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War brings devastation in ways that are immediately visible—flattened homes, displaced families, shattered lives. But in the wreckage of Gaza’s crumbled buildings lies a quieter, invisible menace that will continue to haunt its people for decades: asbestos. The widespread destruction of buildings and infrastructure has released toxic materials like asbestos into the air, soil, and …
The theme of the 2021 Global Asbestos Awareness Week is “One Word. One Week. One World.” Since 2005, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has hosted a week of education and action to end the use of asbestos. Though the dangers of asbestos have been known for decades, there remains a need to educate the …
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) says the benefits of free lung cancer early testing could be significant – especially for women and Black people. This task force is an independent assembly of 16 physicians and scientists who evaluate medications and tests. As a federally appointed group, they have recommended major changes in how, …
After a 120 year history, Asbestos, Quebec is putting its asbestos past behind. Asbestos is known throughout the world as a deadly mineral comprised of microscopic fibers. These fibers, when inhaled, can cause diseases such as lung cancer, the deadly mesothelioma, and asbestosis. There is no safe level of exposure according to the World Health …
Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder, a talcum powder product used by generations of parents and children, often contained asbestos, reports Reuters. The same mines where talc is found are often contaminated with deposits of naturally occurring asbestos. A Reuters review of internal company documents, show that from at least 1971, Johnson & Johnson’s raw …
