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• Mesothelioma Testing Provided for Libby Residents

  
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  After declaring a public health emergency for the town of Libby, Montana in June earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will begin using a $6 million health care grant today, November 9, for treating patients with an asbestos-related disease. ...
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• Explosion at Syracuse School Prompts Asbestos Concerns

  
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  SYRACUSE, N.Y.—A basement explosion earlier this month at a private school prompted investigation and concern over possible asbestos exposure and the asbestos cancer mesothelioma.The explosion, which occurred at the Ishan School of Excellence – Syracuse’s only private Islamic school – produced large amounts of ...
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• Family Speak of Cancer Misery

  
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  A family from the UK has recently spoken out about their cancer misery, after three members of the family were struck down with cancer, two of them contracting the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. While one member of the family died from the cancer the other two are now well on the way to recovery.Forty five year [...]
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• Mesothelioma Remains A Concern For Construction Workers

  
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  Virtually no aspect of the construction field has been untouched by asbestos. Particularly during the mid-twentieth century, when a boom in babies led to a boom in construction, this so-called miracle mineral was widely used at every stage of commercial and residential construction. Unfortunately, however, the ...
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• Mount Sinai Medical Center Assessing Mesothelioma Impact in Libby, Montana

  
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  Researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine have announced that thousands of residents and workers in Libby, Montana are at risk for developing mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore for nearly a century. Libby is the site where W.R. Grace and Company operated a toxic ...
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• Former Employees Blow the Whistle on Illegal Asbestos Dump

  
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  DENVER, C.O.—More than 20 years after the fact, several former employees of Denver Water, the city’s main provider of drinking water, are coming forward with information that has the potential to seriously harm the reputation of the environmentally-friendly company.Joseph Pacheco, one of the former workers, told a ...
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• Australian organization criticized for failing to observe asbestos regulations

  
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  In Australia, the WorkSafe organization is facing harsh criticism after they failed to properly investigate an incident at an East Melbourne hospital. During the incident, workers were exposed to asbestos at the Mercy Hospital site. Two men at the site were sawing through concrete that contained asbestos, resulting in ...
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• Mesothelioma Trimodality Therapy Benefits Patients

  
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  In a study recently published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , mesothelioma researchers found a trimodality therapeutic approach of chemotherapy, surgery and radiation to be effective in treating malignant pleural mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a cancer caused almost exclusively by asbestos exposure. A long ...
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• UK Man Continues to Lobby even after Death

  
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  A man from the UK who died from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, has continued to lobby for justice for asbestos related disease sufferers even after his death. Alan Clark was a former thermal insulation engineer and as a result of his work he developed the asbestos cancer.The British man was diagnosed with ...
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• Wells Fargo Won’t Pay Lump Sum To Mesothelioma Patient

  
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  Charleston, WV—A man who has been diagnosed with the terminal asbestos cancer mesothelioma has been awarded a substantial amount in compensation – but he might not see a penny of it.Gordon Conley worked for Union Carbide as a chemical plant operator and electrician for nearly 40 years, and was exposed while there ...
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• Practicing yoga could increase quality of life for mesothelioma patients

  
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  Major cancer centers across the country are taking a second look at yoga. Big names such as Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, are now offering yoga classes to their patients. With a history of being written off as an exercise fad, yoga has been finding its way into recent ...
  5 days ago

• James Hardie Out of Money For Mesothelioma Victims

  
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  An Australian mother of four who is dying from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma recently made a heartfelt plea to the beleaguered building materials company James Hardie: “Just do the right thing.”The woman, whose first name is Serafina and who asked that her last name not be disclosed, is just 39 years old. She ...
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• Jury Grants $5.5 Million to Mesothelioma Widows

  
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  Bloomington, IL—The widows of three men killed by the asbestos cancer mesothelioma have been awarded damages in the amount of $5.5 million.The men, Merlon Dukes, Bob Blessing and John Watkins, all worked at Union Asbestos & Rubber Co., which was later called UNARCO Industries, Inc., during the 1950s and 1960s. ...
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• Explosion prompts Canadians to voice asbestos disease concerns

  
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  After an explosion in Ottawa released asbestos into the air last week, many Canadians are taking a more aggressive stance against the country’s asbestos industry. The explosion took place at a steam plant in downtown Ottawa, and took the lives of two men when a boiler at the plant exploded. When the boiler exploded, ...
  6 days ago

• Mesothelioma Research: Preventing Tumor Growth at Site of Chest Instrumentation

  
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  Mesothelioma researchers recently published a review in the medical journal Lung Cancer on current measures for preventing tumor growth at sites of chest intervention where surgery occurred or where medical instruments such as a catheter were placed. Mesothelioma cancer is a rare disease caused almost exclusively ...
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• Mesothelioma Less of A Risk As Oregon Library Closed for Asbestos Removal

  
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  Salem, Ore. – Parents, children, and other residents of Salem, Oregon will be able to breathe a little easier in a few months, after the Salem Public Library undergoes the final stages of its scheduled asbestos abatement.In May, the city council approved $165,000 in funds to be used for the removal of the harmful ...
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• University Community Facing Mesothelioma Risk From Asbestos Contamination

  
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  Cheyenne, Wyoming—State officials have announced that anyone who was on-site at a demolition project, and even those in the surrounding community, at the University of Wyoming, may have been put at risk for developing the deadly cancer mesothelioma after improper handling of asbestos.The demolition, which is taking ...
  1 week ago

• Mesothelioma Clinical Trial to Take Place in North Carolina

  
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  Wake Forest, NC – FirstWatch of the Carolinas, as well as researchers from Wake Forest Medical School in North Carolina, are partnering for a breakthrough research study which aims to discover more about the development and effects of the deadly asbestos cancer mesothelioma.According to a news release issued by ...
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• Mesothelioma Diagnostic Test Launched by Pharmaceutical Company

  
  Asbestos and Mesothelioma News — Authority: 421
  Prometheus Laboratories Inc. recently announced the nationwide commercial launch of the diagnostic test ProOnc Mesothelioma Dx, in addition to two other diagnostic products. The company originally received United States rights to the three cancer tests from Rosetta Genomics in April this year. The three tests ...
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• Colorado community worried about asbestos

  
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  In Estes Park, Colorado, asbestos fears are on the rise after a fire gutted the Park Theatre Mall. According to Dr. George Crislip, asbestos could have been released during the fire. Dr. Crislip warned the Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority (EPURA) about possible release of asbestos particles into the air during a ...
  1 week ago

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