Is an asbestos-free world possible?
Posted in NewsMore than 19 years since it was banned in the UK, asbestos remains widespread in our private and public buildings. …
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Asbestos still killing 5,000 Britons each year, 20 years after ban
Posted in NewsAsbestos is killing 5,000 people a year, two decades on from the toxic material being banned, a new report has …
Read moreA Life Devoted To Asbestos Victims
Posted in News“Instead of just a nice doctor who was sympathetic and caring I became one of them.” “When my mother got …
Read moreHope for asbestos sufferers in old diabetes drug
Posted in NewsA team of West Australian researchers are hopeful an old drug used to treat diabetes could prevent asbestos-related cancer for …
Read moreNew combination therapy found to be well tolerated in patients with aggressive brain tumor
Posted in NewsA phase I clinical trial that set out to assess the safety of a new combination therapy for a type …
Read moreNew immunotherapy is the first to shrink lung, breast and mesothelioma tumors
Posted in NewsSome two million cancer patients – including 9/11 first responders – may finally be treatable with a new CAR T …
Read moreClifton Historical Museum is set to tumble
Posted in NewsONE of the oldest buildings in Clifton is set to tumble. The Clifton Historical Museum, located in the old butter …
Read moreRegulation changes to strengthen the asbestos border control
Posted in NewsImporters who knowingly or recklessly import goods containing asbestos could now face up to five years jail, under increased penalties …
Read more‘Huge victory’: three children win David and Goliath case over asbestos death
Posted in NewsThree Aboriginal children whose father died from mesothelioma in the NSW Central West have won a battle for compensation after …
Read moreResearch funds to target diseases at gene level
Posted in NewsAustralia’s best and brightest medical researchers will share in a $65 million investment in a new push to find cures …
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