Asbestos News Archive
Associated Press News Wires
French Skyscraper Has Dangerous Asbestos AP March 14 2005
Senators Optimistic on Asbestos Fund Bill AP March 10 2003
Jewish Settler Homes May Remain Intact AP February 28 2005
Bush Signs Bill to Curb Class-Action Suits AP February 18 2005
House Set to Give OK on Class Action Suits AP February 17 2005
Science Takes Role in Product Liability AP February 11 2005
Bush to Get Bill on Class-Action Suits AP February 11 2005
Click Fraud Looms As Search-Enging Threat AP February 11 2005
Bush Would Double Ex-Nuke Worker Screening AP February 09 2005
White House State of the Union Guests AP February 02 2005
Finding May Delay Ground Zero Rebuilding AP January 26 2005
Specter Pushes Asbestos Lawsuits Reform AP January 11 2005
Bush Urges Congress on Asbestos Litigation AP January 07 2005
Bush Continues Push for Jury Award Limits AP January 05 2005
Hundreds Sue Over WTC Health Effects AP September 14 2004
Ex-Workers Accuse Halliburton of Fraud AP August 11 2004
Report: Audit Looks at Halliburton Billing AP August 11 2004
Rusting Cargo Ships to Be Scrapped AP August 09 2004
Report says asbestos deaths growing into epidemic AP March 20 2004
Reuters News Wires
Senators Optimistic on Asbestos Fund Bill RT March 10 2005
Senator Mulls Republican Concerns on Asbestos RT March 02 2005
Asbestos Bill at Critical Stage, Specter Says RT March 01 2005
Bush Signs Law Curbing Class-Action Lawsuits RT February 18 2005
Sen. Specter, Judiciary Panel Chair, Has Cancer RT February 17 2005
Republicans Ask for Changes to Asbestos Plan RT February 10 2005
Sen. Specter Proposes $140 Billion Asbestos Fund RT January 19 2005
Congress Seen Deciding Asbestos Fund Size RT January 11 2005
Specter Aims to Finish Asbestos Bill in Early Feb. RT January 11 2005
Monsanto Sets Aside $285 Mln for Solutia RT December 20 2004
Specter Wants Quick Action on Asbestos Bill RT December 08 2004
Jury Finds No Fraud in Big Asbestos Case RT October 22 2004
New Scientist
Building row over asbestos New Scientist September 25 20049/11 search dogs unscathed by dust New Scientist September 15 2004
Right of refusal New Scientist December 06 2003
Toxic US ghost ships should 'go home' New Scientist November 06 2003
Asbestos risks New Scientist November 24 2001 (letter)
Clove extract neutralises asbestos fibres New Scientist November 07 2001
Toxic chemicals released from World Trade Center wreckage New Scientist October 29 2001
Lingering death New Scientist September 29 2001
Canada's killer export New Scientist September 29 2001
Grim legacy of asbestos revealed New Scientist September 24 2001
Smoke and dust threaten New Yorkers New Scientist September 13 2001
Death knell for asbestos New Scientist June 24 2000
A brake on copper New Scientist April 01 2000
Pumping iron New Scientist October 02 1999
Asbestos out New Scientist May 15 1999
Technofile : Boa with a bag New Scientist March 28 1998
Foaming cleaner - Spray-on treatment clears asbestos New Scientist March 07 1998
Letters : Fixing fibre New Scientist August 30 1997
Asbestos detector New Scientist July 06 1997
Smokers' ruin New Scientist November 23 1996
Letters : Asbestos menace New Scientist August 03 1996
Patents : Low bridge New Scientist March 30 1996
US acts fast to unravel viral link to cancer New Scientist July 02 1994
Comment: Fear of failing New Scientist May 21 1994
Mystery virus linked to asbestos cancer New Scientist May 21 1994
Letters: Doll demurs New Scientist February 13 1993
Letters: Doubts about Doll New Scientist January 16 1993
Asbestos found in Antarctic waste dump New Scientist April 13 1991
White asbestos also causes cancer New Scientist March 09 1991
Patents: Safe asbestos New Scientist September 29 1990
Ministers object to blighted land register New Scientist July 28 1990
Naval asbestos New Scientist June 02 1990
Public being 'misled' over asbestos dangers New Scientist April 14 1990
Ministers accused of lax attitude to contaminated land New Scientist February 10 1990
No evidence of asbestos danger in schools, say critics New Scientist January 27 1990
BBC
Asbestos found in Paris landmark BBC March 15 2005
Insurers appeal in asbestos case BBC March 14 2005 (pleural plaques)
Asbestos cancer victims 'ignored' BBC March 09 2005 (mesothelioma)
'Asbestos cancer killed my husband' BBC March 09 2005 (mesothelioma)
Factory workers' asbestos claim BBC March 08 2005
Protest over asbestos store plan BBC March 05 2005
Anger over asbestos storage plan BBC March 04 2005
Hall is shut after asbestos find BBC March 03 2005
