Posted on February 1, 2016 Wednesday, February 3, 2016, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled "The Need for Transparency in the Asbestos Trusts" at 10:00 am ET regarding the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015. Since 2012, this will be the sixth time the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act [...]

Posted on February 1, 2016 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is excited to announce the 2016 ADAO Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference Honorees. ADAO is built and thrives on the dedication of so many excellent doctors, scientists, researchers, patients and journalists throughout the world. This year, we have yet another extraordinary group of individuals dedicated to [...]

Posted on February 1, 2016 9th ADAO Senate Staff Briefing: “Asbestos: Impact on Consumer Safety, Public Health, and Asbestos Victims’ Civil Rights,” Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Judiciary, Health, and Environmental Senate Staffers Briefing Flyer RSVP: Online form or Call: (310) 251-7477 DEADLINE: RSVP for lunch by Thursday, February 18, 2016 Background: Asbestos is responsible for 12,000 – 15,000 deaths each [...]

Posted on February 1, 2016 Briefing Flyer RSVP: Online form On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will host our 9th Congressional Staff Briefing "Asbestos: Impact on Consumer Safety, Public Health, and Asbestos Victims' Civil Rights" in Washington, D.C. In order to make this event a success and educate as many legislative decision-makers as possible, we need your help [...]

Posted on January 31, 2016 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is proud to join people from across the country and around the world in recognizing February as National Cancer Prevention Month and February 4th as World Cancer Day. While promising research continues, prevention remains the only cure for asbestos-caused diseases.  Despite being armed with over a [...]