Join the fight against Asbestos Disease
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims. They aim to save lives by raising awareness about the widespread use of asbestos, which...
View ArticleSign the Petition – Ban Asbestos!
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has drafted a petition asking the United States Congress to totally ban asbestos. Information in the petition states that “Congress is expected to...
View ArticleAsbestos Hearing set for Feb. 28
The U.S. House of Representatives will hold a hearing on Feb. 28, 2008, to discuss asbestos. In the next decade, it is estimated that 100,000 people – 30 per day – will lose their lives as a result of...
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Asbestos Awareness Day April 1
The 4th Annual Asbestos Awareness Day is set for Tuesday, April 1, 2008. The first week of April, April 1-7, also is Asbestos Awareness Week. On October 6th, 2004, Senator Harry Reid introduced Senate...
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What do YOU want to tell America?
As I’ve mentioned here in several other posts, April 1 is National Asbestos Awareness Day, and April 1-7 is National Asbestos Awareness Week. This event is sponsored by the Asbestos Disease Awareness...
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CSI: Asbestos
CNN has recently produced a segment following up on a story first reported in December, alerting the public to the presence of asbestos in a “CSI:” toy fingerprint kit, based on the popular television...
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Mayor declares Asbestos Awareness Day
Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright signed a proclamation today, declaring April 1 as Asbestos Awareness Day in Montgomery, Ala., in a ceremony at his office . This proclamation goes hand-in-hand with a...
View ArticleConference educates about asbestos
Over the weekend I traveled to Detroit, Michigan, to attend the fourth annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference, presented by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. The conference included a full...
View ArticleToday is Asbestos Awareness Day
Today, April 1, is Asbestos Awareness Day. On a national level, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is working in Washington, D.C., and around the world, to increase awareness and secure...
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Karmanos tackles looming asbestos epidemic
As I mentioned earlier this week, I spent the past weekend in Detroit, Michigan, at the 4th Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference, presented by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)....
View ArticleAsbestos in CSI toy sparks lawsuits
Public Justice recently filed suit in federal and California state courts against CBS Broadcasting, Inc., Planet Toys, Inc., and several retail manufacturers in response to their production and...
View ArticleRemembering Warren Zevon, 1947-2003
Sunday, Sept. 7, is the fifth anniversary of Warren Zevon’s death. The Grammy award-winning composer and musican, who penned such popular tunes as “Werewolves of London,” passed away in 2003 from...
View ArticleAsbestos Awareness Conference set for March 28
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has announced its Fifth Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference is set for March 28, 2009, in Manhattan Beach, Calif. The purpose of the...
View ArticleSenate establishes fifth annual National Asbestos Awareness Week
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization announced that the United States Senate has officially introduced a resolution declaring the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week. This is...
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Asbestos Awareness Week in Montgomery, AL
Mayor Todd Strange today signed a proclamation declaring April 1-7 as Asbestos Awareness Week in Montgomery, Alabama. This proclamation supports National Asbestos Awareness Week, as established by...
View ArticleLight a candle for unity, hope and remembrance
As Asbestos Awareness Week – April 1-7, 2009 – draws to a close, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is encouraging the mesothelioma and asbestos awareness community to recognize the...
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Mark your calendar for mesothelioma, asbestos awareness events
It’s not too early to begin making preparations for Mesothelioma Awareness Day, September 26. The Meso Foundation has a helpful toolkit on its web site, that will assist you in planning mesothelioma...
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ADAO Bulletin calls for more urgency in fight to ban asbestos
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), has issued a special bulletin urging the mesothelioma community and U.S. citizens in general to step up the fight to ban asbestos in the United...
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ADAO founder draws from personal loss to fight asbestos disease, raise awareness
“For every life lost to asbestos, a shattered family is left behind.” This is the motto and the message of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) co-founder Linda Reinstein. Linda, who now...
View ArticleCalifornia asked to find non-lethal official state rock
A story on the Cold Truth web site published Oct. 21 reported on a recent meeting of the Manhattan Beach, Calif., City Council, during which it passed a resolution to ask the State of California to...
View ArticleVideo shows effects of asbestos in the lungs
A video that demonstrates the effects of asbestos in the lungs was recently brought to my attention by two sources. Our friend Debbie Brewer posted it to her Facebook, and then Linda Reinstein from the...
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ADPH calls for ban on asbestos, warnings for workers
In a news release yesterday the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applauded a recent decision by the American Public Health Association (APHA) to strengthen its policy against asbestos....
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Registration now open for ADAO Sixth Annual International Asbestos Awareness...
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization has announced registration is now open for its Sixth Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference. The conference is scheduled for April 9-11, 2010 in...
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Facebook spreading mesothelioma awareness
If you are a fan of the social networking site Facebook, I hope that you are linked into the many mesothelioma survivors, supporters, groups and victims that are posting regularly there. If you don’t...
