In a statement, Dr Andrew Hitchcock, who carried out the post-mortem examination on Mr Clifford, said he discovered “extensive” malignant mesothelioma in the 82-year-old’s lungs. Dr Hitchcock said tests found extensive evidence of asbestos fibres.
Although it has been decades since asbestos-containing materials were commonly used in residential, commercial, and institutional properties, dangers due to exposure to these materials continue today. Last month the U.S. Office of Special Counsel sent …
TRACON Pharmaceuticals , a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel targeted therapeutics for cancer, wet age-related macular degeneration and fibrotic diseases, today announced the initiation o…
New York, Oct 12: Researchers have found how aspirin works in the body to target an inflammatory protein linked to a variety of diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease, and certain cancers. Aspirin is one of the oldest and most commonly u…
The lawsuit states Barbara Bobo inhaled fibers from Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, and that led to the lung disease mesothelioma. According to court documents, Bobo never stepped foot inside the plant – but her husband worked there for 22-years – and Bobo…
The Fast Track designation is designed to facilitate the development, and expedite the review, of drugs to treat serious conditions and address an unmet medical need. “We are pleased that the FDA continues to acknowledge the current high unmet needs fo…
The patient’s wife was so impressed with the outcome of the innovative procedure; she called mesothelioma.us to thank them for their support, and to let them know that her husband is recovering very nicely. The website owners are hoping this positive o…
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. , washed work clothes brought home by her husband, James, from his job at the Browns Ferry Nuclear plant, which is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
A painter and decorator working for Leicester City Council won a compensation pay out of more than A 120,000 after developing lung cancer. The council has not revealed few details of the case but it has emerged in a response to a Freedom of Information…
Based on these grim new statistics, Mesothelioma.us has launched some new resources that are designed to get victims of this serious disease the information and help that they need. As a spokesperson for http://mesothelioma.us/ noted, around 2,500 peop…
Recent jurisprudence on the issue of divided infringement has arisen in the context of computer-related technologies, where a user or customer performs one or more steps of a patented method. Now the issue has arisen in the pharmaceutical context, wher…
Tracy Ford holds a photo of her dad, Dave, who died of mesothelioma, 18 months after he was diagnosed. This type of cancer is caused by exposure to asbestos, which Dave had come into contact during his career as an electrician.
New WorkSafeBC statistics have pinpointed 2009 as the year work-related disease overtook traumatic injuries as the leading cause of work-related deaths in B.C. According to WorkSafe, traumatic injuries causing death have decreased 68 per cent since 199…
When left alone and undisturbed, asbestos -containing materials don’t really pose an immediate threat to human health. However, asbestos can be pretty dangerous, especially when its fibers are exposed to the air where anyone can inhale them into their …
Rome, September 30 – The National Asbestos Observatory said Wednesday it has documented a rise in asbestos-related illness and death. ONA has documented over 4,500 cases of mesothelioma – a rare and almost always fatal form of cancer most commonly caus…