New Board Member Joins Pacific Meso Center
She is a veteran, having previously served as a U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel in the Department of Defense and the Senior Policy Analyst to the Assistant Secretary.
Philly First Responders Concerned about Asbestos after Building Collapse
Firefighters and EMTs worry that they were exposed to asbestos while performing search and rescue at the Center City Philadelphia structure that came down on June 5.
Asbestos link to plumber’s death
A PLUMBER died after being continuously exposed to asbestos throughout his 24-year career in the construction and ship industry.
New Cancer Policy Institute Aims to Help Make Cancer Care More Affordable
Launched by the Cancer Support Community, the institute wants to make sure all Americans have access to comprehensive care.
New Cancer Policy Institute Aims to Help Make Cancer Care More Affordable
Launched by the Cancer Support Community, the institute wants to make sure all Americans have access to comprehensive care.Source: www.mesothelioma.com Via newsmixx: home News
Smoking Cessation for Asbestos Workers Dramatically Reduces Lung Cancer Risk
Smoking cessation can be critical to reducing future lung cancer risk for asbestos workers.
Columbia County Courthouse Renovation Project On Track Despite Ongoing Asbestos Problems
County Officials Claim Rising Asbestos Abatement Costs Due to Poor Planning By Environmental Contractors
Verastem touts data from one early-stage trial, starts another
Verastem Inc. in Cambridge has announced a spate of positive news in the past two weeks, which has contributed to the three-year-old biotech’s stock price increasing by more than a third.
Family’s search for mill worker
THE FAMILY of a former mill worker who died of an asbestos-related disease are urging her former colleagues to come forward.
Family Gets $1.4 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
The victim on whose behalf the suit was filed was employed by GM&O railroad.
Pfizer to pay $958M to end asbestos litigation
Pfizer Inc.’s non-operating Quigley Co. won permission to end almost nine years in bankruptcy under a plan that resolves most asbestos claims against the former insulation maker and its parent, the world’s largest drugmaker.
Post-Sandy Soil Could Be Contaminated with Asbestos, Other Toxins
When the so-called “Superstorm” ripped through last fall, five billion gallons of raw sewage were spread throughout New Jersey.
Asbestos in Old Nursing Home Causes Concerns for Residents, Officials
Local officials fear that children and other vagrants may target the vacant, decrepit building despite the dangers that lurk inside.
Asbestos Victims Get New Mesothelioma Website
The launch of the website, Mesothelioma Lawyers Team, http://www.mesotheliomalawyersteam.com , comes as an interesting development for victims of Asbestos exposure who are showing signs of Mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer that has been a leading cau…
Supreme Court Won’t Shield Pfizer from Asbestos Suits
U.S. justices rejected an appeal from the pharmaceutical company that would protect them from claims related to its subsidiary, Quigley Co.