Asbestos Cancer - Coal tar also a hazard with old ships

Coal tar also a hazard with old ships
Newport News-Times - Dec 30 10:06 AM
The two Cascade General officers the News-Times interviewed recently - Estimating Manager Alan Jones and Vice-President and Environmental Officer Alan Sprott - noted a health and environmental issue in shipbreaking that has not previously been raised: coal tar epoxy.Save to My Web

Asbestos Cancer - Mud and mold,schools and storms made headlines in 2005

Mud and mold,schools and storms made headlines in 2005
Standard Speaker - Dec 31 9:41 PM
As 2006 begins, the Standard-Speaker news staff takes a look back at the issues and incidents that dominated the newspapers pages in 2005. A daytime shooting in downtown Hazleton was voted the top story of 2005 (see A1); starting below is the rest of the top 10.Save to My Web

Asbestos Cancer - HealthCheck Reports: April 2005

HealthCheck Reports: April 2005
WPVI - After years of promoting the chemical DEET as the best defense against mosquitoes, the government says 2 others are equally effective. The Centers for Disease Control says picaridin and oil of lemon eucalyptus both offer long-lasting protection. Both

Asbestos Cancer - County waste decision tabled

County waste decision tabled
Statesman Journal - what happened: The Marion County Board of Commissioners received a report of recommendations to increase the limit on the amount of out-of-county medical waste it accepts. no decision: The commissioners did not make a decision because the county

White House Press Room To Be Closed For Makeover
Washington Post - The White House spokesman will spin on a new stage next summer. With the administration moving ahead with plans to renovate the dirty and decaying press room off the West Wing of the White House, spokesman Scott McClellan -- or his replacement, if he

Payout cut for smoker's widow
BBC News - A court has ruled that a Devon worker was "negligent" for smoking and cut his widow's payout. Beryl Badger of Keyham, Plymouth, was told that husband Reg, a boiler maker at Devonport military docks, had been warned about the risks of smoking

Asbestos Cancer - Three firms face OSHA asbestos fines

Three firms face OSHA asbestos fines
St. Petersburg Times - Dec 30 10:38 PM
Gannaway Builders, AARLICE Skilled Labor and K&W Electric were cited for exposures at a demolition site.Save to My Web

Ex-factory staff in fight over 'asbestos deaths'
The Scotsman: Health - Jan 05 4:03 AM
FORMER crisp factory workers who fear they were exposed to cancer causing asbestos, are calling for an official inquiry after uncovering information about an industrial incident 20 years ago.Save to My Web

N.J. Blasts Changes in Emissions Reporting ; Many Small Companies Wouldn't Have to File
RedNova - Dec 27 2:18 PM
By ALEX NUSSBAUM, STAFF WRITER More than 100 companies in 30 New Jersey towns would no longer have to report the amounts of hazardous chemicals they pump into the air or water under new environmental rules proposed by the Bush administration, the state is warning.Save to My Web

Asbestos Cancer - Landmark asbestos inquest opens

Landmark asbestos inquest opens
The Observer, UK - Dec 14, 2005An inquest opened today into the death of what is believed to be the youngest victim of asbestos-related cancer. Barry Welch, 32 ...
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Asbestos Cancer - Man reported dead from asbestos dust

Man reported dead from asbestos dust
UPI - Dec 15 11:17 AM
LEICESTER, England, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- An inquest in Britain says a 32-year-old man died from an asbestos-related cancer after being exposed to his stepfather's work clothes as a child.Save to My Web

Middletown plant checks sent
The Des Moines Register - Dec 22 6:20 AM
Most of the former Iowa Army Ammunition Plant workers entitled to government compensation for radiation exposure have been paid, but some are keeping quiet about it to avoid swindlers.Save to My Web

Asbestos Cancer - City to look at proposals for apartments, learning center

City to look at proposals for apartments, learning center
Daily News - Jacksonville City Council could be in for an earful when it convenes for tonight's meeting at the Onslow County Superior Courthouse. The meeting, which begins at 7 p.m., will open with four public hearings to solicit opinion on plans for a Sylvan

Asbestos Cancer - Kubota to pay victims, kin extra cash over asbestos use

Kubota to pay victims, kin extra cash over asbestos use
Daily Yomiuri Online - Dec 23 6:15 PM
Kubota Corp. has decided to make extra gift payments to the bereaved kin of sufferers and patients of an asbestos-related disease who lived near its former plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, sources said.Save to My Web

SECOND FRENCH COURT BID TO STOP TRANSFER OF MOTHBALLED SHIP TO INDIA
The Tocqueville Connection - Dec 27 5:36 AM
PARIS, Dec 27 (AFP) - French campaigners made a fresh legal bid Tuesday to prevent a decommissioned warship insulated with asbestos leaving France for India, where it is due to be broken into scrap.Save to My Web

Asbestos Cancer - Asbestos and Cancer

Asbestos and Cancer
I-Newswire.com (press release) - Dec 6, 2005If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos related cancer, you may want to seek legal advice. ...
Source: i-newswire.com

