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WORKED TO DEATH 29 Jan 2006
Unlike the West Virginia miners who died recently in the Sago disaster, victims of progressive illnesses such as asbestosis and black lung disease are not ...
- Chicago Tribune,
Nick Cohen 29 Jan 2006
...as possible - but he is genuinely worried that honourable solicitors who have fought on behalf of men coughing up their guts because of asbestosis are going to ...
- The Observer,
Court Of Appeals Stop Asbestos Compensation Claims for Pleural ... 29 Jan 2006
...pioneered several industrial disease cases that have become legal precedents, including welder's lung disease, asthma cases and asbestosis compensation claims. ...
- PR Web (press release),
A wrong-headed ruling on asbestos; Bid ahoy! as P&O battle hots up Jan 26, 2006
Asbestosis is a horrible disease. ... Not all of them will go on to develop asbestosis, but it is a sure sign that they are in danger of doing so. ...
- Independent,
Brayton Purcell Fighting Against Unfair Asbestos Legislation Jan 27, 2006
Now he has asbestos–related colon cancer and asbestosis. Asbestosis is a progressive scarring of the lungs that is only caused by exposure to asbestos. ...
- Emediawire (press release),
Asbestosis patients angry with France Jan 6, 2006
CNN-IBN met with the people on the yard, who recall how their lives changed for the worst after they got asbestosis — a lung disease caused by inhaling ...
- CNN-IBN,
20 FELA suits claim asbestosis, silicosis Dec 29, 2005
Liability Act. They claim they developed asbestosis or silicosis while employed in interstate commerce for the railroad. Modify ...
- St. Clair Record,
Asbestosis killed popular publican Jan 5, 2006
POPULAR Bracknell publican James Sullivan died from bronchial pneumonia due to asbestosis, an inquest heard. Mr Sullivan, known ...
- ic Berkshire.co.uk,
Secondary claims important to vets Jan 28, 2006
Asbestosis ---- A lung disease developed many years later from the veterans exposure to asbestosis during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, when asbestos was used ...
- North County Times,
Purchaser of Clemenceau challenges Greenpeace to prove claim Jan 25, 2006
...environmental group Greenpeace to come out with facts to support their claims that breaking of asbestos in Alang ship yards have caused asbestosis or cancer ...
- Deccan Herald,
Frontier Gandhi’s son dead Jan 27, 2006
...buyer has challenged Greenpeace to come out with concrete statistics to support their charges that breaking of asbestos here has caused asbestosis or cancer ...
- The Tribune,
Show us the data Jan 25, 2006
Hundreds of Libby residents and workers in former processing plants have sickened and died from asbestosis and related cancers. ...
- San Antonio Current,
Mesothelioma Treatment 101 Jan 26, 2006
The range is from Medical Monitoring for victims with Asbestosis or Pleural Disease to $35,000 for victims with Mixed Disease With Impairment all the way to ...
- Only Idol,
Memorial plan for asbestos victims Jan 27, 2006
...asbestos-related diseases. The first recorded death in the borough was Cape worker Henry Weiss, who died from asbestosis in 1929. It is ...
- Barking and Dagenham Post,
Senators should oppose asbestos act Jan 26, 2006
...asbestos. Today, I suffer from asbestosis and will have health problems for the rest of my life. Sadly, my story is not unique. ...
- Baxter Bulletin,
Virginia Businessman Receives Jail Sentence For Using False ... Jan 26, 2006
...pollutant. It causes a wide range of illnesses, including various forms of cancer and asbestosis, a usually fatal lung disease. ...
- U.S. Newswire (press release),
Chuck Shepherd: News of the Weird Jan 18, 2006
The lawyer claims his clients contracted silicosis from asbestos exposure, but most of those same clients also claimed asbestosis from asbestos exposure, when ...
- Arizona Daily Star,
Asbestos bill must be fair to Libby - Monday, Jan. 23, 2006 Jan 23, 2006
When inhaled, they can imbed in the lungs and cause several debilitating, often fatal diseases, including asbestosis and a type of cancer. ...
- The Missoulian,
Military to seal up Zonolite insulation in base homes Jan 20, 2006
It is linked to lung diseases such as asbestosis and various forms of cancer, the rarest being is the deadly asbestos-related lung cancer called mesothelioma. ...
- Brandon Sun,
'It was like a society of piranhas wanting a crumb from my table' Jan 24, 2006
They include ageing men riddled with asbestosis, a legacy of working in now-defunct docks and mines, and those with permanent health damage from drinking or ...
- Times Online,
Asbestos, a demon of the past Jan 16, 2006
Doctors in the public employees’ state insurance corporation (ESIC) mis-diagnosed his ailment as tuberculosis, while he had asbestosis, an incurable cancer ...
- Indian Express,
Workers need protection if Clemenceau dismantled - UN Jan 19, 2006
ILO. Asbestos, a carcinogenic, causes asbestosis, a fibrous thickening in the lung, as well as cancers of the lungs and larynx. ...
