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Asbestos linked to ovarian cancer Women exposed to asbestos fibers through work were one-and-three-quarter times more likely to develop ovarian cancer   |
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What You Need to Know About Asbestos Unfortunately, asbestos can be found in a myriad of household materials. We'll tell you where to look... |
BusinessWeek
June 9, 2011
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In India, Slum Roofing Is Cheap -- and Deadly The top importer of asbestos, India is lax on factory regulations |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2007 |
Asbestosis: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is asbestosis?... Who gets it and why?... How can my doctor tell if I have it?... etc. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2007
O'Reilly et al. |
Asbestos-Related Lung Disease The inhalation of asbestos fibers may lead to a number of respiratory diseases. Although exposure is now regulated, patients continue to present with these diseases because of the long latent period between exposure and clinical disease. |
BusinessWeek
April 18, 2005
Lorraine Woellert |
The Asbestos Mess: There Is A Way Out If Bush wants to end the asbestos impasse, he'll have to put the weight of the White House behind the simpler yet effective approach. A medical-criteria bill would give business and the courts much-needed relief while protecting the rights of real asbestos victims. |
Geotimes
September 2005
Kathryn Hansen |
Rocks Pose Cancer Concerns Contracts, permits and building codes aside, developers in California now have an additional consideration before excavating for a new tract of homes: carcinogenic rocks. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2008
Anne B. Schmidt |
Provention Plan Property owners can reduce their risk of asbestos-related litigation. |
Mother Jones
June 2000
Maryanne Vollers & Andrea Barnett |
Libby's Deadly Grace W.R. Grace & Company knew all along that abestos from its Libby, Montana, mine was sickening workers and their families -- but said nothing. Only now, a decade after the mine closed, are the town's residents learning the painful truth. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Is Asbestos Hazardous to This Stock? The Department of Justice issues an indictment against mining company W.R. Grace and seven executives in response to allegations that the company knowingly exposed townspeople and miners to airborne asbestos particles in Libby, Montana. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
November 7, 2005
Gene G. Marcial |
Writing On USG's Wall? Is time running out for gypsum wallboard maker USG? |
Geotimes
May 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Volcanic Rocks Linked to Cancer Beyond lava, ash and toxic gases, scientists can now add cancer to the list of hazards posed by some volcanoes. Some medical geologists think that fibrous material inside ancient volcanic rock in Turkey has led to almost half of the deaths of residents in two of the region's villages. |
Chemistry World
October 2, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
EPA criticized over asbestos clean-up research The US Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog has found that the agency's costly and time-consuming experiments on alternative asbestos control methods lacked effective oversight and threatened human health. |
AskMen.com
Harold Russell |
The Truth About Lung Cancer Read this article to find out about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and preventive measures of lung cancer. |
Reason
March 2007
Walter Olson |
Dangerous When in Power In the U.S., does government protect us from hazardous products, or does it put us in harm's way? |
Geotimes
March 2003
Bieber et al. |
Naturally Occurring Asbestos: An Introduction Naturally occurring asbestos minerals are contained in Earth materials, but can be disturbed by construction or mining. Once airborne, these fibers could cause harm. Geologists have a key role to play in determining where NOAMs might occur so that projects can be planned around them. |
CFO
November 1, 2003
Russ Banham |
Unequal Justice The Bush Administration's broad hope for tort reform has now been limited to class-action legislation. |
Chemistry World
May 20, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
Carbon nanotubes behave like asbestos Long straight carbon nanotubes may be as dangerous as asbestos fibres, potentially causing cancer in cells lining the lung, a pilot study in mice has shown. |
Reason
August 2002
Michael McMenamin |
Knave of Torts Cooler coffee for $3 million and other lawyer bargains: a review of Why Lawsuits Are Good for America: Disciplined Democracy, Big Business, and the Common Law, by Carl T. Bogus |
CFO
May 1, 2003
Kris Frieswick |
Misery Loves Another Company Federal-Mogul, burdened with asbestos claims, tests the limits of bankruptcy law. |
Chemistry World
October 25, 2009
Hayley Birch |
New evidence for toxic effects of inhaled nanotubes Further evidence for the asbestos-like effects of carbon nanotubes has emerged from a new study in mice. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
RPM Puts On Another Coat Despite asbestos charges, RPM reports another solid quarter and year. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
The Cleaner Cleanup How to responsibly rid your house of three major health and environmental hazards -- asbestos, lead, and mold. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2004
Bill Mann |
Foreign Threats to U.S. Profits Watch out if overseas courts decide to start targeting U.S. firms. For the first time, a U.S. tobacco company is facing a big lawsuit from overseas, as an Israeli health provider is seeking some $1.7 billion in damages. |
