It’s always good to see a public figure making an attempt to raise mesothelioma awareness, and 15-time PGA Tour winner Fred Couples is doing his part.
Couples, who served as the captain of the U.S. team in The Presidents Cup 2011, has donated his share of the$4.5
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The Co-Founder, President & CEO of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is urging the government to take action and ban the importation of asbestos following the release of a report that documents a spike in U.S. asbestos consumption during the first half of 2011.
Linda Reinstein,who
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A report issued by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) warns that the mineral erionite can produce airborne fibers similar to the asbestos fibers that can trigger mesothelioma, a rare and deadly cancer.
Erionite is a material that occurs in many parts of theWestern
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The Miles for Meso race of 2011 is over and mesothelioma research will receive another $25,000 to help fund this important work as a result. The race took place in Alton, Illinois, on September 24, the first official National Mesothelioma Awareness Day. More than 600 people participated in the event. The annual eventis
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A new study from a section of the National Institutes of Health has made a landmark connection between certain genetic mutations and an individual’s susceptibility to developing mesothelioma at some point in their life.
The study - which was funded by the National CancerInstitute
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