Asbestos is a class of minerals that can be used to create durable materials that are heat-, fire- and chemical-resistant. Those properties made it popular in construction, the military and chemical ...

Asbestos exposure can cause serious illnesses many years after it occurs. Diseases such as mesothelioma and asbestos lung ...

Peter Photakis never imagined that being a teacher would one day lead him into one of South Australia’s most important public ...

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, closed in May after a court judgment. The clinic's federal funding is also threatened.... Near old Montana mine, special clinic for ...

JM Eagle, a Los Angeles maker of industrial piping, filed a RICO lawsuit Thursday accusing a law firm of fabricating asbestos ...

MISSOULA (AP) — A group of 20 scientists is working at the University of Montana to try to find out how the body responds to asbestos exposure and why some people die of related lung ailments while it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that is resistant to heat and corrosion. These properties make it suitable for ...

The University of Montana agreed to an $850,000 settlement in December with 17 parents and grandparents of children who attended an on-campus day care found to have asbestos contamination.

Families were awarded $850,000 over exposure to asbestos that was discovered in the University of Montana's daycare ...

Asbestos disease advocates criticise a Queensland blogger for taking her daughter to one of Australia's most contaminated sites.