Archive for October, 2007

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Home Renovations Lead To Asbestos Exposure

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October 30, 2007

A new sub group of mesothelioma suffers has arrived. Dubbed the “third wave”, more females are falling victim to mesothelioma cancers than ever before. The adult female mesothelioma sufferers that are appearing are suspected to be from a generation where, as children, they played or lived in close contact with parents who began destroying or removing asbestos-laden material while improving or remodeling homes.

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Mesothelioma - Time To Act

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October 27, 2007

If you have recently been diagnosed with mesothelioma, now is the time for you to seek assistance through the legal system to help secure compensation for your condition. Many people who have also been exposed to asbestos-laden particulate matter and asbestos dust have already taken the proper steps to secure the compensation that is owed to you or your family.

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Asbestos Ban Passed By Senate

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October 14, 2007

An asbestos ban named the Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 that had been proposed by Congress six years ago was finally passed by the Senate last week in a unanimous bi-partisan decision. If President George W. Bush does not veto the bill, the United States will be among 40 other countries that have already passed similar legislation. The bill will ban the import and export of more than 3,000 materials what are known to have used mesothelioma-causing asbestos as part of their production. The Environmental Protection Agency will be charged in enforcing the product ban.

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Mesothelioma Treatment Alternatives

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October 7, 2007

In a effort to thwart the possibility of developing mesothelioma after having been exposed to asbestos, those at risk for developing the disease have begun to seek alternative treatments.  Mesothelioma has no known cure.  However, with the threat of any disease, prevention is the best safeguard for illness.

Among the available alternative treatments, antioxidants, aromatherapy, and massage therapy are three possibilities to aid in living with mesothelioma.

Antioxidants are substances naturally found in some foods and in pill form that work at preventing the development of free radicals in the body.  Free radicals are the precursor to chain reactions that can cause damage to cells on a microscopic level.  It is though that, through the prevention of free radicals, the body’s ability to protect against mesothelioma is increased.

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