(ARA) - Everyone knows the dangers of asbestos. What was once commonplace in factories and the construction industry has caused a slew of health problems to those who have been exposed.
AUSTRALIAN sailors are being exposed to deadly asbestos fibres because the navy continues to use illegal asbestos-contaminated parts, years after they were outlawed.
EDWARDSVILLE - The number of asbestos lawsuits filed in Madison County jumped by almost 200 cases in 2008, raising alarm among tort reform advocates, but a judge said lawyers tell him such cases are more numerous across the country.
A TERMINALLY-ILL mum is suing the council – claiming asbestos exposure at school gave her cancer. The 48-year-old from Huyton has undergone chemotherapy and surgery for mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer.
PORTAGE, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Portage firefighters are dealing with the loss of one of their own. Brad Wilson died Monday after a battle with stage three lung cancer, which he was diagnosed with six months previously. Doctors say the cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos.