Saturday, August 06, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/6/2005

Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

_ Local governments and labor bureaus nationwide handled more than 250 cases of consultations on asbestos-related health problems in about a month to the end of July, amid growing public concerns on the issue, a Kyodo News survey released Saturday said.

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Kyodo news summary -7-

_ ---------- Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

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AP Enterprise: Scientists wary of expanding taconite tailings use

VIRGINIA, Minn. - Highway workers are putting the finishing touches on an interchange here that includes more than a million tons of an extra-hard rock blasted and crushed from the region's taconite mines.

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Pill as deadly as asbestos

The World Health Organisation recently confirmed that it now categorises the Pill as a grade three substance. This gives the Pill the same cancer-causing potential as asbestos.

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Gov't informed of resident with asbestos-linked disease in 1987

_ The government was informed in 1987 of a case that a woman who lived near an asbestos-related factory had died of cancer following exposure to the carcinogenic substance, government officials said Friday.

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National surveys looking at where and how much

MISSOULA -- Efforts are under way to determine the extent of asbestos contamination in communities where vermiculite ore from the former W.R. Grace plant was sent.

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MSHA Proposes Rule to Reduce Miners' Exposure to Asbestos

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a proposed rule that would reduce by 20 times miners' permissible exposure limit (PEL) to asbestos.

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Mine company can challenge 'fear' decision

A FORMER miner awarded compensation for his chronic fear of dying from an asbestos-related disease has vowed to continue his legal battle after CSR Limited was granted leave to appeal against the landmark West Australian court ruling.

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CSR allowed to challenge asbestos case ruling

Australian company CSR Limited has been granted the right to challenge a landmark asbestos compensation case.

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CSR allowed to challenge asbestos case ruling

Australian company CSR Limited has been granted the right to challenge a landmark asbestos compensation case. Arturo della Madalena was exposed to asbestos while working with Australian Blue Asbestos in Perth in the 1960s.

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