For the first time in history, the United States Congress has passed legislation that could ban the use of asbestos in this country.

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Most people don’t know that asbestos — the only only known cause of mesothelioma cancer — is still used in products in the United States. However, if approved by the U.S. Senate and signed into law by the President, the landmark decision in the U.S. House of Representatives will work to stop the practice.

Named for former House of Representatives member Bruce Vento, who died of mesothelioma in 2001, the bill is a groundbreaking step towards a complete U.S. ban on asbestos use.

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The bill was sponsored by Chairman Gene Green (D-TX)and is an amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act and will fund public health programs that will provide asbestos education to the public.

Asbestos-usage regulations were put into effect over 20 years ago, but a complete ban on use of this highly toxic substance is not yet in place in the U.S.

At the age of 28, Leigh Carlisle lost the battle to the fatal disease mesothelioma.

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Cleaner movie Mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer associated with asbestos exposure, has been much more prevalent in older people—usually with those who worked with or around the material. It is unusual for someone of Leigh’s age to be diagnosed with the disease, and she never got an answer as to how and where she was in contact with asbestos.

Fantasia/2000 hd Her lawyers have been investigating the primary school Leigh attended, believing that she may have been exposed there. “We know that she must have been exposed to it as a child. We know that asbestos in schools is a real problem,” one of her lawyers has said. It is estimated that around 13,000 schools in the UK contain asbestos, and around 200 school workers have recorded illnesses that are related to asbestos exposure.

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Mesothelioma has a very long latency period — it can take as long as 30 years after exposure for mesothelioma to show up. Mesothelioma has almost always been traced to asbestos exposure and is fatal.

Because the cancer is fatal and no completely effective mesothelioma treatment exists to reduce the disease it may be important to develop litigation and potentially receive monetary compensation to pay for costly medical bills. For this reason, if you or a family member has been diagnosed with mesothelioma or any other asbestos-related disease, it is important that you consult an experienced mesothelioma lawyer.

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The Montana Missoulian has reported that a free health-surveillance program for screening Libby residents for asbestos-related diseases is closing because of a lack of federal funds.

The program, called Montana Asbestos Screening and Surveillance Activities (MASSA), was started in 2003 after evidence showed a widespread asbestos contamination in Libby.

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A vermiculite mine owned by W.R. Grace and Co.was shown to be contaminated with asbestos, the root of the sickness in the community; hundreds of citizens have been affected and many died. The MASSA program provided 4,500 free lung tests to around 3,100 Libby residents. In addition to the tests, patients were also interviewed and given breathing tests and chest X-rays.

While the program screened for asbestos, they never directly diagnosed an asbestos-related disease like asbestosis or mesothelioma. That was left up to the patient’s doctor, but hundreds of cases were discovered as a result of asbestos exposure from the mines.

While many participants of the screenings first learned of their asbestos-related disease because of the free screening, others learned of problems unrelated to asbestos that were discovered in the tests.

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People aged 35 and under were eligible for free screenings every five years, those aged 35 to 45 could be screened every three years, and those over the age of 45 were screened every two years. However, those who directly worked at the vermiculite mine were screened on a more frequent basis.