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Oct 4, 2008 - USDA Issues Health Alert Related To Salmonella Poisoning After 32 Fall Ill
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert due to recent 32 salmonellosis poisoning cases in 12 states. The department said illness caused by Salmonella may be associated with raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned, stuffed chicken entrees.
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Oct 1, 2008 - Texas Researcher Makes First-Of-Its-Kind Finding About Possible Risk Factor For Pancreatic Cancer
A University of Texas researcher has discovered an important risk factor for pancreatic cancer that could someday possibly help prevent the disease.
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Oct 1, 2008 - Large Doses Of Vitamin C Can Hinder Effects Of Chemotherapy
Vitamin C supplements may significantly reduce the effectiveness of several anti-cancer drugs by protecting the mitochondria, according to a new study published Wednesday.
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Sep 22, 2008 - The Law Offices of James Sokolove's Mesothelioma Community Site Declared a Winner
NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Law Offices of James Sokolove (LOJS), dedicated to providing equal access to the civil justice system, announced that its MesoRC website (
Sep 15, 2008 - FDA Approves Patch To Relieve Chemo-Induced Nausea
Sancuso, a five-day patch that fights nausea from cancer chemotherapy, has won federal approval in the United States. The patch is worn on the arm and delivers a widely used anti-nausea medicine, known as granisetron, through the skin.
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Sep 12, 2008 - Tennessee Court Rules against Alcoa in Asbestos Suit
The Pittsburgh-based company had argued that it should not be held responsible for Maryville resident Amanda Satterfield's mesothelioma, a rare cancer associated with asbestos. She died in 2005 at age...
Sep 10, 2008 - Updated: Former Alcoa worker weeps over Supreme Court ruling on asbestos
During his approximately 8 years working at Alcoa, Doug Satterfield encountered asbestos on a daily basis. When his daughter became extremely sick with mesothelioma, she filed suit.
Aug 15, 2008 - The Killer Cancer That Lurks Unseen for Up to 40 Years
Posted on: Thursday, 14 August 2008, 15:00 CDT By JULIA HORTON MESOTHELIOMA is a rare form of cancer which in almost every case is caused by exposure to asbestos. Thousands of people have contracted ...
Aug 13, 2008 - Study Finds Inexpensive Drug Combination Kills Breast Tumors
A cheap drug developed to prevent brittle bone disease is touted as a breakthrough in the treatment of breast cancer, British and Finnish researchers say.
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Aug 11, 2008 - Swimmer Battles Testicular Cancer To Compete In Beijing Olympics
Despite suffering from testicular cancer, U.S. Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau will beat all odds to swim in the 200-meter breaststroke prelims Tuesday morning in Beijing.
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Aug 8, 2008 - Newfoundland Health Minister Seeks To Avoid Health Crisis, Meet With Resigned Doctors
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Minister Ross Wiseman is attempting to avert a medical crisis in the province by meeting the demands of the resigned cervix and ovarian cancer doctors.
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Aug 1, 2008 - Methadone Seen As New Treatment To Treat Chemotherapy-Resistant Leukemia
Methadone, an agent used to break addiction to drugs, has ability to destroy leukemia cells without harming healthy cells, a study has found.
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Jul 21, 2008 - New Drug Eliminates Need For Chemotherapy For Patients Of Prostate Cancer
A new drug could potentially save the lives of thousands of prostate cancer sufferers, new studies have shown, while eliminating the need for damaging chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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Jul 21, 2008 - Lung Cancer Trial Targets Asbestos-Related Disease
MONDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Patients are being recruited for a clinical trial of a new targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the...
Jul 15, 2008 - Mesothelioma Victims And Asbestos Exposure Victims Should Call The Mesothelioma Victims Center First
Americas Watchdog has created the most useful service for victims or family members of victims of Mesothelioma available in the US. Mesothelioma is a rare, and lethal form of cancer. Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos. The group never realized that there was no safety net for victims, to get help from the government or VA.
Jul 11, 2008 - Nanoparticles Stops Spread Of Kidney And Pancreatic Cancer Without Side Effects
California researchers say they have developed molecule-sized "hypodermics" called nanoparticles that deliver drug agents to stop cancer from spreading in mice but have fewer side effects than traditional chemotherapy.
