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(Natural News) Despite what is essentially a global ban on its use, along with a concerted effort to get rid of it, asbestos – once touted as a safe fire retardant – still plagues much of the world, and continues to cause cancer. As reported by Chemical and Engineering News, Serafina Salucci remembers growing up […]

(Natural News) Despite the well-known health risks associated with asbestos exposure, the U.S. is one of very few industrialized nations that has not yet implemented a full ban on its use. Asbestos has been used for well over a century in the manufacture of hundreds of products, from building materials to brake shoes. Its fire-, […]