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Contaminated Cosmetics: Another Reason We Need Congress to Finally Ban Asbestos
Posted on June 25, 2019 When we use makeup, we don’t think twice. Kids play dress-up with it, our teens turn to it as a rite of passage, and as adults make it part of [...]
Asbestos in Your Home: A Guide for National Healthy Homes Month
Posted on June 19, 2019 June 2019 is the 4th annual National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM), led by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This year’s theme is “Growing Up Safe and Healthy, [...]
Join ADAO in Celebrating the 10th Annual World Social Media Day with Other Nearly 4.5 Billion Internet Users
Posted on June 19, 2019 As a huge believer in the power of social media, ADAO encourages you to join us in celebrating the tenth annual World Social Media Day celebration on June 30, 2019. [...]
New ADAO Video || “The Ban Asbestos Legislative Movement: From Our Homes to The Hill”
VIDEO: New ADAO Video || "The Ban Asbestos Legislative Movement: From Our Homes to The Hill" Posted on June 14, 2019 Every day, 100 Americans die from preventable asbestos-caused diseases, yet imports and use continue. [...]
Un día trascendental en Colombia y en todo el mundo, al aprobar el Congreso el “Proyecto de Ley Ana Cecilia Niño” que prohíbe el uso del asbesto.
Posted on June 11, 2019 La Organización de concientización sobre la enfermedad del asbesto (ADAO), por sus siglas en inglés) envía nuestras más sinceras felicitaciones a los dedicados legisladores, sindicalistas y activistas colombianos por la [...]
A Momentous Day in Colombia and Around the World, as Congress Bans Asbestos with the Passage of the “Ana Cecilia Niño Bill”
Posted on June 11, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) sends our sincerest congratulations to the dedicated Colombian lawmakers, trade unions, and activists for passing the "Ana Cecilia Niño Bill" to ban the production, [...]
U.S. House of Representatives Set to Hold Hearing to Examine the Management and Policy Changes at the EPA
Posted on June 11, 2019 On Tuesday, June 11, the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee is set to hold a hearing on the mission and future of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [...]
FDA Recalls Toxic Tween Makeup with Asbestos, Again
Posted on June 11, 2019 Once again, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised consumers to stop using certain cosmetic products due to asbestos contamination. On May 29, and 30, 2019, the FDA recalled [...]
Remembering Janelle, Mesothelioma Warrior, on June 6th Wonder Woman Day
Posted on June 5, 2019 Janelle “Wonder Woman” Bedel was a Mesothelioma Warrior, mother, and wife from Rushville, Indiana who won the 2014 Alan Reinstein Award. This award, named after the first ADAO President, recognizes [...]
National Cancer Survivors Day, June 2nd: Celebrating Strength and Reflecting on Lessons Learned
ADAO Share Your Story Collection Posted on June 2, 2019 Each year, on the first Sunday in June, cancer survivors around the globe unite to show the world how life after cancer looks! June 2nd [...]