Group to continue asbestos battle BBC March 03 2005
The nightmare of fly-tipping BBC March 02 2005
Asbestos store decision protested BBC February 24 2005
Asbestos store is given go-ahead BBC February 23 2005
Asbestos find at plant is 'safe' BBC February 18 2005
Asbestos scare shuts power plant BBC February 17 2005
Living with asbestos 'time bomb' BBC February 15 2005 (pleural plaques)
Asbestos ruling supports payouts BBC February 15 2005 (pleural plaques)
Asbestos widows sue for damages BBC February 14 2005 (mesothelioma)
Asbestos damages overturned BBC January 26 2005
Agency plea over asbestos dump BBC January 16 2005
Asbestos site to be safety tested BBC January 12 2005
Houses on asbestos site 'unsafe' BBC January 11 2005
School study 'must be published' BBC January 04 2005
Asbestos roof destroyed in blaze BBC December 31 2004
Writ issued over asbestos claims BBC December 24 2004
New rules for asbestos treatment BBC December 23 2004 (Jersey)
Building giant in asbestos payout BBC December 21 2004 (James Hardie, Australia)
Call for asbestos benefits change BBC December 09 2004 (mesothelioma)
Asbestos claims 'could top £1bn' BBC December 06 2004 (pleural plaques)
Halliburton asbestos deal 'final' BBC December 04 2004 (USA)
ABB shares fall on court verdict BBC December 03 2004
Asbestos find slows station build BBC December 02 2004 (Hull)
Fame Academy asbestos brings fine BBC December 02 2004
Building giant caught in asbestos row BBC December 31 2004 (James Hardie, Australia)
'Asbestos alert' school reopens BBC November 22 2004
School shut over asbestos concern BBC November 18 2004
Claimant's fear in asbestos case BBC November 11 2004 (pleural plaques)
Test case for asbestos pay-outs BBC November 08 2004 (pleural plaques)
Man exposed to asbestos at work BBC November 05 2004 (mesothelioma)
Asbestos claims 'could hit £20bn' BBC November 01 2004
Opposition to asbestos site BBC October 26 2004
MoD files exposed to asbestos BBC October 25 2004
Asbestos awareness event is held BBC October 23 2004
Widow wins asbestos death damages BBC October 18 2004 (mesothelioma)
Man 'youngest' asbestos victim BBC October 11 2004 (mesothelioma)
School repairs 'may be delayed' BBC October 04 2004
Government is sued over asbestos BBC September 28 2004
Remembrance of asbestos sufferers BBC September 26 2004
Australia builder in asbestos row BBC September 21 2004
Asbestos school head suspension BBC September 21 2004
Asbestos find delays college term BBC August 30 2004
Asbestos compensation move urged BBC August 13 2004
Asbestos plans spark protest BBC August 05 2004
Asbestos is found at high school BBC August 04 2004
Asbestos school staff get praise BBC July 27 2004
Asbestos beach dump was illegal BBC July 20 2004
Health fear for asbestos vandals BBC June 29 2004
Asbestos find halts improvements BBC May 26 2004
Families angered by books request BBC May 25 2004
Asbestos guidance come into force BBC May 21 2004 (Jersey)
Asbestos rules come into force BBC May 21 2004
Councils 'slow' on asbestos rules BBC May 17 2004
'Asbestosis ruined my life' BBC May 15 2004 (asbestosis)
Pupils back after asbestos scare BBC May 10 2004
Widow's £152,000 asbestos victory BBC May 06 2004 (mesothelioma)
School decontamination under way BBC April 26 2004
MP asbestos 'time bomb' warning BBC April 26 2004
Burglars warned of asbestos risk BBC April 17 2004
'Negligible risk' after analysis BBC April 08 2004
Museum reopens after toxic alert BBC April 07 2004
School asbestos risk investigated BBC March 24 2004
Asbestos removal 'waste of money' BBC March 24 2004 (Milton Keynes)
Call to break up ships in the UK BBC March 23 2004 (British ships)
Court asbestos fears 'unfounded' BBC March 21 2004
Council opens asbestos hotline BBC March 18 2004
Asbestos find closes city court BBC March 17 2004
Egg box factory halts production BBC March 16 2004
Asbestos alert closes city school BBC March 16 2004
Woman killed by washing clothes BBC March 08 2004 (mesothelioma)
Asbestos contaminated beach opens BBC March 02 2004
Asbestos alert after school fire BBC February 20 2004
Centre: 'Minimal' asbestos claim BBC February 13 2004
Report exposes leisure centre perils BBC February 12 2004
Asbestos widow faces cancer death BBC February 09 2004 (mesothelioma)
'I didn't know it was dangerous' BBC January 30 2004 (mesothelioma)
West 'facing asbestos epidemic' BBC January 30 2004
'A silent dust death sentence' BBC January 30 2004 (mesothelioma)
Inquiry over dumped asbestos BBC January 29 2004
Flagship beach asbestos clean-up begins BBC January 28 2004