- Reuters India,
Supervisor involved in asbestos fraud gets prison time Jan 19, 2006
AAR. Asbestos has been determined to cause various forms of cancer and asbestosis, a lung disease that is nearly always fatal. The ...
- Newsday,
Caught in the middle Jan 19, 2006
At least 14,000 poor, unprotected workers who will pursue the carrier's dismantling will thus end up suffering from deadly asbestosis and lung cancer. ...
- Al-Ahram Weekly,
French ship brings toxic waste to Alang shipyard Jan 6, 2006
Dr Chirag Desai says that the people’s anxiety and anger is justified because asbestos is a carcinogen and prolonged exposure to it can cause asbestosis. ...
- CNN-IBN,
Rice Not Contaminated, Says Ministry - Others Disagree Jan 9, 2006
The most common of these is asbestosis, which is a scarring of the lungs caused by inhaling asbestos fibres. ... There is no cure for asbestosis. ...
- AllAfrica.com,
Despite Asbestos Concerns, Rice Unloaded From 'Orbit' Jan 11, 2006
Asbestos is highly toxic: inhaling asbestos fibres can lead to asbestosis (a scarring of the lung tissue, causing severe breathing difficulties), and to lung ...
- AllAfrica.com,
Burns criticizes Baucus provision to pay sickened Libby residents Jan 18, 2006
The long, needlelike asbestos fibers easily can become embedded in human lungs and cause such illnesses as asbestosis, often fatal, and mesothelioma, a rare ...
- Billings Gazette,
Important to document VA claims Jan 20, 2006
Asbestosis exposure is not a disability. It is a lung disease that is a disability. This is a serious claim for WWII Navy and Korea vets. ...
- North County Times,
The prostitution of science Jan 1, 2006
Reporting on the massive asbestosis claims under the tort bar's class-action suits, the Wall Street Journal, in its November 5, 2005, issue notes ...
- Enter Stage Right,
Asbestos victims to be compensated soon Jan 18, 2006
Shabangu (74) of Mooiplaas said he was surprised that the Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases had found him to be suffering from Pleural asbestosis in 1999 ...
- BuaNews Online (press release),
Junk the hazards Jan 9, 2006
That there are at least 500 asbestosis patients whose names figure in a PIL pending in the Supreme Court, demanding a ban on the use, import and manufacture of ...
- Hindustan Times,
Norms in ship-shape? Jan 2, 2006
Those appointed to do this run the risk of incurring asbestosis (the scarring of lungs which cause deathly respiratory problems) and cancers, or have to reckon ...
- Indian Express,
Ex-factory staff in fight over 'asbestos deaths' Jan 5, 2006
Inhaling high levels of asbestos fibres over a period of time can result in incurable diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. ...
- Scotsman,
Shunned by the world, asbestos makes Sonia turf its new home Jan 10, 2006
Her research in the 80s and 90s showed that 7 per cent of workers in the UP Asbestos Industry in Mohanganj near Lucknow were suffering from asbestosis. ...
- Newindpress,
FRANCE DUMPS TOXIC WASTE IN INDIA Jan 3, 2006
The high amount of toxic substances like asbestos, polychlorinated phenyl and other heavy metals inherent in the ship's structure cause asbestosis, and various ...
- Samudaya.org,
Judge won't move WR Grace trial Jan 12, 2006
...from workers and area residents. Dozens of Libby residents have fallen ill, some with deadly asbestosis. Attorneys for Grace filed ...
- The Missoulian,
Lives we lost Jan 1, 2006
62, one of the driving forces behind the Mississippi Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Ocean Springs, died of complications from cancer, asbestosis and Agent Orange ...
- Biloxi Sun Herald,
Mozambican Health Ministry allays rice contamination fear Jan 10, 2006
Health experts warn that careless exposure to asbestos, could cause asbestos-related diseases, such as the deadly lung ailment asbestosis.
- AngolaPress,
Worried about asbestos? Just follow this guide Jan 6, 2006
Exposure to the fibre over a period of time causes a gradual build-up of scar-like tissue in the lungs, a condition called asbestosis that several factory ...
- Mumbai Newsline,
OSHA Cites Clearwater, Fla., Contractors for Asbestos Hazards Jan 1, 2006
...area director. "Such exposure can lead to asbestosis, a scarring of the lung tissue, and several types of cancer.". According to ...
- Community Dispatch (press release)
Health Minister Says "Orbit" Rice is Safe Jan 13, 2006
The microscopic fibres can cause asbestosis (a scarring of the lungs, leading to severe breathing difficulties) and lung cancer. ...
- AllAfrica.com,
Akron, NY, Contractor Faces $90,500 in OSHA Fines for Asbestos ... Jan 4, 2006
..."Worker inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause serious lung diseases, including asbestosis," said Art Dube, OSHA's Buffalo area director. ...
- Community Dispatch (press release)
It's your business Jan 7, 2006
She also worked was a legal assistant for eight years in asbestosis litigation with the law firm of Vasos, Kugler & Dickerson of Kansas City. ...
