SearchTags: mesothelioma newsSaskatchewan Forms Asbestos Ban Organization18th July 2007 In a move that bolsters a growing movement in Canada against the countrys continued mining and exporting of white (chrysotile) asbestos, individuals who live in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan have formed Ban Asbestos Saskatchewan (BAS) in… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Roofer Dies of Asbestos Disease13th July 2007 A British man who spent his life working as a roofer has died at age 67 from exposure to asbestos while on the job.
The Surrey Mirror reports that John Davidson of East Grinstead has succumbed to mesothelioma after spending four years fighting the disea… more » Categories: Asbestos Information British Set to Overturn Ruling on Alimta10th July 2007 A group of Belfast (Ireland) mesothelioma sufferers are seeing a glimmer of hope as the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence appears (NICE) set to overturn a ruling which disallowed the use of the drug Alimta to treat patients with this… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Post Office Fined for Asbestos Violations05th July 2007 An Oak Ridge, Tennessee U.S. postal facility, where old asbestos floor tiles are crumbling, could eventually pose a hazard to employees and the general public, says a federal report.
A story aired by WMC-TV reports that the facility in this city just no… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Zimbabwe to Continue to Produce Asbestos03rd July 2007 A two-day meeting of the Zimbabwe-South Africa Joint Taskforce on chrysotile asbestos in Cape Town ended with the decision to allow Zimbabwe to continue producing, using and exporting chrysotile asbestos products as long as it is in accordance with the p… more » Categories: Asbestos Information |
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