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Jun 29, 2008 - Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Title: Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits Category: Health News Created: 5/16/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/16/2008
Jun 29, 2008 - New clinical trial for patients with asbestos-associated lung cancer
The Mesothelioma Center within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is now recruiting patients for a clinical research study of a new targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung's lining that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos.
Jun 27, 2008 - Cuba Achieves Breakthough In Therapeutic Lung Cancer Treatment
Cuban health authorities have approved the use of what is believed to be the world's first registered therapeutic lung cancer vaccine.
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Jun 11, 2008 - New support for mesothelioma sufferers in Australia
The Asbestos Research Group, offering hope to sufferers of asbestos-related diseases, was launched at The Wesley Research Institute today.
Jun 5, 2008 - Laser Therapy A Safer, Faster Cure For Throat Cancer
Using laser light to destroy cancer cells has been found to be safer in treating throat cancers than surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
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Jun 3, 2008 - Novartis Bone Drug May Cut Down Relapse Risk In Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Women with early-stage breast cancer who were treated with the drug Zometa to prevent bone loss had a better chance that the disease would not come back, a study has found.
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Jun 2, 2008 - Senator Kennedy Kept Awake During Successful Brain Surgery
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent a successful surgery on Monday to treat his cancerous brain tumor, doctors at Duke University Medical Center here said.
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May 29, 2008 - International Symposium On Malignant Mesothelioma 2008
Leading international experts on the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, will join meso patients, caregivers, loved ones and advocates to share the latest in treatment, research and clinical trials at the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation's International Symposium on Malignant Me
May 29, 2008 - Alfacell Corporation Announces Preliminary Results From ONCONASE(R) Phase IIIb Clinical Trial
Alfacell Corporation (Nasdaq: ACEL) announced that the preliminary statistical analysis of data from its confirmatory Phase IIIb clinical trial of its lead compound, ONCONASE (ranpirnase), did not meet statistical significance for the primary endpoint of survival in unresectable malignant mesothelioma (UMM).
May 28, 2008 - Asbestos compensation is extended
Women who contracted mesothelioma after washing asbestos work clothes are to get compensation.
May 21, 2008 - Nanotube Workers Could Face Same Risk as Asbestos
Nanotubes -- the super-small, high-strength carbon fibers increasingly being deployed as static charge conductors in computers, strengtheners in composites for auto bodies, and electrical brushes -- are potentially as dangerous as asbestos, a team of scientists warned Tuesday. Injected into mice, nanotubes triggered the kind of cellular reaction that typically leads to the fatal cancer...
May 21, 2008 - Calls for more caution over nanotechnology
Concerns about the use of nanotechnology in food have been around for some time. Now there's evidence that nanotechnology fibres could lead to mesothelioma. The head of the Australian Cancer Council has told The World Today there should be standards for the marketing of nanotechnology products.
May 20, 2008 - Cancer concerns over carbon nanotubes
Study shows CNTs behave like asbestos at the mesothelium, confirming that they can cause mesothelioma
May 15, 2008 - Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Treatment For Mesothelioma
For mesothelioma patients, the addition of chemotherapy to the usualactive symptom control (ASC) does not appear to improve survival orquality of life, according to an article released on May 16, 2008 in TheLancet. Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is cancer of the mesothelium, theprotective layer that covers the lungs....
Apr 3, 2008 - Alfacell Updates Status Of ONCONASE(R) Phase III Clinical Program
Alfacell Corporation (Nasdaq: ACEL) announced that it has confirmed that 316 evaluable events (patient deaths) have occurred in the confirmatory Phase IIIb clinical trial of its lead compound, ONCONASE (ranpirnase), for the treatment of patients with unresectable malignant mesothelioma (UMM).
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Mar 27, 2008 - New Weblog Aims To Raise Awareness Of Deadly Form Of Lung Cancer
Current statistics show 2,000-3,000 people are diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma in the U.S. each year, and 10,000 Americans die from all asbestos-related diseases, according to statistics compiled by the Environmental Working Group. Mesothelioma was not tracked as a specific cause of death by federal health officials...