- Topeka Capital Journal (subscription),
Asbestos Sufferers’ Advocates Still Fighting Industry for Fair ... Jan 2, 2006
...advocacy organization, have estimated that nationwide, approximately10,000 people per year die of asbestos-related diseases, including asbestosis and lung ...
- The NewStandard,
Asbestos worth the risks author Maines asserts Jan 13, 2006
...the lives saved. "More children died in fires than adults are dying now of asbestosis and mesothelioma," Maines said. In 1948, fire ...
- St. Clair Record,
Commentary by HENRY H. WADAHARA: Senators urged to support passage ... Jan 5, 2006
...mid 1970s. When inhaled, this material, can cause horrible life-threatening diseases like asbestosis and mesothelioma. Decades later ...
- Red Bluff Daily News,
Senate Must Support Sick Vets Jan 5, 2006
...mid 1970's. When inhaled, this material can cause horrible life-threatening diseases like asbestosis and mesothelioma. Many veterans ...
- Hollister Free Lance,
Asbestos-laden houses burned in Pine Bluff? Dec 31, 2005
When the fibers get into the air and are inhaled, they can cause serious health problems including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer, according to the ...
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription),
End dispute and give me compensation Dec 29, 2005
...about. He carried on working with asbestos and was diagnosed with fibrosis, asbestosis and pleural plaques about five years ago. ...
- Norwich Evening News,
High-profile lawsuits dip in Madison County Jan 2, 2006
The order allows a person with asbestosis, or exposure to asbestos, to file a suit, but no trial date is set unless the person has significant impairment, such ...
- Belleville News-Democrat,
Jacques Vert Interims "Overall OK" Jan 12, 2006
...pension deficit has widened again. Property and asbestosis provisions are working through as expected. "Although it is still possible ...
- New Ratings
Officials to test soil at homes for asbestos Dec 30, 2005
...that mine was found to be contaminated with tremolite, a deadly form of asbestos that can cause several health issues, including asbestosis and mesothelioma, a ...
- Trenton Times,
It is time to be FAIR to our citizens in uniform Dec 30, 2005
...mid-1970s. When inhaled, this material can cause horrible life-threatening diseases like asbestosis and mesothelioma. Decades later ...
- TheReporter.com,
Asbestos: the iron grip of latency Jan 10, 2006
Harmful effects only emerge after decades of latency. "Broadly speaking asbestos can cause two types of damage in humans: asbestosis, a fibrous thickening ...
- News-Medical.net,
EHSO finds asbestos in BOP van 23 Nov 2005
The fine asbestos fibers are easily inhaled, and can cause a number of respiratory complaints, including a potentially serious lung fibrosis called asbestosis. ...
- The University of Hawaii Kaleo,
SA victims 'missing justice' 23 Nov 2005
New South Wales asbestosis sufferer Bernie Banton - who has become the national face of asbestos victims by publicly taking on James Hardie - made a visit to ...
- Advertiser Adelaide,
Examiner Editorial - One judge starts draining fetid legal swamp Nov 21, 2005
They noted that more than half of the 1,750 plaintiffs had previously filed asbestosis suits. Experts had testified in Jack's court ...
- Washington Examiner,
Settlement reached in W.Va. asbestos suit Nov 22, 2005
...rare and inoperable form of lung cancer. It also causes asbestosis, an irreversible scarring of the lungs, and other lung ailments.
- Seattle Post Intelligencer
TRAGIC DEATH OF ASBESTOSIS MAN Nov 4, 2005
By Andrea Thompson. A WEST Cumbrian man suffering from the industrial disease asbestosis died six days after receiving a £110,000 compensation payout. ...
- Cumbria Online,
WR Grace lawyers want trial moved Nov 20, 2005
But Les Skramstad, a former mine worker diagnosed with asbestosis, said he opposes a change of venue. ... Then Skramstad was diagnosed with asbestosis. ...
- The Missoulian,
Fossil fuels - the new 'asbestos' Nov 22, 2005
...would increase cancer rates. Sound familiar? Asbestosis revisited! The cover-up continues to this day, at all levels. A promotion of ...
- On Line opinion,
Protestors call on Hardie to pay up Nov 20, 2005
...it.". Mr Banton, who suffers from asbestosis, said his reception by James Hardie showed the company's lack of commitment. "Bottom ...
- Melbourne Herald Sun,
Goodwill bucket springs a leak Nov 21, 2005
Asbestosis sufferer Bernie Banton was in no mood to be conciliatory. After a meeting with James Hardie management, Mr Banton said there had been "no joy". ...
- Daily Telegraph,
Asbestos bill to go to floor of US Senate in January Nov 17, 2005
...fireproofing, insulation and car brakes, but was found to be a major cause of mesothelioma, a cancer of a membrane in the chest, and asbestosis, a progressive ...
- TODAYonline,
Sosco docs under fire Nov 18, 2005
On occupational diseases like contact dermatitis, asthma, pneumoconioses (caused by asbestosis), hypersensitivity pneumonitis, inhalation fever and heavy metal ...
- New Straits Times,
Archmere grad sues, claiming abuse by priest Nov 18, 2005
..."A considerable number of states have those sorts of provisions now, recognizing that child sexual abuse, like asbestosis, often takes years before the victim ...
