Risk of Asbestos Exposure for Aircraft Mechanics and Production Workers
Most aircraft mechanics and production workers who built or performed maintenance on planes between World War II and 1980 were exposed to asbestos. During that time, asbestos was widely used in the...
View ArticleWhat Asbestos Is Banned in the U.S.
Asbestos refers to a group of naturally occurring minerals historically used in products such as roofing materials, cements, floor tiles, patching and spackling compounds, brake pads and lining,...
View ArticleProtecting Children from Asbestos Exposure
Asbestos, a group of naturally occurring minerals historically used in products such as roofing materials, cements, floor tiles, patching and spackling compounds, and furnaces and furnace doors, can...
View ArticlePhotofrin, Using Light to Treat Mesothelioma
Photofrin is a photodynamic therapy (PDT) drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of esophageal cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer. Recently, however, Pinnacle...
View ArticleAsbestos Issues Span the Globe, Increase in Asbestos, Related Deaths Expected...
Asbestos is a group of naturally-occurring minerals that has been used in products such as roofing materials, cements, floor tiles, patching and spackling compounds, brake pads and lining, toasters and...
View ArticleMontana County Applying for EPA Grant to Fund Asbestos Cleanup
According to the Missoulian, Missoula County will be applying for a Brownfields Multi-Purpose Pilot Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for asbestos removal in the county...
View ArticleAsbestos Is a Risk Factor in the Type of Lung Cancer that Killed Joe Paterno
Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died of metastatic small-cell lung cancer at the age of 85 on Jan. 22. Paterno was a nonsmoker, prompting many people to wonder what caused his cancer....
View ArticleAsbestos Imports Up in 2011
According to a report issued by the U.S. Geological Survey in January, the United States imported an estimated 1,100 tons of asbestos in 2011, up from 1,040 tons in 2010 and 869 tons in 2009. According...
View ArticleProtein Test that Detects Asbestos-Related Cancer
Mesothelioma, also known as asbestos cancer, is an aggressive type of cancer involving the lining of the chest and abdomen, or the mesothelium. The mesothelium protects the lungs, heart and other vital...
View ArticleAsbestos Found in Old Airport Terminal
In January, plans to demolish the old terminal at Barnstable Municipal Airport on Cape Cod had to be put on hold after the crew found what they suspected was an asbestos contamination during demolition...
View ArticleScientists Uncover Genetic Link to Mesothelioma
Researchers have linked a genetic mutation to an increased risk for malignant mesothelioma and melanoma of the eye. In a study supported by the National Cancer Institute and led by scientists at the...
View ArticleChinese Auto Maker Widens Recall Related to Asbestos-Containing Car Parts
On Aug. 30, China’s largest car exporter, Chery Automobile Co., expanded a vehicle recall in Australia to include five other countries where asbestos-containing auto parts are believed to have gone....
View ArticleEPA Proposes Tough Standard for Asbestos Cleanup in Libby, Montana
The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed an asbestos cleanup standard for Libby, Montana, that is far stricter than any other standard to date. Asbestos dust has killed hundreds of people...
View ArticleSCT Asbestos Case Ends in Prison Sentences and Fines; Our Asbestos Lawyers...
On Oct. 1, U.S. District Judge Curtis Collier handed down prison sentences and fines in an asbestos case involving the salvage and demolition of a textile mill in Chattanooga, TN, containing large...
View ArticleOur Mesothelioma Attorneys Discuss Asbestos Risks in the Auto Industry
On Sept. 24, 2012, 52-year-old Eric Smith died at his home in Ilkeston, England, one year after receiving a mesothelioma diagnosis. According to his wife, as reported by the Ilkeston Advertiser, he had...
View ArticleOur Asbestos Attorneys Discuss the Recently-Approved Mesothelioma Drug...
On Nov. 12, 2012, Morphotek Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., announced its success in obtaining orphan drug designation for its investigational cancer drug amatuximab for the treatment of malignant...
View ArticleAsbestos Found in Fire Rubble: Our Mesothelioma Attorneys Discuss a Recent...
Castle Rock Bike & Ski, originally built in 1976 and located in downtown Castle Rock, Colo., was damaged in a fire on January 4, 2013. According to the Castle Rock News-Press, cleanup at the...
View ArticleRailroad Workers and Asbestos Exposure: Our Mesothelioma Lawyers Discuss the...
Resistant to both heat and fire, asbestos was once widely used in the railroad industry. Train manufacturers relied on asbestos for insulation and used it in brakes, clutches, pipe fittings, boilers,...
View ArticleThe Nassau Coliseum Mesothelioma Lawsuits
Asbestos Lawyers Discuss the Implications Last month, a group of over 100 industrial workers filed a lawsuit against Long Island’s Nassau Coliseum, alleging that they suffered mesothelioma cancer and...
View ArticleIs the Navy Responsible for Exposing Military Personnel to Asbestos?
In the midst of the 20th century, the U.S. Navy saw asbestos as a cheap and effective way to insulate and fireproof the ships that would soon see action in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam...
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