Phase II trial of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with Pemetrexed plus Cis...

Asbestos Exposure Will Kill 300 Workers a Year: Survey - Tue, 05 Feb 2008

Source: Vancouver Sun

A recent article in the Vancouver Sun details the results of a study on the health of construction workers in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The study, commissioned by the British Columbia and Yukon Building an...

Human Health Effects Associated with the Commercial Use of Grunerite Asbestos (Amosite): Patterson, NJ; Tyler, TX; Uxbridge, UK - Tue, 08 Jan 2008

Source: Ribak, J., Ribak, G., Human health effects associated with the commercial use of grunerite ..., Regul.Toxicol. Pharmacol. (2007), doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2007.10.002...

The Origins of Public Concern with Taconite and Human Health: Reserve Mining and the Asbestos Case - Fri, 04 Jan 2008

Source: Berndt, M.E., Brice, W.C., The origins of public concern with taconite and human health: ..., Regul.
Toxicol. Pharmacol. (2008), doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2007.09.019

In the 1960s, Rese...

Amherst Workers Complain of Exposure to Asbestos in Pipe - Thu, 27 Dec 2007

Source: The Buffalo News

A number of employees of the town of Amherst, New York were recently exposed to asbestos during demolition work performed as part of an upgrade of the town’s Sewage Treatment Plant. The employees were replacing failing filters at the treatment pl...

Mesothelioma and Asbestos - Thu, 06 Dec 2007

Source: Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Asbestos is a term that covers a number of different mineral fibers. While they all share many simi...

Asbestos News Archive: Past Headlines

Detection of Chrysotile Asbestos by using a Chrysotile-Binding Protein - Wed, 05 Dec 2007

Asbestos Turns Up in Toys, Children's Clay - Mon, 03 Dec 2007

Iron Homeostasis in the Lung Following Asbestos Exposure - Wed, 21 Nov 2007

Belluck & Fox Launches Mesothelioma FromNavy.Com - A Reference Portal for Navy Veterans Diagnosed With Mesothelioma - Mon, 05 Nov 2007

Mortality among shipyard Coast Guard workers: a retrospective cohort study - Mon, 15 Oct 2007

Mesothelioma Sufferer Pioneers New Hope - Fri, 12 Oct 2007

GAO Rips Asbestos Cleanup: Report criticizes EPA work in Hamilton, other sites - Wed, 10 Oct 2007

Worker Deaths From Asbestos Exposure Rising: OHCOW - Wed, 10 Oct 2007

ADAO Applauds Unanimous Passage of Senator Patty Murray's Ban Asbestos in America Act by U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Thu, 02 Aug 2007

Murray's Asbestos Bill Advances - Thu, 02 Aug 2007