
The Mesothelioma Center News – Page 35
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newsAsbestos Exposure & BansThe Australian government’s plan to see around 300,000 people quit smoking by 2020 has backfired. A tobacco tax hike of a 12.5 percent over…
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Canada Introduces New Asbestos Regulations
Two Canadian government agencies are sponsoring legislation that will prohibit the import, use and sale of asbestos and products containing the cancer-causing mineral. -
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Audit Reveals Most Australian Schools Contain Asbestos
For millions of Australian parents, the biggest concern when sending their children off to school is what to pack in their lunchbox. This is… -
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Colgate-Palmolive Settles Claim Over Asbestos in Talc
Consumer products giant Colgate-Palmolive once again is paying for the alleged link between the company’s Cashmere Bouquet talcum powder and deadly asbestos exposure. -
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Brazil’s Asbestos Ban Will Impact US Imports
In a landmark decision, Brazil severed ties with asbestos. The world’s third-largest producer of chrysotile asbestos, also known as white asbestos, ruled last… -
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Johnson & Johnson Facing Asbestos Talcum Powder Lawsuits
Recently unsealed documents from a lawsuit against consumer goods and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson revealed the company knew for decades its talc products… -
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Converting 30 Million Tons of Asbestos into Usable Chemicals
New details have emerged of a plan to remove 30 million tons of asbestos waste from the inactive 1,550-acre Eden-Lowell mine in Vermont. -
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Shorter Mesothelioma Survival Linked to High Platelet Count
A disorder that forces the body to overproduce platelets is now linked to worsening the prognosis of peritoneal mesothelioma patients, according to researchers… -
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Pearl Harbor: 75th Anniversary & Future Asbestos Dangers for Veterans
Seventy-five years later, Dec. 7, 1941, still lives in infamy. Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The surprise Japanese… -
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Asbestos Mining Town in Canada Searches for New Identity
Asbestos wasn’t always an ugly word. Once hailed as a miracle fiber in manufacturing and construction, it is now scorned for its toxicity and…