- The News Journal,
Silicosis suits sent elsewhere Nov 15, 2005
...to her involvement in the cases, which has received national attention and reshaped the climate for toxic tort litigation, specifically silicosis and asbestosis ...
- Corpus Christi Caller Times,
Laying a foundation for Hardie to build upon Nov 16, 2005
..."I just like James Hardie. It's great," he says. To many, including those afflicted with asbestosis, such a statement could be tantamount to blasphemy. ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
US Lawyers to Take Up SA Asbestos Cases Nov 17, 2005
...public. Exposure to asbestos can cause asbestosis, an incurable and sometimes fatal lung disease, or mesothelioma, a form of cancer. ...
- AllAfrica.com,
A Break For The Defense Nov 1, 2005
Another analyzed 1,239 patients in 72 hours. And many of the silicosis victims had at one time been diagnosed with -- and filed claims for -- asbestosis. ...
- BusinessWeek
Asbestos sufferers to picket meeting Nov 9, 2005
..."Hundreds of men and women are dying of mesothelioma every year and hundreds more suffer from asbestosis but apparently these figures are not counted when ...
- Daily Telegraph,
Unions accused of running misinformation campaign Nov 15, 2005
We've had suggestions that the divorce rate would go up, that asbestosis-related disease would go up, that the life expectancy of Australians would reduce as a ...
- ABC Online,
IR reforms Howard's personal obsession, says ALP Nov 13, 2005
And I just point to the trade union movement coming to the rescue of the asbestosis and mesothelioma victims of James Hardie to make the point that of course ...
- ABC Online,
WA says it will cut Wittenoom power Nov 8, 2005
...in 1966, more than 1,000 of the 20,000 men, women and children who lived and worked in Wittenoom during the mining boom have died from asbestosis, lung cancer ...
- The Age (subscription),
Law changes to facilitate dust disease damages claims Nov 1, 2005
The Tasmanian Government is to amend legislation covering dust-related diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma. The Attorney ...
- ABC Online,
Dishing up the Debs delight Nov 11, 2005
...profitable. The company, which fell foul of asbestosis claims in America, is not yet out of the woods and has some long-running exposures. ...
- This is Money,
Mesothelioma Epidemiology 101 Oct 25, 2005
In addition to mesothelioma, exposure to asbestos increases the risk of lung cancer, asbestosis (a noncancerous, chronic lung ailment), and other cancers, such ...
- juiceenewsdaily,
Asbestos threat is understated Nov 11, 2005
Respiratory diseases most associated with breathing asbestos fibers are lung cancer, asbestosis (scarring of the lung tissue, usually fatal) and mesothelioma ...
- Arizona Republic,
Junk medicine: killer kettles Nov 11, 2005
The latter motivation — borne of sorry sagas such as mad cow disease, asbestosis and the miners’ affliction pneumoconiosis — is commendable. ...
- Times Online,
Cemetery ticketed for hurricane debris Nov 14, 2005
Kidd said he has tried to clear some branches with a chainsaw, but that his health conditions, including asbestosis, diabetes and heart problems, have ...
- Mobile Register,
Fighting back against frivolous lawsuits Nov 2, 2005
She soon turned up N&M, a Mississippi screening company that has produced more than half the asbestosis and silicosis diagnoses in the country. ...
- NorthJersey.com,
Plans slowed by building’s asbestos risk Nov 14, 2005
When the fibers get into the air and are inhaled, they can cause serious health problems including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer, according to the ...
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription),
President's aides convicted on corruption charges Oct 26, 2005
The Senate estimates that France faces a bill of between €27bn and €37bn in the next 20 years as asbestosis victims seek health care and damages. ...
- Independent,
Smith says proposed IR changes are un-Australian Nov 2, 2005
When, for example, the asbestosis and mesothelioma victims of James Hardie needed a bit of a helping hand, I didn't see John Howard or Peter Costello or Kevin ...
- ABC Online,
Asbestos ban finally comes into play in SA Nov 3, 2005
...strength and its heatproof and fireproof qualities, the tiny fibres of asbestos can cause fatal and debilitating illnesses such as asbestosis after penetrating ...
- Independent Online,
Business news in brief Oct 28, 2005
Simon, said. Behringer's husband at the time of her exposure, John Alford, died in 2002 and had asbestosis, Simon said. The jury ...
- Philadelphia Inquirer,
WORCESTER LANDLORD FINED FOR IMPROPER ASBESTOS REMOVAL Oct 26, 2005
Protection Agency, a large number of occupational studies have reported that exposure to asbestos can cause lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis. ...
- Massachusetts Attorney General,
Mesothelioma Treatment 101 Oct 25, 2005
The range is from Medical Monitoring for victims with Asbestosis or Pleural Disease to $35,000 for victims with Mixed Disease With Impairment all the way to ...
- juiceenewsdaily,
Asbestos Coordinator for the Shelby County Health Department Oct 28, 2005
Exposure to fibers of asbestos can cause lung cancer, asbestosis [a lung disease that makes breathing difficult], mesothelioma [a cancer of the membranes that ...
