Mesothelioma

Will I die just like my father? - Evening News Norwich

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:25:00 GMT

The son of a roofer who died after being exposed to asbestos has today told of his fears that he could be next. Father-of-three Colin Pask died just two months after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. It is believed he contracted the condition after ...

Bioniche Updates re: Mycobacterial Cell Wall Technology Platform - Earthtimes

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:58:00 GMT

BELLEVILLE, ON , May 12 - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, is pleased to provide an update on the clinical and non-clinical development of its proprietary platform ...

Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits - Forbes

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:54:00 GMT

THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Adding chemotherapy to other treatments being giving to patients with mesothelioma, a lung cancer usually linked to asbestos exposure, does not appear to improve either survival or quality of life. Malignant ...

CELEBRITY SCIENTOLOGISTS AT RISK FROM ASBESTOS? - PR Inside

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:32:00 GMT

TOM CRUISE, KATIE HOLMES, JOHN TRAVOLTA and KELLY PRESTON have been told to seek medical attention, after deadly asbestos was found on a cruise ship they have all sailed on. The foursome have all celebrated birthdays or other functions aboard Church ...

Federal court convicts man on Hayward asbestos charges - Tribune-Chronicle

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:38:00 GMT

A Tracy man was convicted Wednesday in a San Francisco federal court on three felony counts of violating the Clean Air Act when he illegally demolished an asbestos-filled Hayward building. Wassim Mohammad Azizi, 37, put the public and employees at ...

Robert Sterling Lefler, 69 - Westport Now

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:55:00 GMT

Robert Sterling Lefler, of Knoxville, Tenn., died May 7. in Knoxville. He was 69. Born Aug. 11, 1938, in Fairfield, he was a 1956 Staples High School graduate and served in the U.S. Navy before receiving his bachelor?s degree from Transylvania ...

Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes In Asbestos Scare - Entertainmentwise

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:47:00 GMT

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have been instructed to seek medical help, after deadly asbestos was discovered on a cruise ship they sailed on with fellow Hollywood power couple John Travolta and Kelly Preston. The Church of Scientology cruise ship, MV ...

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Fri, 16 May 2008 22:26:55 GMT

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Media Advisory: May 19 Briefing on Asbestos Legislature - Forbes

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:57:00 GMT

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) and the staff of the House Energy and Commerce Committee organized a briefing for key staff members of the House, on the critical need for legislation to ban asbestos. WHEN ...

UPDATE 1-Lung cancer patients live longer with Alimta -study - Reuters

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:51:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Adding a little extra chemotherapy after finishing the initial course helped advanced lung cancer patients live longer without having their tumors grow or come back, researchers reported on Thursday. Patients with ...

Bioniche Updates re: Mycobacterial Cell Wall Technology Platform - Forbes

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:08:00 GMT

BELLEVILLE, ON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, is pleased to provide an update on the clinical and non-clinical development of its ...

Cancer Research Group Releases Data - BusinessWeek

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:53:00 GMT

Studies of drugs that may stop the spread of many cancers?vaccines for brain tumors, treatments that prevent bone metastases, vitamins that may improve the chances of breast cancer patients?will be examined by some 30,000 oncologists and ...

Rosetta Genomics to Present Multiple Posters at the 44th Annual ... - MSN MoneyCentral

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:33:00 GMT

MicroRNAs as Potential Biomarkers -- for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Identification of Tumor Origin in Patients With Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) MicroRNAs Objectively Identify Cancer Types With High Sensitivity and Specificity and Could ...

MolMed to present Phase II trial preliminary results for its ... - Phramalive.com

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:40:00 GMT

MILAN, Italy, 16 May 2008 ? MolMed S.p.A. (MLM at MTA Italy), a biotech company focused on novel antitumour therapies, announces that preliminary results of three Phase II clinical trials of MolMed?s novel vascular targeting agent ARENEGYR (NGR ...

NYU Langone Medical Center's tip sheet to the 44th annual meeting of ... - EurekAlert

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:34:00 GMT

The following news tips are based on abstracts or poster presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) to be held in Chicago, Illinois, May 30 ? June 3, 2008. Study Tracks a Biomarker for Early Detection of ...

SimmonsCooper Law Firm Unveils Mesothelioma Video Library For ... - Onlypunjab.com

Mon, 12 May 2008 07:15:00 GMT

SimmonsCooper LLC, one of the nation's most experienced law firms in mesothelioma litigation, has announced the unveiling of their free online video library for patients and families struggling to cope with the rare cancer caused by asbestos exposure ...

