Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the LUME-Colon 1 trial, investigating nintedanib plus best supportive care versus BSC alone, met one of the co-primary endpoints of progression-free survival in pre-treated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer…
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At the age of 50, the mother of six from St Ives, joined a new generation of Australian women with deadly asbestos-related disease. She had been working as a fitness instructor and enjoyed mountain climbing before she felt a lump in her abdomen and saw…
From 2014 to 2016, the Burlington company settled three lawsuits with science teachers in several states claiming to suffer from mesothelioma. CBS won a fourth suit filed in 2013 but still spent money investigating the case and defending itself.
A LEEDS hospice is to receive part of a payout to the family of a patient who died from an asbestos-related cancer. Lawyers from Irwin Mitchell, working on behalf of his family, have now secured a settlement from his former employer’s insurers and a contribution has been made to the cost of his care at Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice in Headingley.
Daniel Burton, his wife Anita and their three daughters have spent a great deal of time in Boston and Chicago and met some of the nation’s leading authorities on mesothelioma over the past year and a half, increasing their knowledge of something they’d not thought much about before. All that activity has meant some time away from Burton’s job delivering mail in the Hope area, but he is back to walking one of the state’s longest mail routes full time.
Florida Appellate Court Reverses Verdict Against Valve Manufacturer in Asbestos Case – Decision: Trial Court Abused Discretion in Admitting Testimony of Mesothelioma Expert Manufacturers of products that contained chrysotile asbestos won a major victory in Crane Co. v. DeLisle in September, when Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a verdict entered against a gasket manufacturer on grounds that the trial court had abused its discretion by admitting an expert’s testimony.
Asbestos is fire resistant, absorbs sound, strong, abundant, and cheap, so naturally it was a popular building material in the United States and throughout the world in the 20th century. The thin, needle-like, almost invisible fibers of asbestos appear to be mild: no smell, no taste, and does not immediately irritate the eyes, nose, or
On September 30, 2016, Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2016 in the Senate.
You might have heard about mesothelioma on television but most people have no idea what it actually is. If you don’t know what it is, how can you tell if you have it? Let’s take a look at what mesothelioma is and how you can tell if you may have this dreadful disease.
Thoracic surgeon and mesothelioma visionary Dr. David Sugarbaker already is thinking two steps ahead, anticipating the optimal utilization of this latest clinical trial drug combination. That’s what leaders do. A phase II, multicenter clinical trial involving the antibody-drug conjugate anetumab ravtansine (BAY 94-9343) for patients with stage IV pleural mesothelioma opened recently with considerable expectations,…
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Thoracic surgeon and mesothelioma visionary Dr. David Sugarbaker already is thinking two steps ahead, anticipating the optimal utilization of this latest clinical trial drug combination. That’s what leaders do. A phase II, multicenter clinical trial involving the antibody-drug conjugate anetumab ravtansine (BAY 94-9343) for patients with stage IV pleural mesothelioma opened recently with considerable expectations,…
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It’s not easy being a chemical company these days, especially not a chemical company with a long history. And both 3M fall into that category.There’s one particular chemical that’s causing looming legal headaches for both companies right now — however, 3M is better equipped to weather the storm than Chemours.
It has long been surmised that the aluminum compounds used in many antiperspirant deodorant products may be a cause of cancer. But a new study out of Switzerland confirms this to be true, showing that aluminum chloride , a common additive in antiperspi…
ALEXANDER Culbert lost his mother in May is calling on his late father’s colleagues to help him achieve justice for both his parents. A GRIEVING son has launched a legal action after his mum died from asbestos-related cancer he believes she got from cleaning his dad’s dusty work clothes.