Mesothelioma & Asbestos News
March 17, 2010
Montour High School looks for temporary space to house students during renovations
Montour High School in Pennsylvania will undergo renovations next year. The school is currently looking for a temporary area for the school to continue educating its students. There are numerous reasons for the students and staff to be relocated, including more than 69,000 square feet of asbestos tile, toxic glues used to hold carpet and ...
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Proposed study would look at lung cancer in older Navy veterans
Omaha Nebraska Senator Bob Krist is proposing the state spend approximately $650,000 to research a test that analyzes sputum to inexpensively screen for lung cancer. Krist’s bill, LB987, would primarily use funds from a tobacco settlement for the study. Krist became more actively interested in early lung cancer detection when his father was diagnosed with ...
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Mesothelioma patient organizes the South Florida Miles for Meso race
Larry Davis of Pompano Beach, Florida was given a grim prognosis after his 2007 mesothelioma surgery. Mesothelioma is a dangerous form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. None of the options presented by doctors sounded viable to Davis., who decided to forego further treatment. Despite ceasing his chemotherapy and prescribed medications, he eventually felt strong ...
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Minnesota woman dies of mesothelioma at age 81
After an extended struggle with mesothelioma, Marianna Eislet of Blue Earth, Minnesota died on January 20, at the age of 81. Rev. Mark Wilms officiated at the funeral services, which were held at the Blue Earth Trinity Lutheran Church on February 2. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery in Blue Earth. All arrangements were handled by ...
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Asbestos and other contaminants linked to deaths at former U.S. military base in the Philippines
For decades during the Cold War era, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force maintained U.S. owned and operated military bases in the Philippines. In the 1990s, the United States closed these bases and gave them to the Philippine government. Local environmentalists, government officials and citizens claim the US government left pollutants such as asbestos, ...
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