Mar 16, 2008 - Mesothelioma Lawyers in New Jersey Announce $30.3 Million Jury Verdict Believed to Be the State's Largest
Mesothelioma lawsuit ; family members' 'take home' asbestos fibers and 50-year-old victim's own college summer employment at GM facilities in Bloomfield and Englewood, New Jersey caused cancer that killed rising-star advertising executive, according to mesothelioma lawyers Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP. (PRWeb Mar 16, 2008)...
Mar 11, 2008 - Mouse model for human malignant mesothelioma
Scientists have established a mouse model for human malignant mesothelioma (MM) that will provide valuable insight into cancer development and progression along with new directions for design of therapeutic strategies.
Mar 10, 2008 - Mouse model for mesothelioma reproduces human disease
Scientists have established a mouse model for human malignant mesothelioma (MM) that will provide valuable insight into cancer development and progression along with new directions for design of therapeutic strategies. The research, published by Cell Press in the March issue of Cancer Cell, may eventually lead to a substantially...
Mar 3, 2008 - $1 Million Grant Boosts Research On Cancer-Killing Salmonella Bacteria
A Massachusetts scientists has received more than $1 million in grant to fund his research on the use of Salmonella bacteria to kill cancer tumor. Neil Forbes, an assistant professor in the chemical engineering department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, needs further research on the technique that he successfully tested in laboratory mice with cancer. In his experiments, a...
Feb 22, 2008 - FDA Approves Avastin For Advanced Breast Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the Genentech drug Avastin for women with advanced breast cancer. By doing so, the FDA went against the recommendation of its advisory panel that judged the effectiveness of Avastin.
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Feb 22, 2008 - Pre Clinical Data Show Intracellular Pathways Affected By ONCONASE(R)
Alfacell Corporation (Nasdaq: ACEL) announced that in vitro and in vivo data presented at the 5th Cancer Drug Research & Development conference show the genes affected and biological pathways impacted by ONCONASE stimulated intracellular events as revealed by expression profiling of human malignant mesothelioma cell lines.
Feb 13, 2008 - Avastin Breast Cancer Tests Look Promising
Genentech's anti-cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab), when combined with standard chemotherapy, was proven to slow the progression of breast cancer in a new clinical trial conducted by Roche. Results revealed that patients who received Avastin in combination with chemotherapy had a longer time period before their cancer progressed as compared to patients who simply had chemotherapy.
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Feb 10, 2008 - Study: Ovarian Cancer Can Bounce Back
Researchers have found that ovarian cancer can mutate and can develop a mechanism to survive chemotherapy drugs and rebound. Ovarian cancer, dubbed as "silent killer" because of the number deaths attributed to the disease, is a major killer among women. Two studies that was published online by the British Journal Nature has shown that ovarian tumors among women with cancer-causing gene called...
Jan 24, 2008 - 'Acne' Is 2007 Top Search Query On Fybersearch
"Acne" is the most popular search query on search engine FyberSearch in 2007. This is followed by "mp3," "airfare," "cellphones," and "hunting." Also included in its list of 23 most searched words is "mesothelioma," a lung tumor caused by exposure to asbestos.
Jan 23, 2008 - Bayer Pulls Out Cancer Drug Leukine In U.S. Due To Side Effects
Bayer AG, Germany's largest pharmaceutical company, will withdraw the liquid formulation of the Leukine cancer drug in the U.S. Bayer decided to pull out the cancer drug after meeting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on reports of the its side effects including fainting.
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Jan 23, 2008 - Alfacell signs Onconase distribution agreement with BL&H
Alfacell Corporation has entered into a distribution agreement with BL&H for the commercialization of Onconase in South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Onconase is currently being evaluated as a treatment for unresectable malignant mesothelioma in a confirmatory Phase IIIb clinical trial.
Jan 17, 2008 - Twins Aid In Childhood Cancer Research
Scientists have successfully identified the cells responsible for the onset of leukemia, considered to be the most common form of child cancer, through the help of 4-year old twins, one of which was diagnosed and is in remission for the disease. According to the scientists, a set of pre-leukemic cells was present in 4-year old twins Olivia and Isabella Murphy. The cells were possibly obtained...
