The ad hoc committee of asbestos claimants, which represents “tens of thousands” of individuals who claim they have been injured by Dana Corp.’s asbestos products, has appealed the confirmation of Dana’s bankruptcy plan. Although the notice of appeal does not provide the basis for the appeal, the committee has argued that the plan does not...

Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester have announced that $248,580 in federal funding will go to Libby, Montana’s Center for Asbestos-Related Disease (CARD). The CARD Clinic treats Libby’s many victims of asbestos exposure W.R. Grace’s vermiculite mining operations there. Asbestos exposure can cause mesothelioma, a rare and virulent cancer that attacks the lining...

Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 30 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos. Shortness of breath and pain in the chest due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleura are often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma....

Asbestos has been mined and used commercially since the late 1800s. Its use greatly increased during World War II. Since the early 1940s, millions of American workers have been exposed to asbestos dust. Initially, the risks associated with asbestos exposure were not known....

Working with asbestos is the major risk factor for mesothelioma. A history of asbestos exposure at work is reported in about 70 percent to 80 percent of all cases. However, mesothelioma has been reported in some individuals without any known exposure to asbestos....

Although reported incidence rates have increased in the past 20 years, mesothelioma is still a relatively rare cancer....

Mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium) is a disease in which cells of the mesothelium become abnormal and divide without control or order....

The mesothelium is a membrane that covers and protects most of the internal organs of the body. It is composed of two layers of cells: One layer immediately surrounds the organ; the other forms a sac around it....

The UK’s National Union of Teachers has taken the position that any asbestos poses a clear risk to students and teachers and it should be removed all schools. Union documents declare that inadequate maintenance and high incidence of vandalism make schools particularly vulnerable to asbestos being disturbed and released into the air. Some teachers...

The UK’s National Union of Teachers has taken the position that any asbestos poses a clear risk to students and teachers and it should be removed all schools. Union documents declare that inadequate maintenance and high incidence of vandalism make schools particularly vulnerable to asbestos being disturbed and released into the air. Some teachers...