Asbestos damage concern grows BBC January 24 2004
Asbestos factory opening delayed BBC January 23 2004
Asbestos found on flagship beach BBC January 21 2004
Tube re-opens after asbestos work BBC January 05 2004 (Brixton)
Asbestos removal closes station BBC December 21 2003 (Brixton)
Halliburton bankrupts own units BBC December 17 2003 (DII Industries, Kellogg Brown & Root)
Man fined for asbestos van BBC December 11 2003
Tube station shuts over asbestos BBC December 06 2003 (Brixton)
Asbestos scare workers agree deal BBC November 28 2003
Asbestos advice to tenants BBC November 24 2003 (Rotherham)
Workers in asbestos scare BBC November 16 2003 (blue)
Asbestos checks for factory staff BBC November 16 2003 (blue)
Blood test spots 'asbestos cancer' BBC November 15 2003 (mesothelioma)
Council fined over asbestos exposure BBC November 14 2003
Green row over ship scrapping BBC November 14 2003 (RN, Turkey)
Drivers meet Tube bosses over asbestos BBC November 11 2003 (Brixton)
Asbestos sparks new Tube row BBC November 07 2003(Brixton)
Firms agree asbestos compensation fund BBC October 16 2003 (USA, Bill Frist)
Shipyards' asbestos legacy in North BBC October 02 2003 (mesothelioma, Barrow, Tyneside)
Compensation after cancer death BBC October 02 2003
Fire forces residents inside BBC October 02 2003
Council's asbestos alert BBC September 23 2003
Cancer sufferer in co-worker search BBC September 18 2003 (mesothelioma)
Village open for business after scare BBC September 08 2003
Reopening party for museum BBC September 03 2003
Future vision for asbestos museum BBC August 20 2003
Specialists to clear arson site BBC August 19 2003
Asbestos fears in prisons BBC August 19 2003
Fire pollution assessed BBC August 07 2003
Asbestos museum looks to reopen BBC August 05 2003
Asbestos alert museum stays closed BBC July 23 2003
Cancer alert at asbestos museum BBC July 16 2003
Asbestos scare at museum BBC July 15 2003
Asbestos ruling lifts ABB BBC July 11 2003
Fame Academy bursary to launch BBC June 30 2003
Asbestos campaigners demand reforms BBC June 25 2003
Court ruling gives ABB hope BBC June 24 2003 (USA)
Asbestos find disrupts trials BBC June 16 2003
Asbestos 'did not kill' producer BBC June 10 2003 (mesothelioma, Mickie Most)
Asbestos fears at fire scene BBC June 03 2003
Asbestos victims welcome ruling BBC May 10 2003
Man arrested over youth club fire BBC May 09 2003 (Taunton)
In pictures: Taunton club fire BBC May 09 2003
Homes evacuated as fire takes hold BBC May 08 2003 (Taunton)
Polls open after asbestos scare BBC May 01 2003
Asbestos scare closes school BBC April 29 2003
Asbestos shuts famous museum BBC April 29 2003 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
Market revamp starts BBC April 09 2003 (Guernsey)
Market 'to be completed on time' BBC April 08 2003 (Guernsey)
Asbestos delays market project BBC April 02 2003 (Guernsey)
Fast-track for asbestos cases BBC March 21 2003 (Scotland)
SA mineworkers win asbestos payout BBC March 13 2003 (South Africa)
Asbestos victim wins payout BBC March 05 2003 (mesothelioma, BR)
Asbestos appeal rejected BBC February 13 2003 (MoD)
Residents to be moved after asbestos find BBC February 11 2003
Asbestos disease BBC February 08 2003 (medical notes)
Asbestos victims demand pay outs BBC January 23 2003
Insurance losses hit GE profits BBC January 17 2003 (USA)
ABB agrees asbestos settlement BBC January 17 2003
Fast-track call for asbestos cases BBC January 08 2003 (Scotland)
Halliburton settles asbestos claims BBC December 19 2002
Effort to halt asbestos deaths BBC December 15 2002
Anger over asbestos claim delays BBC December 12 2002 (mesotheliomoma, Inland Revenue, Clyde)
Asbestos deals ease investor worries BBC November 30 2002 (Fresenius (Germany) Sealed Air (USA))
Hanson shares hit by asbestos update BBC November 14 2002 (Kaiser Cement, Beazer, USA)
Council workers win asbestos fight BBC November 05 2002
Insurer hit by asbestos claims BBC November 01 2002 (Royal & Sun Alliance)
ABB battles to defy doomsters BBC October 24 2002
Pledge to 'fast-track' asbestos claims BBC October 09 2002 (Scotland)
Lawsuit fillip for asbestos miners BBC October 01 2002 (Gencor, South Africa)
Wolseley shares hit by asbestos fears BBC September 24 2002
Settlements pre-empt asbestos case BBC September 24 2002 (USA)
Board defends asbestos precautions BBC September 19 2002
Asbestos scare at education offices BBC September 17 2002
Newsnight BBC September 10 2002 (report today claiming asbestos lawsuits are effecting 85% of US economy.)
