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Asbestos Maps Highlight Asbestos Threat
The Committee to Protect Mesothelioma Victims (CPMV), today published fifteen maps on its website that highlight areas where large shipments of asbestos were received from Libby, Montana. The maps also show nearby schools, churches and hospitals that have been in danger of contamination due to proximity to asbestos-related facilities.
CBO Reaffirms Asbestos Fund Shortfalls; Analysis Says Fund May Be Insufficient
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of pending asbestos legislation continues to raise serious doubts about the proposed asbestos trust fund and notes major funding shortfalls could result.
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Holds Second Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference
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.
Tumour markers
It is common to find tests for tumour markers among screening packages from the various hospitals and laboratories. Tumour markers are substances which are found in higher than normal amounts in the blood, urine or tissues of people with certain types of cancer.
Costs of Asbestos Lawsuits Could be $2.1B Higher Than Estimated
The study comes as part of an industry-led push for legislation restricting asbestos claims to sick people, rather than those who merely have been exposed to asbestos.
Attorney Publishes Book on Jury Selection
Lisa Blue, PhD, an attorney with the law firm of Baron &
Blue, P.C., has just released “Blue’s Guide to Jury Selection,” published by Thomson West and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Illegal Asbestos Removal Sparks Imminent Lawsuit
The imminent lawsuit will seek testing to determine to what extent the releases may have contaminated the soil in the community with asbestos, and how much asbestos may be released into the air again when ground around the airport is disturbed.
New Blood Test For Mesothelioma - Meso
Meso is a manual enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for managing mesothelioma. It works by identifying a group of molecular markers called soluble mesothelin-related proteins (SMRP), which are released into the blood-stream by mesothelioma cells.
Patients, Doctors, Trial Lawyers and Defendants Invest in Curing Mesothelioma
In the past decade, a core of medical experts committed
to finding effective treatments arose, but these pioneers lacked
financial backing, both from the Federal Government and the
private sector.
Field House Closed for
Three Hours for Asbestos Removal
The Field House was closed for three hours on Friday to remove
the asbestos-filled insulation and to replace it with non-asbestos
insulation. Traces of asbestos had been discovered on the brittle
insulation of a hot water pipe the last Thursday when a routine
water leak in the Towne Field House was being fixed.
Asbestos Awareness Day Designated by U.S. Senate
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an organization dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today launched the inaugural Asbestos Awareness Day - to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and asbestos related diseases.
Blood Test For Early Detection of Mesothelioma
Australian researchers have developed a world-first blood test which could help in the early detection of mesothelioma, a deadly asbestos-related cancer of the lung lining.
Lawyers Say Asarco LLC
Indebted $2.66 Billion to Asbestos Victims
According to asbestos victims' lawyers, Asarco LLC, a Tucson
based company owes the asbestos victims $2.66 billion. Attorneys
for the asbestos victims argue that Asarco is responsible for all
the hazards caused by its units. The Cement Asbestos Products Co.
and Lake Asbestos of Quebec Ltd. are the subsidiaries of Asarco.
Asbestos Discovered in
the Central Elementary School
Asbestos discovered in several areas of the Central Elementary
School, Cranbury Road, and Lawrence Brook Elementary School during
the district's ongoing additions and renovations project . The
officials said that it would be removed at times when school is
not in session.
Borough Council to
seek bids for asbestos abatement project
After accepting a report from Volz Environmental Inc., of
Pittsburgh in February, The Borough Council recently voted to seek
tender for an asbestos clean up project in the former Second
Street School.
EPA Extended Asbestos
Demolition Rules for Hurricane-destroyed Houses
Under the rules extended by the Environmental Protection Agency,
about 1,200 hurricane-damaged homes in south Mississippi will be
torn down.
Officials at MDEQ (Mississippi's Department of Environmental
Quality) said that about 4,200 residential structures will have
been demolished when the extension ends. The No Action Assurance
approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency runs until
the Sept. 30 for houses in Hancock, Harrison, Jackson and Pearl
River counties.
Asbestos Bill Likely to Hit Senate Floor Early Next Year
During most of the 20th century, Asbestos was long used in building construction, fireproofing and insulation in residencies and businesses in the United States and the world. Asbestos exposure has been linked to several health problems including the development of a rare and deadly cancer known as mesothelioma. Because the cancer is hard to detect until it is too late, mesothelioma often results in death.
Asbestos Pipes to be
Replaced
Construction on a new waterline project started in the San
Vicente village on Monday. Cracking watermains containing the
malignant material called asbestos will be replaced by two miles
of distribution pipes which are being installed now through the
end of June.
New ONCONASE® Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Data Presented at ASTRO Annual Meeting
Alfacell Corporation (Nasdaq: ACEL) today announced that Intae Lee, Ph.D., Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, is presenting new data on the effectiveness of ONCONASE® (ranpirnase) against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
International Mesothelioma Program: Supports Expanded Research and Treatment for Mesothelioma
International Mesothelioma Program's new site is designed to provide users worldwide with a better understanding of both the disease and the treatment options available to them while maintaining the same level of professionalism and warmth provided by the doctors of International Mesothelioma Program.
$1 Million Award for
Research to Cure Mesothelioma
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation today announced
that an additional $1 million has been awarded in research funding
aimed at curing mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer,
usually found in those exposed to asbestos, in the form of a
malignant tumor in the mesothelium of the lungs and or abdomen
The Family of Drywall
Taper Won Compensation of $868,000 - Mesothelioma Lawyer
A San Francisco jury returned a verdict of over $868,000 in
favor of the family of a drywall taper who died of asbestoses and
asbestos pleural disease.
Another Outstanding
Presentation by the Mesothelioma Survivor
Paul Kraus, the inspiring mesothelioma survivor, conducted
another excellent presentation regarding how he handled the deadly
disease. Paul Kraus, who born in Austria in 1944, migrated with
his parents to...
Asbestos Discovered in
Unoccupied Military Homes
30 military houses are being tested by Cannon Air Force Base
after the malignant substance asbestos was discovered in two
vacant military homes.
Syracuse Contractor
Admits Improper Disposal of Asbestos
Everett Blatche, a 44 year old Syracuse contractor who had been
charged with improper disposal of mortal material asbestos and
allowing them to drain into public sewers, admitted guilty on
Tuesday in federal court. He was in charge of asbestos removal at
the former Agway building in DeWitt.
Acetylene Cylinders
with Asbestos-free Filler Introduced
Cyl-Tec, Inc., a supplier of cylinders and cylinder services,
introduced a full line of high-quality, U.S. DOT and T.C.-approved
acetylene cylinders. Cyl-Tec acetylene cylinders are
suitable for welding, cutting and other related purposes.
Curing Mesothelioma Investment Made By Patients, Doctors, Trial Lawyers and Defendants
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF), the national nonprofit organization whose mission is to eradicate mesothelioma as a life-ending disease, has a vision: doctors, mesothelioma sufferers and their attorneys, and the corporations targeted for exposing millions of Americans to asbestos should all contribute to cure this most deadly of asbestos-related diseases.
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