Anita Steiner was diagnosed with mesothelioma two years ago at the young age of 45. Mesothelioma is a rare and often incurable cancer of the lining of the lungs caused by exposure to asbestos. The onset of cancer can take anywhere from 10 to 40 years to develop. Anita seems to be another case of [...]

The British Lung Foundation (BLF) has developed a survey for people with mesothelioma, their family members and people who have lost a close one to the deadly disease.  Malignant mesothelioma is a cancer that affects the lining of the chest.  The cause of the cancer is due to inhaling asbestos fibers.  Commonly, it takes anywhere from [...]

Several weeks ago, soldiers in Fort Bragg, North Carolina were instructed to remove floor tiles in an old barracks storage room. One of the soldiers told his dad, Evon Colchiski, about their assignment to remove the tiles. His father immediately became concerned about the soldiers scraping the old floor tiles and removing the debris. His [...]

Registration for the 5th Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference is now open.  The conference will be held March 27 – 29, 2009 in Manhattan Beach, Calfornia at the Manhattan Beach Marriot Hotel.  The conference is held annually to provide the most advanced medical, occupational, and environmental information about asbestos-related diseases for individuals and families, employers, [...]

There has been a lot in the news lately about improper removal of asbestos that has led to fines for developers, contractors, store and property owners.  Asbestos is an air contaminant for which there is no known safe level of exposure and a respiratory hazard.  Asbestos exposure and inhalation of asbestos fibers cause serious diseases, [...]

Case filed in San Francisco Superior Court by Mesothelioma lawyers at the firm Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason on behalf of patient diagnosed in 2006 moves through courts. Initial default judgment of $2,671,000.00 in favor of the firms client removed to Federal Court with trial date set for July 2009.
Frank Ham was diagnosed with pleural [...]

Yet another school is being affected by the presence of asbestos in it’s building material.
School officials have closed part of Bozeman High School in Montana after discovering pieces of asbestos roofing material in some of it’s classrooms. Superintendent Kirk Miller says the material fell into an art room and custodial garage-storage room while a new [...]

Big Penguin, a major tourist attraction in the northwest Tasmanian town of Penguin, was being inspected after concerns were raised by the worker who helped build the ten foot statue.  The Penguin was originally constructed in 1975.  The sculptor Andrew Bennie, a former Goliath cement plant worker, alerted the Central Coast County with concerns that [...]