Data will be reported from across AstraZeneca’s industry-leading lung cancer portfolio at the World Conference on Lung Cancer 2015, beginning this weekend in Denver, Colorado. Presentations will feature 25 abstracts on the company’s lung cancer pipelin…
A 61-year-old man filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Morehead State University for health problems he says resulted from asbestos exposure during his time there.
A doctor from Regina Elena National Cancer Institute has developed a new statistical model to help identify which mesothelioma patients could benefit most from surgery.
The map shows exactly how many deaths from asbestos-related diseases occurred in the U.S. from 1999-2013, both at the state and county level. According to the EWG, approximately 15,000 people in the U.S. die annually due to diseases that are caused by …
The station was built in 1949, one of a number of new plants built across the country to provide the electricity needed to power the post-war recovery. Its construction, and maintenance in the years that followed, became controversial because a great d…
The recent announcement from the U.S. Department of Labor is a reminder to companies that they can be subject to multimillion dollar fines and even possible criminal prosecution for failing to follow existing regulations. Earlier this month, the U.S. D…
A new statistical model may help predict which patients are most likely to receive life-extending benefits from surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma, scientists say.
A new statistical model may help predict which patients are most likely to receive life-extending benefits from surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma, scientists say.
Chicago – A new statistical model may help predict which patients are most likely to receive life-extending benefits from surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma , according to an article in the September 2015 issue of The Annals of Thora…
Chicago – A new statistical model may help predict which patients are most likely to receive life-extending benefits from surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma , according to an article in the September 2015 issue of The Annals of Thora…
A new statistical model may help predict which patients are most likely to receive life-extending benefits from surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), according to an article…
A new statistical model may help predict which patients are most likely to receive life-extending benefits from surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), according to an article…
A newly released Pacific Hazardous Waste survey reports have identified the risk of asbestos materials to health in 13 Pacific Island countries, including Tonga. The PacWaste Regional Asbestos Baseline Survey Reports identified that in 25 different isl…
Since Sweden passed a ban on asbestos in 1982, researchers have noted a significant drop in mesothelioma cases. The U.S. should take note.
After the storm waters of Hurricane Katrina subsided, devastation remained: unsafe and waterlogged structures, with moldy, crumbling walls; unsalvageable fridges and soggy couches; indoor rivulets of mud. Local economies collapsed.