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Admiral Elmo R. Zumalt, Jr. – Mesothelioma Patient

jasonkeen — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:43:04 +0000

Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr. was an American naval officer and the youngest man to serve as Chief of Naval Operations. As an admiral and later the 19th Chief of Naval Operations, Zumwalt played a major role in U.S. military history, especially during the Vietnam War. A highly-decorated war veteran, Zumwalt reformed U.S. Navy personnel policies in an effort to improve enlisted life and ease racial tensions. After he retired from a 32-year Navy career, he launched an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Admiral Zumwalt died on January 2, 2000, aged 79, at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, from a rare form of lung cancer called pleural mesothelioma. Most likely, at some time in his naval career, Zumwalt was exposed to asbestos, which was widely used on naval vessels until its hazards became known.

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Asbestos Dumping Raises Health Concerns

jasonkeen — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:47:49 +0000

Reports show that more than 25% of notices being issued by the NSW Environmental Protection Authority over the past five years have been linked with illegal dumping of asbestos material. Many believe this is in direct correlation with the high cost of disposal fees for dumpers, commercial contractors and home renovators.

While this report has been conducted in Sydney, Australia, similar actions occur with frequency in the United States. A New Jersey recycling company has been recently hit with a substantial fine by the United States Environmental Protection Agency nearly five years after illegally dumping more than eight thousand tons of construction debris that contained asbestos products into an unauthorized New York landfill.

North Bergen-based Eagle Recycling signed a plea agreement regarding the illegal dumping in which asbestos contained products were dumped improperly causing the potential release of dangerous fibers and chemicals into the air. Eagle also transported the debris with a phony New York State Department of Environmental Conservation permit and falsified the signature of a DEC official. Eagle has agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty and initiate a new environmental compliance plan at its North Bergen facility and pay any restitution and cleanup fee.

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Asbestos Found in Dumpster Behind Elementary School

troytaub — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:20:38 +0000

Police are searching for the persons responsible for dumping asbestos related materials behind an elementary school. The Thorpe Elementary school is located in Danvers, Massachusetts, in the northern suburbs of Boston. The Danvers Public Health Department has been aware of several occasions where the dumpsters behind the school were used as an illegal dumping ground for asbestos materials.

Officials from the Public Health and Danvers Police are greatly concerned with the health of citizens who live near the school, as well as the children who attend it. The school custodian discovered the debris on numerous occasions and reported it to the police and community officials.

The township is now taking preventative measure in order to ensure that whomever is responsible cannot repeat the act again. The old dumpster that was contaminated with asbestos was removed and properly disposed of. They replaced it with a new dumpster with welded chains and locks, so that only the school personnel would have access.

The Department of Environmental Protection has hired a contractor to dispose of the debris, and may also become involved with the investigation.No suspects have been named and or arrests made in reference to this incident, however police and other officials believe that the culprit may be a local contractor or someone from a similar industry attempting to save money.

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you should contact an experienced attorney immediately. You may be eligible to receive compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering, loss of wages and other damages. To learn more about law and regulations, visit the American Justice Network, a legal information center and free lawyer referral network that will help provide you with not just any lawyer but the right lawyer.

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Asbestos Inspection Due for Happy Valley

jasonkeen — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:58:45 +0000

Accredited Environmental Technologies, a Pennsylvania based contractor located in Media will be performing an asbestos inspection of three Happy Valley properties, part of the latest phase in a federal flood mitigation project. According to the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council, the low bid of $1,225 was accepted by Wood County commissioners and said three other proposals were received. Jackson Dynamics submitted a bid for $1500, Envirocheck Inc submitted a bid for $1800, and ASTER Abatement submitted a bid for $2715.

After the county was awarded $344,050 in federal flood mitigation funding through a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, it was decided to purchase the three properties for forty seven thousand dollars, eighty thousand dollars, and one hundred sixty thousand dollars. This Federal Emergency Management Agency flood mitigation program enables counties in Pennsylvania to buy out property owners who reside in flood areas. Following the purchase the homes are to be demolished and nobody can build on the land again.

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Asbestos removal forces John F Kennedy H.S. Students Elsewhere

jasonkeen — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:24:21 +0000

Students at John F. Kennedy High School in Montreal, Canada as well as the JFK Business Centre will begin next year’s school year elsewhere because asbestos needs to be removed from the St. Michel building. According to the English Montreal School Board, the JFK facility is expected to be ready by the end of September.

It was announced last month that the facilities were to be closed or the remainder of this year’s school year as a precaution and to perform more air quality tests. Initially, asbestos had been detected in two ventilation rooms but was later found in other areas of the building.

Those students who are currently attending JFK High School this year or will be attending next year were moved to Rosemount High School. And those students from the JFK Business Center will stay at Shadd Business Centre and the Rosemount Technology Centre Curtis George Campus until the building is ready to reopen.

The English Montreal School Board is hoping to have the air quality testing finished by mid-June, and the asbestos removal to be finished months later.

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Bruce Vento – Mesothelioma Patient

jasonkeen — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:43:02 +0000

Bruce Frank Vento was an American politician, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000. He served in the 95th, 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th, and 106th congresses, representing Minnesota’s 4th congressional district.

Vento served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1971 until 1976 before entering the House and is recognized for his efforts in cleaning the environment and promoting affordable housing. He is also widely known for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1986, which provides federal money for shelter programs. He died in 2000 while still a member of Congress from pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer, as a result of exposure to asbestos. He died shortly before the 2000 election, in which he was not running for another term, so no special election or new candidates were needed to replace him.

