Mesothelioma Cancer and Asbestos News
On this page are links to news stories about some of the more significant developments in asbestos and mesothelioma cancer research, treatment and litigation.
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17 April 2008 Cottingley champion rower Denis Melody is killed by asbestos. Read more »
17 April 2008 Asbestos workers compensation plea. Read more »
16 April 2008 Crews working to remove asbestos. Read more »
12 April 2008 Get rid of school asbestos. Read more »
11 April 2008 LegalView Releases News on Asbestos Contaminated Housing Project That Where Crews Hid Asbestos Leak with Dirt. Read more »
10 April 2008 MPS vow to help mesothelioma sufferers. Read more »
10 April 2008 Death linked to asbestos work. Read more »
04 April 2008 Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center Commends South Africa's Motion Toward Comprehensive Asbestos Ban. Read more »
03 April 2008 Asbestos insurance costs expected to keep climbing. Read more »
02 April 2008 Some cancer risks drop after asbestos exposure ends. Read more »
21 March 2008 LegalView Updates Baxter Heparin Portal with Information on the Source of Contamination for the Recalled Blood-Thinning Drug. Read more »
20 March 2008 MP joins cancer campaign. Read more »
14 March 2008 PM in talks over pleural plaques. Read more »
07 March 2008 Mining companies in northern Minnesota could face penalties and dust-control mandates under a new federal regulation that sharply limits asbestos in workplace air. Read more »
07 March 2008 Reassurance given to parents about school asbestos levels. Read more »
01 March 2008 New rules offer more protection to mine workers exposed to asbestos. Read more »
01 March 2008 A federal limit on asbestos exposure at mining operations nationwide is now in line with the standard for other industries. Read more »
28 February 2008 Leading Asbestos-Cancer Group Urges Congress to Partner with Them and Support Funding Provisions in Asbestos Ban Legislation. Read more »
22 February 2008 Asbestos Still Killing 3,000 People a Year in the UK. Read more »
22 February 2008 Awareness day for cancer caused by asbestos. Read more »
22 February 2008 Most tradespeople are unaware of the health risks linked to asbestos, a survey suggests. Read more »
17 February 2008 Asbestos found in dozens of public sites near Nahariya. Read more »
15 February 2008 A teaching union is urging the government to carry out a survey of all schools to check whether potentially life-threatening asbestos is present. Read more »
14 February 2008 Family highlight killer disease awareness. Read more »
9 February 2008 Asbestos dust threat shuts Maylands police hangar. Read more »
9 February 2008 House bill seeks ban on hazardous asbestos-laden products. Read more »
8 February 2008 National Infrastructure Decay Underscores Asbestos Crisis. Read more »
8 February 2008 Residents of the south Taranaki township of Patea are still at risk of exposure to deadly asbestos fibres after a fire tore through a derelict freezing works, according to the Australian building union. Read more »
28 January 2008 Review of asbestos removal from build-site caused delays in the Hotel Onesto construction project. Read more »
28 January 2008 Big bill for removing asbestos from government buildings in Ireland. Read more »
27 January 2008 Deaths from asbestos exposure reach peak numbers in Northwich and Cheshire. Read more »
18 January 2008 Step forward to commercialize ONCONASE(R); purchase and supply agreement signed. Read more »
4 January 2008 Alimta listed in Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) - Australia. Read more »
3 January 2008 Widow identifies over 50 companies in West Virginia lawsuit. Read more »
3 January 2008 Coroner lines up evidence on carriageworks deaths in York, UK. Read more »
31 December 2007 Medical experts in India oppose the asbestos from Canada for export to developing countries. Read more »
31 December 2007 Mesothelioma treatment options - One step closer to mesothelioma treatment. Read more »
28 December 2007 Winona State faces fines over asbestos removal. Read more »
23 December 2007 Asbestos removal at Academy Street fire site to start this week. Read more »
23 December 2007 Madison, Wisconsin courts require stronger evidence of asbestos exposure as a cause of illiness. Read more »
21 December 2007 Widow's anger at asbestos payout. Read more »
18 December 2007 Asbestos-related cancer sufferer wins case to receive Alimta. Read more »
18 December 2007 Australian Defense Force given OK to continue use of asbestos equipment, although 2004 ban prohibits use. Read more »
16 December 2007 An untested EPA asbestos removal and cleanup method causes concern. Read more »
15 December 2007 Canadian practice of exporting chrysotile asbestos to developing countries under scrutiny. Read more »
14 December 2007 Questioning begins for the asbestos risk and hazard at an Auckland sports center. Read more »
8 December 2007 Reparation arrives after death of a loved one, compensation brings hope to other sufferers and families. Read more »
7 December 2007 Health department report after study of miners' health records reveal new information about mesothelioma. Read more »
6 December 2007 State funeral in Australia, 1500 countrymen bid Bernie Banton farewell. Read more »
3 December 2007 Cost of asbestos-related cancer drug too high. Read more »
See also:
Archived Asbestos and Mesothelioma News from 2007, 2006,
2005, or 2004.
[Page updated Februrary 2008]
