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2019 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Year in Review

2019 Year-In-Review 2018 Year-In-Review 2017 Year-In-Review 2016 Year-In-Review 2015 Year-In-Review 2014 Year-In-Review 2013 Year-In-Review 2012 Year-In-Review 2011 Year-In-Review 2010 Year-In-Review Posted on December 6, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest non-profit in the U.S. dedicated to providing asbestos victims and concerned citizens with a united voice, is pleased to share a Year-End Summary [...]

admin2020-08-01T14:45:10-07:00December 6th, 2019|

Dr. Raja Flores Held a Successful Educational Event on Asbestos Dangers, Treatment, and Prevention at the Mount Sinai Hospital

Posted on November 30, 2019 On November 18, Dr. Raja Flores, a professor and Chair of Thoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) held the “Asbestos: Still Legal and Lethal Today” event. During the luncheon, Dr. Flores and I focused on how medical students and [...]

admin2019-12-02T17:42:29-08:00December 2nd, 2019|

Largest Russian Asbestos Mine Minimizes the Dangers of Asbestos. ADAO Reiterates the Facts: Asbestos is Deadly

Posted on November 25, 2019 Last week, CISVISION published a study by a lobbying group, the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor), claiming that there have not been any cases of occupational diseases at the Uralasbest plant and that the level of occupational diseases in the region is [...]

admin2022-03-29T11:50:52-07:00November 25th, 2019|

Philadelphia School Teacher with Mesothelioma Shares Her Story on Good Morning America

Posted on November 25, 2019 The Asbestos Awareness Disease Organization (ADAO) applauds Philadelphia teacher Lea DiRusso for appearing on Good Morning America on November 21 to discuss her diagnosis of asbestos-caused mesothelioma. DiRusso bravely shared her story to more than 3.5 million viewers about how she believes she got the disease and what action she [...]

admin2019-11-25T15:03:39-08:00November 25th, 2019|

Challenges and Progress in Mitigating Asbestos Exposure

Posted on November 8, 2019 Guest Blog on Construction Executive: Challenges and Progress in Mitigating Asbestos Exposure Each year, nearly 40,000 Americans die from preventable, asbestos-caused diseases, yet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency still hasn't banned this toxic substance. Asbestos, a known human carcinogen, can cause chronic lung disease as well as incurable respiratory diseases and mesothelioma, [...]

admin2019-11-08T12:19:24-08:00November 8th, 2019|