Experts Say Workplaces Must Learn from Asbestos-related Deaths It’s been more than 20 years since the British Columbian government placed serious restrictions regarding exposure to asbestos at the workplace, but the province in the western portion of Canada still sees large numbers of individuals who are dealing with asbestos diseases. And the numbers have not … Read more
Yale May Revoke Honorary Degree Received by Asbestos Offender Alumni at Yale University are urging the Ivy League school to revoke the honorary doctorate of a Swiss billionaire whose legacy of asbestos use was responsible for the death of some 2,000 Italian workers. Graduates of Yale have been eager to express their disgust for Stephan … Read more
Asbestos in Old Apartment Complex Makes Demolition Expensive In the middle of Alamogordo, Texas sits an apartment complex that’s long been an eyesore. It’s not unlike other such complexes in dozens of blighted cities throughout the country. This one has sat vacant for many years, but townspeople have never given up hope that someday someone … Read more
Secondary Exposure Dock Worker Says Wife’s Cancer is His Fault An English dock worker who toiled among asbestos fibers for decades knows that the only reason his beloved wife died of mesothelioma is because he brought home the toxic mineral dust on his clothes. Now, he feels overwhelmed with guilt about her illness and death, … Read more
Chemotherapy Treatment Showing Success in Trials with Mesothelioma Researchers in France and Germany are currently testing a “spray-on” chemotherapy that could potentially be very instrumental in treating certain kinds of malignant mesothelioma. This new and minimally-invasive way of delivering chemotherapy drugs directly to the tumor is known as Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) and is … Read more
Travel May Put You Face-to-Face with Asbestos When you head out on vacation, the last thing you likely think about is whether you’re being exposed to asbestos. But an Australian professor says it’s his duty to warn his countrymen – and others – that when you go to places that still boast high asbestos usage, … Read more
$60 Million in Asbestos Case Verdict The heirs of a Brooklyn man who did demolition work on single-family homes throughout the 70s and 80s have been awarded $60 million in a court of law. A Manhattan jury has determined that Pietro Macaluso’s life had been cut short by exposure to toxic asbestos when he died … Read more
University’s Handling of Asbestos a Cause for Concern About a year after the University of Toronto was found to have mishandled asbestos in its medical sciences building, faculty, staff, and students are still concerned about their safety, reports the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail. Faculty at the busy university has been very critical of … Read more
Trials for Cancer Vaccine Represent Hope for Meso Patients The trials for a new immunotherapy cancer vaccine are about to move into the exciting stage where “real” patients are now part of the mix, report scientists and doctors at Stanford University. It’s a step that has mesothelioma patients – and others with solid tumors – … Read more
Asbestos Contaminated Vacant Mill Must Go A vacant and charred textile mill sits in the middle of the town of Sanford, Maine, awaiting a decision as to its future. The work at the Sanford Trust Mill came to a halt way back in 1955. The large structure had been built in 1922 when the textile … Read more