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Cost of work-related injury and disease higher than cost for heart disease, cancer
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on January 20, 2012 Money talks, as the saying goes, and a recently published paper on the annual cost of work-related injuries and illnesses should get policymakers to listen up. The number is staggering: $250 Billion, and it’s a figure on par with health conditions like cancer, coronary heart disease, and diabetes that attract much more attention and research…
Actor Steve McQueen honored posthumously by asbestos disease advocacy group
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on January 12, 2012 The late Steve McQueen—the King of Cool—will be honored later this year by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) with its “Keep Me in Your Heart” memorial tribute award. McQueen starred in dozens of films including the The Great Escape (1963), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Bullitt (1968), and Papillon (1973). He died in November…
Asbestos victims demand North American ban on use and export of asbestos
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on December 13, 2011 [Update 12/15/11 below] It’s been 3 1/2 years since Leah Nielsen lost her father from mesothelioma. “I took care of my father as he died an excruciating death. He died too young.” This Utah resident wants to protect others from suffering the same kind of horrible death by banning the use and export of asbestos.…