Current Mesothelioma and Asbestos News

Secretary at Iron Company Develops Mesothelioma
May 3, 2007 - A 68-year-old British woman who worked as a secretary at an iron company is wondering why she’s developed mesothelioma...

Group Offers Asbestos Removal Kit
March 26, 2007 - An Australian watchdog group concerned with the growing numbers of asbestos-related diseases in their region...

Labor Union Searching for Former Shipyard Workers
March 20, 2007 - The CBC (Canadian Broadcast Company) reports that the Canadian Auto Workers Union is collecting names of past and present workers...

Lawyers Say Asarco Owes $2.66 Billion to Asbestos Victims
March 12, 2007 - According to court papers filed on March 5th, Tucson-based Asarco LLC, a miner, smelter and refiner of copper with mines...

British Meso Victims to Receive Better Care
March 1, 2007 - A campaign in Great Britain to step up medical care for victims of mesothelioma is under way, say government representatives. 

Researchers at NYU Validate Mesothelioma Test
March 1, 2007 - An article in New York University’s Washington Square News outlines the success of NYU School of Medicine

Australian Mine Ships Illegal Asbestos
March 1, 2007 - The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) has reported that the Alcan mine in Gove has shipped red asbestos...

San Diego Gas & Electric Faces $2 Million Asbestos Fine
February 28, 2007 - The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) and three workers were indicted...

Lawyer Says Asbestos Victims Getting Younger
February 28, 2007 - One of the UK’s most prominent lawyers representing victims of asbestos-related diseases claims that more and more young...

Capitol Tunnel Workers to Testify About Asbestos
February 28, 2007 - The supervisor of the Capitol Hill power plant utility tunnels will testify before a Senate panel Thursday about his exposure to asbestos...

Welsh Scientist Working on New Meso Treatment
February 26, 2007 - Dr Zsuzsanna Tabi, of the School of Medicine at Cardiff University, has received a grant of £139,000 to fund her research...

Department of Interior Addresses Asbestos Issues
February 26, 2007 - Just a day after a Washington, D.C. radio station aired a report on health, safety and environmental hazards in the Department of the Interior...

Cal State Fullerton Says Asbestos is in Majority of Buildings
February 26, 2007 - Potentially dangerous asbestos can be found in at least 20 buildings on the campus of California State University at Fullerton...

Salvation Army Store Fined for Asbestos Violations
February 22, 2007 - A Salvation Army Thrift Store in Anchorage, Alaska was fined more than $75,000 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

UK Experts Say 120,000 Will Die of Meso in Next Decade
February 22, 2007 - Scientists and medical experts in the United Kingdom have revealed that they expect more than 120,000 individuals to die of mesothelioma...

Zimbabwe Steps Up Efforts Against Anti-Asbestos Lobbyists
February 22, 2007 - Zimbabwe has intensified efforts in lobbying for the continued mining and use of white chrysotile asbestos...

Judge Rules Against GM in Asbestos Case
February 20, 2007 - An Oakland County circuit judge has ruled against General Motors Corporations in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit...

Roof Collapse Causes Asbestos Leak at Syracuse University
February 20, 2007 - Heavy ice caused the collapse of a portion of the roof and ceiling at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship...

Hardie Chairwoman and Others Resign Over Asbestos Suits
February 20, 2007 - Meredith Hellicar, the embattled James Hardie Industries chairperson, quit this week after being sued by Australia's securities regulator...

GE Takes $115 Million Expense on Asbestos Cases
February 19, 2007 - Forbes reports that General Electric Company (GE) will record a $115 million after-tax expense in the first quarter of this year...

Former Electrician’s Family Sues for £100,000
February 19, 2007 - The family of a Cumbria (England) man who died of lung disease after decades of asbestos exposure is suing the government

ONCONASE Granted U.S. Orphan Drug Designation
February 19, 2007 - According to a press release issued by drug manufacturer Alfacell Corporation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Philadelphia Man Charged in Asbestos Case
February 16, 2007 - The owner of a Philadelphia-based contracting company has been charged with violations of the Clean Air Act...