OSHA FL Contractors for Asbestos Hazards
Recycling Today, OH - 7 hours ago... asbestos," said Les Grove, OSHA's Tampa area director. "Such exposure can lead to asbestosis, a scarring of the lung tissue, and several types of cancer.". ...
Source: www.recyclingtoday.com

Asbestos Cancer - Source: St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center

Source: St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center
Yahoo! News (press release) - Dec 6, 2005... but are exposed to second-hand smoke, environmental risks like asbestos, have other lung diseases such as tuberculosis or a family history of lung cancer. ...
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Asbestos Cancer - Swiss firm settles US asbestos lawsuits

Swiss firm settles US asbestos lawsuits
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Dec 21, 2005... parts and construction products since the early 1900s, asbestos can cause respiratory illness and has been linked to a rare and lethal form of cancer that can ...
Source: www.sun-sentinel.com

Time to take action and fight asbestos
Norwich Evening News, UK - Dec 27, 2005... being exposed to asbestos after working in boiler rooms when he was a Naval Officer. He died eight months after he was diagnosed with small cell cancer of the ...
Source: www.eveningnews24.co.uk

UPDATE 1-US CBO reaffirms asbestos fund payout estimate
Reuters - Dec 20, 2005... Asbestos was widely used for fireproofing and insulation until the 1970s. Scientists say inhaled fibers are linked to cancer and other diseases. ...
Source: today.reuters.com

Asbestos Cancer - Our sense of security, safety was shaken in '05

Our sense of security, safety was shaken in '05
Daily Yomiuri On-Line - It was a year when our sense of security and safety in our daily life, which we had taken for granted, was greatly shaken. We wonder whether some unexpected changes may have taken place in the foundations for people's confidence that implicitly

Top 5
Sacramento Bee - Get weekday updates of Sacramento Bee headlines and breaking news. Sign up here. A look at what Bee editors and reporters consider the most important stories to Bee readers in 2005 REGION 1. Scare the air: As Sacramento became the nation's epicenter

Hilton, Flyi, Merck, Ford, GM likely to feature
Investors Business Daily - U.S. stocks looked set for a flat start, with a multi-billion dollar hotels deal and gyrations of the energy markets in focus. Data showed that weekly jobless claims nosed higher by 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 322,000 in the week ending Dec. 24

Asbestos Cancer - Deal on medical tests for West Virginia U. asbestos exposure approved

Deal on medical tests for West Virginia U. asbestos exposure approved
Daily Press - Dec 22 8:39 AM
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A judge Thursday approved a settlement that will provide medical tests for more than 5,600 West Virginia University employees who may have been exposed to asbestos.Save to My Web

Asbestos ship 'can sail to India'
BBC News - Dec 30 11:30 AM
A French judge says a warship lined with asbestos can be dismantled in India, rejecting green objections.Save to My Web

Asbestos Cancer - Strahl fights for re-election and against cancer

Strahl fights for re-election and against cancer
CTV.ca, Canada - Dec 10, 2005... Since being diagnosed last August, Strahl has learned to pronounce mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure that attacks the pleura, the ...
Source: www.ctv.ca

Asbestos Cancer - For Specter, Alito hearings pose internal struggle

For Specter, Alito hearings pose internal struggle
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 3:35 AM
For Sen. Arlen Specter, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's confirmation hearings next month will pit his deeply held political beliefs against his personal ties to the judge and his loyalty to the Republican Party.Save to My Web

Asbestos Cancer - Lawmakers urged to pass FAIR Act

Lawmakers urged to pass FAIR Act
Midland Daily News (subscription), MI - Dec 18, 2005... than the true victims of asbestos -- individuals suffering from deadly mesothelioma and other forms of lung cancer linked directly to exposure to asbestos. ...
Source: www.ourmidland.com

Works might be exposed to asbestos
Indiana Daily Student - Nov 30, 2005... Undamaged, asbestos poses no health risks. But when it is damaged, exposure to asbestos can pose health risks, including lung cancer. ...
Source: www.idsnews.com

Asbestos Cancer - Japan: Car components carry traces of asbestos

Japan: Car components carry traces of asbestos
AWKnowledge (subscription), UK - Dec 29, 2005... Japanese vehicle manufacturers except Honda used components containing asbestos to build ... However, in these cases the cancer-causing material does not offer a ...
Source: www.awknowledge.com

City set to raze old structures
Ironton Tribune, OH - Dec 22, 2005... Each parcel of property must undergo an asbestos inspection to determine if any of the cancer-causing material was used in the construction of the buildings. ...
Source: www.irontontribune.com

Kubota to apologize, compensate asbestos victims+
TMCnet - Dec 22, 2005... the plant, the sources said. Mesothelioma is a type of cancer known to be caused by asbestos exposure. Kubota has been paying 2 ...
Source: www.tmcnet.com