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Canadian health group demands disclosure on asbestos

By Jim Morris

For the past year, the Canadian Public Health Association has sought details on the financial relationship between Canada’s Ministry of Natu

Excerpts from this story referencing "mesothelioma":

"… h exports, noting that asbestos has been linked to deadly diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis, and that protections for workers in the devel …"

Exporting an epidemic

By Jim Morris

Human toll reaches millions as asbestos industry expands worldwide

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asbestos":

"… cancer deaths worldwide by 2030, the Asbestos trade remains alive and well.Asbestos is banned in the European Union. In the United States it is legal but the …"

"… y and Health at Work and a former ILO official. “It’s almost criminal. Asbestos cannot be used safely. It is clearly a carcinogen. It kills people.”Indu …"

"… chrysotile-exposed workers in the mid-1960s with the support of the Quebec Asbestos Mining Association. “It’s very cheap. If they try to rebuild Haiti and …"

"… on occupational and environmental health, said in a recent paper. “Asbestos cancer victims die painful, lingering deaths. These deaths are almost enti …"

The Brockovich of Brazil

By Jim Morris

Fernanda Giannasi fights a potent asbestos industry

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asbestos":

"… ao Amianto (ABREA) — the Brazilian Association of People Exposed to Asbestos. It is one of more than 70 victims’ groups that have formed around the w …"

"… cts,” says Laurie Kazan-Allen, coordinator of the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat in London.In an e-mail, spokesman Peter Schuermann wrote …"

"… no connection to the Swiss Eternit Group, declined to comment.Giannasi vs. Asbestos, Inc.Raised during Brazil’s right-wing military dictatorship in the 1960 …"

"… nistration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a former union leader. Asbestos production in Brazil fell during the early 1990s and then gradually increa …"

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America’s asbestos age

By Jim Morris

A toxic legacy may leave behind a half-million deaths

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asbestos":

"… hat reflects the unceasing burden of Asbestos disease in the United States.Asbestos has decimated the ranks of miners, millers, factory workers, insulators an …"

"… o victims and their lawyers, and $21 billion went toward other legal costs.Asbestos use has largely moved overseas, fueled by an aggressive industry campaign …"

"… ound in a variety of items. Laboratory tests commissioned by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), a victims’ advocacy group, have r …"

"… long ago as 1948, a National Safety Council newsletter cautioned, “Asbestos used in the formulation of brake lining is a potentially harmful compound. …"

A ravenous appetite for asbestos

By Jim Morris and Te-Ping Chen

Top user China faces epidemic of cancer

Excerpts from this story referencing "Asbestos":

"… n Beijing remains to be seen. …"

A toxic embrace

By Murali Krishnan and Shantanu Guha Ray

India’s wide use of asbestos brings dire warnings

Excerpts from this story referencing "mesothelioma":

"… sis, and a rapacious malignancy, usually found in the chest cavity, called mesothelioma. In this case the end product is asbestos sheet, widely used in constructi …"

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A growing death toll in Mexico

By Ana Avila

Asbestos casualties mount amid weak enforcement and a powerful lobby

Excerpts from this story referencing "mesothelioma":

"… patient’s house was highlighted.On May 11, 2008, Carbajal died at 58 of mesothelioma, a rare cancer triggered in almost all cases by the inhalation of asbestos …"

"… d World War,” says Aguilar. She predicts that the annual death toll from mesothelioma, asbestosis, and asbestos-related lung cancer could reach 3,000 to 5,000, …"

Asbestos test under fire in Japan

By Scilla Alecci

Faulty findings may add to 100,000 death toll

Excerpts from this story referencing "mesothelioma":

"… erts estimate that more than 100,000 people in Japan will die of mesothelioma — a virulent form of cancer — and other asbestos-related diseases by 2 …"

"… evate the incidence of asbestos-related disease in Japan. … The rates of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases will continue to rise.” Carroll — …"

"… had to the mineral decades ago.Fifty-year-old Mitsue Kawamura is dying of mesothelioma, a cancer of the outer lining of the lungs and internal chest wall — kno …"

"… t sick now should know … how scary this disease is.”Asbestos-induced mesothelioma and lung cancer were recognized as occupational diseases by Japan’s Mini …"

Canada resists adding deadly asbestos to toxics blacklist

By Jim Morris

Major producer resists adding substance to toxics blacklist

Excerpts from this story referencing "mesothelioma":

"… es that 100,000 workers die each year of asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma and lung cancer.Asbestos is banned or restricted in 52 countries.Canada’ …"

Asbestos deaths bring 16-year sentence

By Jim Morris

In a case followed around the world, two former business executives were convicted in Italy of manslaughter in 3,000 deaths

Excerpts from this story referencing "mesothelioma":

"… the plants — to asbestos fibers, which can cause deadly diseases such as mesothelioma, a virulent cancer that attacks the lining of the lung or abdominal cavity …"

"… are exposed to asbestos on the job and more than 100,000 die each year of mesothelioma, lung cancer or asbestosis.“I hope that this lesson resounds around the …"

"… tons of the mineral in 2011, wrote Reinstein, whose husband, Alan, died of mesothelioma in 2006.In a press release, a spokesman for Schmidheiny called the verdict …"

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