Biomarker for Early Detection of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma - HULIQ.com

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:10:00 GMT

Plasma osteopontin is an early detection and prognostic marker in malignant pleural mesothelioma NYU Cancer Institute?s Harvey Pass, M.D., professor of cardiothoracic surgery and surgery; division chief of thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology, at ...

Asbestos Verdict Upheld by California Court of Appeals, Announces ... - MSN MoneyCentral

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:46:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 11th, eighteen months after winning a $3.9 million wrongful death verdict in Los Angeles Superior Court against Stamford, Conn.-based Crane Co. CR on behalf of the family of a U.S. Navy veteran who died ...

SimmonsCooper Law Firm Unveils Mesothelioma Video Library For Education & Support

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:53:28 GMT

East Alton, Illinois May 12, 2008 -- SimmonsCooper LLC, one of the nation's most experienced law firms in mesothelioma litigation, has announced the unveiling of their free online video library for patients and ...

Legal Eagle Starts Lawyers 747 Blog

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

RSS feed for Neekam Inc : USA, Phoenix, AZ, May 14, 2008 -- Lawyers and attorneys consumer advocate, Marilyn Santerre, has partnered with Neekam company to create the Lawyers 747 Blog.

LegalView Reports on Conviction of Wisconsin Man Who Knowingly ... - pressbox.co.uk

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:56:00 GMT

Denver, CO - LegalView.com, the number one resource for anything and everything legal on the Web, recently updated its mesothelioma blog with information of the conviction of a Wisconsin man who knowingly endangered individuals in surrounding areas ...

Richard Henry Anderson Sr.

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:21:12 GMT

Richard "Dick" Henry Anderson Sr., 81, died Friday, May 2, 2008, at Maine Medical Center surrounded by his family.

Celebrity Scientologists at risk from asbestos?

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:26:47 GMT

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes arrive at the ''Essence Black Women In Hollywood'' luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 21, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, John Travolta and ...

Tom Cruise - Celebrity Scientologists at Risk from Asbestos?

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:45:15 GMT

Caption: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. arriving at The Cut restaurant in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel to enjoy a dinner date with friends Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Federal court convicts man on Hayward asbestos charges

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:48:13 GMT

A Tracy man was convicted Wednesday in a San Francisco federal court on three felony counts of violating the Clean Air Act when he illegally demolished an asbestos-filled Hayward building.

LegalView Updates Avandia Portal with Details of Conclusive Evidence ... - pressbox.co.uk

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:56:00 GMT

Denver, CO - LegalView.com, the most comprehensive resource for everything legal on the web, updated its Avandia information portal with details of a study recently conducted by Swiss researchers. The study definitively linked Avandia to early onset ...

Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Adding chemotherapy to other treatments being giving to patients with mesothelioma, a lung cancer usually linked to asbestos exposure, does not appear to improve either survival or quality of life.

LegalView Updates Avandia Portal with Details of Conclusive Evidence...

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:31:03 GMT

Denver, CO - LegalView.com updated its Avandia information portal with details of a study recently conducted by Swiss researchers.

LegalView Reports on Conviction of Wisconsin Man Who Knowingly...

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:31:08 GMT

Denver, CO - LegalView.com recently updated its mesothelioma blog with information of the conviction of a Wisconsin man who knowingly endangered individuals in surrounding areas to asbestos exposure after he ...

Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes In Asbestos Scare

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:35:58 GMT

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have been instructed to seek medical help, after deadly asbestos was discovered on a cruise ship they sailed on with fellow Hollywood power couple John Travolta and Kelly Preston.

TOM PUT ON CRUISE ALERT - Daily Star

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:54:00 GMT

TOM Cruise and other Hollywood stars are being urged to have urgent medical checks after an asbestos scare on board a Church of Scientology cruise ship. The $2million Freewinds was said to be ?under seal? on the Caribbean island of Curacao after ...

Asbestos cancer chemo questioned

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:01:32 GMT

Exposure to asbestos can cause cancer many years later Chemotherapy treatments which aim to prolong patients' lives and reduce suffering from asbestos-related cancer do not work, UK researchers suggest.

Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Treatment For Mesothelioma

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Editor's Choice Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Lung Cancer Article Date: 15 May 2008 - 16:00 PDT For mesothelioma patients, the addition of chemotherapy to ...

