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Jacqueline M. Moline, M.D., M.Sc.
Posted on August 21, 2019 Jacqueline M. Moline, M.D., M.Sc. is an Occupational Medicine specialist and Professor of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention and Internal Medicine at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. She obtained her [...]
Press Release: Trump White House Moves to Protect Themselves from Legacy Asbestos as Trump EPA Avoids Protecting Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2019 Sign and Share the Petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Urging Them to Ban Asbestos Now Without Loopholes or Exemptions Trump White House Moves to Protect Themselves from [...]
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO): Mensaje del Boletín de Agosto de 2019 (Spanish)
Boletín de agosto de 2019 Posted on August 1, 2019 Mensaje de nuestra Presidente de ADAO: Impulso. Los esfuerzos y la solidaridad para prohibir los asbestos / amiantos a nivel nacional e internacional [...]
“This Stupid Cancer Took Her Life” – Vicky’s Story
Posted on August 8, 2019 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the [...]
“Help Yiagos fight mesothelioma cancer”- Yiagos’ Story
Posted on August 1, 2019 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the [...]
Meet the 2019 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s Miles for Meso “Biking for a Ban” Team!
Register for the Miles for Meso Race Honor or Remember a Mesothelioma Warrior with a Tribute Bib 2019 Mesothelioma Warrior Memorial Video Form RSVP for the Warrior Dinner Posted on July 31, 2019 Whether in [...]
2019 ADAO Checklist: 3 Key Steps to Keeping Your Kids Safe from Asbestos This School Year
Posted on July 31, 2019 The 2019 school year is here-along with the excitement of new classes, friends, and supplies! But although we expect our children to be safe at school, there is one thing [...]
NEJM: “A Most Reckless Proposal — A Plan to Continue Asbestos Use in the United States” by Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., and Richard Lemen, Ph.D
NEJM: "A Most Reckless Proposal — A Plan to Continue Asbestos Use in the United States" by Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., and Richard Lemen, Ph.D Posted on July 31, 2019 Support for a federal ban [...]
Why Federal Ban Asbestos Legislation is the Only Way to Stop Imports and Use || How State by State Ban Bills Fail
Posted on July 31, 2019 People are dying from asbestos-related illness, and there is no federal ban to stop it. Since 1989, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to ban the import and use [...]
Partnering for Prevention on World Lung Cancer Day by Bev Messinger, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
Posted on August 1, 2019 Today, on World Lung Cancer Day, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is collaborating with the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) to encourage businesses to pledge to manage [...]