illinois has been closed as a result of concerns over asbestos exposure according to a recent report. The local high school has had to be closed and the homecoming game has also been canceled as a result of the concerns.
The concerns over Fulton High School were raised after the removal of […]

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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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Two global corporate giants are facing having to pay out nearly half a million GBP between them in relation to asbestos related lawsuits. The two companies are the world’s biggest food company, Nestle, and the global energy giant Esso.
Esso has already been ordered to pay three hundred thousand GBP to a woman who lost her […]

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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 can […]

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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 learn […]

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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 percent […]

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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 exposed […]

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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 speculation […]

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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.
A […]

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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 asbestos, […]

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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.
The […]

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

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

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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 around […]

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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 […]

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

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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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