Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Holds Second Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference; Conference Sponsored by Mount Sinai School of Medicine and New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The Asbestos asbestos, mineral asbestos, common name for any of a variety of silicate minerals within the amphibole and serpentine groups that are fibrous in structure and more or less resistant to acid and fire. Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO ADAO Assistant Division Aviation Officer ), an organization dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today announced its second annual Asbestos Awareness Day - to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and asbestos related diseases. The conference is being held at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is a medical school found in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on April 1, 2006. The mission of the 2nd Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference is to provide the most advanced medical, occupational and environmental information available about asbestos related disease to individuals throughout the world. This conference is being organized by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and is sponsored by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. "The focus of this year's conference is to provide the most recent information about the risks, research and treatment options for the incurable incurable /in·cur·a·ble/ (in-kur´ah-b'l) 1. not susceptible of being cured. 2. a person with a disease which cannot be cured. in·cur·a·ble adj. asbestos related diseases," said Alan Reinstein, President, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and mesothelioma Mesothelioma Definition Mesothelioma is an uncommon disease that causes malignant cancer cells to form within the lining of the chest, abdomen, or around the heart. Its primary cause is believed to be exposure to asbestos. victim. "With unity, there is hope for a cure." "Mount Sinai is pleased to collaborate with the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health in sponsorship of the 2nd Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference," said Dr. Philip Landrigan, Chairman of Mount Sinai's Department of Community & Preventive Medicine preventive medicine, branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of disease and the maintenance of good health practices. Until recently preventive medicine was largely the domain of the U.S. and a researcher for many years into occupational diseases. "The integration of science, policy and advocacy should provide a cutting edge forum in which to assess the risks to health and the economic impact of asbestos exposure worldwide." "Many decades ago science revealed how deadly asbestos is, but exposure continues on the job and in our homes," said Joel Shufro, Executive Director, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. "We hope this conference will help to eliminate asbestos exposure and the plague of incurable and deadly diseases." There will be several sessions at the conference that will feature notable physicians, scientists, safety and health directors and activists. Session topics include: history of asbestos; detecting and treating diseases; enforcement, education and training; national and global legislation and victim's support and resources panel. Online registration begins on January 1, 2006. Interested parties can learn more by visiting the ADAO website at www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org. About Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was founded by asbestos victims and their families. ADAO seeks to give asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice to help ensure that their rights are fairly represented and protected, while raising public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and often deadly asbestos related diseases. ADAO is an independent organization funded through voluntary contributions and staffed by volunteers. For more information visit www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org About Mount Sinai School of Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine is internationally recognized as a leader in ground-breaking clinical and basic-science research, as well as innovative approaches to medical education. Mount Sinai ranks ninth among the nation's 125 medical schools in the percentage of graduates who go on to faculty positions in medical schools across the country. About New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health NYCOSH NYCOSH New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health is a non-profit provider of occupational safety and health training, advocacy and information to workers and unions throughout the New York metropolitan area New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third most populous in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. with a membership consisting of union members, health and safety activists, injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. workers, healthcare workers, attorneys, public health advocates, environmentalists and concerned citizens. www.nycosh.org |
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