Tag Archives: Great Britain
Rwanda's New Problem: Asbestos
The Rwandan Ministry of Infrastructure has issued a statement warning construction and demolition firms about the inherent dangers of improperly handling asbestos-laced building materials. The African nation, torn by a decade-long civil war, is trying to rebuild most of the infrastructure destroyed or damaged during the brutal conflict. Infrastructure Minister Vincent Karega told reporters that [...]
Recent UK Study Predicts Asbestos Related Deaths in Great Britain
LONDON – A recent study published in the British Journal of Cancer contained some sobering statistics related to the number of UK workers and others who can be expected to die from exposures to asbestos, a known cancer-causing agent. The study was funded by Cancer Research UK and Britain’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and [...]
Asbestos Contaminated Ship Faces Protesters in Great Britain
HARTLEPOOL, UK – Environmental activists in England are vigorously protesting the imminent arrival of the asbestos-contaminated, French aircraft carrier, Clemenceau, which is scheduled to be dismantled at the Northern England shipyard at Hartlepool. Environmentalists point to the fact that the French ship, now known simply as Hull Q790, was turned away by India in 2006 [...]
Study Finds Chemotherapy May be Harmful For Patients with Advanced Cancer
A new study suggests that chemotherapy can be harmful when administered to patients with advanced terminal cancer. Doctors are now being urged to be more careful when utilizing the common treatment. Great Britain’s Department of Health, in a review held recently, discovered that patients with terminal cancers were assured they would have access to chemotherapy [...]
