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    :: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 ::

    Canada's Asbestos Time Bomb - By Katie Daubs, The Ottawa Citizen
    Part III: India’s hidden epidemic

    Now Mr. Malwadkar heads back to the northeast corner of the city where some of the sick men live, near the now-empty factory. He meets men like Yeshwant Peje, who has asbestosis, a disease that scars the lungs and can be fatal. Inside his peach-coloured house, Mr. Peje is sick, but has received no compensation. His English is limited: Canada, asbestos and bags, he says.
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