Jan
21
Toronto’s University Health Network is conducting a study that seeks a method of early detection of mesothelioma. This organization is Canada’s largest acute care teaching facility, comprised of three Toronto hospitals and a number of research laboratories.
The researchers are seeking volunteers who may have been exposed to asbestos for a lengthy study that will try to pinpoint the onset of mesothelioma. The principal reason for the high fatality rate with this disease is that often it is not diagnosed until it is a highly developed form of cancer. People who are exposed to asbestos at some point in their lives may not develop mesothelioma until many years have passed.
Jan
17
For fifteen years John Kielbasa has been reporting instances of loose asbestos that he has found in the facilities of his employer, the New York City Department of Education. As a steamfitter, Mr. Kielbasa came across instance after instance where pipes, valves and other fittings that had asbestos coating still remained in school buildings.
Over the last two decades, the relationship between asbestos and the lethal cancer mesothelioma has been well established and liability for sickness among those exposed to asbestos during their working lives has been laid at the doors of product manufacturers. Many public entities went through elaborate and expensive efforts to remove all asbestos from public buildings.