This report provides comprehensive information on the therapeutic development for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, complete with comparative analysis at various stages, therapeutics assessment by drug target, mechanism of action , route of administratio…
Leading industrial disease solicitor Brigitte Chandler, a partner in law firm Charles Lucas & Marshall’s Swindon office, has welcomed a legal ruling meaning people dying from cancer caused by asbestos exposure will not have to pay legal fees out of…
THE family of a company boss who blamed his death from asbestos-related cancer on his work at Marks & Spencer in York have had their hopes of A 300,000 compensation dashed by a top judge. John Thorman Heward, who was managing director of Newcastle-…
What is it about so many Southern California school districts that cause them to neglect safety of their students and staff, by allowing contaminated buildings and grounds? Here we have another example, this time in Orange County, specifically the Ocea…
Eighty-three year-old Helene Titl spent more than 12 years working at various textile factories in the town and is now battling mesothelioma, diagnosed earlier this year. Lawyers acting on behalf of the ex-textiles operative, then known as Helene Jones…
Or, as the Jacksonville native calls it, he has ‘a little bit of experience’ with free lodging for adult cancer patients and their caregivers. After being diagnosed with Stage IV non-Hodgkins lymphoma on Memorial Day in 2009, Wong went through nine mon…
Pinnacle Biologics, Inc., a subsidiary of Concordia Healthcare Corp., announces European site initiation of Phase 3 bile duct cancer trial using photodynamic therapy with PHOTOFRIN , a subsidiary of Concordia Healthcare Corp., , announced today the ini…
THE nephew of a man who died of a deadly asbestos cancer joined other victims at an event to raise awareness of the condition. Tony Holt, whose uncle Terence McCarthy died from mesothelioma in March, was among those to attend a meeting addressed by Kat…
Beachwood schools will pay $2.9 million to renovate the Beachwood High School auditorium, which was gutted after crews found asbestos while working on another project last year. The district wrapped up a $35.6 million overhaul at the school in 2013, wh…
A shipyard labourer diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer after being exposed to the deadly dust during his career has won compensation. John Canham, from Shieldfield, Newcastle , was diagnosed with mesothelioma, which affects the lining of the lun…
In a report into the inquest into the death of Mr Ronald Hutchings of Holbury, when the cause of death at the hearing was given as epithelioid mesothelioma, it was reported that Mr Hutchings had worked on building sites when in fact he had worked for a…
A recent decision by the UK’s High Court to apply Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act to mesothelioma claims has triggered a negative response from the Association of British Insurers . James Dalton, the ABI’s Head of Motor and Liabil…
Government plans to deduct legal fees from the damages paid to people dying from asbestos exposure are unlawful, the High Court has ruled. The group challenged his decision to allow 25% of damages awarded to mesothelioma sufferers to be used to pay leg…
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog has found that the agency’s costly and time-consuming experiments on alternative asbestos control methods lacked effective oversight and threatened human health. In a recent report , EPA’s Offi…
THE family of a postman who died of a deadly asbestos cancer has called for more research into the deadly disease. Tony Holt, whose uncle Terence McCarthy died from mesothelioma at Bolton Hospice , attended a meeting addressed by Kate Green MP, shadow …