EPA Provides Grant for Asbestos Cleanup, Should Spark Worcester Development
The downtown development of Worcester, Massachusetts, got a big boost this week with a grant from the EPA to help with abatement of asbestos.
View ArticleWife Brings Memory of Mesothelioma Victim Steve McQueen To Washington For...
More than 30 after husband Steve McQueen died of mesothelioma, his wife joins the fight for a ban on asbestos.
View ArticleSuperstorm Sandy Scatters the Threat of Asbestos Exposure
By causing such destruction in its path, Superstorm Sandy will leave behind a bigger threat of asbestos exposure, a cause of mesothelioma .
View ArticleAsbestos Victims in Libby, Montana Facing Another Deadline for Medical Trust...
Asbestos victims in Libby, Montana are facing a Nov. 20 deadline for the latest Medical Trust Plan that has become part of the bankruptcy protection for Grace & Company.
View ArticleUniversity of Pennsylvania to Launch Case Study for Asbestos-Exposed Community
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $1.2 million grant to the University of Pennsylvania for an Ambler, Pennsylvania case study. Researchers plan to track the impact (both physical and...
View ArticleDemolition of Camp Roberts Ends Army’s Asbestos Era in California
More than 600 structures at Camp Roberts in California that are filled with asbestos are being demolished as part of U.S. Army cleanup.
View ArticleLatest NYC Study Unable to Link Cancers like Mesothelioma to 9/11 wreckage
Just six months after adding cancers like mesothelioma to the list of illnesses covered by a federal compensation fund, a new study by the NYC Health Department is unable to find a definitive link to...
View ArticleOhio School Facing Serious Charges After Students Were Used to Haul Away...
A private school in Northeast Ohio is facing serious charges after the EPA was told that students was hauling away cancer materials during renovation project.
View ArticleRadon Exposure in Homes Across America Still Leading to Lung Cancer
The EPA is encouraging radon testing for all homes, schools and businesses, hoping to cut back on the number of people being diagnosed with lung cancer.
View ArticleStudy Revisits Health Risk of Chrysotile: Why Is This Still a Debate in 2013?
A recent article in the February 2013 issue of Critical Reviews in Toxicology discusses the dangers of chrysotile asbestos, which begs the question: Why is this still up for debate?
View ArticleTrial Tests Dosage Recommendations for New Mesothelioma Drug
In February 2013, Valerie Rusch and her team of researchers administered treatment to the first mesothelioma patient in a trial for the drug GL-ONC1. They plan to test several doses over the course of...
View ArticleCholangiocarcinoma: The Next Asbestos-Related Disease?
Researchers from the University of Bologna noted that many of their cholangiocarcinoma patients had a history of asbestos exposure. In a recent study to further investigate the correlation, they found...
View ArticleNY Islanders Targeted in $1 Billion Lawsuit for Asbestos Exposure
Former workers say they will file a $1 billion lawsuit against the Islanders and the Nassau Coliseum because of asbestos exposure.
View ArticleMesothelioma Advocate Max Baucus Leaving U.S. Senate
Max Baucus leaving U.S. Senate leaves the mesothelioma and asbestos community without one of its strongest supporters
View ArticleSeven Countries Block Rotterdam Convention Efforts to Restrict Asbestos Shipping
Canada may have stepped aside, but seven countries still block efforts at Rotterdam Convention conference to restrict asbestos shipping worldwide.
View ArticleSmoking Cessation for Asbestos Workers Dramatically Reduces Lung Cancer Risk
Smoking cessation can be critical to reducing future lung cancer risk for asbestos workers.
View ArticleAsbestos Mining in Russia Still Fuels the Economy in Some Cities
Dangers are ignored when asbestos mining fuels economy in this Russian city.
View ArticleWorld Cancer Day Brings Global Perspective to Fight against Mesothelioma
More than 400 events around the globe Feb. 4 help bring attention to World Cancer Day 2013
View ArticleMesothelioma Community will Gather in Las Vegas for 10th Annual Meso...
Mesothelioma survivors, clinicians, researchers and advocates all will gather in Las Vegas this week for 10th annual Meso Foundation Symposium
View ArticleGlobal Burden of Asbestos Still Growing with Life Years Lost to Mesothelioma
Between 1994 and 2010, more than 2.1 million years of human life were lost to malignant mesothelioma, according to the latest research from Japan.
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