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Asbestos Mine in Canada Doubles as Mars for Space Experiments

by | Mar 15, 2013 | Mesothelioma

The Jeffrey Mine in Asbestos, Quebec, Canada is the last functional asbestos mine in the country. Over the summer, mine operators asked the provincial government for $58 million to renovate aging structures on the site. This request was not honored, but the ageing mine may have a new lease on life as a training ground for future Mars rover missions. Scientists from the Canadian Space Agency,...

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EPA Investigation: Asbestos Contamination at Demolition Site in PA

by | Mar 13, 2013 | Mesothelioma, Toxic Exposure

In Shamokin, Pennsylvania, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and town officials have launched an investigation into possible asbestos contamination at a local demolition site. Based on the chance that the site may, indeed, contain toxic asbestos, asbestos abatement or removal specialists are being prepared to step in. While the investigations are in progress, the site is being watered...

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New Mesothelioma Trial in Progress by Aduro BioTech

by | Mar 13, 2013 | Mesothelioma

The first patient has been enrolled in the newest mesothelioma clinical trial, conducted by Aduro BioTech and designed to test a new vaccine currently known as CRS-207. In a statement published in a press release issued by Aduro, the company states that the vaccine is “based on Aduro’s platform of attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) strains that have been genetically modified and...

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Talking to Children about Death

by | Mar 12, 2013 | Mesothelioma, Family Support

The average mesothelioma patient is 65 years old, so it’s natural to assume that many mesothelioma patients are grandparents. Quite often, a child’s first experience with death is the passing of a grandparent. Topics like death and mortality can be difficult to comprehend at any age, and especially so for children. In this article, you will learn about some ways to handle the questions and...

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Asbestos Found on Mississippi Island: Closed Down for Removal

by | Mar 9, 2013 | Mesothelioma, Toxic Exposure

Last week, authorities closed a roughly 30 acre area on Horn Island in the Gulf Islands National Seashore after finding broken tiles that contained asbestos at a former biological testing site for the U.S. Army. Superintendent of the Gulf Islands National Seashore Dan Brown revealed that, while only one acre of the 2,700-acre island appears to be affected, officials cordoned off a full 30 acres...

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