Mesothelioma Diagnosis - Fixing the Asbestos Mess: The Senates Reform Needs Reforming

Fixing the Asbestos Mess: The Senates Reform Needs Reforming
[Press Release] Heritage Foundation - Feb 06 1:50 PM
Asbestos. It is the basis for the longest-running mass tort litigation in U.S. history, as well as the most expensive. Since the late 1960s, some 850,000 claim ants have sued for asbestos-related injuries. The liti gation has cost some $70 billion and 60,000 jobs, but little has gone to the truly injured. Lawyers and litiga tion costs have consumed almost 60 percent of resources expended, and Save to My Web

Alfacell Forms New Thoracic Cancer Advisory Board
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 27 6:32 AM
Alfacell Corporation today announced the formation of a Thoracic Cancer Advisory Board to support the Company's strategic focus on developing novel ribonuclease therapies for the treatment of diseases such as mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer .Save to My Web

Can you catch cancer?
Guardian Unlimited - Jan 24 3:17 AM
Doctors believe that infections, even simple coughs and colds, can trigger everything from childhood leukaemia to cervical cancer. Should we be worried? Sarah Boseley investigates.Save to My Web

Mesothelioma Diagnosis - Can you catch cancer?

Can you catch cancer?
Guardian Unlimited - Jan 24 3:17 AM
Doctors believe that infections, even simple coughs and colds, can trigger everything from childhood leukaemia to cervical cancer. Should we be worried? Sarah Boseley investigates.Save to My Web

Amy Domini: A Shameful Transfer of Assets
Huffington Post - Feb 08 5:45 PM
A shameful transfer of assets from a desperately sick population to a handful of Fortune 500 companies is set to be pushed through Congress. Ironically named the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act (FAIR), the bill is the first pieces of legislation the Senate is considering in 2006. This bill creates an industry-sponsored trust fund to pay asbestos claims, thereby taking asbestos Save to My Web

Mesothelioma Diagnosis - EDITORIAL/ Asbestos relief bill

EDITORIAL/ Asbestos relief bill
Asahi Shimbun, Japan - Jan 23, 2006... The plan covers virtually all patients of mesothelioma and lung cancer patients who ... many doctors do not have sufficient experience to make a diagnosis based on ...
Source: www.asahi.com

Mesothelioma Diagnosis - Retrial ordered for asbestos miner

Retrial ordered for asbestos miner
Seven.com.au - The High Court has ordered a retrial for a former asbestos miner, who is attempting to sue CSR and Midalco for allegedly giving him asbestosis and depression through negligence. Arturo Della Maddalena, worked for CSR and Midalco at the asbestos mine

Asbestos Legislation Denies LA Funds, Particles Could Be Cause of
Louisiana Weekly - In the last few decades, nearly 123,158 tons of asbestos has been shipped into Orleans Parish, some only blocks from where school children play. Twenty-six tons arrived in the 200 block of Camp Street just days prior to Hurricane Katrina, an area

Senators should oppose asbestos act
Baxter Bulletin - Years ago, in the process of simply doing my job, I was exposed to asbestos. Today, I suffer from asbestosis and will have health problems for the rest of my life. Sadly, my story is not unique. There are tens of thousands of people just like me

Mesothelioma Diagnosis - Retrial ordered for asbestos miner

Retrial ordered for asbestos miner
The Age, Australia - Feb 1, 2006... Wittenoom. Walter died of mesothelioma in 1988. ... exposure. His own two psychiatrists did not change their diagnosis after watching the tape. ...
Source: www.theage.com.au

Mesothelioma Diagnosis - Clemenceau and cobras

Clemenceau and cobras
The Hindu - Jan 25 12:33 PM
LETHAL LOAD: Greenpeace India is valiantly fighting the Indian government against Clemenceau's entry. APSave to My Web

Mesothelioma Diagnosis - Morphotek Announces IND Submission for MORAb-009, a Monoclonal ...

Morphotek Announces IND Submission for MORAb-009, a Monoclonal ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jan 9, 2006... cancers including non-small lung carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma and mesothelioma and may ... of hybridomas yielding fully human MAbs for the diagnosis and treatment ...
Source: www.prnewswire.com

Senators should oppose asbestos act
Baxter Bulletin, AR - Jan 26, 2006... It simply dispenses a set amount to victims based on their diagnosis. ... Victims of mesothelioma (a particularly fatal form of cancer from asbestos exposure ...
Source: www.baxterbulletin.com

Asbestos Legislation Denies LA Funds, Particles Could Be Cause of ...
Louisiana Weekly, LA - Jan 22, 2006... Most smokers are excluded from the bill regardless of their diagnosis. For instance a smoker with mesothelioma might not be compensated even though asbestos is ...
Source: www.louisianaweekly.com