City Workers Followed Orders, Inhaled Asbestos About twenty city employees in Austin, Texas say they were only following orders when, this past July, they entered a utility building, pulled down the ceiling, removed the furniture, and swept up the debris left behind. What they didn’t realize is that those orders put them in harm’s way … Read more
Can Bullfrog Eggs Treat Mesothelioma? What do bullfrog eggs and the chemo drug Alimta® (pemetrexed) have in common? Well, it appears that both may be able to extend the lives of those stricken with malignant mesothelioma. A group of Japanese researchers recently published a study in the public-access journal PLOS, outlining their work spurred by … Read more
EPA Says Three PA Superfund Sites Look “Promising” for Redevelopment The US Environmental Protection Agency recently submitted a list of 30 Superfund National Priorities Sites that they believe have the greatest potential for redevelopment. Three of the sites on that list are in Pennsylvania and one of them is the controversial BoRit Asbestos Superfund Site … Read more
Asbestos Suits Often Name a Multitude of Defendants If you were to research current asbestos lawsuits, it’s likely you will find that most of the suits include more than one defendant. In many cases, you’ll discover that some suits might name 20, 30, or even 40 companies or individuals as defendants. To many, that might … Read more
One-Fourth of Population in Asbestos Mining Region has Asbestosis The Mafefe community in the Limpopo region of South Africa is pleading with its government to expedite programs that will help eliminate asbestos in their area. Limpopo is a former mining region that has thus far been partially rehabilitated by the South African government, but Mafefe’s … Read more
Bill Will Ban Use of Asbestos in Ontario A member of the Canadian parliament who hails from the Sarnia-Lambton region of Ontario has introduced a bill that will ban the use of asbestos in Ontario, and his compatriots are cheering his initiative, proclaiming that the motion can’t come soon enough, reports The Sarnia Journal. “Nowhere … Read more
Asbestos and Other Toxins Present in Philly Schools A recent newspaper investigation in Philadelphia has revealed that about two-thirds of the elementary schools in that district – the nation’s eighth-largest – are riddled with extremely serious environmental hazards, including mold, lead dust, and errant asbestos fibers that are apt to permeate common areas. The Philadelphia … Read more
Whistleblower Says Lots of Asbestos at Youth Facility An employee who used to work at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Institution in Woodburn, Oregon has filed a whistleblower suit against the state, proclaiming that both staff and students were knowingly exposed to asbestos. The suit seeks $935,000 in damages. John Neves of Silverton, Oregon claims that … Read more
Special Counsel – VA Hospital Exposed Staff to Asbestos The U.S. Office of the Special Counsel announced earlier this week that the Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts knew for years that there was an asbestos contamination problem at the facility yet kept the information concealed. In a letter penned … Read more
Chemotherapy Treatment Showing Success in Trials with Mesothelioma Researchers in France and Germany are currently testing a “spray-on” chemotherapy that could potentially be very instrumental in treating certain kinds of malignant mesothelioma. This new and minimally-invasive way of delivering chemotherapy drugs directly to the tumor is known as Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) and is … Read more