Demand for national asbestos database as cancer deaths surge
( Independent 4-Nov-08 )
A nationwide survey of all public buildings is urgently needed amid concerns that growing numbers of teachers, doctors and nurses are dying from asbestos-related diseases, campaigners said yesterday.
'Industrial Manslaughter,' Immediate Action Needed For Prevention
( SUNY Downstate Medical Center 19-Sep-08 )
Jeanne Mager Stellman, PhD, professor and chair of environmental and occupational health sciences at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, told the President's Cancer Panel that government policy and a "lack of the will to prevent occupational disease, death and disability" are responsible for the failure to control cancer-causing chemicals in the workplace.
Hope To Asbestosis Sufferers Offered By New Research Group
( Research Australia 18-Jun-08 )
The Asbestos Research Group, offering hope to sufferers of asbestos-related diseases, has been launched at The Wesley Research Institute.
International Symposium On Malignant Mesothelioma 2008
( MARF 3-Jun-08 )
Leading international experts on the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, will join meso patients, caregivers, loved ones and advocates to share the latest in treatment, research and clinical trials at the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation's International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma, 2008, Thursday, June 26 - Saturday, June 28 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C.
New Weblog Aims To Raise Awareness Of Deadly Form Of Lung Cancer
( MyMeso 1-Apr-08 )
Current statistics show 2,000-3,000 people are diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma in the U.S. each year, and 10,000 Americans die from all asbestos-related diseases, according to statistics compiled by the Environmental Working Group. Mesothelioma was not tracked as a specific cause of death by federal health officials until 1999, so actual totals for mesothelioma may be much higher.
Human Disease Reproduced In Mouse Model For Mesothelioma
( CP 12-Mar-08 )
Scientists have established a mouse model for human malignant mesothelioma (MM) that will provide valuable insight into cancer development and progression along with new directions for design of therapeutic strategies.
HSE Launches "Asbestos The Hidden Killer" Web Video
( HSE 4-Mar-08 )
Every year 4000 people die of asbestos which is more than those in road traffic accidents. In Great Britain we are in the middle of an epidemic and it is expected that asbestos deaths will to peak to nearly 5000 which is a legacy from years gone by.
HSE 'Wake Up Call' For Asbestos Removal Industry
( HSE 8-Feb-08 )
Asbestos-related disease accounts for over 3,500 deaths each year, creating what is the UK's biggest single cause of work related deaths. Nationally approximately 600 of these deaths each year arise from work with asbestos in the construction industry and allied trades.
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Praises Senate
( ADAO 7-Oct-07 )
ADAO praises U.S. Senate for passing Senator Patty Murray's Ban Asbestos in America Act.
Asbestos Disease Projections Too Low
( Research Australia 17-Apr-07 )
Current predictions of the future incidence of asbestos-related disease have been substantially underestimated.