A mesothelioma victim and his son tell their story about how it has affected their lives. The Health and Safety Commission Chair Judith Hackett gives details of the campaign to highlight awareness of the risks of asbestos to tradesmen.

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CNN recently featured a short video on their morning news segment about asbestos in everyday life. In the video, a 35-year-old woman talks about her struggle with mesothelioma.

The video also addresses the asbestos found in children's toys, namely the CSI fingerprinting kit. (See ADAO Tests Consumer Products for Asbesots) Since the toy company has not recalled the product, some entities have taken matters into their own hands; Connecticut has issued a recall of the toy, and CBS (who licensed the toy) believes that Planet Toy should recall the kit.

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Attorney Jim Sokolove was interviewed for PBS’ “The Smart Consumer” on a piece dealing with malignant mesothelioma, a deadly, asbestos-caused illness. Talking with host Tore Dietrich, Sokolove discussed the origins of mesothelioma, its warnings signs, and those at the highest risk for contracting the illness. To View Video, Click on the blog post title.

While documenting his own struggles with heart disease and surgery, director Ben Mittleman struggled with his wife’s Mesothelioma diagnosis and his mother’s battle with colon cancer. His resulting documentary, Dying to Live, “chronicles the testing of a man’s heart and the processing of answers found in sorrow.” The film deals with love, loss, life, and the hardships and triumphs that accompany each of these.

Dying to Live has received much acclaim and has been hailed as an “extraordinarily powerful and deeply touching film with a sense of a raw and exposed truth.” The film premieres in mid-march in
Los Angeles. Visit the website for information on showings, tickets, blogs, reviews, and more.

Attorney Jim Sokolove, founder of The Law Offices of James Sokolove, has long focused on providing consumers with important and timely information. Most recently, that commitment found the attorney reaching out to diverse audiences with back-to-back appearances on a PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) news segment and on a popular rock station’s radio talk show.

Sokolove was interviewed for PBS’ “The Smart Consumer” news program and the first segment aired on January 11, 2008 in