Topic: Asbestos

This week, the U.S. Surgeon General urged all Americans to educate themselves about the serious dangers of asbestos exposure. Inhaling asbestos fibers can cause serious respiratory diseases including mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of…

The Washington state Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure Thursday calling for warning labels on all home building products that contain asbestos. If the Washington House of Representatives also adopts the legislation, products ranging from wallboard…

A recent study in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health suggests that automobile mechanics and car service technicians may be at risk of developing mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos-containing brake dust. Mesothelioma is…

The World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer issued a joint statement Feb. 19 stating that all forms of asbestos cause cancer in humans and stopping the use of all forms…

Pipefitter Graham Hall, who died in January after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, recalled being showered with asbestos dust during the time he worked as a pipefitter at a British steel plant, according to information presented…