FIVE-YEAR STUDY SUGGESTS VITAMIN E-RELATED COMPOUND MAY KILL CANCER CELLS...
Mesothelioma is a highly aggressive cancer found in the lining of the chest, the abdominal cavity, and area around the heart. It is primarily caused by exposure to airborne asbestos particles and has a...
View ArticleTHE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE...
An international scientific conference, Occupational and Environmental Exposures of Skin to Chemicals-2005, is taking place this week in Stockholm, Sweden. More than 200 participants from around the...
View ArticleThe March of Dimes Reports Over Eight Million Children Born with Birth...
In what is being called “the first in-depth analysis of the global impact of birth defects,†by a number of sources like HealthDay News, the March of Dimes is reporting that over 8 million...
View ArticleSupreme Court of Oregon Upholds $79.5 Million in Punitive Damages against...
In the ongoing war between those who have suffered the deadly ill-effects of smoking and the tobacco industry, there have been victories and defeats for each side. Big Tobacco has staunchly defended...
View ArticleDeadly Risks Associated with Asbestos Have Failed to Stop Its Use in U.S. and...
Currently, the U.S. Senate is debating a bill (S.852) that would establish a 30-year, $140 billion asbestos victims’ compensation trust fund that, in essence, would eliminate asbestos lawsuits...
View ArticleSerevent Exposes Blacks to Higher Risk of Asthma-Related Death – Study
A new study has found that GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) popular asthma drug, Serevent, (salmeterol), exposes African-American patients to a higher risk of asthma-related death. The study was led by...
View ArticleIncreased Risk of Mesothelioma from Environmental Exposure to Volcanic...
Although the often fatal cancer known as mesothelioma is almost always associated with asbestos, a new study has found that environmental exposure to a (nonasbestos) volcanic mineral, erionite, may be...
View Article9/11 Continues to Claim Victims among Rescue and Recovery Workers As Well As...
The gaping hole in lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center (WTC) towers once stood is a grim reminder of that sunny September day in 2001 that shook the world. The physical scars, however, are not...
View ArticleAutopsy Confirms NYPD Detective Died As A Result of Rescue and Recovery Work...
Much the same way the U.S. government denied the chemical defoliant Agent Orange was the cause of widespread deaths and cancer among military personnel returning from Viet Nam, the City of New York and...
View ArticleImportant Mesothelioma Research Foundation Receives Federal Funding
For the first time ever, federal funds have been given to a nonprofit group dedicated to eradicating mesothelioma. The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation), said it receivedÂÂ...
View ArticleMerck Suffers Potential Legal Setback in Vioxx Case
In what may be a devastating blow to drug maker Merck, a New Jersey appeals court overturned a lower court’s decision to dismiss a proposed class-action suit against the company. In a unanimous...
View ArticleDeadly World Trade Center Dust Killing Rescue Workers and Residents;...
Word Trade Center rescue workers and lower Manhattan residents were exposed to deadly dust due to misleading Information from the EPA. A report is shedding new light on misleading EPA claims in the...
View ArticleWorld Trade Center Rescue Workers Made Ill from Toxic Dust Finally Hear from...
World Trade Center rescue workers, many of them sickened by contaminated dust, finally had a chance to hear from former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Christine Todd Whitman at a...
View ArticleNew York City Rocked by Underground Steam Pipe Explosion. One Dead More than...
A steam pipe used by Con Edison in New York City violently exploded yesterday, injuring more than 30 people, and leaving one dead. The force of the explosion in Manhattan left a 25-foot crater in the...
View ArticleAsbestos Found in New York City Steam Pipe Explosion Debris
Asbestos has been found in the debris left behind from the New York City Con Edison steam pipe explosion that rocked Manhattan yesterday. Officials for the city’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM)...
View ArticleCon Edison says Steam Pipe Involved in New York City Explosion Repaired in...
Wednesday’s violent New York City steam pipe explosion has raised questions regarding Con Edison’s maintenance of the pipe network that runs under the city. And apparently, the steam pipes under...
View ArticleAsbestos Found in Toys, Other Products, Consumer Group Says
Asbestos is present in many toys and consumer products, according to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. The group, the nation’s largest asbestos victim’s organization, was created in 2004...
View ArticleCSI Fingerprint Toy Pulled from Connecticut Stores Due to Asbestos Contamination
Sales of the CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit have been halted by the Department of Consumer Protection in Connecticut, which is alerting consumers to return the dangerous asbestos-laden toy to the...
View ArticleAsbestos Whistleblower Says He Was Demoted by New York City Schools
An asbestos whistleblower is claiming that has been demoted for speaking out about asbestos problems at New York City schools. According to a press release from his lawyer, John Kielbasa, a 22-year...
View ArticleFEMA Offers Refunds on Toxic Trailers
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will offer refunds to people who bought toxic FEMA trailers. The toxic FEMA trailers issued to Hurricane Katrina survivors are contaminated with...
View ArticleBPA Implicated in Health Problems, US Report Says
Bisphenol A, or BPA—a fairly ubiquitous chemical used in polycarbonate plastic products, including baby bottles and metal can coatings could be linked to a range of hormonal problems—according to a...
View ArticleNanotubes May Be As Dangerous As Asbestos
It seems as if Nanotubes may pose similar health risks as asbestos. Discovered in 1991, Nanotubes are basically rolled-up carbon sheets—tiny, super-strong carbon fibers—used to produce materials...
View ArticlePeople Exposed to Ground Zero Dust Still Experiencing Headaches
Not surprisingly, those workers and residents who were exposed to the dust and fumes that were caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 continue to report...
