U.S. researchers have discovered significant biological differences, or biomarkers, that distinguished blood samples of patients diagnosed with mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is most commonly detected at an advanced stage, leaving the possibility of a cure minimal. Detection of mesothelioma at an earlier stage would allow patients to receive treatment sooner, which may improve survival and quality of life.…

The Canadian government is declining to state its position on asbestos exports in the lead-up to an international conference that may place new restrictions on the sale of the hazardous material. On June 20, a four-day United Nations conference will meet to begin deciding whether new international limitation on the export of asbestos should be enacted. Canada is one of…

A recent tornado in Massachusetts that severely damaged buildings and trees in several communities may have exposed residents in that area to a risk of asbestos exposure. The June 1 tornado left a 39-mile trail of debris stretching from Westfield to Charlton, Massachusetts.…

Environmental officials recently announced that the U.S. Navy has scrapped plans to sink four retired warships off the coast of Maryland, rather than recycling the retired vessels. The head of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control says that the Navy’s decision will not affect plans to sink a fifth ship, which will be sunk later this year.…

The New Jersey Supreme Court has upheld a $7 million verdict in a mesothelioma lawsuit filed by the wife of a former asbestos worker. Bonnie Anderson’s lawsuit alleged that she was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2001 as a result of exposure to asbestos fibers brought home on her husband’s work clothes.…