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Mesothelioma Patient Crusades Against Asbestos


04th December 2007
Most people who are diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer rarely live more than two years after their diagnosis. However, Phil Lake, a West Virginia native, has recently passed the eight-year mark of survival with the disease. Doctors said that the reason f… more »

Dana Corp. To Pay $2 million In Asbestos Claim


14th November 2007
Dana Corp. to pay $2 million in personal injury claim restitution Dana Corp., a Toledo, Ohio based company, has agreed to pay $2 million in restitution to settle some 7,500 cases brought against the auto parts manufacturing firm. The settlement is part… more »

Asbestos Use Rising in India


13th November 2007
Despite the fact that 45 countries around the world have banned the use of asbestos and the U.S. Senate recently passed legislation that may eventually do the same, asbestos use in India is on the rise, says an article posted on the Indian site, counterc… more »

Mayor Denies Quebec Town has Serious Asbestos Problem


12th November 2007
The mayor of Thetford Mines, Quebec (Canada) adamantly denies that his city has an alarming asbestos problem, dismissing a recent study as faulty and too small to determine true results. According to a CanWest News Service article, Luc Berthold, who has… more »

Asbestos Ship Sunk Near Cook Islands


07th November 2007
A ship containing more than was 500 tons of asbestos was sunk in the middle of a whale sanctuary, say angered residents of the pristine Cook Islands in the South Pacific. According to a New Zealand television report, locals say the ship and all its cont… more »