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>>> Asbestos
is Properly Managed, Controlled & Regulated in Kent Schools,
say Kent County Council Chiefs
(June 2nd, 2010)
 Kent,
United Kingdom - According to a building inspection report by an
official from the Kent County Council Property Group (KCCPG), schools
in Kent, UK are more safer from Asbestos than other schools in the
United Kingdom and worldwide. This came after an investigation conducted
by BBC found that 92% of all schools in Kent contained Asbestos.
Peter Binnie, Operations Head for the KCCPG quotes, "Schools
in Kent have asbestos in them but it is managed, controlled and
identified in a very stringent way so there is minimal risk to pupils
and teachers. Children are better protected there than they are
out in their own homes."
>>> Noah
Webster Basic School Settles with Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response
Act - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regulations, Asbestos
Management Plan
(January 30th, 2010)
 San
Francisco, Arizona - Noah Webster Basic School of Mesa, Arizona
has settled with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after
it was alleged to violate terms of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency
Response Act. An investigation conducted in the environment and
physical structure of the school in April 2007 determined that the
school had not performed tests to determine if asbestos-containing
materials were present in the buildings and structures of the school
and had not made an Asbestos Management Plan (AMP). After receiving
notice from the EPA, the school has now undergone inspections performed
by accredited Asbestos Abatement workers.
>>> City
of Buffalo, New York Charges $1000 Fee/ Every Asbestos Abatement
Notification to Offset $7 Million in Costs
(January 27th, 2010)
 The
City of Buffalo has initiated a $1000 fee for every Asbestos notification
it sends out to local residents who have found Asbestos around their
properties/buildings/homes and that will need to undergo asbestos
abatement services. According to James Comerford, Buffalo City Chief
of Inspections, these funds gathered will be used to limit the number
of dangerous structures that are contaminated of Asbestos and the
total number of abatements that the company will have to perform...
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>>> California
Plant Insulation Company Pays Out Record Asbestos Compensation -
Product Negligence & Liability, Former Insulator Testimony,
San Francisco Supreme Court
(January 24th, 2010)
 Plant
Insulation Company, of Emeryville, California was ordered to pay
out the highest ever Asbestos compensation last week, worth $4.3
million to the families of 3 San Francisco Bay area pipefitters
& plumbers who developed Asbestos related cancer known as Mesothelioma
and died from it. The compensation money goes to William C. Hearn
(former California resident), James Harris (former Sacramento County
resident) and George Wetch (former resident of Sebastopol). The
Plant Insulation Company of Emeryville, California is a huge insulation
products distributor and contractor, and they specialize in drywalls,
plastering, acoustical and floor/steel building/foam insulation.
>>> Cleaner
Air & Less Pollution Can Add 5 Months of Average Life Span -
Environmental Protection Agency & Clean Air Act of 1970, Air
Pollution
(January 23rd, 2010)
 A
significant decrease in the amount of air pollution in the last
20 years has added approximately 5 months of life for the average
American, according to a new study published by the New England
Journal of Medicine (January 18th Weekly edition). The study suggests
that the average lifespan of Americans increased by about 3 years
between 1978 and 2001, out of which 5 months is contributed by cleaner
air and less pollution. The study was conducted by Harvard School
of Public Health and Brigham Young University and sponsored by the
federal government.
>>> Flooding
at Ohio School Releases Hidden Asbestos - Burst of Ventilator Pipe,
Ohio Health Department Intervenes
(January 22nd, 2010)
 Columbus,
Ohio - A ventilator pipe burst at Moler Elementary School, on Moler
Road on East side of Columbus, Ohio, flooding 75% of all classrooms.
Most parents preferred their kids to stay home for the day. For
example, a parent named Jada Oliver received a letter from the school
about the flooding and did not send her 5 year old kid, Aliyah,
over to school on Wednesday. 10TV News confirmed that the uprooted
tiles that were flooded did contain Asbestos, however the parents
were not informed via the letter about the Asbestos particles.
