Bill Behymer of Quincy, Illinois used to coach junior high school football. Now that he’s been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure, he still keeps up with the Quincy High School football team, the alike boys who had been on his junior high team. Behymer told his team they [...]
South Carolina (SC) Mesothelioma, Asbestos Cancer, as well as Common Asbestos Resources
Bodily for South Carolina residents who want to learn more about asbestos, asbestos exposure, as well as mesothelioma, including what health examination treatment centers, doctors as well as clinical trials in the state focus on mesothelioma; what legal options are available for mesothelioma patients; [...]
There are 22 buildings within Jackson-Madison County Schools in Florida that are contaminated with asbestos; 19 of those buildings are schools. Newer buildings within the school system are asbestos-free, as are newer additions to some of the older buildings.
The buildings that are contaminated with asbestos, a known carcinogen, are inspected every six months by [...]
In January 2010, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute as well as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) will be launching a targeted health initiative focusing on environmental cancers. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 1,479,350 recent cases of cancer reported in the United States by the end of 2009. About [...]
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco, California has charged Rogelio Lowe of E&D Environmental Safety Training, Inc. with scheming to defraud employers by issuing certificates to asbestos removal workers without providing them with the proper training as well as charging their employers for the filled cost of the training. Asbestos is a toxic substance [...]
The owner of the former Classy Leather Goods warehouse in Middletown, New York will be penalized for improper removal of asbestos, based on an October 14 tip when a city building inspector found workers prepared to leave the property in a van to dump bags of asbestos-containing materials. The operation was close down on the [...]
The Manhattan Beach City Council in California passed Resolution No. 6223 urging the state legislature to repeal the designation of serpentine as the official state rock because serpentine can contain the toxic substance asbestos. The resolution has been lauded by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) as part of its “Drop the Rock” campaign to [...]
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has cited the University of Wyoming for scattering asbestos-containing materials during a demolition project at the Bureau of Mines building. Violations include failing to conduct an asbestos inspection, failing to provide notification to the proper authorities, failing to remove a regulated asbestos-containing bodily prior to demolition, failing to [...]
Donald Pritchard of Ellicottville, New York died of mesothelioma on October 17 at the age of 73. Pritchard served with the U.S. Army in Germany after graduating from high school in 1954. He then spent over 40 years as a construction superintendent with various firms, including L.C. Whitford, Barnes Construction as well as John Luther [...]
Tish Hearne of Camarillo, California is a breast cancer survivor. She recently spoke at the luminaria ceremony for the Camarillo Relay for Life. In her speech, she began with how difficult it was to come up with something to say because of how intensely she wants to find a cure for cancer.
Hearne lost her 8 [...]
