Asbestos is a carcinogenic naturally occurring mineral. Throughout most of the twentieth century, asbestos was considered a “miracle mineral”. It was lightweight, inexpensive, strong, and fire resistant. Not until the…

The Warren based Den-man contractors demolished a home on 14444 Flanders, even though they knew that the home contained dangerous asbestos particles. David Macdonald, a contractor for Den-Man oversaw the…

More than a third of countries recognized by the United Nations have banned asbestos, and many more have limited asbestos use. Nevertheless, historical uses of asbestos are still affecting many…

Do you, like many others, think that the United States has an asbestos ban in place? In the United States, asbestos is regulated. That, though, is not the same thing…

Recently a meeting was held in Detroit about the Detroit Blight Demolition project. 200 people, both residents and council members had signed up to speak. More than 500 people attended…

Recently the city of Detroit issued a contractor to tear down an asbestos-laden apartment building at 31 Woodland Street. Violations were issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes,…

A clinical trial is currently analyzing a unique combination of immunotherapy and antiangiogenic. It is exploring whether or not this will be able to serve as an adequate second-line treatment…

In the 1970s, the United States government began to make tighter restrictions on asbestos. Then, in the early 2000s, pleural mesothelioma rates peaked. After that, it was projected that the…

After a few decades, the risks of pleural mesothelioma, the most common type of mesothelioma, stop rising and level off, or plateau. Sadly, with peritoneal mesothelioma, there is a different…

In July a new use rule for asbestos from the EPA became effective. The rule was designed to strengthen the protection of public health. But some claim that the rule…