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136 News FoundIn Libby, asbestos disaster has taken toll on families and community
The deaths of 400 people from asbestos-related disease is not the only legacy of the shuttered vermiculite mine in Libby, ...
Minnesota governor vetoes asbestos bill
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed legislation that would have shielded a Philadelphia manufacturer from corporate liability in asbestos lawsuits.
Minnesota landfill seeks permission to accept friable asbestos
The owners of a landfill in southeastern Minnesota want to begin accepting waste contaminated with dangerous asbestos fibers.
Ground Zero health fund will cover mesothelioma, other cancers
A panel of health experts says mesothelioma, a rare cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs and abdomen, should ...
Protein from fireflies lights the way for mesothelioma treatment
Researchers are experimenting with a genetically modified protein extracted from fireflies that could guide a heat-based treatment to shrink mesothelioma ...
Annual conference puts spotlight on global asbestos threat
International experts, health officials and advocates for victims of asbestos-related disease are gathering in Atlanta this week to discuss the ...
Regulators cite company for failing to protect workers from asbestos
An Illinois company faces fines of $127,600 after a safety inspection found that workers removing insulation at a site in ...
Occupational asbestos exposure linked to higher risk of heart disease, stroke
Workers exposed to asbestos, already at high risk of developing mesothelioma and lung cancer, are more likely to die of ...
Leukemia drug no help for mesothelioma patients, study finds
Dasatinib, a drug used to treat leukemia, showed “no activity” in patients with inoperable mesothelioma, say researchers who have just ...
New York arena workers say asbestos caused mesothelioma in colleagues
Workers at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island say at least two colleagues contracted mesothelioma from asbestos in the walls of ...