Asbestos miners promised compensation BBC September 04 2002 (Cape, South Africa)
Threat of new asbestos lawsuit BBC September 03 2002 (Cape, South Africa)
Asbestos cancer survival boost BBC August 13 2002 (mesotheliomoma, Pemextred/carboplatin combination)
Asbestos hits Halliburton profits BBC July 24 2002
Asbestos warning to fire crews BBC June 22 2002
'No hesitation' on asbestos ruling BBC June 20 2002 (mesotheliomoma, more than one asbestos employer, Law Lords)
Lord Bingham's conditions BBC June 20 2002 (mesotheliomoma, more than one asbestos employer)
Asbestos firm warns of claims risk BBC June 05 2002 (Cape, South Africa)
Insurers play down asbestos ruling BBC May 17 2002 (mesotheliomoma, more than one asbestos employer, Law Lords)
Q&A: Asbestos ruling BBC May 16 2002 (mesotheliomoma, more than one asbestos employer, Law Lords)
Asbestos victims win landmark case BBC May 16 2002 (mesotheliomoma, more than one asbestos employer, Law Lords)
Asbestos ruling affects NI workers BBC May 16 2002 (mesotheliomoma, more than one asbestos employer, Law Lords)
Asbestos victim: My fight BBC May 07 2002 (mesotheliomoma, more than one asbestos employer, Law Lords)
Asbestos victims launch court battle BBC May 07 2002 (mesotheliomoma, more than one asbestos employer, Law Lords)
Ground Zero cancer fears BBC April 26 2002 (USA)
The Fatal Fibre BBC April 16 2002 (mesotheliomoma, more than one asbestos employer, Law Lords)
Asbestos to cost Assembly 'millions' BBC March 05 2002 (Harland and Wolff, NI)
Asbestos claims hit RSA profits BBC February 28 2002
Asbestos claims to cost millions BBC February 27 2002 (Harland and Wolff, NI)
Concerns over asbestos pay-outs BBC February 25 2002 (Scotland)
ABB launches pension probe BBC February 13 2002
Insurer braces for asbestos claims BBC February 05 2002 (Royal & Sun Alliance)
ABB doubles asbestos liabilities BBC January 30 2002
Asbestos rumours drive shares BBC January 29 2002 (USA, Bush, liability limits, Dow Chemical, Halliburton
UK asbestos victims could miss payouts BBC January 28 2002 (USA, Federal Mogul, T&N)
Asbestos alert shuts store BBC January 27 2002
'Illegal' claim over asbestos cover BBC January 16 2002 (Clyde, Royal and Sun Alliance)
Asbestos find shuts school BBC January 16 2002
ABB asbestos claims 'set to soar' BBC January 16 2002
Asbestos miners 'settle for £21m' BBC December 22 2001 (Cape, South Africa)
Legal blow to asbestos victims BBC December 11 2001 (mesotheliomoma, more than one asbestos employer)
Investors fear rising asbestos claims BBC December 11 2001 (mesotheliomoma, more than one asbestos employer
Chilean 'blaze man' dies BBC December 04 2001
Asbestos law rattles French car makers BBC November 23 2001
Asbestos danger in school kitchens BBC November 21 2001
Asbestos fears shut school BBC November 06 2001
Asbestos miners 'would settle for £25m' BBC October 30 2001 (Cape, South Africa)
Dockyard fined £60,000 for asbestos exposure BBC October 19 2001 (warship refit)
Something in the air BBC October 15 2001 (World Trade Center collapse)
'One in seven' damaged by asbestos BBC September 24 2001 (autospy sample)
New York health fears BBC World Service September 19 2001
Asbestos found on Dufy painting BBC July 26 2001
Fears over Quebec asbestos plan BBC May 19 2001 (use on road surfaces)
Asbestos claims deal struck BBC May 10 2001 (Clyde)
Asbestos killer highlighted by report BBC April 28 2001 (Scotland)
'Industrial plague' kills thousands BBC April 27 2001
Asbestos death toll rises BBC April 27 2001
