High Asbestos Levels Prevent Officials from Obtaining Hoboken Train Crash Evidence
An event recorder and an outward-facing camera in the front cab of the Hoboken train are trapped due to structural damage and unsafe asbestos levels.
SELLAS(TM) Life Sciences Appoints Industry Experts to Support…
SELLAS Life Sciences Group , a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative products to treat cancer, has made four executive appointments to provide medical, clinical, commercial and financial expertise to support the development of its unique product, the galinpepimut-S immunotherapeutic anti-cancer treatment. — William Pollett has been appointed SELLAS’ Chief Financial Officer.
Rosetta Genomics Fortifies Intellectual Property Portfolio with Two New Patent Allowances for its…
Rosetta Genomics Ltd. , a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based and other molecular diagnostics, today announced that the Company has added two new patent allowances to its intellectual property portfolio for its microRNA platform technology…
FDA Speeds Possible Second-Line Treatment for Mesothelioma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration awarded Fast Track designation recently to the WT1 cancer vaccine, moving it closer to becoming the first approved second-line treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma. The vaccine, also known as galinpepimut-S, is an immunotherapy agent that targets the WT1 protein, which is expressed in high levels in various cancers, such…
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Time to choose your flu shot
DR. ROACH WRITES: Flu season is approaching, and it is time to review the options available to prevent flu for the 2016-17 season.
New treatment could save pancreatic cancer patients
A NEW combination of drugs that could save the lives of pancreatic cancer sufferers is to be tested in Scotland. The assessments will form part of a new collaboration between Cancer Research UK and drugs companies MSD and Verastem, and will be co-led b…
Baryulgil braces for second wave of asbestos illness
The Indigenous community of Baryulgil is facing a new wave of asbestos-related illness after the first mesothelioma diagnosis of a miner’s child. Ffloyd Laurie, 54, was diagnosed with mesothelioma earlier this year, developing the cancer after playing in the tailings from James Hardie’s mine at Baryulgil, in northern New South Wales, as a child.
Arizona Court of Appeals Deals Fatal Blow to ‘Take-Home’ Asbestos Exposure Lawsuits
In a recent published opinion, the Arizona Court of Appeals held that an employer does not owe a duty of care to the child of an employee who contracts mesothelioma from asbestos brought home on the employee’s work clothes, dealing a fatal blow to “Take-Home” asbestos exposure cases in Arizona. In Quiroz v.
Study: Onconase, Malaria Drug Extends Mesothelioma Survival
A new treatment combining two existing drugs — one derived from frog eggs and another given to combat malaria — may be the key to extending mesothelioma survival. Scientists at Tongji University in Shanghai, China, discovered that mixing Onconase, an enzyme present in early-stage leopard frog embryos, with antimalarial drug dihydroartemisinin (DHA) synergistically suppressed growth…
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New Breath Test Could Detect Mesothelioma Earlier Than Other Diagnostic Methods
Medical researchers in Belgium have found a new way to detect mesothelioma early by analyzing the breath signatures of individuals exposed to asbestos.
New Lung Cancer Study May Improve Mesothelioma Therapy
New insight into the gene responsible for the most aggressive subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) could bring hope for mesothelioma patients. Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center identified a new way to target lung cancer through the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog, also known as the KRAS gene. Tumors that carry a…
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Libby Asbestos Superfund Money on Hold for Federal Investigation
Allegations of misspent grant money have caused a federal investigation and Superfund Libby financing to clean up asbestos has been put on hold.
Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2016
September 26, 2016, was Mesothelioma Awareness Day. This day dedicated to raising awareness for mesothelioma, was established in 2004 by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF). MARF is a nonprofit organization that believes that there is a cure for mesothelioma and through education, fundraising and awareness, a cure can be achieved. Mesothelioma is a deadly
Aussie cystic fibrosis drug set for Russia
The drug Bronchitol has been approved for marketing in Russia following new Russian laws that provide patients access to innovative medicines, Pharmaxis announced to the ASX on Tuesday. Bronchitol will be manufactured and exported to Russia from Pharmaxis’ Sydney factory with the first sales expected before the end of 2016.
Newcastle to get cruise ship terminal
The $12.7 million multi-purpose terminal will be able to accommodate cruise ships up to 3000 metres long and will be similar in scale to Sydney’s White Bay Terminal. The Hunter region’s tourism industry would significantly grow once the facility was built, Premier Mike Baird said on Tuesday.