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Week In Review at Mesothelioma Center: Asbestos Activists Working, Libby Victims Getting Help

Week In Review at Mesothelioma Center: Asbestos Activists Working, Libby Victims Getting Help

February 3rd, 2012   |   By: Tim Povtak   |   Comments

Anti-asbestos activists in Canada continued to flex their muscle, pressuring Roshi Chadha to resign this week from two more prestigious positions in the health care industry.

Chadha is the director of Seja Trade Ltd., an exporting company that has shipped asbestos for years to developing countries. She also is the wife of Baljit Chadha, who is trying to re-open a Canadian asbestos mine with

White House Criticized about Workplace Policies of Toxins Like Asbestos

February 3rd, 2012   |   By: Mark Hall   |   Comments

Workplace health and safety advocates are criticizing the White House for delaying a regulation that provides a safer work environment for industrial workers, citing that approximately 60 lives could

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Asbestos in Schools ‘A National Scandal’ in United Kingdom

February 2nd, 2012   |   By: Tim Povtak   |   Comments

Asbestos contamination in schools throughout the United Kingdom is “a national scandal,” according to one Member of Parliament who has asked for swift action to correct the growing health

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Vermont Residents Debate Whether Asbestos Mine Should Become Superfund Site

February 1st, 2012   |   By: Mark Hall   |   Comments

The Belvidere Mountain Asbestos mine is empty and dormant, yet it lies directly in the middle of a heated debate. Residents of two Vermont towns will be voting on whether the mine should become a Superfund

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Week in Review at the Mesothelioma Center: Alarming Asbestos News

January 27th, 2012   |   By: Tim Povtak   |   Comments

There was news from all angles this week at the Mesothelioma Center, and much of it good , but clearly the most disconcerting news was that the importing of asbestos by American manufacturers could

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Asbestos Imports Have Started to Rise Again, Fueled by Manufacturers’ Demands

January 26th, 2012   |   By: Tim Povtak   |   Comments

After several years of decline, the importing of asbestos into the United States is back on the rise, infuriating advocates like Linda Reinstein of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization.

According

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Report: Almost Half of All Cancers Caused by Lifestyle Choices

January 25th, 2012   |   By: Mark Hall   |   Comments

Approximately 45 percent of cancers in men and 40 percent of cancers in women could be prevented by living a healthier lifestyle, a report from the Cancer Research UK concludes.

The study found

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Asbestos a Risk Factor In Small-Cell Lung Cancer that Killed Ex-Penn State Coach Joe Paterno

January 24th, 2012   |   By: Tim Povtak   |   Comments

The small-cell lung cancer that killed legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno may have been caused by a long-ago exposure to asbestos

Paterno, a non-smoker, died Sunday, 72 days

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Week in Review: Asbestos Violations, Promising Mesothelioma Research and More Awareness

January 20th, 2012   |   By: Tim Povtak   |   Comments

Contractors working for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began removing 5,000 cubic yards of asbestos-contaminated soil from a former factory site where fireproof insulation was produced for

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New Mexico Lawmaker Blames Asbestos Exposure for Stage IV Lung Cancer

January 20th, 2012   |   By: Mark Hall   |   Comments

New Mexico’s House Speaker announced this week that he has been battling Stage IV lung cancer since 2009.

What’s more Ben Lujan told his colleagues and constituents, is that he contracted

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