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The article was in response to several powerful wind storms that damaged thousands of roofs and eaves in the Spokane area. Both residential and commercial properties built up until the 1970s often contain materials that have asbestos, and roofing is no…
A new study suggests that significant improvements could be made in the scoring system physicians use to estimate the stage of mesothelioma , an aggressive and deadly cancer . The current scoring system incorporates such factors as the size of the tumo…
February 4, 2016 – MorNuCo Laboratories of West Lafayette, Indiana, and their ONCOblot Test recently completed a retrospective clinical trial focusing on the early detection of malignant mesothelioma, with the exciting results that the ONCOblot test de…
A St. Louis jury has found that several companies, including a business in Ramsey, are jointly responsible for the 2012 death of a Wisconsin man who died of complications from mesothelioma. The Okonite Co., a wire and cable maker in Ramsey, was found t…
MAYWOOD, Ill. – A new study suggests that significant improvements could be made in the scoring system physicians use to estimate the stage of mesothelioma, an aggressive and deadly cancer.
Targovax has submitted a study protocol to the regulatory authorities in Spain to assess its ONCOS-102 product in combination with chemotherapy in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma , a rare type of lung cancer associated with exposure to asb…
Rates of malignant mesothelioma have levelled off in Australia, but the changing patterns of asbestos-related diseases mean clinicians must be vigilant about taking exposure histories from their patients, according to the authors of an Editorial publis…
Doctors have been warned to remain vigilant about checking a patient’s history of exposure to asbestos to ensure they do not confuse symptoms of asbestos- related diseases with other conditions. A report published today in the Medical Journal of Austra…
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The current issue of Technology and Innovation, Journal of the National Academy of Inventors focuses on old but important issues in health-related environmental research, illuminates new trends, including rewarding patents born of humanitarian vision, …
A court ordered the state and nine makers of building materials on Friday to pay 216 million in damages to former construction workers and their families for illnesses they developed after being exposed to asbestos at construction sites. A total of 27 …
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Recent Stats Canada figures show a rise in the numbers of cases and deaths from mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused primarily by workplace asbestos exposure. You could be forgiven for thinking asbestos is part of our past, but new statistics show case…
Debbie Ziegler holds a photo of her daughter, Brittany Maynard, as she receives congratulations from Ellen Pontac, after a right-to die measure was approved by the state Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in Sacramento, California.