A farmer attempted to remove his own skin cancer using a pocket knife. What followed was a serious medical emergency affecting his brain. Doctors later documented how infection and inflammation spread ...

A cargo ship carrying asbestos-containing wind turbine lift brake pads is docked at the port of Geelong in south-west Victoria. Energy company Vestas says it placed the order for lift brake pads from ...

Workers put up fencing this week as they prepare to remove asbestos-contaminated soil from a planned road connection between Sloan and Potts streets in Davidson. Buried asbestos is once again an issue ...

Manitoba is updating its regulations governing the handling of asbestos to protect workers from dangerous exposure to the material, the leading cause of work-place related deaths in the province, the ...

A kindergarten operator says it will cost hundreds of thousands dollars to decontaminate several Wellington sites that have tested positive for asbestos in the wake of the kid's-coloured sand recall.

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