According to a study reported in the March 10, 2007 edition of The Lancet, countries’ historical asbestos consumption is associated with deaths from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.  Conducted by Dr. Ken Takahashi and colleagues from the University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Kitakyushu, Japan, the study calculated the mean amount per head of […]

ADAO asks U.S. Senate to make the first week of April “National Asbestos Awareness Week” The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) on March 23, 2007 encouraged the U.S. Senate to pass Senate Resolution 108 to designate the first week of April as “National Asbestos Awareness Week.” Asbestos exposure is associated with malignant mesothelioma, a rare […]