>>> Asbestos
Causes Death of 85 Year Old Ship Engineer at Queen Alexandra Hospital
(January 21st, 2010)
 Portsmouth,
UK - Francis Adams, a former ship Engineer who worked at the dockyard
in Chatham, Kent during the 1940s passed away at Queen Alexandra
hospital today, at the age of 85. The known cause of his death is
malignant mesothelioma. An inquiry into the death discovered that
Mr. Adams was exposed to high levels of Asbestos while working as
a Ship engineer and stripping/lagging ship piping at a dockyard
in Chatham, Kent, during the 1940s.
>>> Lung
Cancer Surgery Made Easy via Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
(January 19th, 2010)
 Lee
County, New York - Lung Cancer patients no longer have to dread
about foot-long surgical incisions (cuts into the chest), month
long recoveries, and all the pain & opportunity costs associated
with surgery. For lung cancer patients who are now diagnosed with
malignant tumors, specially trained surgeons can make a couple of
small cuts into the chest and remove damaged lung tissues using
a tiny video screen with an open camera, to help them guide through
the patient's chest and towards the malignant tumors. This process
is called Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)...
>>> Former
Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher, Dave Roberts Dies from Asbestos Lung
Cancer
(January 17th, 2010)
 David
Arthur Roberts, former Pitcher for the 1979 World Series champions
Pittsburgh Pirates died from Asbestos lung cancer today, after a
13 year old career with the Pirates and at the age of 64. Roberts
passed away at his home, leaving behind his wife Carol and stepdaughter
Kristy Rogan. Roberts had developed Asbestos lung cancer from a
young age working as a boilermaker during non-season years. Roberts
began his career in 1969 with the San Diego Padres and ended his
career with the New York Mets in 1981 with an Earned Run Average
(ERA) of 3.78. Roberts pitched for the Houston Astros between 1972
- 1975, setting a career high of 17 wins and 6 shut outs... (Read
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>>> Portage
Fire Department Firefighter Dies of Mesothelioma Lung Cancer
(January 16th, 2010)
 Portage,
Indiana - Brad Wilson, a 56 year old veteran working at the Portage
Fire Department for the last 25 years died this past monday from
health issues relating to Mesothelioma
lung cancer. Mr. Wilson developed some respiratory problems over
the years, a symptom that is associated with this asbestos related
cancer. His colleagues at the Portage Fire Department will remember
Brad as a person who loved woodworking, and had a great sense of
pride over his moustache... (Read
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>>> New
York University Science Students Find Osteopontin - A Molecule Linked
to Asbestos Induced Cancers Including Pleural Mesothelioma
(January 7th, 2010)
Science students at the New York & Wayne Universities are currently
investigating a molecule called Osteopontin that has the ability
to reveal & expose early stages of Pleural mesothelioma. A blood
test conducted on the Osteopontin can confirm early stages of Pleural
mesothelioma, this study says, which is also published on the Oct.
13 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. Pleural Mesothelioma
occurs when Cancer hits the lining of the lungs, also known as the
'Pleura.'Through ages, over 7.5 million American workers have been
exposed to Asbestos either through occupational exposure or environmental
exposure... (Read
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>>> CT
Scans Detect Early Lung Cancer and Can Have 92% Survival Rate in
10 Years - Cancer Treatment Breakthrough, Smoking for 30 Years
(January 5th, 2010)
The below video is a study of how Anne Morrison was able to become
Cancer free after an early CT scan done on her lungs detected malignant
tumor which was removed. Otherwise if the tumor had not been removed
in 5 years, she would probably have been dead by now... (Read
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>>> Protein
from Lung Cancer Cells Spurs Inflammation To Induce Metastasis -
University of California Study Suggests - Description of Versican
Protein, Process of Metastasis & Inflammation/Scarring of Lungs
(January 2nd, 2010)
San Diego, California - A medical study team from the Medicine School
@ University of California is currently investigating a new protein
that is produced by Cancerous lung epithelial cells that can inflammate
or at least spur inflammation or scarring of the lungs, leading
to spread (metastasis) of lung cancer. Their research will be published
on the January 1st, 2010 issue of the Journal of Nature and will
detail how Cancer cells that have grown to advanced stages will
force the immune system of the body to generate a hostile micro-environment
for the spread and scarring of lung cancer. This research could
lead to discovery of ways of limiting the metastasis (spread) of
this deadly form of Lung cancer, which could significantly reduce
the # of lung cancers in the US each year... (Read
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>>> 15
Year Shipbuilder Survives Mesothelioma Lung Cancer - Cancer Treated
with Precise Radiation & Advanced Surgery Techniques
(October 16th, 2010)
Houston, TX. - Former Navy shipyard worker (shipbuilder) John Ross
built ships for 15 years before coming to find out that he had inhaled
asbestos fibers that formed the deadly mesothelioma lung cancer
in his lungs. Mr. Ross lived and worked in Mississippi but has now
traveled to Houston for cancer treatment; accompanied by his son
John Ross Jr. and daughter Dorothy. The family says they have spent
tens of thousands of dollars for his treatment & checkup costs
as well as the 700 mile, 11 hour journey to Houston.
