The San Antonio Express-News reported November 7, 2006 on an investigation regarding suspicions from a reader that her sister-in-law (who passed away three years ago with peritoneal mesothelioma) and husband (who has been diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma) were exposed to asbestos brought home on their father’s clothing.  The father was a plumber at Kelly Air […]

Great Britain’s Health and Safety Commission/Executive (HSC/E) has published the latest statistics on work-related ill health, workplace injury and enforcement in Great Britain.  Estimates that are currently being updated of occupational cancer range from 3,000 to 12,000 per year.  Deaths from mesothelioma have increased from 153 in 1968 to 1,969 in 2004.  Latest projections suggest […]