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ADAO praises senate for asbestos awareness resolution
This week the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) praised Senate leaders for a resolution that declares the first week of April 2010 as “National Asbestos Awareness Week.” This is the sixth...
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Variety columnist Archerd to be honored at ADAO conference
Variety magazine, famous for entertainment reporting, announced this week that famed columnist Army Archerd will be honored posthumously by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADOA) at its...
View ArticleADAO provides a voice for workers at ‘OSHA Listens’ hearing
Linda Reinstein, co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) recently had the opportunity to participate on a panel discussion as part of an Occupational Safety & Health...
View ArticleAsbestos is no joke – Asbestos Awareness Week begins today
Traditionally, April 1 has been designated by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) as Asbestos Awareness Day. The day has been officially recognized by U.S. Congress proclamation for the...
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Mayor Todd Strange declares Asbestos Awareness Week in Montgomery, AL
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange presented a proclamation today declaring April 1-7 as Asbestos Awareness Week in the city of Montgomery, Alabama. The proclamation supports National Asbestos Awareness...
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Former asbestos executives found guilty; landmark verdict in Italy
A landmark verdict handed down by a three-judge panel in Turin, Italy, could set a precedent for manufacturers dealing with toxic environmental substances, like asbestos. Following a two-year trial,...
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‘Rare Disease Day’ provides platform for mesothelioma awareness
Organizations dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of asbestos and providing a voice for people with mesothelioma are joining in today’s recognition of “Rare Disease Day.” Mesothelioma is a...
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Send a vote for healthy jobs to the United Nations
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is asking the public to help give a voice to efforts to ensure a safe and healthy workplace. Simply go online to vote that an article titled “Ensure...
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ADAO conference set for March 22-24 in Washington, DC
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will present its 9th Annual ADAO International Asbestos Awareness Conference March 22-24, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The conference theme is “The...
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ADAO Conference underway in DC; live streaming available Saturday
Please remember the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) 9th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference is currently underway in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. More than 30...
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Meso survivor Heather shares her message of hope in video
Those of you who have been following the myMeso blog for a while remember our friend Heather Von St. James, a meso survivor and warrior from Minnesota. Heather was diagnosed with malignant pleural...
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Oklahoma tornado destruction holds hidden dangers of asbestos and other toxins
In the wake of this week’s devastating mile-wide tornado that leveled a wide swath of Moore, Okla., folks are mourning the loss of loved ones, the loss of their homes and in some cases their...
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Meso warrior friends flood Facebook with support for ‘Wonder Woman’ Janelle
Friends of mesothelioma survivor Janelle Bedel – both IRL (web-speak for “in real life”) and those in the virtual online community – have flooded Facebook with support for the young woman who is...
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Debbie Brewer’s funeral set for June 20; family welcomes all whose lives she...
I was very sad to report earlier this month that our beloved meso warrior, Debbie Brewer, passed away after battling six years against mesothelioma. Her funeral is set for Thursday, June 20, a 1 p.m....
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Global Asbestos Awareness Week – April 1-7, 2014
Today marks the start of Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW), which will be observed April 1-7, 2014. The event was started as National Asbestos Awareness Day in 2005, expanded to National Asbestos...
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FACT Act now before U.S. Senate – Please speak out to oppose this legislation!
In November 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that asbestos victims and their supporters say will provide protection for asbestos manufacturers, while preventing asbestos victims...
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National Mesothelioma Awareness Day is September 26
On Friday, Sept. 26, National Mesothelioma Awareness Day will shed light around the nation on a dangerous form of cancer. Established in 2004, this awareness day, established and promoted by the...
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ADAO annual conference set for April 2017
Since 2005, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s (ADAO) annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference has brought together more than 300 speakers from 14 different...
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ADAO conference addresses anti-asbestos challenges
Researchers, activists and survivors from around the country and across the globe joined the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) for its 13th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and...
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Low-dose CT used to detect asbestos-related cancers
While mesothelioma most often affects the lining surround the lungs, it is not technically considered a lung cancer, as it could also affect the lining of the heart or the abdomen. Mesothelioma, which...
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ADAO conference addresses asbestos use in U.S.
Comedian Quincy Jones’s presentation at the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) 13th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference was titled “Asbestos is Still Legal?...
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ADAO conference declaration gives activists a united voice
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) 13th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference touched on a variety of topics and included an array of speakers from the...
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ADAO releases animated PSA highlighting costs of asbestos exposure
Mesothelioma continues to take an average of 100,000 lives per year worldwide despite increased regulations and awareness. Why? Quite simply, more work still needs to be done. Nations, including the...
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NGOs plan to sue over unregistered asbestos imports
Three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have taken the first step in taking citizen enforcement action against a company they claim imported nearly 900,000 pounds of asbestos without informing the...
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U.S. asbestos consumption increases in 2016, ADAO says
The last asbestos mine in the United States closed in 2002 due to a decline in the markets “associated with health and liability issues,” according to the U.S. Geographical Survey (USGS). However,...
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