There is limited research on the combined effects of smoking and asbestos exposure on risk of localized pleural thickening (LPT). This analysis uses data from the Marysville cohort of workers ...

After all, it was discontinued in industry decades ago when a voluntary ban on the product came into effect. Even at its peak use in the Sixties and Seventies it was thought that only those in ...

Victims of several asbestos-related conditions will benefit from Scottish legislation allowing them to claim damages, even if they do not suffer ill health as a result, Kenny MacAskill, the Justice ...

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Despite the many dangers associated with asbestos, the hazardous material is prevalent in homes across the UK. The use of asbestos in construction was completely banned in 1999 but those living in ...