The Mesothelioma Center News – Page 38
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newsLegislation & LitigationNew Zealand will prohibit importation of all asbestos products and materials beginning Oct. 1, joining 57 other countries that already ban asbestos use.
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newsCelebrities
Quincy Jones Talks Mesothelioma in HBO’s ‘Burning the Light’
Last night, comedian Quincy Jones opened his heart to HBO viewers with “Quincy Jones: Burning the Light,” a one-hour special about his personal… -
newsLegislation & Litigation
Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau Commits to Ban Asbestos
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced what labor and public health groups have spent years waiting to hear about the nation’s asbestos… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Mr. Fluffy Asbestos: Photos Educate Canberra Homeowners
New photos of loose asbestos in a Mr. Fluffy home in Canberra show an extreme example of the contamination that has endangered residents in… -
newsCelebrities
Exclusive: Quincy Jones Talks Mesothelioma & Comedy
Standup comedian Quincy Jones lived his dream last week in Los Angeles. Jones, 31, taped an hour-long standup comedy special that will air June… -
newsTreatment & Doctors
Cuba’s Lung Cancer Vaccine Heading to the US
The Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York, will soon begin a history-making clinical trial involving CimaVax, a much-anticipated lung cancer vaccine… -
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Johnny Lattner: Heisman Winner and Steeler Dies of Mesothelioma
Heisman Trophy winner and two-time college football All-American Johnny Lattner died of mesothelioma earlier this month, joining a growing list of famous people stricken… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Toyota Warns Australians of Fake Brake Pads with Asbestos
Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, recently announced dealers and independent mechanics in Australia may have unknowingly installed thousands of counterfeit brake pads containing deadly asbestos… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Crews Demolish Asbestos Homes, Neighbors Not Warned
Kimberly Koehler dropped everything when a neighbor called her to report a plume of dust after a construction crew demolished a house in their Portland, Oregon, subdivision. Koehler,… -
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Jon Stewart Lobbies Congress for 9/11 First Responders
Comedian Jon Stewart turned serious this week when he joined a group of almost 200 police, fire and rescue workers in Washington D.C., lobbying Congress to renew the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation…