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9/11 Health Care Law Now Covers Mesothelioma

by | Feb 16, 2013 | Mesothelioma

50 different cancers will now be covered by a $4.3 billion health and compensation fund established for victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center buildings in New York, after a recent ruling by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Citizens who can potentially qualify for free medical treatment and possible payouts include police, rescue workers,...

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New Threat in Libby, MT: Asbestos Water Contamination

by | Feb 15, 2013 | Mesothelioma, Toxic Exposure

Toxicity tests conducted on the water surrounding Libby, Montana indicate that high levels of asbestos are present. This will need to be added to the Libby cleanup effort, which has already cost $370 million over the past decade, according to the Great Falls Tribune. Until 1990, W.R. Grace & Co. mined asbestos-laden vermiculate in the Libby area to make residential insulation, and now Libby...

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Top Five States with Mesothelioma Fatalities

by | Feb 14, 2013 | Mesothelioma

California Florida Pennsylvania New York Texas A recent study shows that California has the highest number of fatalities from mesothelioma in the United States. California had over 1,500 deaths from the disease in the past year and some say the high number is a result of the ship yards and steel mills that are located all over the state. These shipyards and mills tend to be outdated which is why...

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French Study: Later Asbestos Exposure Reduces Risk of Mesothelioma

by | Feb 13, 2013 | Mesothelioma, Toxic Exposure

A study recently published by French researchers in the European Respiratory Journal found that when people are exposed to asbestos later in life they have a lower risk of developing mesothelioma than people who were exposed at an earlier age. Mesothelioma is a rare and deadly cancer, and the main cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos. Roughly 2,000 to 3,000 Americans are diagnosed with...

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Parents to Occupy Brooklyn School to Postpone Asbestos Removal

by | Feb 13, 2013 | Mesothelioma, Toxic Exposure

On Tuesday, angry parents protested in front of Cobble Hill School in Brooklyn in an effort to postpone asbestos removal efforts until the summer vacation. The outrage stems from an announcement last week that the Department of Education plans to begin asbestos removal from the grade school immediately, and parents fear that the 708 students at the school may be exposed to the carcinogenic fiber...

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