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Looking overseas for answers
The worldwide battle against mesothelioma has made significant progress. Countless countries have banned the substance outright. Although the United States still imports the dangerous fibers, manufacturing is a thing of the past. Innovations in medicine and treatments...
Are Hairdressers in Danger of Asbestos Exposure?
We have discussed the continuously expanding list of at-risk occupations. It seems as if a report highlights the danger of asbestos exposure in a new career on a regular basis. Unfortunately, a recent study has placed a new occupation squarely in the sights of...
Asbestos: Occupational Exposure
A job can be stressful for numerous reasons. From financial concerns to learning new procedures to keeping up with production metrics, workers can spend an entire shift under great strain. Unfortunately, the one thing that workers should be concerned about often slips...
Johnson & Johnson’s Legal Gamble Against an Expert Witness
Johnson & Johnson thought that they were in the clear in 1976. Mount Sinai Hospital researchers announced that while many talcum powder brands cause cancer, J&J products were free of the carcinogen. Now, more than 40 years later, unsealed company documents...
ADAO’s Asbestos Ban Bill Stronger Than Ever
For decades, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has been fighting for a ban on asbestos in the United States. Since 1989 when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) almost issued a nation-wide ban on asbestos, $100,000,000 USD has been spent on...
Smart Steps to a Mesothelioma Cure
The quest for a cure for mesothelioma continues as the United States and Canada have implemented what they consider "bans" on asbestos. However, those so-called prohibitions have their share of exemptions for both countries. Simply put, those qualified prohibitions...
The Tragic Fate of 9/11 First Responders
Perhaps the most tragic aspect of a mesothelioma diagnosis is the amount of time it takes for the disease to progress. Often measured in decades, many victims discover that they are stricken with the deadly illness two decades following exposure. Twenty years ago,...
Firefighters Suing San Diego Over Asbestos Exposure
Several months ago, we discussed the concern that San Diego firefighters expressed after discovering they were being exposed to asbestos inside their Fire Training Academy. Now, hundreds of firefighters and fire department employees have filed a negligence claim...
Innovation May Lead to Early Detection
For most, a mesothelioma diagnosis represents a death sentence. In spite of medical advancements, early detection is difficult until the disease is in an advanced stage where medical treatment is limited. Searches for a way to speed up detection have not met...
Brayton Purcell Sponsors Marin Humane’s Summer Camp
We were proud to sponsor Marin Humane's Summer Kids Camp! Here are some of the happy campers:
