Author: Mesothelioma News

THE MOTHER of a son who shaved his head to raise awareness about mesothelioma, has said more awareness of the disease must be raised.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has once again been caught removing pertinent but indicting information about vaccines from its website.

Unfortunately, only two of the five plaintiffs lived to see their victory. The three other tradesmen died from mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer caused by asbestos exposure.

A month after Verastem Inc. got orphan drug designation in Europe for its potential drug to treat a rare form of lung cancer, the Cambridge biotech received the same designation in the U.S. The designation for VS-6063 as a treatment for mesothelioma co…

A widow struck by lung cancer caused by washing her husband’s asbestos-soiled overalls has had her A 500,000 compensation nearly halved because her illness has reduced her life expectancy.

Campaigners fighting for compensation for asbestos victims warned the government today that thousands of people would be denied justice if it didn’t strengthen its new Mesothelioma Bill.

It took decades of campaigning before injury victims could sue for compensation with any confidence of victory at the end of the 19th century.

A new law that will award 100,000 compensation pay-outs to around 300 victims of diffuse mesothelioma every year has cleared the House of Lords.

A trial that could lead to the end of Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC’s bankruptcy starts today in a North Carolina courtroom.

EMSL Analytical, Inc, a worldwide provider of asbestos, environmental, indoor air quality and materials testing would like to remind their clients that the San Leandro, CA laboratory is open 7 days for asbestos analysis by PCM, PLM, and TEM.

A 94-year-old man who died from mesothelioma would have been exposed to asbestos at some point in his life, an inquest was told.

Jul 19th 2013 – Edison Investment Research today published a report on Verastem entitled “Rapid Progression In The Clinic”.

A 94-year-old man who died from mesothelioma would have been exposed to asbestos at some point in his life, an inquest was told.

From left, Gerry Slade, specialist nurse for mesothelioma, and Stephen Bridge, chief executive of Papworth Hospital, at the balloon and dove release.

EPA Data Shows Workers Exposed to Asbestos on the Job May Qualify for a Lawsuit, Says Law Firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP According to statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the eight states with the highest number of mesothe…