- Memphis Flyer,
Sir Roger Neville Oct 31, 2005
...one of the first directors of Equitas, the re-insurance vehicle set up by Lloyd's of London in 1996 to take over pre-1992 liabilities for asbestosis and other ...
- Telegraph.co.uk,
To: National Desk Nov 7, 2005
Hundreds have perished in Libby from asbestos-caused diseases including asbestosis and mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by asbestos. ...
- U.S. Newswire (press release),
IBEW’s Barry Dies at Age 81 9/26/2005 02 Oct 2005
In a statement, the IBEW said he "suffered in recent years from a form of asbestosis following his early work in construction" on new and renovated buildings. ...
- Engineering News-Record
PPF is a business stealth tax 02 Oct 2005
But the situation is complex. T&N became insolvent after its US-parent company, Federal Mogul, went bankrupt to protect itself from massive asbestosis claims. ...
- Telegraph.co.uk
Case against chemical sprays 02 Oct 2005
...believes, as several other callers suggested, that the case against pesticides will eventually be accepted as it has been, belatedly, for asbestosis and the ...
- Scotsman
ERS: Asbestosis Death in US Stable at 1,000 a Year for Next Decade Sep 26, 2005
26-At least 1,000 people in the US die of asbestosis each year, a toll that may not abate for a decade or more, according to CDC investigators. ...
- MedPage Today
4Sight Media, LLC - The Only Search Engine Optimation Firm Solely ... Sep 29, 2005
...- Asbestosis Attorney is dedicated to aiding the consumer in their search for an Asbestosis Attorney. Established in 2005, Asbestosis ...
- PR Web (press release)
Silicosis litigation raising 'red flags' Sep 30, 2005
The 11 former state workers are: Can a person suffer from both silicosis and asbestosis? In the context of high stakes litigation, it depends on who you ask. ...
- Madison County Record
Montana delegation goes after WR Grace Sep 29, 2005
The long, needle-like asbestos fibers easily can become embedded in human lungs and cause such illnesses as asbestosis, often fatal, and mesothelioma, a rare ...
- Helena Independent Record
State workers' asbsestos suits flood courthouse Sep 27, 2005
The Richmond Heights law firm of Brent Coon & Associates filed 139 asbestosis suits Tuesday in Madison County Circuit Court on behalf of plaintiffs who had ...
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Asbestos factory workers warned Sep 29, 2005
Asbestos exposure can lead to several ailments, including asbestosis, a crippling lung disease, and mesothelioma, a rapidly advancing cancer of the lungs. ...
- Cincinnati Enquirer
Legacy turning deadly Sep 4, 2005
For years, the Norwich resident suffered from asbestosis -- a progressive disease involving scarring of lung tissues -- before unrelated cancer killed him at ...
- Norwich Bulletin
Kiwi wins $320,000 asbestos payout Sep 24, 2005
BY TARA ROSS. A Kiwi man with asbestosis who worked as an insulation contractor in New Zealand has won $320,000 compensation in the Australian courts. ...
- Stuff.co.nz
Hardie faces Pacific asbestos cases Sep 25, 2005
...described by legal observers as setting a precedent, judge James Curtis awarded $300,000 to a New Zealander who contracted the lung-scarring disease asbestosis ...
- Brisbane Courier Mail
Australian company appeals NZer's asbestos payout Sep 26, 2005
Commission. This provides a payment of about $NZ40 a week. Mr Frost suffers from asbestosis and other lung diseases. Between 1963 ...
- Stuff.co.nz
Audit: Libby residents no longer sick Sep 27, 2005
Asbestos Related Disease. The letters informing patients they do not have asbestosis are ''nonsense,'' Whitehouse said. The Libby ...
- Helena Independent Record
WR Grace to asbestos victims: You're not sick Sep 25, 2005
He called the letters telling patients they don't have asbestosis "nonsense.". "That's an attempt to minimize what you have," he said. ...
- Daily Inter Lake
Libby letters are no joke Sep 28, 2005
...different type of asbestos. Letters telling people in Libby they don't have asbestosis are "nonsense," he said. Nonsensical they may ...
- Helena Independent Record
Ruling boosts asbestos claim Sep 28, 2005
By SARAH MACDONALD. A LEGAL wrangle for a Pakuranga family has widened after an Australian court approved compensation for an asbestosis sufferer. ...
- Times Online - Auckland
Tuck shop thieves could be poisoned Sep 28, 2005
Thieves who broke into a fire damaged section of Rhyl High School may have put themselves at risk of asbestosis. Thieves stole food ...
- News Wales
Lindy McDowell: Making sense Sep 17, 2005
...entailed? That men worked long, gruelling hours in jobs that gave them a pittance and in all too many tragic cases, asbestosis. ...
- Belfast Telegraph
Mesothelioma: Questions and Answers Sep 24, 2005
In addition to mesothelioma, exposure to asbestos increases the risk of lung cancer, asbestosis (a noncancerous, chronic lung ailment), and other cancers, such ...