Jan 15, 2008 - FDA Announces Plan to Eliminate Vitamin Companies
(NewsTarget) The FDA, emboldened by its transformation into a drug company, has embarked upon an anti-American plan of interfering with business and intentionally eliminating various dietary supplement companies from the market. The FDA announcement came on Friday, June 22, 2007 under the guise of a final rule for dietary supplement good manufacturing practices (CGMPs). Within this 800 page...
Jan 3, 2008 - FDA Probes Anemia Drugs Linked To Tumor Growth And Death
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing new data from two studies that provide further evidence of the risks of anemia drugs known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, or ESAs. All eight studies show more rapid tumor growth or shortened survival when patients with breast, non-small cell lung, head and neck, lymphoid or cervical cancers received ESAs compared to patients who did not...
Jan 2, 2008 - Subsidy paves way for thalidomide trial
THE Federal Government subsidy of the mesothelioma drug Alimta has paved the way for a national clinical trial of follow-up treatment using the controversial drug Thalidomide.
Jan 1, 2008 - ACandS Nears Exit From Bankruptcy
ACandS Inc. is an insulation contractor that voluntarily entered Chapter 11 in September 2002. The company is a unit of Lancaster, Pa.-based Irex Corp. At the time it filed for Chapter 11, ACandS had already settled 247,000 asbestos claims, but had 300,000 left to deal with. The company now is in the final stage of its reorganizing.
The reorganization plan calls for $500 million in...
Dec 27, 2007 - Federal-Mogul is set to exit Chapter 11
Federal-Mogul Corp. has 45,000 workers worldwide and 1,300 employees in Michigan. It makes a range of auto parts including pistons, windshield wipers and bearings for sale to automakers and in stores. Federal-Mogul emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on December 27th. This will end a six-year reorganization of the auto-parts maker. The company is expected to exit bankruptcy...
Dec 24, 2007 - ASBESTOS FOUND IN TOY FINGERPRINTING KIT
Recent tests have shown that a toy fingerprinting kit contains asbestos. Planet Toys is the manufacturer of the kit. Planet Toys has asked stores to stop selling its CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit. The company is planning to investigate the health risk posed by the kit. The U.S. government has not yet decided whether to issue a recall of the asbestos-containing kit.
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Dec 21, 2007 - ASBESTOS FOUND IN SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Asbestos fibers, if inhaled, can lead to serious lung illnesses such as lung cancer and mesothelioma. Medical experts believe it takes 20 years or more before symptoms of asbestos-related diseases begin to appear.
It was recently discovered that the heating ducts in a Highlands Elementary School classroom were wrapped in asbestos even though a federally required inspection in 2005...
Dec 19, 2007 - Federal-Mogul to Return From Bankruptcy
Federal-Mogul Corp. makes a range of products including pistons, windshield wipers and Champion spark plugs. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 1, 2001. The Southfield Michigan based auto supplier has been in bankruptcy more than six years. It has settled hundreds of thousands of asbestos lawsuits stemming from asbestos-containing products manufactured by...
Dec 13, 2007 - Study: Gene Test Helps More Breast Cancer Patients Skip Chemo
A medical study has shown that a gene test helped determine which breast cancer patients needed chemotherapy; sparing many others with the disease from undergoing the expensive and harsh treatment without compromising their recovery. Based on a study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and the test's maker, Genomic Health, the test could help spare 18,000 women from chemo every year.
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Dec 11, 2007 - Green Tea Stops Invasion Of Breast Cancer Cells, Study Says
Green tea has anti-tumor effects in breast cancer cells, according to a new study published in the December issues of the Journal of Cancer Biology and Therapy. A team of scientists led by Dr. Radha Maheshwari, professor of Pathology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and Rajesh Loganathan Thangapazham, a graduate student, also identified the mechanisms involved in the...
Dec 5, 2007 - Asbestos Found in Toys and Other Products
Studies confirm that breathing asbestos fibers is linked to increased risks of lung cancer, and mesothelioma - a cancer of the lining of the chest and abdominal cavity. The risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma increases with the number of fibers inhaled. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have banned several asbestos products and manufacturers have...