Drug Companies Seek to Invoke Shield Law of Preemption

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:20:40 GMT

May 15, 2008 -- An anticipated US Supreme Court ruling may prevent victims injured by the Ortho Evra patch and other harmful drugs from having their day in court, according to Hissey Kientz, LLP.Manufacturers ...

Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Treatment For Mesothelioma

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:23:27 GMT

For mesothelioma patients, the addition of chemotherapy to the usual active symptom control does not appear to improve survival or quality of life, according to an article released on May 16, 2008 in The Lancet ...

Grace to pay record fine - Baltimore Sun

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:35:00 GMT

W.R. Grace & Co. has agreed to pay $250 million, the most in the history of the federal government's Superfund program, to clean up contamination from a Montana vermiculite mine that caused 1,200 residents and former mine workers to become ill or die ...

Media Advisory: May 19 Briefing on Asbestos Legislature

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:53:45 GMT

Congresswoman Lois Capps and the staff of the House Energy and Commerce Committee organized a briefing for key staff members of the House, on the critical need for legislation to ban asbestos.

NYU Cancer Institute's Tip Sheet to the 44th Annual Meeting of the...

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:00 GMT

The following news tips are based on abstracts or poster presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology to be held in Chicago, Illinois, May 30 - " June 3, 2008.

Eisai's Commitment to Oncology Demonstrated by Clinical Data to be Presented at ASCO Annual Meeting

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:02:35 GMT

Eisai Corporation of North America announced today that results from 16 clinical data abstracts about compounds in the company's oncology pipeline, product portfolio and preclinical oncology research have been ...

Cancer Research Group Releases Data

Fri, 16 May 2008 05:34:59 GMT

Studies of drugs that may stop the spread of many cancers - vaccines for brain tumors, treatments that prevent bone metastases, vitamins that may improve the chances of breast cancer patients - will be examined ...

Tom Cruise put on alert after Scientology ship's asbestos scare - Onlypunjab.com

Sun, 11 May 2008 00:57:00 GMT

Tom Cruise and other Hollywood stars have been asked to get urgent medical checks after an asbestos scare on board a Church of Scientology cruise ship. Freewinds, the 2 million dollars ship, was said to be "under seal" on the Caribbean island of ...

NYU Cancer Institute's Tip Sheet to the 44th Annual Meeting of the...

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The following news tips are based on abstracts or poster presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology to be held in Chicago, Illinois, May 30 - June 3, 2008.

Rosetta Genomics to Present Multiple Posters at the 44th Annual...

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:37:59 GMT

MicroRNAs as Potential Biomarkers -- for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Identification of Tumor Origin in Patients With Cancer of Unknown Primary MicroRNAs Objectively Identify Cancer Types With High Sensitivity and ...

Obituary: Former TWU Official Charlie Moneypenny

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:40:19 GMT

BOSTON - Retired railroad union leader Charles F. "Charlie" Moneypenny Jr. of Cohasset, formerly of Dorchester and South Boston, passed away on May 13, 2008.

NYU Langone Medical Center's tip sheet to the 44th annual meeting of ASCO

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:41:10 GMT

The following news tips are based on abstracts or poster presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology to be held in Chicago, Illinois, May 30 - June 3, 2008.

TOM PUT ON CRUISE ALERT - Daily Star

Sat, 10 May 2008 20:39:00 GMT

TOM Cruise and other Hollywood stars are being urged to have urgent medical checks after an asbestos scare on board a Church of Scientology cruise ship. The $2million Freewinds was said to be ?under seal? on the Caribbean island of Curacao after ...

Biomarker for Early Detection of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:21:33 GMT

Plasma osteopontin is an early detection and prognostic marker in malignant pleural mesothelioma NYU Cancer Institute's Harvey Pass, M.D., professor of cardiothoracic surgery and surgery; division chief of ...

Doubts over asbestos cancer chemo

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:41:05 GMT

Exposure to asbestos can cause cancer many years later Chemotherapy treatments which aim to prolong patients' lives and reduce suffering from asbestos-related cancer do not work, UK researchers suggest.

Multimedia - Video Mashups

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:26:55 GMT

Baron & Budd, P.C., Announces $3.6 Million Settlement in California ... - PR Newswire

Sat, 10 May 2008 06:13:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., is announcing a $3.6 million settlement in an asbestos exposure lawsuit filed on behalf of an 81-year-old man who worked in the San Francisco area. The settlement was reached a ...