- Community Dispatch (press release)
Nautilus 'was his boat' Sep 4, 2005
MONTVILLE-- In the early years as her husband suffered asbestosis, Marjorie Goody wouldn't light a scented candle in their home -- the smell alone would cause ...
- Norwich Bulletin
Federal authorities targeting fraud in fen-phen claims Sep 18, 2005
Indeed, fen-phen is not the only mass tort litigation being scrutinized. In New York, federal prosecutors also are looking at asbestosis and silicosis cases. ...
- philly.com
EU Human Rights Court Fines Bulgaria Sep 17, 2005
November 1989 the Labour Expert Medical Commission (LEMC) specializing in pulmonary diseases diagnosed the applicant as suffering from asbestosis and various ...
- Sofia News Agency
New State Law May Nix Asbestos Cases Sep 19, 2005
Spillane. In addition, Baron & Budd represents about 500 clients who developed a noncancerous lung condition known as asbestosis. ...
- New York Law Journal
Environment Minister Simhon: Asbestos will be Removed from the ... Sep 20, 2005
Asbestos fibers are known to infiltrate the body through the respiratory system and to increase the risk of asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma and other ...
- Israel Ministry of the Environment
Ed Gebhart: Miller shows grit that made him Chi basketball ... Sep 19, 2005
For a guy battling a mild case of diabetes plus asbestosis picked up while working at Scott, the prognosis wasn’t all that great. ...
- The Delaware County Times
Move away from asbestos benefits gasket company Sep 8, 2005
...to any type of asbestos will increase the risk of lung cancer, mesothelioma and nonmalignant lung and pleural disorders, including asbestosis, pleural plaques ...
- Engineering News
Big-hearted miner was hurt in cave-in Sep 6, 2005
Charles Mercy Hospital. Mr. Roberts died of respiratory failure after a long bout with black lung disease and asbestosis, family members said. ...
- Toledo Blade
Asbestos 'epidemic' stalks town Sep 14, 2005
..."I believe they are directly related to asbestos exposure," he said. "A lot of them have significant X-ray signs of asbestosis-related damage to their lungs.". ...
- NEWS.com.au
County hits utility with asbestos suit Sep 1, 2005
Health problems linked to the substance include lung cancer and a lung disease called asbestosis. That's why government agencies regulate removal methods. ...
- San Diego Union Tribune
Occupational disease: Today's silent epidemic Sep 5, 2005
...health clinics have seen cases where family or company physicians have declared patients to be in good health even though they have diseases like asbestosis. ...
- Toronto Star
ACT man starts endurance ski record Sep 2, 2005
...minutes. The attempt began at Thredbo ski resort on Friday morning and is being undertaken to help sufferers of asbestosis. "This ...
- Ninemsn
Oregon troops breathe danger Sep 12, 2005
..."If you're comparing it to asbestosis, where years later these things show up, we don't know," Bea said. "We won't know for years.". ...
- Salem Statesman Journal
Veterans get assistance with contracts Sep 15, 2005
Gerard Reichardt, 78, who contracted asbestosis in the Navy during World War II, owns the construction firm Silver Star Associates of Milltown with his son ...
- Newark Star Ledger
Masks at school Sep 13, 2005
...a lung disease termed asbestosis, which is characterised by shortness of breath and coughing, and may lead to severe impairment of respiratory function and ...
- Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
What are Particulates? Sep 12, 2005
Asbestos. When particles of this material are breathed in, it causes asbestosis, a type of pneumonia, as well as cancer. International ...
- Mines and Communities
Norco's 'Mr. Bash' dies at 79 Sep 9, 2005
The 79-year-old educator died last week from complications relating to asbestosis and kidney failure. A memorial service is being held today. ...
- Press-Enterprise (subscription)
Allotments site asbestos scare Sep 6, 2005
...the lining of the lungs. Asbestos fibres can cause diseases including lung cancer and asbestosis. All work with asbestos insulation ...
- Sunderland Echo
Asbestos removal begins in medical health clinic Sep 8, 2005
...include: Asbestosis - When asbestos fibers are inhaled, they may become trapped in the lung tissue and scar the surrounding tissue. ...
- Patuxent River Tester
CROSS COUNTRY Sep 14, 2005
Congress, too, is fighting out the issue in the form of proposed legislation to cap medical malpractice damage awards and to reform asbestosis litigation. ...
- Opinion Journal
‘It gets a little worse every day’ Sep 4, 2005
By ADAM BOWLES. PRESTON — Roland Frechette, 84, of Preston, suffers from asbestosis that causes his chest to rattle with nearly every breath. ...
- Norwich Bulletin
Dismissal of Asbestos Suits Upheld by Evenly Split En Banc Panel Aug 29, 2005
...come to grips with rejecting what has been the plaintiffs' medical experts' mantra in those cases, that every breath can lead to asbestosis," Buchholz said. ...
- New York Law Journal
Dorms reduced to memories30 Jul 2005
After asbestos fibers are inhaled, they can remain and accumulate in the lungs, causing lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis. ...