>>> New
York Business Owner & Air Monitor Places Residents & Workers
at Risk of Mesothelioma Lung Cancer
(September 29th, 2010)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Mark Desnoyers, owner of Adirondack Environmental
Associates based in New York city was recently convicted of of falsifying
test results for asbestos removal companies in a Utica Federal court.
Working as an air monitor, Desnoyers's job was to assemble proper
documentation of safe home asbestos abatement procedures & removal
from public/commercial and residential buildings. In the court trial,
it was found that Desnoyers secretly worked with asbestos abatement
companies to falsify the results of his research and help asbestos
abatement companies ignore environmental laws that were regulated
in order to protect the general public, workers & students in
public schools from being exposed to Asbestos... (Read
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>>> Former
Alcoa Employee to Sue Company for $20 Million from Wrongful Death
Resulting from Asbestos Exposure
( September 16th, 2010)
Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled a landslide victory for victims
of mesothelioma lung cancer & other asbestos related diseases
in a ruling saying a corporation has full duty to prevent its employees
from going home at the end of the workday in clothes that are contaminated
with asbestos fibers. Knowing that the families of such workers
could also be exposed to the tiny dangerous asbestos fibers that
can easily be inhaled if they become airborne, the company has an
important duty to set precautions for its employees and prevent
asbestos exposure. The company being sued is Alcoa, a large corporation
that engages in the production and management of primary aluminum,
fabricated aluminum, and alumina worldwide. The plaintiff is Amanda
Satterfield, a beautiful young woman who died on January 1st, 2005,
just at the age of 25. Amanda's family is suing Alcoa for $10 million
in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages... (Read
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>>> New
Clinical Trial Studying Chemotherapy & Radiation Treatment Protocols
for Pleural Mesothelioma
(September 5th, 2010)
A new clinical trial to study alternative radiation & chemotherapy
treatments for pleural mesothelioma is underway at the The Mesothelioma
Center within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at
New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center.
Dr. Robert Taub, the pioneer of the study and director of the Mesothelioma
Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia and professor of clinical
medicine at Columbia University (College of Surgeons Department)
quotes, "Current surgical and chemotherapy treatments of patients
with malignant pleural mesothelioma are unsatisfactory, and have
not been shown to significantly prolong survival. In this study,
we will investigate whether a combination of chemotherapy and radiation
targeted directly at the lung's lining can improve outcomes while
avoiding surgery. In addition, this approach has shown to have minimal
toxic side effects compared to systemic chemotherapy...." (Read
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>>> Asbestos
Kills 28 Year Old Woman - Precise Cause of Death Unknown
(August 31st, 2010)
Leigh Carlisle (photo left) developed mesothelioma lung cancer at
the tender age of 26 years and has since then battled this disease
courageously. However, she had no clue how she contracted this disease
and why it would come at such a young stage in her life. She is
perceived as the United Kingdom's youngest mesothelioma cancer victim.
Since mesothelioma lung cancer develops 20-30 years after initial
asbestos exposure, this may mean Ms. Carlisle was exposed to asbestos
at a very young age. But where and how? Unfortunately, she never
got to know the answer as she passed away on Wednesday August 27th,
2010 at a hospital in North Manchester, UK. Industrial lawyers have
started investigating the possibility that Ms. Carlisle could have
been exposed to asbestos whilst at school as asbestos fibers in
school buildings is very common... (Read
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