Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

Asbestos was used in a number of applications in dental offices at least since 1930.  One such use was as a lining material for casting rings and crucibles used for making crowns or bridges. Dentists would melt metal in the casting ring or crucible to form the crown or bridge. The asbestos lining functioned to [...]

A recently published report from Taiwan points out that the burden of mesothelioma is still high and possibly growing in developing countries where the importation and use of asbestos continues. 
Although many health and medical organizations have and continue to call for the total ban on the mining and use of all forms of asbestos, the [...]

For decades now it has been known that asbestos causes serious diseases, such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer. This is not opinion or fear, but scientific fact, medically validated with unquestionable evidence. And yet Quebec still continues to mine, manufacture and export the toxic substance.
Of course, most of the asbestos is sent off to [...]