A federal judge sentenced Carl Fioravanti, president of Illinois environmental services company Alliance Environmental Control, Inc., to 6 years and 8 months in prison. Fioravanti pleaded guilty to ...

Patients shouldn’t have to guess at how to pay for mesothelioma care or where to turn for financial help. Figuring out the financial side of treatment can start with some very practical concerns. Will ...

Few people know that asbestos, a hazardous mineral, was used extensively in the film industry and was present on the sets of many classic movies. Several films you’ve heard of, and many you haven’t, ...

Doctors typically start the mesothelioma diagnostic process with a physical exam and imaging tests, then they run blood work and fluid analysis. Still, only a biopsy accurately confirms mesothelioma ...

U.S. Navy ships built before 1983 contained asbestos in boiler rooms, engine spaces and sleeping quarters. Sailors exposed to dangerous asbestos fibers may have developed mesothelioma and could ...

Mesothelioma isn't a type of lung cancer. They're two distinct diseases. Mesothelioma forms on the thin lining around the lungs, abdomen, heart and testes, the mesothelium. Lung cancer forms inside ...

If you or a loved one has mesothelioma in Columbus, Ohio, a local attorney can help protect your rights. Columbus mesothelioma lawyers are familiar with area factories, power plants and construction ...

Industrial workers exposed to asbestos now have additional health concerns to worry about beyond mesothelioma and lung cancer. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal shows a ...

Asbestos exposure is the primary cause of mesothelioma and asbestosis, devastating conditions that require aggressive treatments. If you become exposed to asbestos, talking with your doctor and ...

Vanderbilt Minerals LLC is blaming mounting legal costs from more than 1,400 talc lawsuits for its decision to file for bankruptcy protection. According to the court documents filed in the Northern ...

The peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet retracted a nearly 50-year-old paper on March 25, 2026, that had long been used to defend the safety of cosmetic talc. The journal’s editors confirmed that ...