Benefit Concert Nets $250,000 for Meso Research
February 16, 2007 - A benefit concert held last week, sponsored by the Pacific Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (PHLBI)...

Former Steelworker Files Large Asbestos Suit
February 16, 2007 - A Minnesota man has filed an asbestos lawsuit in an Illinois court of law against 100 defendants...

Employees Illegally Dump Asbestos Waste near School
February 13, 2007 - Two Macomb County, Michigan men are accused of dumping hundreds of gallons of asbestos waste near a middle school...

Study Shows Boysenberries May Impede Mesothelioma
February 13, 2007 - A recent article in The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper cites a Japanese study, currently being conducted at Sagami Women's University...

Police Station Riddled with Asbestos
February 13, 2007 - More than 300 police officers who work at a station in Brunswick, Australia are concerned about the presence of asbestos in their building.

Asbestos Fears May Uproot NJ Elementary Students
February 12, 2007 - Parents in the Montgomery Township, NJ school district are concerned about their children’s exposure to asbestos. 

Parents Want Monitoring for Students Exposed to Asbestos
February 12, 2007 - More than 90 parents, teachers, staff and students at New Westminster Secondary School attended a meeting of the New Westminster...

Asbestos Organization to Honor Les Skramstad
February 12, 2007 - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), a California-based organization that serves as the voice of asbestos victims...

Chemo Combination Improves Meso Survival Rate
February 9, 2007 - A recently completed large multi-center study demonstrates that patients with mesothelioma have a higher survival rate...

EPA Surprised by Helena Air Samples
February 9, 2007 - The Helena (MT) Independent Record reports that the Environmental Protection Agency is investigating the discovery...

NJ Teachers Question Asbestos Removal
February 9, 2007 - Concerned faculty members at Jackson Memorial High School in Central New Jersey are questioning the school district...

Swimming Pool Maintenance Man Dies of Mesothelioma
February 7, 2007 - The widow of a British man who worked as a swimming pool mechanic at public pools in Calderdale has received a substantial settlement...

Texas Man Imprisoned for Asbestos Violations
February 7, 2007 - A Dallas, Texas man, who was convicted in August 2006 for failing to comply with Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) regulations...

Hardie Shareholders Approve Asbestos Compensation
February 7, 2007 - Shareholders of the James Hardie Corporation approved a $4 billion asbestos compensation deal last night...

Capitol Tunnel Workers Call for More Asbestos Investigations
February 5, 2007 - According to an Associated Press article, the 10 men who work in the tunnels below the U.S. Capitol are asking representatives...

Brooklyn Residents Angered about Asbestos
February 5, 2007 - Residents of Brooklyn’s Bensonhurst neighborhood are furious over the illegal demolition of a building, causing...

South Korea to Ban Asbestos
February 5, 2007 - The Korea Times reports that “the manufacture, import and use of asbestos will be banned beginning in 2009 as it causes severe health problems...

Inventor Sues James Hardie for Millions
February 1, 2007 - A dying inventor who says he contracted mesothelioma due to exposure to James Hardie products, has initiated civil proceedings...

Seoul Officials Respond to Subway Asbestos Concerns
February 1, 2007 - An article in The Hankyoreh, a Korean newspaper, indicates that Seoul Metro officials are responding to reports about unsafe conditions...

Hardie Stockholders to Vote on Asbestos Fund Contribution
February 1, 2007 - According to an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, James Hardie Corporation expects to deposit $184 million...

Kids at Daycare Center Exposed to Asbestos
January 31, 2007 - Alarmed parents and officials at a Sydney, Australia daycare center can’t believe that their children have been playing...

Daughter of Insulation Factory Workers Dies of Meso
January 31, 2007 - A 68-year-old British woman whose parents worked at the Cape Insulation factory has died of mesothelioma...

Canadian School District Admits Asbestos Problems
January 31, 2007 - The school board of the New Westminster School District in Western Canada has admitted it failed to respond sufficiently...