Dec 4, 2007 - South Korean Court Awards Compensation To Asbestos Victim's Family In Landmark Ruling
A court is Seoul, South Korea issued a landmark ruling on Tuesday by ordering a company to pay more than $144,000 in damages to the family of a worker who died from cancer due to exposure to asbestos while working with the firm. The decision of the Daegu district court, the first to recognize the danger of asbestos to a worker and the first to hold an employer accountable for death arising from...
Nov 27, 2007 - Japanese Oncologists Switch To English To Make It A Hub For Cancer Research
More Japanese medical institutions are using the English language in an effort to connect to the rest of the global healthcare community. Taking the lead on the language shift was the Japanese Cancer Association, which opened its three-day convention on Tuesday using English presentations. Takashi Tsuruo, chairman of the convention and head of the Cancer Chemotherapy Center of the Japanese...
Nov 20, 2007 - Non-Toxic Marijuana Compound May Stop Spread Of Breast Cancer
A compound found in marijuana that does not have any psychoactive properties may prove to be effective at helping stop the spread of breast cancer cells throughout the body. However, this is not a recommendation for people with breast cancer to smoke marijuana, researchers warned.
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Nov 19, 2007 - Asbestos Scare at Shasta County California Court House
Ten workers were allowed to return to their office in the Shasta County Courthouse two days after a warning of possible asbestos contamination in two offices. The employees had been ordered out after a construction worker renovating the offices suspected there was asbestos. An air quality sample was taken and the results came back showing no asbestos was present.
Inhaling asbestos has been...
Nov 6, 2007 - W.R. GRACE ASBESTOS CLAIMANTS FILE REORGANIZATION PLAN
W. R. Grace & Co. is a global supplier of products to refineries, catalysts for the manufacture of plastics, specialty materials for industrial applications, chemicals, additives and building materials for commercial and residential construction, and sealants for food and beverage packaging. Grace currently has annual sales of almost $3 billion, 6,500 employees and operates in ore than 40...
Nov 5, 2007 - CANADA CONTINUES TO MINE AND EXPORT ASBESTOS
Asbestos is one of the most widely recognized carcinogens and its use has been banned in 40 nations. Canada, however, has not banned the mining and exportation of asbestos. Two mining operations in Quebec continue to extract a large volume of asbestos and export it to developing countries. Asbestos is now rarely used in Canada. Yet the government promotes shipping asbestos to...
Nov 1, 2007 - W.R. GRACE & CO.S FUTURE IN LIMBO
W.R. Grace & Co. is a specialty chemicals manufacturer. Many of its products contained asbestos. Grace filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 2, 2001, in the face of mounting asbestos-related claims. Asbestos lawyers had filed many claims on behalf of their clients for diseases such as mesothelioma and lung cancer. Grace must set up a fund to pay the claims in order...
Oct 27, 2007 - FEDERAL-MOGUL HOPES TO EXIT BANKRUPTCY
Federal-Mogul Corp. has reached agreements to resolve objections to its Chapter 11 reorganization plan. The auto-parts maker has been in Chapter 11 for several years. It sought relief in bankruptcy from thousand of lawsuits filed by asbestos lawyers on behalf of their clients suffering from various asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma and lung cancer. ...
Oct 26, 2007 - JUDGE ALLOWS QUIGLEY'S PLAN TO GO TO A VOTE
Quigley Company for many years made asbestos-containing products. Pfizer bought Quigley in 1968. People exposed to the asbestos in Quigley’s products developed asbestos related diseases, including mesothelioma and lung cancer. Lawyers representing clients with mesothelioma and lung cancer began filing claims against Quigley and Pfizer in the 1980s.
In 1992 Quigley sold its assets...
Oct 24, 2007 - Human Genome Sciences Reveals New Options, Promsiing Results For Chemo Patients
Human Genome Sciences announced on Wednesday that its study on HGS-ETR2 (lexatumumab) proved that it was safe and well tolerated in combination with four different standard chemotherapy regimens in a Phase 1b clinical trial in patients with a wide range of cancer types. Adverse responses were reported for two patients, and stable disease was observed in 22 patients. The trial was the first...
Oct 23, 2007 - Study: Excercise, Psychological Counseling May Aid In Cancer Patient's Fatigue
A new study on cancer patients suffering from symptoms of fatigue finds that they may get some relief through regular exercise and psychological counseling to deal with stress. According to researchers fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of patients with cancer and those undergoing treatment with radiation and chemotherapy.
