Posted in February 2011 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a common bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories of our members with the new "Share Your Story" feature on [...]
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), which combines education, advocacy, and community to provide a unified voice for asbestos victims, will be joining the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) and others around the world in observing Rare Disease Day on February 29, 2012. On this day, millions of patients and their families will share [...]
Posted on February 26, 2011 “Student protest halts asbestos factory in Bihar, India” ADAO congratulates the youth of Bihar, India for standing up for the health and wellness of their village by protesting the construction of a local asbestos factory. Asbestos is a known human carcinogen. While the factory owners allege that Chrysotile white asbestos [...]
Posted on April 1, 2011 Our global community wants to join our U.S. National Asbestos Awareness Week from April 1st – April 7th – so based on demand, we will join together for Global Asbestos Awareness Week! The World Health Organization reported “in 2004, asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis from occupational exposures resulted in [...]
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is proud to collaborate with the Environmental Information Association (EIA) to produce the ADAO/EIA Chrysotile Asbestos Fact Sheet, in an effort to clarify the misinformation released on the very real dangers of asbestos exposure. Chrysotile is the most commonly encountered form of asbestos, accounting for approximately 95% of the [...]