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Closure at last: Australian High court upholds asbestos precedent against James Hardie

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 The Asbestos Victims Association of South Australia (AVA SA) today welcomes the decision of th...
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DREAM3R - New Mesothelioma Trial opens at Flinders Medical Centre

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Research into the treatment of mesothelioma is ongoing, although progress has been slow. The latest ...
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ADRI named WHO Collaborating Centre in World First

Below is a Media Release from Asbestos Diseases Research Institute via Medianet and a link...
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James Hardie urged to fund public health campaign following precedent-setting asbestos case

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Asbestos victims are urging multinational building materials company James Hardie to undertake a maj...
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CPS Research – Qualitative Research Study into Mesothelioma

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Established in 1988, CPS Research has over 30 years' clinical trial site experience, having conducte...
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If you are unsure if something contains asbestos, do not disturb it, drill it, cut it or break it.

If you are unsure if something contains asbestos, do not disturb it, drill it, cut it or break it. H...
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Exposure to airborne asbestos fibres may cause life-threatening illnesses like cancer and deadly mesothelioma.

 Exposure to airborne asbestos fibres may cause life-threatening illnesses like cancer and dead...
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Asbestos becomes dangerous once the fibres are disturbed

 Asbestos becomes dangerous once the fibres are disturbed, become airborne and then inhaled. Th...
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ADRI - the Asbestos Disease Research Institute

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AVA takes a keen interest on asbestos disease research and stays in touch with asbestos support...
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ASBESTOS - DON'T TAKE THE RISK!

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When asbestos fibres enter the body, they cannot be expelled.This can cause more than one type of as...
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Mesothelioma in Australia

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 Two new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed every day in Australia, with one of the poore...
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ABC Radio Adelaide

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AVA volunteers Lesley & Maxine had a chat with Peter Goers on the evening show tonight.  Th...
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Professor Doug Henderson AO

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 Professor Doug Henderson AO 19/7/1942 – 18/9/2108 Doug Henderson had a long and distinguished ...
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BHP Billiton urged to do the right thing by Whyalla asbestos victims following High Court decision

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Asbestos Victims Association Media Release - Friday 19 June, 2015 South Australian asbestos victims ...
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Lung Cancer caused by Asbestos Exposure

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FROM AVA's LEGAL ADVISOR ANNIE HOFFMAN Lung cancer is a condition that can be caused not only by exp...
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Van Soest v BHP Billiton Limited

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​TOO LATE: Marcella van Soest with a photo of her husband Willem being treated in hospital for mesot...
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Research to end asbestos related cancer.

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 Scientists from Flinders University are trying to develop a new treatment for a highly aggress...
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