Shop owner's death linked to asbestos used in store walls
_ Asbestos detected in the lungs of a stationery shop owner who died from mesothelioma last year has been found to be the same type as that used in the walls of his store, an investigation by a medical doctor shows.
Asbestos concerns on Iron Range persist
HEALTH:Workers' compensation claims by mine workers allege taconite dust made them sick. AURORA, Minn. - Tony Plevell died in 1996 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
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(AP) Aurora, Minn. Tony Plevell died in 1996 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
Asbestos-related concerns on Iron Range not going away
AURORA, Minn. - Tony Plevell died in 1996 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
Chilliwack MP says disease linked to asbestos fibres
OTTAWA -- Popular Conservative MP Chuck Strahl, deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, stunned colleagues Monday with the sudden disclosure he has been diagnosed with a life-threatening form of cancer almost exclusively linked to the inhalation of asbestos fibres.
Low level of asbestos exposure proved fatal
Blue asbestos fibers identical to that lining the walls of a stationery shop were found in the lungs of its former manager, who died of an asbestos-linked illness after working there for more than 30 years, it was learned Monday.
Asbestos shafts threaten villages near Kuruman
Kuruman - Thousands of people living in two villages, Bathlaros and Marupeng outside Kuruman, are exposed to blue and brown asbestos from abandoned shafts on a nearby hill.
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_ ---------- Shop owner's death linked to asbestos used in store walls
Asbestosis ‘victims’ to file damage suit
A non-government organization (NGO) is set to seek punitive damages from 24 American companies which used to operate at the former Subic naval base for allegedly providing hazardous workplaces to their Filipino workers who are now suffering from cancer.
Kyodo economic news summary -4-
_ ---------- Japan's July convenience store sales down 4.7%
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