View ArticleWorld Trade Center-Ground Zero Deadline Extended Nov. 8th
The Associated Press (AP) is breaking with news about a deadline extension for thousands of Ground Zero workers to settle lawsuits over exposure to the toxic dust that covered the World Trade Center...
View ArticleGround Zero Rescue and Recovery Workers Excluded from Settlement
Are our World Trade Center (WTC) heroes being unfairly excluded from the ongoing settlement process to settle lawsuits over exposure to the toxic dust that covered the WTC following the 9/11 attacks?...
View ArticleThousands face risk of mesothelioma lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure
Although asbestos isn’t used commonly in many of the industrial settings it once was, many still face the risk of suffering asbestos-related lung diseases, especially mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a...
View ArticleClearing debris in Sandy’s path will expose many to high levels of asbestos
Those left in the wake or responding to the dangers created by Hurricane Sandy along the East Coast face many dangers and hardships in the coming days and chief among them could be the threat of...
View ArticleClean-up crews in Sandy’s wake face asbestos exposure risks
By Jerrold Parker Hurricane Sandy put millions of lives in danger and the “super”storm’s effects could be long-lasting, especially the threat of asbestos exposure. As the damaging winds, storm surge,...
View ArticleSuperstorm Sandy Dangers Continue in Dust, Mold
Superstorm Sandy continues to wreak havoc up and down the Eastern seaboard, one month after the massive hurricane struck. “There are asbestos roofs that have collapsed near the ocean,” roofer, Ken...
View ArticleUntimely deaths of former pilots increases scrutiny over toxic air aboard...
In the last month, two former British Airways pilots were laid to rest and at least one of them believes their untimely deaths were the result of breathing toxic air inside the cabin of the jets for...
View ArticleAsbestos Exposure Led to Man’s Death, Lawsuit Alleges
A plumbing company is facing a lawsuit brought by the family of a now-deceased plumber who allege his mesothelioma was caused by asbestos exposure at A. Mormile Plumbing & Heating of Amsterdam. The...
View ArticleAsbestos Continues to Cause Significant Mesothelioma Risks
One case of mesothelioma is proving to be an example of what new generation asbestos lawsuits are looking like. In one case, the plaintiff suffered from chest pain, traveled nationwide for major...
View ArticleTenants In Building Near Harlem Explosion Site Sue for Toxic Exposure
Tenants in a Harlem apartment building near the site of last month’s deadly gas explosion are suing their landlord and the city of New York for failing to test for allegedly unsafe levels of toxic...
View ArticleJudge Rules Navy Worker’s Asbestos Claims Against GE and Crane Can Go Forward
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled recently that a former U.S. Navy service member can pursue claims against Crane Co., General Electric and two other companies that he was exposed to asbestos while...
View ArticleBus Manufacturer Navistar Hit with $7.7 Million Asbestos Verdict
A Syracuse, New York, jury has returned a $7.7 million verdict in a wrongful death suit brought against bus manufacturer Navistar International Corp. by the widow of a school bus driver who died of...
View ArticleLawsuits Mount Against Johnson & Johnson Over Talcum Powder and Ovarian Cancer
In a growing legal battle, hundreds of women have filed lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson, claiming the company’s talcum powder products led to their ovarian cancers. The suits claim Johnson &...
View ArticleFealGood Foundation Founder Urges Congress to Permanently Extend Zadroga Act
Parker Waichman will be among the many supporters of the Zadroga Act —including including Jon Stewart, formerly of “The Daily Show” and John Feal, founder of the FealGood Foundation advocacy...
View ArticleJon Stewart Joins Today’s Washington Rally for Permanent Extension of the...
Former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart will rally today in Washington DC with 9/11 first responders and recovery workers, survivors and their families, physicians, and advocates to lobby Congress for a...
View ArticleRenewal of Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Included in Year-End Tax...
Renewal of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, the legislation that provides health benefits for first responders who became ill after the September 11 attacks, has been included in the...
View ArticleSenate Passes Reforms to Toxic Substances Control Act
The U.S. Senate voted on December 17 to approve a sweeping chemical safety bill after months of negotiations. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, named after the late New...
View ArticleNY Justices Rule Excess Asbestos Coverage Should Not be Prorated
The New York Court of Appeals unanimously decided that each excess insurance policy covering certain pump manufacturers can be held liable for the entire loss resulting from asbestos claims against the...
View ArticleChild Protection Organization Asks Indian States to Test Johnson & Johnson...
On May 17, 2016, India’s National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a child rights organization, wrote to officials in five Indian states asking them to test Johnson & Johnson’s...
View Article9/11 Responders Continue to Suffer WTC-Related Injuries
It has been nearly 15 years since the 9/11 attacks, and first responders and residents continue to face chronic health problems related to toxic dust exposure. Officially, the disaster area extends...
View ArticleCOPD is Now Independently Covered Under Zadroga Act
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is now covered under the Zadroga Act as an independent injury, meaning that 9/11 victims can file a claim for COPD alone without a prior diagnosis or...
View ArticleShift in Age and Gender Distribution of Mesothelioma Cases
For many decades, mesothelioma—an aggressive cancer that occurs in the mesothelium, the thin layer of tissue that covers the internal organs—has largely affected men age 60 and older. But...
View ArticlePearl Harbor Asbestos Exposure Linked to Veterans’ Mesothelioma
The Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 that killed more than 2,400 Americans, wounded nearly 1,200 others, and plunged the country into World War II, also exposed more than 10,000...
View ArticleAsbestos Exposure Continues to Lead to Fatal Illnesses
Where is Asbestos Found? Individuals working or attending school in a building that was damaged after a storm or following maintenance work should know about potential asbestos concerns. When storms...
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