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Obituary: John MacDougallWednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 7:17PMObituary: Labour MP dedicated to the welfare of Fife

Labour MP for Glenrothes dies after lengthy illnessWednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 6:25AMJohn MacDougall, the Labour MP for Glenrothes, has died after a long illness. The MP, 60, lost his battle with cancer at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcald in Fife on Wednesday morning, a Labour Party spokesperson said.

Brown faces another Scottish by-election testWednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 4:39AM Prime Minister Gordon Brown was today facing another by-election challenge in his own backyard after the death of a Labour MP.

News & StarMonday, July 21, 2008 @ 1:51PMAn official investigation has cleared Carlisle Housing Association of flouting rules on handling asbestos. Carlisle City Council launched a probe in response to claims by Ucatt union official William Whalen, who produced a lump of asbestos at a council meeting this week.

South Africa: Govt, Mines Agree to Compensate Ex-MineworkersThursday, May 29, 2008 @ 2:27AMThe Department of Health is to sign an agreement with the Chamber of Mines and National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) to kick-start a project to benefit former mineworkers who are seeking compensation for occupational lung diseases.

Worker lung health partnership to meetWednesday, May 21, 2008 @ 12:50PMEVELETH — The Minnesota Taconite Workers Lung Health Partnership will be meeting at 2 p.m. June 12 at the Joe Begich Building of theIron Range Resources agency for an update on studies and other information.

Nanotube Workers Could Face Same Risk as AsbestosWednesday, May 21, 2008 @ 12:27PMNanotubes -- the super-small, high-strength carbon fibers increasingly being deployed as static charge conductors in computers, strengtheners in composites for auto bodies, and electrical brushes -- are potentially as dangerous as asbestos, a team of scientists warned Tuesday. Injected into mice, nanotubes triggered the kind of cellular reaction that typically leads to the fatal cancer ...

Nanotube Workers Could Face Same Risk as AsbestosWednesday, May 21, 2008 @ 12:12PM Nanotubes -- the super-small, high-strength carbon fibers increasingly being deployed as static charge conductors in computers, strengtheners in composites for auto bodies, and electrical brushes -- are potentially as dangerous as asbestos, a team of scientists warned Tuesday.