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Dr. Robert Gale Martin, the originator of Carolina Eye Associates in Pinehurst, North Carolina, expired of Mesothelioma at the age of 65. Carolina Eye Associates (founded in 1982) was the first ophthalmic ambulatory surgery center east of the Mississippi. The ace ophthalmologist was diagnosed with malignant Mesothelioma two years before.
MISSOURI, April 21, 2008 - A builder projecting a $38.5 million residential and commercial plaza in O’Fallon, Missouri was surprised when the labor leveling the site last year brought out an unlawful deposit filled with asbestos piping, big-sized barrels, second hand hypodermic needles, and other illegal stuff.
MINNESOTA, April 12, 2008 - The Minnesota House of Representatives gives permission for US$4.9 million funds to help explore a study of Mesothelioma, a rare but deadly form of lung cancer usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust.
Action Mesothelioma Day was launched on February 27, 2006 as an initiative by British Lung Foundation (BLF) with the help of other groups, to build awareness about the killer cancerous disease, mesothelioma, caused due to asbestos exposure.
Planet Toys’ premium toy, Planet Toys' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation™ Fingerprint Examination Kit, tested by three laboratories indicated white “fingerprint dust†in the kits, which contained high levels of tremolite asbestos.