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Oct 17, 2007 - ASBESTOS FOUND IN REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA FIRE OFFICES
While clearing a back up in the sewer lines, clean-up crews discovered asbestos in the city’s fire offices on October 12th. As a result, the fire offices have been closed. The city is accepting bids on asbestos removal.
Because asbestos causes serious diseases, including mesothlioma and lung cancer, it must be removed from the building so that the occupants will not be exposed...
Oct 17, 2007 - New Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Receives FDA Approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new breast cancer chemotherapy drug called Ixempra for the treatment of advanced breast cancer in women who haven't responded to three other types of chemotherapy. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., which makes Ixempra, said was the drug is approved for use with the chemotherapy drug capecitabine (brand name Xeloda) for treatment of women with breast...
Oct 16, 2007 - THORPE INSULATION FILES CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY
Thorpe Insulation Co. is a California based insulation supplier. The insulation contained asbestos for many years. Asbestos causes serious diseases, including mesothelioma and lung cancer. Asbestos lawyers have sued Thorpe on behalf of clients who developed asbestos related diseases.
Yesterday Thorpe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central...
Oct 11, 2007 - An Objection to Federal-Mogul Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan is Dropped
Federal-Mogul Corp. is an auto parts maker. Many of the parts contained asbestos. Asbestos lawyers filed thousands of cases against Federal- Mogul alleging that the asbestos had caused mesothelioma and lung cancer. The company filed for Chapter 11 protection, and has been in Chapter 11 for more than six years.
Federal-Mogul wants to end its stay in bankruptcy by Dec. 31 to...
Oct 10, 2007 - Commonly Used Chemotherapy Drug Benefits Few Breast Cancer Patients
Taxol, the commonly used chemotherapy drug may benefit only a fraction of the women with advanced breast cancer, new study suggests. As part of a two-step chemotherapy drug regimen designed to prevent a recurrence of the malignancy, the drug is given to women whose cancer has spread beyond the breast.
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Oct 8, 2007 - Breast Cancer Survivors At Great Risk Of Developing Heart Diseases
Breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy may face increased risk of heart disease, new research has found. Chemotherapy uses drugs called anthracyclines that are known to weaken some women's hearts and such treatments actually put women's lives at risk after saving them from cancers.
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Oct 5, 2007 - BILL BANNING ASBESTOS PASSES IN SENATE
Asbestos is still an ingredient in about 3,000 products that are currently available in the United States. Asbestos causes serious diseases, including mesothelioma and lung cancer. On Thursday, October 4th, the Senate voted unanimously to pass a bill banning asbestos. If approved by the House the United States will join more than 40 other nations that have banned the cancer causing material.
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Oct 4, 2007 - ASBESTOS WARNING IN CONNECTICUT SCHOOLS
Connecticut schools were recently issued a warning that clay used in art classes might be contaminated by asbestos. State officials sent a letter to school districts in June, 2007, warning that a type of clay used in art classes contains talc that might be contaminated with asbestos. An epidemiologist with the state Department of Public Health reported conflicting interpretations of whether the...
Oct 4, 2007 - RPM INTERNATIONAL HAS HIGHER ASBESTOS COSTS
RPM International Inc. is a holding company that owns subsidiaries which make specialty coatings and sealants for both industrial and consumer markets. RPM's industrial products include roofing systems, sealants, corrosion control coatings, flooring coatings and specialty chemicals. RPM's consumer products are used for home maintenance and improvement, automotive and boat repair and...
Oct 1, 2007 - Sanofi-Aventis Drug Receives Federal Approval For It's New Cancer Drug
French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis has received a federal approval for its anti-cancer drug Taxotere. The drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat locally advanced head and neck cancer prior to chemoradiotherapy and surgery, Sanofi-Aventis said Monday.
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Sep 26, 2007 - ASBESTOS TAKEN HOME FROM WORK CAUSES MESOTHELIOMA IN HOUSEWIVES
Asbestos lawyers are filing lawsuits against the employers of workers because of secondhand exposure to asbestos brought into the home on clothing. In a typical case, the worker is male and s exposed to asbestos at his workplace. The asbestos fibers cling to his work clothes which he brings home. His wife lauders the clothes and is exposed to asbestos by doing so. The wife...
