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Despite what is essentially a global ban on its use, along with a concerted effort to get rid of it, asbestos – once touted as a safe fire retardant – still plagues much of the world, and continues to cause cancer. As r eported by Chemical and Engineering News , Serafina Salucci remembers growing up in suburban Sydney, Australia, and, as a 7-year-old, playing with white wall sheeting materials that were left over from her father’s renovation of the family’s garage.

The Government is being pressured to do more to protect children and teaching staff from exposure to asbestos in schools. It follows the release of new figures that show councils in England have paid out at least 10m in compensation to current and form…

The California Supreme Court ruled that companies may be sued if someone gets sick from asbestos brought home from a job site by a worker. The California Supreme Court ruled that companies may be sued if someone gets sick from asbestos brought home fro…

The family of a retired painter and decorator who died after suffering from asbestos-related cancer have appealed for his former workmates to come forward with vital information as they seek answers regarding his illness. John Irwin, 74, who was born i…

DIXON – When firefighters are risking their lives in an inferno, they’re not thinking about what their health will be like years down the line. They’re not thinking about how they are twice as likely to be diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma because of asbestos exposure, or that they are at higher risk of cancers related to their respiratory, oral, digestive and urinary systems.

Al Johnson, vice-president of prevention field services for WorkSafe BC, says people need to be more aware of the dangers of asbestos, and has launched an awareness campaign in support of that message. WorkSafe BC recently conducted a survey of more th…

The study examined tumors diagnosed as malignant mesothelioma from 2002 through 2015 at two Chinese hospitals – one in Hangzhou, China, where there is no asbestos industry and one in Yuyao, China, located in the Chinese textile asbestos industrial area…

The study examined tumors diagnosed as malignant mesothelioma from 2002 through 2015 at two Chinese hospitals – one in Hangzhou, China, where there is no asbestos industry and one in Yuyao, China, located in the Chinese textile asbestos industrial area…

Howard Bonnett, who specialises in asbestos cases at Corries Solicitors, was speaking after the Department for Work and Pensions published a summary of payments made under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme during 2015/16. There were only 375 applications during the year, down from the previous year’s figure of 405, with 65 per cent succeeding.

The Georgia Supreme Court said unanimously Wednesday that a lawsuit may go forward against a manufacturer of asbestos-containing water pipes. A Thomas County woman claimed she contracted malignant mesothelioma from washing the clothes of her father who…

The Georgia Supreme Court said unanimously Wednesday that a lawsuit may go forward against a manufacturer of asbestos-containing water pipes. A Thomas County woman claimed she contracted malignant mesothelioma from washing the clothes of her father who…

New KEYTRUDA Data to be Presented at 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer Highlight Research Across the Spectrum of Thoracic Malignancies New KEYTRUDA Data to be Presented at 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer Highlight Research Across the Spectrum of Thoracic Malignancies Merck , known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that new data investigating the use of KEYTRUDA , the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, across multiple thoracic malignancies, including non-small cell lung cancer , small cell lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma, will be presented at the 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 4-7 .

Hundreds of homes in Northern Ireland have areas effectively placed out of bounds due to asbestos contamination with almost 5,000 more under review, the NI Housing Executive has said. In response to an Assembly question from Andy Allen MLA, the NIHE sa…

As a 7-year-old child in suburban Sydney, Australia, Serafina Salucci recalls playing with white wall sheeting material leftover from her dad’s renovation of the family’s garage. She used it like chalk to draw on the driveway, and threw chunks of it back and forth with her brothers.

As a 7-year-old child in suburban Sydney, Australia, Serafina Salucci recalls playing with white wall sheeting material leftover from her dad’s renovation of the family’s garage. She used it like chalk to draw on the driveway, and threw chunks of it back and forth with her brothers.