A West Islip man who alleged he contracted a rare form of lung cancer from exposure to asbestos during construction of the Northport Power Station has been awarded $7 million by a jury in state Supreme Court. Lawyers for the man, Ralph North, 79, said …
EPA Home A Science Inventory A Subchronic Inhalation Exposure of Rats to Libby Amphibole and Amosite Asbestos: Effects at 18 Months Post Exposure### Willson, G., D. Dodd, K. Roberts, H. Wall, AND S. Gavett. Subchronic Inhalation Exposure of Rats to Lib…
Direct targeting and induction of immunological attacks on cancer cells are two widely used approaches for the treatment of cancer. But Professor Hiromi Kumon and colleagues at Okayama University have developed a third and potentially more effective ap…
Treating patients with high-dose radiotherapy after chemotherapy and surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma does not achieve improvements in local relapse and overall survival, according to data from a prospective randomized phase II trial presente…
There were only modest acute changes in cardiac biomarkers and electrocardiograms and there were no clinically significant cardiac events in patients with high-dose radiation exposure to the heart following thoracic radiation therapy and short-term fol…
The federal agency in charge of protecting human health and the environment caused a threat in both of those areas while experimenting with a relatively new method for asbestos control, according to a watchdog report released Thursday . The Environment…
A MAN who worked in Abingdon’s MG factory died because of asbestos he inhaled during his employment, his inquest found yesterday. His inquest, at Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court, heard he left school at 16 and in 1961 started working at the MG factory as a…
Lisa Rolfe, left, of Stonington, a mesothelioma survivor, jokes with her tennis doubles partner and friend Lori Taylor of Pawcatuck while competing Wednesday against two other friends on a court at Rolfe’s home. Stonington – For most of her life, Lisa …
Two recently published studies by a research team at University Hospitals Case Medical Center Seidman Cancer Center have the potential to advance treatments for small cell lung cell cancer . This aggressive form of lung cancer has seen no treatment adv…
A GROUP of fund-raisers will dance through Burton town centre to raise awareness of what they describe as a ‘little known’ disease. Morris dancers from the ‘Ryknild Rabble’ regularly dance in and around Burton, but will do so this weekend in support of…
Widower John Field worked at Midland Red Bus Company told his family before his death that he remembered being exposed to the deadly dust The daughter of a Birmingham man who died from a work-related disease has appealed for information about the forme…
Patients with malignant mesothelioma have a poor prognosis and only 40% respond to first line treatment; a combination of pemetrexed and cisplatin or carboplatin. We used primary malignant mesothelioma cells and an ex vivo chemosensitivity assay with f…
Mesothelioma is a silent and distant health hazard, which sometimes does not infect victims until 70 years after exposure. Knowing the symptoms, and aligning proper diagnosis with possible solutions, helps relatives and concerned parties help loved ones.
There were only modest acute changes in cardiac biomarkers and electrocardiograms and there were no clinically significant cardiac events in patients with high-dose radiation exposure to the heart following thoracic radiation therapy and short-term fol…
Environmental Protection Minister Amir Peretz instructed his staff members to prepare a plan for replacing such roofs in the line of fire. As part of the multi-year budget for the South approved by the government on Tuesday, NIS 45 million will be allo…