Sep 24, 2007 - ASBESTOS MINES IN CANADA MAY SHUT DOWN
In 1971, Quebec, Canada was the world's largest producer of asbestos. The fibrous mineral was used in thousands of products, from fire retardants to insulation. In Quebec asbestos is everywhere. The roads are actually paved with it - asbestos is used as a filler in asphalt. There's even a town in Quebec called Asbestos.
But in the late 1960s and early '70s, it became widely accepted that...
Sep 23, 2007 - CHICAGO ILLINOIS ASBESTOS SCARE
The 20-plus-story building at 2930 N. Sheridan in Chicago, Illinois is being converted to condominiums. The building has been evacuated due to alleged improper asbestos removal. Asbestos causes cancer and pulmonary problems. Asbestos attorneys have alleged in lawsuits that exposure to asbestos causes mesothelioma and lung cancer.
The Chicago Department of Environment...
Sep 23, 2007 - HUNTERS POINT NAVAL SHIPYARD ASBESTOS MEASUREMENTS
San Francisco, California's Hunters Point Naval shipyard had operated for many decades. As a result of ship building and repair operations, the site was contaminated with asbestos. Hundreds of lawsuits alleging asbestos diseases have been filed over the past two decades on behalf of workers at Hunters Point. Asbestos lawyers have alleged that these workers contracted...
Sep 22, 2007 - APPEALS COURT REVERSES ASBESTOS TRIAL JUDGES RULINGS
W.R. Grace & Co. (Grace) operated a vermiculite mine in Libby, Montana for several decades. The mine was closed in 1990. Hundreds of people in Libby have become ill due to exposure to asbestos, which is a contaminate found in vermiculite. Asbestos causes serious, often fatal, diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.
A 2005 indictment by the U.S....
Sep 20, 2007 - ASBESTOS PROBLEMS AT CHICO STATE COLLEGE
Prior to its being banned in the late 1970s, asbestos was widely used in roofing, insulation, gaskets, and other products. If asbestos is disturbed, microscopic asbestos fibers become trapped in the lungs for decades without symptoms but then result in serious health problems, including mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.
Many buildings on the Chico State campus in Chico, California...
Sep 17, 2007 - IMPROPER ASBESTOS DISPOSAL INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
The old Cambria Air Force station in San Luis Obispo County, California, has been the site of ongoing investigations into the improper use and disposal of asbestos-containing materials. Inhaling asbestos fibers increases the risk of mesothelioma, lung cancer and other breathing disorders. San Luis Obispo County officials have records of illegal asbestos removal beginning with an inspection in...
Sep 16, 2007 - CITY OF OAKRIDGE OREGON FINED FOR ASBESTOS VIOLATIONS
The City of Oakridge, Oregon has been fined $9,600 for improperly disposing of asbestos-containing debris from mobile homes that it demolished this spring. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral. When mined and used in manufacturing products, such as insulation, the asbestos breaks into long, thin fibers. When inhaled, the asbestos fibers cause mesothelioma, lung cancer and other...
Aug 29, 2007 - FEDERAL MOGUL GETS COURT APPROVAL FOR ASBESTOS LIABILITY RELATED LOAN
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Fitzgerald in Wilmington, Del., ordered that Federal-Mogul may sign loan-commitment documents for a $3.5 billion finance package to aid moving the auto-parts maker out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy hearings are continuing for Federal-Mogul, which sought bankruptcy protection in 2001 to resolve asbestos liabilities.
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Aug 29, 2007 - HUNTERS POINT SHIPYARD ASBESTOS HAZARD LAWSUIT FILED IN SAN FRANCISCO
The Center for Self-Improvement and Community Development (The Center) has filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court under Proposition 65 — California's "right to know" law — against Lennar Corp., and Lennar's subcontractor, Gordon N. Ball. The lawsuit alleges that Lennar and Ball failed to notify the community of the asbestos hazards created when an entire hilltop was...
