As many prepare to head back indoors to work and school, the last thing on their mind is exposure to carcinogens like asbestos. In the United States, asbestos was used for decades in commercial buildings. If asbestos is disturbed, the fibers become airborne resulting...
Month: March 2016
Families Sue Frito-Lay Over Asbestos-Related Deaths at Mississippi Factory
Several families in Jackson, Mississippi, are suing Frito-Lay for the wrongful deaths of family members who worked at the plant in Jackson. During the 1970s through 1990s, Frito-Lay employed hundreds of people at their plant. One of the employees during this time was...
Artificial Intelligence Used to Study Asbestos-Related Cancer
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in research performed by the University of Leicester to study mesothelioma –aggressive cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The University of Leicester is using AI to analyze the DNA sequence of mesothelioma. Their research...
Rare Disease Day and Mesothelioma
February 28th is Rare Disease Day. This day is devoted to bringing awareness to rare diseases like mesothelioma. A ‘rare disease’ is defined as a disease that affects fewer than 200,000 Americans. According to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) most...
Federal Court Orders the EPA to Require Reports on Asbestos Imports and Uses
District Court Judge Edward J. Chen’s decided the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must require companies to report import and use of asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) filed the petition to...
Montana Sues Former Insurance Provider Over Libby Damages
The state of Montana and their former insurance company have asked the state Supreme Court to decide who’s liable for almost $100 million in damages for Libby asbestos victims. The state won a lawsuit in 2018 when the judge ruled National Indemnity Co. (NIC) was...
Hope Remains for a Ban on Asbestos in the United States
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has been fighting to ban asbestos in the United States since 2004. Recently, Congress delayed the vote on ADAO’s Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN). We are approaching the New Year; if Congress does not pass...
4 occupations at high risk for asbestos exposure
Asbestos victims endure a lot of pain and suffering. Unfortunately, the signs and symptoms of their asbestos-related illnesses can show up when it's already too late. However, some are more likely to work in hazardous environments where asbestos dwells, like manual...
Are Mesothelioma Patients Getting Younger?
The typical mesothelioma patient is presumed to the elderly due to the lengthiest of latency periods of any form of cancer, specifically two to five decades. The average age of those living with this deadly form of cancer is in the sixties. Pleural mesothelioma alone...
Asbestos in Classic Cars
There is nothing quite like getting your hands on the car of your dreams. What if the car of your dreams was filled with unknown dangers to hobbyists? Classic cars often contain many old parts that need replacing that contain asbestos. Tinkering on that classic car of...