Ethical activists step up the fight BBC April 25 2001 (Cape, South Africa, shareholders)
Worried docker gets asbestos payout BBC April 16 2001)
Asbestos group in march BBC March 31 2001 (Clyde
Asbestos 'lurking' in many buildings BBC March 30 2001
Canada loses asbestos appeal BBC March 12 2001 (WTO, France, exports)
Dumping asbestos on Asia BBC March 02 2001 (Newsnight)
'Urgent' asbestos claims inquiry BBC January 19 2001 (Clyde)
Asbestos find closes leisure centre BBC September 20 2000 (NI)
Asbestos damages claim settled BBC September 15 2000 (mesotheliomoma)
Grangemouth asbestos order BBC July 21 2000 (BP Amoco)
Asbestos miners allowed UK trial BBC July 20 2000 (Cape, South Africa)
Asbestos diseases 'killing more workers' BBC July 04 2000
Asbestos errors reviewed BBC June 30 2000
Asbestos scare after fireworks blaze BBC May 14 2000 (Netherlands)
Blighted. Your comments BBC March 27 2000 (Panorama)
Fireman wins asbestos damages BBC February 25 2000 (mesotheliomoma)
Asbestos alert in council homes BBC November 21 1999 (Wales)
Asbestos fight comes home BBC November 05 1999 (Cape, South Africa)
College workers exposed to asbestos risk BBC November 01 1999 (Wales, brown asbestos)
Asbestosis claims rise among women BBC August 02 1999 (Scotland)
Asbestos victims' court battle BBC July 05 1999 (Cape, South Africa)
Asbestos victims battle for damages BBC July 05 1999 (Cape, South Africa)
Asbestos case has global significance BBC July 05 1999 (Cape, South Africa)
Asbestos court case BBC July 05 1999 (Cape, South Africa)
Breakthrough on asbestos disease BBC July 01 1999 (mesotheliomoma, St Bartholomew's)
Community service for asbestos offence BBC April 16 1999
Teenagers hired to clear asbestos BBC April 12 1999
South Africans launch asbestos lawsuits BBC February 18 1999 (Cape, South Africa)
Asbestos will 'kill 250,000' BBC January 18 1999 (Western Europe)
Asbestos 'will kill 500,000' by 2020 BBC November 10 1998
White asbestos board danger BBC November 04 1998
Asbestos man jailed BBC September 04 1998
Asbestos payout BBC August 31 1998 (mesotheliomoma)
UK set to ban 'killer dust' BBC August 18 1998 (white asbestos)
Protests against 'fatal fibre' BBC February 17 1998
British Medical Journal
Links are mostly to extracts. To see the full text of most of these articles you need to be a BMJ member or subscriber or have access to 'Athens'.
Asbestos related cancer deaths set to rise BMJ February 2005
Asbestos company is forced to fund compensation shortfall BMJ January 2005 (James Hardie Industries) (Australia) (boycott)
Criminal investigation follows report on asbestos compensation fund BMJ October 2004 (James Hardie Industries) (Australia)
Fund for patients with asbestos induced diseases may run out BMJ March 2004 (James Hardie Industries) (Australia)
Radical surgery for mesothelioma BMJ January 2004
Asbestos poisoning was covered up by doctors, claims health team BMJ July 2003 (India)
Annual deaths from mesothelioma in Britain to reach 2000 by 2010 BMJ January 2003
Early research says dust at World Trade Center site not dangerous BMJ October 2001
Surgeon dies from hospital exposure to asbestos BMJ May 2000 (blue asbestos)
Book: The Nazi War on Cancer BMJ March 2000 (Robert N Proctor) (review)
US journal embroiled in another conflict of interest scandal BMJ Januaary 1998 (NEJM)
ABC of Work Related Disorders: OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY DISEASES BMJ August 1996
France bans asbestos BMJ July 1996
French asbestos victims go to court BMJ July 1996