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A plan to construct a new concourse through downtown Quincy, Massachusetts, has run into a time consuming and expensive delay on account of the discovery of asbestos-laden construction materials marked for demolition. The discovery of the dangerous asbestos materials will more than double the demolition costs, and push the remainder of the construction project off [...]
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A national Mesothelioma Awareness Day could mark the beginning of a more rigorous campaign aimed at curbing the disease’s impact in America and across the world. The motion, proposed and championed with the support of the Mesothelioma Research Foundation, was introduced as H. 771 by Representative Betty McCollum and Senator Patty [...]
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Florida resident Larry Davis is well aware of the challenges and hardships that face those affected by mesothelioma. Not only has he seen his father succumb to the illness after being exposed to asbestos while working at a box manufacturing company, but Davis himself is a survivor of peritoneal mesothelioma.
Because of his experiences with mesothelioma, [...]
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In the United Kingdom, some 6,000 persons affected by asbestos exposure in the workplace will be eligible to receive £5,000 in personal compensation under a plan which has recently been approved. While the compensation plan may seem positive on its surface, it may actually have been chosen as a sort of apologetic gesture after promises [...]
The European Guidelines for Medical Oncology (ESMO) have published a new guide to mesothelioma diagnosis and treatment, an addition that the journal hopes will increase early diagnoses and improve treatment efficacy. The protocol is particularly important due to the terminal disease’s relative infrequency, its general symptoms, and the profound impact that early diagnosis can have [...]
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Senator John Tester proposed an amendment to a bill on Monday that could help Libby, Montana to ramp up its inadequately staffed hospitals.
Libby is the home of the W.R. Grace and Co. vermiculite mine, now closed, that pumped asbestos containing waste into the community for nearly one hundred years. The processed vermiculite ore, which contains [...]
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Specialists predict that the prevalence of asbestos related diseases could rise drastically in India over the next several decades. Indian imports of asbestos products continue to rise. Without adequate safe handling regulations in place the amount of dangerous asbestos exposure in the country can only increase as well. The increase of asbestos related illnesses in [...]
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