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Minnesota Department of Health withheld data about mesothelioma affecting miners for a year before making it public The Minnesota Department of Health discovered in March 2006 that 35 more Iron Range miners had been diagnosed with mesothelioma–a cancer of the lung lining associated with asbestos exposure–but withheld the information from the public for […]

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Connecticut schools ban art clay with Nytal 100 talc due to asbestos concerns Connecticut’s health and education departments have directed schools in the state to stop using art clay containing Nytal 100 talc, after research raised suspicions that the talc is contaminated with asbestos.  Asbestos is linked to the cancer mesothelioma, which affects […]