Aug 23, 2007 - ALVISO CALIFORNIA TESTED FOR ASBESTOS
Alviso California is a small city just to the south of San Francisco. Alviso was declared a Superfund site by the EPA in 1986 after tests found high levels of asbestos. EPA officials originally said the air was cleaned up in 1993. However, new and more sensitive equipment can now show whether even microscopic particles of asbestos remain in the air. The Environmental Protection...
Aug 23, 2007 - ASBESTOS SCARE IN MONTEREY CALIFORNIA COURTHOUSE
The discovery of a possible asbestos release in the Monterey courthouse caused alarm among the county health workers. Several weeks ago a worker drilled through ceiling tiles containing asbestos. A nickel-sized hole was drilled into ceiling tiles containing asbestos. It was only weeks later that the drilling came to the attention of officials. On Monday, August 20th,...
Jul 17, 2007 - San Deigo Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to appeal verdict in asbestos removal case
San Diego Gas & Electric will appeal the guilty verdict a federal jury reached Friday involving the company’s environmental asbestos abatement at a natural gas storage facility in 2001.
The original lawsuit, against SDG&E's parent company Sempra Energy, involved the removal of pipes on a lot in Lemon Grove which had been home to the Encanto Gas Holder Station until it was...
Jul 16, 2007 - SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC FOUND GUILTY OF ASBESTOS VIOLATIONS
On Friday, July 13, 2007 a federal jury in San Diego, California found San Diego Gas & Electric guilty of violating asbestos work practice standards in its removal of asbestos from 9 miles of underground piping. SDG&E was also found guilty of one count of making false statements.
According to court documents, in 1998 an analysis of a sample of the coating of the underground...
Jul 12, 2007 - Study: Asbestos Disease Patients Are Younger Now
In 1990 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a study showing that a typical asbestos patient was male and approximately 70 years old. The study concluded that approximately 50 percent of asbestos patients had direct occupational exposure. Other studies have estimated that 80 percent of patients were men.
Recent findings from the Asbestos Disease Awareness...
Jul 10, 2007 - U.S. TRUSTEE ACCUSES W.R. GRACE OF STALLING
W.R. Grace & Co., based in Columbia, Md., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2001 to avoid paying lawsuits filed by people injured by asbestos in the company's products. Kelly Beaudin Stapleton is the U.S. trustee overseeing Grace's Chapter 11 case. Ms. Stapleton has asked the bankruptcy judge to end Grace’s exclusive control over its Chapter 11 case, saying there is no end...
Jul 9, 2007 - BILL TO BAN ASBESTOS TO BE READ IN CONGRESS
A bill to ban asbestos will get a reading later this month in the Environment and Public Works Committee. This is the first time the bill has reached the markup stage. In addition to banning the use of asbestos in the United States, the bill also calls for spending $50 million for research and launching a public education campaign.
Jul 6, 2007 - TRAVELERS INSURANCE MAKES A SETTLEMENT
The Travelers Companies Inc. is an insurance company that insured an asbestos contracting company called ACandS, Inc. Many asbestos victims, including persons with mesothelioma, brought claims against ACandS, which resulted in its filing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Travelers has proposed a settlement to resolve all current and future asbestos-related coverage claims against Travelers...
Jul 1, 2007 - MESOTHELIOMA VICTIMS LAWYERS SAY W.R. GRACE & CO. IS STALLING
Lawyers representing clients with claims for asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma, asked a judge on Friday, July 6, 2007, to push W.R. Grace & Co. to speed up its bankruptcy restructuring. W.R. Grace & Co. (Grace) was a producer of specialty chemicals that filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2001. Grace has delayed paying victims who filed lawsuits over asbestos...
Apr 30, 2007 - Asbestos is the main cause of cancer in workers
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is an organization dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims. ADAO, on International Workers Memorial Day, honored and remembered the thousands of workers who have died due to asbestos-caused diseases. Asbestos is the number one carcinogen in workers and causes 54% of all deaths from occupational cancer.
"Given that we are...
Apr 30, 2007 - World Health Organization calls for a halt in the use of asbestos.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) more than 200,000 people die each year from cancers related to their workplaces, many from inhaling asbestos fibers. WHO says about 125 million people worldwide are exposed to asbestos at work and every 10th lung cancer death is related to occupational hazards, which amount to at least 90,000 deaths each year.
Among the most common types of...
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