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Common Cold may be Cure for Cancer

jasonkeen — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:56:26 +0000

There is currently no cure for the virus that causes the common cold. However, this may not be bad news to mesothelioma patients. A recent clinical trial at the Perelman School of Medicine indicates that a modified version of the common cold virus can help attack mesothelioma tumors.

Nine mesothelioma patients were injected with this modified version of the virus knows as an “adenovirus”. Researches studied the effects of the treatment and posted the results in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Mesothelioma can be contracted be the ingestion or inhalation of microscopic asbestos fibers. These fibers become embedded on the mesothelium, which is the thin membrane that coats the organs off the body. Compared to other cancers, mesothelioma is one of the most aggressive and deadliest forms. Even if diagnosed in the earlier stages, the prognosis and survival rate is quite low.

According to the International Mesothelioma Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, approximately 3,000 new patients are diagnosed with mesothelioma every year.

The adenovirus was modified to contain high levels of a certain immune system stimulant called “interferon-alpha”. This is a protein based molecule made by immune cells that boosts a persons ability to stave off viral infections and some cancers.

All of the patients were injected with the virus into the specific cavity that contained the tumor. The patients all had different stages of the disease, to better determine the effect of the virus in varying degrees of metastasis. The virus then began to kill the cancerous cells, a few of the patients demonstrated signs that their immune systems continued to fight the cancerous cells. Evidence of tumor regression and stabilization was seen in five of the nine patients. The remaining four patients that had more advanced stages of the disease, yielded no results from the treatment.

Dr. Steven Albelda, the author of the study, said the treatment could eventually help patients who were diagnosed with earlier stages of the disease. Many oncologists are continuing the study the new treatment in conjunction with chemotherapy. The National Cancer Institute is sponsoring trials in Pennsylvania to further advancements for the treatment procedure.

Curative treatments have yielded few tangible results for mesothelioma patients. Although there is no known cure for this deadly form of cancer, advancements such as these show promise in generating a positive prognosis for patients diagnosed with early stages of the disease.

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Crown Holdings Pushes Bill to Protect Themselves Against Asbestos Lawsuits

troytaub — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:29:35 +0000

The Philadelphia based manufacturing company known as Crown Holdings, originally called Crown Cork & Seal Company, is pushing a bill that would limit the liability due to asbestos exposure in Idaho. The legislation has already cleared the Senate and is headed to the office of the Governor for approval.

Founded in 1892, the company has become one of the world’s leading packaging companies. It currently operates in over 40 countries, employing over 24,000 people. The company boasts that claim that it personally manufactuers 1 out of every 5 beverage cans, and 1 out of every 3 food cans, in North America and Europe.

The reasoning behind the bill is one many lobbyists and corporations can relate to. They want the immunity from asbestos related liability, because Crown assumed the liability as a result of a corporate merger. Since the acquisition, Crown Holdings never dealt with any products or companies that used asbestos materials. However, many people suffering from exposure take little comfort in the passing of the buck.

The company won protection in its home state of Pennsylvania in 2001, and has spent years dealing with claims filed by people with asbestos related lung ailments. Crown has won protection from asbestos related liability in over 14 states, with Idaho to become the 15th. Crown has dished out over $ 700 million in payouts, with over 50,000 claims still pending.

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Malcolm McLaren – Mesothelioma Patient

jasonkeen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:42:58 +0000

Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren was a British performer, impresario, self-publicist and manager of the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls. As a solo artist, McLaren had an innovative career which helped introduce hip hop to the United Kingdom.

By 1976, McLaren had started to manage The Strand, the band that later became the Sex Pistols. He soon convinced them to kick guitarist and songwriter Wally Nightingale out of the band and also introduced them to bassist Glen Matlock (who worked in SEX). His assistant, Bernie Rhodes (soon to be manager of The Clash), spotted John Lydon who was then sporting green hair and torn clothes with the words “I hate” scribbled on his Pink Floyd shirt. His appearance and attitude impressed McLaren and Lydon, now dubbed “Johnny Rotten”, was brought in to audition as a new frontman. Rotten joined and the band were renamed The Sex Pistols (McLaren stated that he wanted them to sound like “sexy young assassins”)

McLaren met Korean American Young Kim at a party in Paris; she was his girlfriend for the last 12 years of his life. She moved in with him in 2002; they lived together in Paris and New York. He was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma in October 2009, and died of the disease on 8 April 2010 in a hospital in Switzerland. McLaren’s last words were said to be “Free Leonard Peltier”. His funeral was held on 22 April 2010 at One Marylebone Church, central London. Later that day he was buried in Highgate Cemetery, North London.

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Maryland’s Asbestos Worker Protection Law Hailed

jasonkeen — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:58:46 +0000

Starting October 1 any contractor who violates environmental laws pertaining to asbestos remediation throughout the state of Maryland could be fined as much as $25,000, which is five times the maximum current fine. Leaders of the Laborers Health and Safety Fund of North American as well as its parent union, LIUNA, admit that this change sets a new standard for other states to follow.

According to a report published in the LHSFNA June 2012 Lifelines enewsletter, an Asbestos Worker Protection Fund will be created for which penalties and fines will be deposited. The proceeds will then be spent on stronger asbestos enforcement and increased outreach.

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