A construction worker exposed to asbestos which ‘fell like snow’ at the Old Bank of England is taking legal action after ...

In 1922, the U.S. Navy identified asbestos as the most efficient material for shipbuilding insulation and equipment ...

In 1922, the U.S. Navy identified the naturally occurring asbestos mineral as the most efficient and cost-effective insulation, gaskets, and shipbuilding material. During World War II, asbestos was ...

Exposure to airborne asbestos has been linked to an increased risk of several serious and debilitating diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and other types of cancer. Workers who ...

Dozens of feet of tubing connect Gayla Benefield to her oxygen machine so she can walk from room to room inside her home on the picturesque Kootenai River, surrounded by the Cabinet Mountains. Like ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. LIBBY, Mont., Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Exciting things are happening at the Center for Asbestos Related Disease ...

Steven Kenny was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer typically caused by the inhalation of asbestos ...

The potential causative relationship between exposure to cosmetic talc and asbestos-related disease is of particular interest considering recent, high-visibility cases being litigated across the ...

For decades, Libby residents have lived with the deadly aftermath of asbestos exposure from a closed vermiculite mine. It ...

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, closed in May after a court judgment. The clinic's federal funding is also threatened.... Near old Montana mine, special clinic for ...