The tragic loss of well-known actor Ed Lauter to mesothelioma, an asbestos-caused cancer, reverberated around the world. Mesothelioma strikes celebrities like Lauter, Steve McQueen and Warren Zevon, but also countless others whose suffering, as the disease chokes off their ability to breathe, is witnessed only by their heartbroken families. In the U.S. alone, 10,000 people die each year of this completely preventable disease. The asbestos victim of 2013 is often someone who hugged Daddy when he came home from work with asbestos on his clothes, or did her husband’s asbestos-covered laundry. Why, then, are we still importing this toxin into the U.S.? Why don’t we have an asbestos ban? When will we protect our citizens from this tragedy? “One more victim of asbestos to mourn,” writes Fernanda Giannasi and ABREA’s family from Brazil. “Asbestos doesn´t only kill anonymous citizens and simple workers who are always paying with their lives for the common wealth. Today the world pays tribute to Ed Lauter, a celebrity from Hollywood who was murdered cowardly by a silent and insidious carcinogen which is currently very close to all of us and sometimes an invisible, subtle dust in our roofs, walls, heating.” As a mesothelioma widow, my heart goes out to the Lauter family. Our community includes countless Meso Warriors like Mr. Lauter... |
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Showing posts with label Hollywood. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 19, 2013
Mesothelioma Asbestos Cancer Claims the Life of Ed Lauter, Prolific Actor
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Straightening Out What is Formaldehyde
The fragrance and cosmetic industry seems to be having a difficult time in straightening out its own product line after being the direct and indirect target of claims from injured workers and consumers. National Public Radio [NPR] reports today that the attempt to remove formaldehyde, a know carcinogen, has been met with new and potentially toxic results.
The Hollywood rage, that is frizz-free hair, has created concern in Washington and in courtrooms as to the toxicity of the beauty products being sold and utilized. A scientist, Sharon Neufeldt, has raised concern the the new products being market maybe no better than the allegedly toxic old products.
The Hollywood rage, that is frizz-free hair, has created concern in Washington and in courtrooms as to the toxicity of the beauty products being sold and utilized. A scientist, Sharon Neufeldt, has raised concern the the new products being market maybe no better than the allegedly toxic old products.
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