- Turlock Journal
MSHA Proposes Rule to Reduce Miners' Exposure to AsbestosJul 29, 2005
Some adverse health effects associated with exposure to asbestos are lung diseases, such as cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, asbestosis and mesothelioma.
- U.S. Newswire
Momentum builds at 'Diagnosing for Dollars' conferenceJul 22, 2005
750,000 persons. Attorneys have told 250,000 to 650,000 persons they had asbestosis when they may not have had it, she said. “It ...
- St. Clair Record
Asbestos said to be in local quarry stoneJul 27, 2005
Asbestos-related diseases: Cancers of the lung and the lining of internal organs; asbestosis, a potentially fatal disease that involves breathing problems and ...
- Juneau Empire
Asbestos bill would hurt veteransJul 25, 2005
Atlantic. He did not survive asbestosis. ... death. I'm one of many that have been diagnosed with asbestosis, and many more will be. ...
- Gilroy Dispatch (subscription)
Erie Co.'s 2nd-oldest Scout loved outdoorsJul 28, 2005
The former plaster contractor with CF Roesch and Son died from old age and asbestosis, which he fought for 15 to 20 years, his son, Daniel Roesch, said. ...
- Toledo Blade
Insurance: Going for brokersJul 27, 2005
...he said, coverage moved from being merely "an adjunct of commercial and contract law" to a position where, following on from the asbestosis and silicosis ...
- Legal Director
Sailor's lung disease certified as occupationalJul 24, 2005
He has experienced breathing difficulty since around 2000 and was found to be suffering from lung asbestosis and secondary bronchitis. ...
- The Japan Times
Silica Case Fraud Exposed in TexasJul 19, 2005
While silicosis is distinct from asbestosis, the two maladies both impact the lungs – and attract trial lawyers like buzzards to road kill. ...
- Human Events
Asbestos-related diseases at US Navy Yokosuka base claim 26 livesJul 21, 2005
...lung cancer, two suffered mesothelioma, a kind of cancer typically caused by the inhalation of asbestos, seven contracted serious lung asbestosis and 66 others ...
- Mainichi Daily News
El Dorado County adopts rules to reduce risks from asbestosJul 23, 2005
If inhaled, the needle-like asbestos fibers can cause life-threatening asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, an incurable cancer of the chest lining.
- KESQ
Twice as deadJul 7, 2005
...died since 1997. Yet others are suffering from asbestosis, an obstructive lung disease caused by exposure to asbestos. At GFTU headquarters ...
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Family of asbestos victim sues factoryJul 25, 2005
Mr Kidson is alleging that his late father, John Kidson, died from mesothelioma, or asbestosis, following his exposure to asbestos dust while working for the ...
- News & Star
Asbestos management news round up July 2005 – from Thames ...Jul 26, 2005
...production (including sprayed asbestos, thermal insulation, asbestos insulating board, and asbestos cement), asbestos hazards (including asbestosis, lung cancer ...
- ClickPress
UK:CHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE OF PRESCRIBED DISEASES - ASBESTOS ...Jul 15, 2005
Asbestos-related diseases includes conditions such as asbestosis, mesothelioma (a cancer affecting the lining of the lung cavity), lung cancer and pleural ...
- noticias.info
Multidistrict Litigation Order Criticizes Thousands of Silicosis ...Jul 19, 2005
In thousands of cases this meant diagnosing silicosis in plaintiffs who had previously been diagnosed with asbestosis only–an obvious and inexplicable ...
- Mondaq News Alerts
Judge: Cases about money, not justiceJul 2, 2005
..."I am confidant that if the same level of discovery were permitted with respect to asbestosis claims, the same kind of evidence of fraud on a massive scale ...
- Corpus Christi Caller Times
Japan Says 374 Deaths Linked to Asbestos-Related AilmentsJul 15, 2005
...resistance. Embedded in lung tissue over time, asbestos fibers may cause diseases such as lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma. ...
- Bloomberg
Japan govt admits not doing enough to stop asbestos deaths, urges ...Jul 21, 2005
Asbestos, a naturally occurring mineral, can cause mesothelioma, a cancer of a membrane in the chest, and asbestosis, a progressive scarring of the lungs that ...
- Forbes
ACC tells widow to return paymentJul 2, 2005
...back. Dawn Lehmann was given the money after her husband died from asbestosis but the High Court has ruled she must return it. "I ...
- TVNZ
Japan's quiet time bombJul 17, 2005
By continuously causing irritation, it can lead to diseases such as lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis, which is fibrosis of the lung leading to lower ...
- The Japan Times
Judge slams silicosis diagnosesJul 2, 2005
...subpoenaed records for some physicians and Mississippi screening company N&M Inc., which has done the majority of silicosis and asbestosis screenings across ...
- Jackson Clarion Ledger
Asbestos victims to share £40m fundJul 7, 2005
...it was closed, has established the fund to cover all UK claims made by former employees and their families, who have contracted mesothelioma or asbestosis as a ...
- Barking & Dagenham Recorder
Justice is one man's dying wishJul 6, 2005
By GILL VOWLES. FORMER Hobart boilermaker Allan Pettit is not afraid of dying from asbestosis, but he wants to see justice prevail before he goes. ...
