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Asbestos, tobacco, and radioactivity: the “asbestos bodies” by Francisco Báez Baquet

Posted on July 6, 2018 By Francisco Báez Baquet Dedication: I am pleased to dedicate the present work, to the doctors Jaume Ferrer Sancho and Josep Tarrés Olivella, in gratitude for their professional dedication to the study of asbestos-related pathologies. … Continue reading

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The doubt that does not offend: Asbestos and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Francisco Báez Baquet

Posted on July 6, 2018 By Francisco Báez Baquet Dedication: We dedicate this work to Dr. Joan Benach, in gratitude for allowing us to disseminate information about the content of our book “Asbestos: a Genocide with impunity”, at the headquarters … Continue reading

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Asbestos and paratesticular mesothelioma by Francisco Báez Baquet

Posted on July 6, 2018 By Francisco Báez Baquet Dedication: To all the victims of asbestos … who never knew they had been. Faced with a supposed relative deficit, of connection The relationship between exposure to asbestos and paratesticular mesothelioma … Continue reading

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Asbestos and Gender by Francisco Báez Baquet

Posted on July 6, 2018 By: Francisco Báez Baquet It is easy to intuit that the female gender of the author, exclusive or principal, of certain works (or, as the case may be, of all the signatories of the same), … Continue reading

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Pericardial mesothelioma and exposure to asbestos by Francisco Báez Baquet

Posted on July 6, 2018 By Francisco Báez Baquet Mesothelioma -in any of its possible settlements-, in real or supposed absence of previous exposure to asbestos, remains one of the most current topics in the medical literature -see, for example: … Continue reading

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ADAO Urges the Rotterdam Convention Delegates to List Chrysotile Asbestos on the PIC List Now

Posted on May 1, 2015 The UN Rotterdam Convention is a critical piece of the global effort to prevent exposure to toxic chemicals, including asbestos.  Join in solidarity. Be heard. Share your message of support by posting pictures, short videos, and messages … Continue reading

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“Potential years of life lost (PYLL) caused by asbestos-related diseases in the world” in press from the American Journal of Industrial Medicine

We applied the well-established, but rather under-utilized, indicator of PYLL to estimate the global burden of mesothelioma and asbestosis. All deaths caused by mesothelioma and asbestosis that were reported by 82 and 55 countries, respectively, to the World Health Organization … Continue reading

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“Crossing Paths” by Noel Colina

A guest blog post by Noel Colina Art, visual art in particular, can be used and is being used to compress messages and even narratives into short, powerful images, thus the quote “A picture is worth a thousand words”. Advertisers … Continue reading

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Statement from the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Regarding International Joint Opposition Letter to Zimbabwean Government on Re-Opening of Asbestos Mines

For Immediate Release: May 13, 2011 Statement from the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Regarding International Joint Opposition Letter to Zimbabwean Government on Re-Opening of Asbestos Mines Global Effort to Protect Public Health Redondo Beach, CA … May 13, 2011 — … Continue reading

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Gujarat Composite Ltd: A Case Study

// A guest post by Mohit Gupta, GBAN member Shree Digvijay Cement (SDCL) started commercial production of cement in 1949. A plant to manufacture asbestos cement pipes was commissioned in Nov.’62, with Johns Manville Corporation, being the technical consultant. In … Continue reading

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