Builders warn of thousands at risk from asbestos
The government’s “callous indifference” to the dangers of asbestos is putting thousands of workers’ lives at risk, construction union Ucatt warned today on Action for Mesothelioma Day.
Ex-carpenter appeals for information about asbestos exposure
An ex-joiner and carpenter from Northumberland is appealing for information about his exposure to asbestos in the 1940s and 1950s.
Family’s plea to help poorly dad from Warminster
The daughter of a former soldier struck down with an asbestos-related cancer has appealed for help in her fight for compensation.
‘A very moving time’: Jane Edney will remember her husband, Steven, at the service
It will also mark the fifth anniversary of Mr Edney’s death from the disease 17 months after it was diagnosed.
Pena: Non-Exhaust Automotive Pollution
MOTOR vehicles are the biggest air polluters. According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, they are responsible for about 70 percent of air pollution in the country.
Mesothelioma Bill To Be Altered To Allow Greater Access For Personal Injury Claims
The Mesothelioma Bill was only announced last month during the Queen’s Speech but a group of 6 politicians have called for it to be amended Glasgow July 2, 2013 – The Mesothelioma Bill was only announced last month during the Queen’s Speech but a group…
Family of former Warminster soldier in compesation fight over asbestos-related cancer
The daughter of a former soldier struck down with an asbestos-related cancer has appealed for help in her fight for compensation.
Defect in recruiting effector memory CD8+ T-cells in malignant…
Malignant pleural effusions are a common and fatal complication in cancers including lung or breast cancers, or malignant pleural mesothelioma .
New Board Member Joins Pacific Meso Center
She is a veteran, having previously served as a U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel in the Department of Defense and the Senior Policy Analyst to the Assistant Secretary.
Asbestos link to plumber’s death
A PLUMBER died after being continuously exposed to asbestos throughout his 24-year career in the construction and ship industry.
Verastem touts data from one early-stage trial, starts another
Verastem Inc. in Cambridge has announced a spate of positive news in the past two weeks, which has contributed to the three-year-old biotech’s stock price increasing by more than a third.
Family’s search for mill worker
THE FAMILY of a former mill worker who died of an asbestos-related disease are urging her former colleagues to come forward.
Pfizer to pay $958M to end asbestos litigation
Pfizer Inc.’s non-operating Quigley Co. won permission to end almost nine years in bankruptcy under a plan that resolves most asbestos claims against the former insulation maker and its parent, the world’s largest drugmaker.
Asbestos Victims Get New Mesothelioma Website
The launch of the website, Mesothelioma Lawyers Team, http://www.mesotheliomalawyersteam.com , comes as an interesting development for victims of Asbestos exposure who are showing signs of Mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer that has been a leading cau…
Officers’ charity challenge
The officers, PC Winterbottom, PC Pheasey, DC Weston, PC Hunt and Sergeant Pope, will start their challenge at 6am on Saturday morning at Ben Nevis in Scotland before taking on Scafell Pike in England and then ending 24 hours later at Snowdon in Wales.