- The Mercury
EPA Enforcement Wrap-upJul 13, 2005
...can cause asbestos fibers to become airborne, and inhaling airborne asbestos is a cause of lung cancer, a lung disease known as "asbestosis" and mesothelioma ...
- U.S. Newswire
'70s report on asbestos deaths ignoredJul 17, 2005
Between 1975 and 2000, one former Hanyu plant employee died from asbestos-caused lung cancer and two subcontractors from asbestosis. ...
- Asahi Shimbun
Health officials await results of smoke testsJul 18, 2005
...can't make a comment on that. "What I can say is that you can't get asbestosis from drinking.". After a press conference at Belco ...
- Mid-Ocean News
Doctors' silicosis records soughtJul 18, 2005
...as well as from Pascagoula's N&M Inc., which since 1996 has taken in more than $25 million for doing a majority of silicosis and asbestosis screenings across ...
- Jackson Clarion Ledger
Veterans Need Officials To Pass Health ActJul 22, 2005
For decades, many American veterans have suffered and even died from mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancers caused by exposure to asbestos that occurred ...
- TheDay (subscription)
Defense, Plaintiffs Lawyers Assess Impact of Judge's Silica ...Jul 16, 2005
...it is his "general understanding" that the defense "coordinated an effort" to select plaintiffs whom screeners had diagnosed with both asbestosis and silicosis ...
- New York Law Journal
Asbestos Leaves Calif. Suburb in UproarJul 6, 2005
If inhaled, the needle-like asbestos fibers can cause life-threatening asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, an incurable cancer of the chest lining. ...
- Washington Post
Asbestos stirs up anger, fear in CaliforniaJul 7, 2005
If inhaled, the needlelike asbestos fibers can cause life-threatening asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, an incurable cancer of the chest lining. ...
- Seattle Times
Exposure to asbestos can lead to lung diseaseJul 10, 2005
...of these pulmonary diseases are: calcified pleural plaques (thickening of the parietal pleura on the lower chest walls and diaphragm); Asbestosis (most common ...
- Manila Bulletin
Position paper to address asbestos claims lawJul 6, 2005
Allan Pettit, who is taking legal action against his former employer after contracting asbestosis, is also concerned his claim will die with him. ...
- ABC Online
Peters Calls For Compassion In Lehmann CaseJul 4, 2005
...“Not content with forcing Mrs Lehmann and her family to endure a protracted legal case over her husband’s asbestosis, this government is now going to drive ...
- Scoop.co.nz
Widow sells home to repay ACCJul 1, 2005
...lump sum payout. Dawn Lehman's husband Ross, was offered a weekly allowance after he was diagnosed with asbestosis. After his death ...
- NZ City
US judge says toss silicosis diagnosesJul 1, 2005
He said he had likely erred when shown his own reports containing contradictory diagnoses — one to support an asbestosis claim and the other to support a ...
- San Antonio Express (subscription)
Mobile school has makeshift hospital ward during evacuationJul 9, 2005
By GARRY MITCHELL. "I have emphysema and asbestosis," said Douglas, 68, of Bayou La Batre, accompanied by wife, daughter and two young grandsons at a shelter ...
- AL.com
Mobile school has makeshift hospital ward during evacuationJul 9, 2005
..."I have emphysema and asbestosis," said Douglas, 68, of Bayou La Batre, accompanied by wife, daughter and two young grandsons at a shelter that opened Saturday ...
- Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Asbestos loopholeJul 7, 2005
Whiteley, whose husband died of mesothelioma allegedly contracted at the Burnie paper mill, and Allan Pettit, who claims he contracted asbestosis while working ...
- Tasmania Advocate
Time bomb ticks awayJul 8, 2005
...effects. Ian believed that most people would have caught silicosis and asbestosis from working on one particular ship, the WM Leonard. ...
- Whyalla News
VIRGINIA COMPANIES PLEAD GUILTY TO ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMESJul 1, 2005
...pollutant. It causes a wide range of illnesses, including various forms of cancer and asbestosis, a usually fatal lung disease. ...
- noticias.info
REUNION RESULTS IN £900 CHARITY CASHJul 5, 2005
They picked the British Lung Foundation in memory of one of the organising team, Duncan Fox, who died earlier this year from asbestosis. ...
- Eastbourne Herald
Seeing Red: Fight-back kit against Howard’s IR plansJun 30, 2005
Against the background of James Hardie’s criminal treatment of its asbestosis victims, labour historian Rosemary Webb tells the story of struggles against ...
- Socialist Alliance
MERSEYSIDE ASBESTOS VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUPJul 13, 2005
Statistics however do not tell the whole story. They cannot convey the pain and suffering of victims dying of mesothelioma or disabled through asbestosis. ...
- Disabilities.AFreePress.com
Saturday, July 2nd 2005Jul 2, 2005
Asbestos fibers, when inhaled, become lodged deeply in the lungs and can cause cancer and asbestosis, a usually fatal lung disease. ...
- Virgin Islands Daily News
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