AN ex-scaffolder who worked at two well-known East Lancashire power stations died as a result of exposure to absestos, an inquest heard. Martin Carlin, 59, worked inside both Padiham and Huncoat power stations while insulation was being ripped out of t…
Crane Co. Ordered to Pay Almost $71 Million for Exposing Former U.S. Navy Machinist to Asbestos
Crane Co. Ordered to Pay Almost $71 Million for Exposing Former U.S. Navy Machinist to Asbestos
All future quarterly dividends will be subject to quarterly financial review and board approval. , the Company announced that its subsidiary Pinnacle Biologics, Inc. enrolled the first group of patients in a randomized Phase 2 trial to evaluate photody…
The work began at Wolfe Manor, a former sanitarium that has been featured in a number of television shows and is reputed to be haunted. Several years ago, the city designated the house as unsafe to occupy before declaring it a nuisance and danger with …
Beryl Matthews, right, whose husband Tony, died in a store room at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. With her is her sister-in-law, Anne Eden.
The Accurso Law Firm reached a $10.8 million settlement on behalf of the family of a former mechanic who died of mesothelioma after asbestos exposure.
Named breakthrough of the year by Science Magazine in 2013, immunotherapy is a new option for treating cancer, but not without speculation and concern. This new treatment is limited to a few types of cancers, but the remarkable results found from clinical trial data shows promise for the future. Immunotherapy uses the body to battle […]
After Libby Residents Wait 15 Years for Toxicity Test Results, Montana Governor Sends Letter to EPA
People who have contracted a form of cancer after working with asbestos are being urged to claim their share of a compensation pot. The Mesothelioma Fund was set up by the Department for Work and Pensions in April and is funded with insurer’s cash.
Lee Harvey, a gifted Jacksonville artist with an appetite for controversy who fought a decade-long battle with mesothelioma, died Monday. In 1997 Mr. Harvey attracted the attention of Simon Smith, head of the Coalition Against Pornography, after he hun…
The former secretary at a leading metropolitan hospital has warned that asbestos is a danger to all hospital workers across the country, not just construction and maintenance staff. Russell Mills, who has worked in an office most of his life as an admi…
Few minerals come into our daily lives quite as much as talc, the fine, powdery mineral known best for the generations of baby bottoms it has dried. Talc is actually ubiquitous.
Few minerals come into our daily lives quite as much as talc, the fine, powdery mineral known best for the generations of baby bottoms it has dried. Talc is actually ubiquitous.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network , with the support of the NCCN Foundation , announces the availability of printed versions of the NCCN Guidelines for Patients for order on Amazon.com for the following cancer types: Breast , Colon, and Pancrea…