Mesothelioma News

Civil Filings: Kanawha County
Jan. 20 Edison Roseberry Hickman vs. A.W. Chesterton Company; Aurora Pump Corporation; Bechtel Corporation; et al PA- Bronwyn I. Rinehart, Victoria L. Antion, Scott A. McGee; J- visiting * Hickman was diagnosed with lung cancer on Aug.

Some roads and playgrounds in North Dakota contain cancer causing erionite
For roughly 30 years, gravel containing the potentially carcinogenic mineral erionite was spread on nearly 500 kilometers of roads, playgrounds, parking lots, and even flower beds throughout Dunn County.

Courier helps the ball take off
THE Courier is helping a charity ball get off the ground with two top auction prizes - including a ride in a hot air balloon! Not only is the paper offering to sweep two lucky people off their feet with the Virgin prize, worth A 398, but it is also offering a A 160 spa voucher for use at the luxurio

McGill asbestos study flawed, epidemiologist says
The Jeffrey asbestos mine, where production has stopped, on Oct. 7, 2011 in Asbestos, Que.

The hidden time bomb in our schools
The all-party parliamentary group on occupational safety and health demanded that urgent action be taken to manage the presence of asbestos, much of which they say is badly maintained, leaving staff and pupils open to exposure.

Widow's plea to help solve husband's death
Carol Studd from South Kirkby. Appealing for information to help shed light on her husband's exposure to asbestos dust, which led to Graham's death in October 2010.

Mesotheliomas with crystalloid structures: report of nine cases,...
Correspondence: Dr NG Ordóñez, MD, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Asbestos in schools a 'scandal'
An all-party group is calling for a scheme to remove the material after studying estimates which suggest t was present in more than 75% of schools.

Open verdict on Bridport woman exposed to asbestos
An inquest into the death of housewife Lydia Cummings, 89, heard that she died at the Joseph Weld Hospice last November 3 of bronchial pneumonia due to malignant mesothelioma.

Witham: Family tribute after asbestos death
Get involved: send your pictures, video, news and views by texting BWT to 80360 or you can email us A The family of a grandfather who died suddenly due to asbestos exposure have warned how quickly the disease can take hold.