Mesothelioma News Today Nov 02 2009
Title: Millions left in dark over asbestos
Summary:A new generation of workers is at risk of developing deadly asbestos-related diseases, safety campaigners have warned. More than 35,000 Britons have died from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma since 1977 and the annual rate of deaths is increasing.
Published on : Sun Nov 1 19:15:41 2009 GMT
Last updated : Sun Nov 1 19:15:41 2009 GMT
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Courtesy:Morning Star
Title: Teachers pass on the lesson of giving
Summary:Before retired teacher Maurizio (Moe) Korczynski passed away earlier this year from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, he made one final request of his family.
Published on : Sun Nov 1 10:32:52 2009 GMT
Last updated : Sun Nov 1 10:32:52 2009 GMT
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Courtesy:Toronto Star
Title: ‘Hidden killer’ asbestos warning
Summary:Tradesmen across Scotland are being targeted by a new national campaign warning them to beware of asbestos.
Published on : Mon Nov 2 01:01:18 2009 GMT
Last updated : Mon Nov 2 01:28:41 2009 GMT
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Courtesy:BBC News
Title: Researchers Assessing Health Impacts of One of the Nation’s Largest Environmental Disasters
Summary:Over nearly a century, thousands of residents and workers in Libby, MT, have been exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore, leading to markedly higher rates of lung disease and autoimmune disorders, and causing to Libby in 2002 to be added to the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s “National Priorities List.”
Published on : Mon Nov 2 16:37:27 2009 GMT
Last updated : Mon Nov 2 16:37:27 2009 GMT
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Courtesy:Newswise
Title: Lung cancer care ‘inadequate’
Summary:Key areas of lung cancer care are still “woefully inadequate”, a report by leading lung cancer specialists say.
Published on : Mon Nov 2 00:27:34 2009 GMT
Last updated : Mon Nov 2 03:18:52 2009 GMT
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Courtesy:BBC News
Title: Lung cancer care ‘inadequate’
Summary:Key areas of lung cancer care in the UK are still “woefully inadequate”, a report by leading specialists says.
Published on : Mon Nov 2 00:57:45 2009 GMT
Last updated : Mon Nov 2 09:32:53 2009 GMT
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Courtesy:BBC News
Title: New warning over asbestos disease
Summary:BOLTON has the second highest death-rate due to asbestos-related disease in Greater Manchester, new figures show.
Published on : Mon Nov 2 14:42:26 2009 GMT
Last updated : Mon Nov 2 14:42:28 2009 GMT
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Courtesy:Bolton News
Title: Effort to reduce East Lancashire’s 158 asbestos deaths
Summary:EAST Lancashire’s tradesmen will be targeted through a new campaign to protect against asbestos.
Published on : Mon Nov 2 13:20:20 2009 GMT
Last updated : Mon Nov 2 13:20:20 2009 GMT
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Courtesy:Lancashire Telegraph
Title: Toxic Contaminants: The Other Scourge
Summary:by Neena Bhandari SYDNEY – As the world focuses on the impact of climate change, little attention is being paid to yet another environmental bane: increasing contamination of air, water and soil. The combined effects of this environmental scourge have contributed to global epidemics of cancers, lung and other degenerative diseases, and costing health systems across the world millions of dollars …
Published on : Mon Nov 2 14:06:18 2009 GMT
Last updated : Mon Nov 2 14:06:19 2009 GMT
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Courtesy:CommonDreams.org
Title: Asbestos awareness needed as death rates rise
Summary:A Government scheme aimed at warning younger workers about the dangers of asbestos has been launched.
Published on : Mon Nov 2 14:44:38 2009 GMT
Last updated : Mon Nov 2 14:44:39 2009 GMT
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Courtesy:Environmental Data Interactive Exchange
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