Pleural Mesothelioma News
- Asbestos payments ‘could reach £8bn’ Monday, October 13, 2008 @ 9:12PMThe cost of compensating people with an asbestos-related chest condition has been significantly underestimated by the Scottish Government, according to insurers.
- Those light options Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 4:31AMCOMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! I was at Singapore’s 19th Asian Congress of Occupational Health Physicians to present a research paper on aspects of illumination amongst computer users in corporate offices.
- Tea and sympathy from Labour visit Monday, September 22, 2008 @ 7:26AMTHE secretary of state for work and pensions came to Oldham on Saturday morning in a whistle-stop visit ahead of the start of the annual Labour Party Conference in Manchester in the afternoon (writes Marina Berry).
- LegalView Recounts the Results of a Recent Mesothelioma Study That Reported High Survival Rates Among Patients Taking ... Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 3:01AM LegalView reported the results of an Italian study to its mesothelioma blog readers; the results detailed a positive outcome and increased survival rate for elderly pleural mesothelioma victims. The study, recently published in a British medical journal, used a combination of two medicinal treatments commonly prescribed separately.
- Unite Backs High Court Test Case on Behalf of Thousands of Asbestos Victims Sunday, June 1, 2008 @ 5:00AM Unite the Union is backing a High Court test case next week to protect the legal rights of thousands of vulnerable asbestos victims throughout the UK.
- Cancer risks drop after asbestos exposure ends: study Wednesday, April 2, 2008 @ 11:15PMThe risk of lung cancer in people exposed to asbestos falls after exposure to the toxic substance ends, a new study of Italian asbestos cement workers shows.
- Asbestos victim in campaign for justice Saturday, January 26, 2008 @ 3:46AMA TYNESIDE father with an asbestos-related lung condition has backed a campaign to win back compensation denied to thousands of workers.
- The man who must spend his life savings on cancer drugs to see Christmas Tuesday, December 4, 2007 @ 3:40AMAll that Victor Lamb wants is to spend one last Christmas with his family. But the dream is costing him dear. He is having to spend his life savings on a cancer drug - because he is an English victim of the postcode lottery
- BHP disputes asbestos claim from smoker Monday, December 3, 2007 @ 11:15PMA man who worked at the Whyalla shipyards in South Australia is suing BHP, claiming he now has asbestos-related illnesses that have left him 20 per cent disabled.
- Lest we forget Tuesday, November 27, 2007 @ 7:34AMFOR better or worse, Ballarat was at the centre of a commemoration service for Asbestos Awareness Week at Federation Square yesterday. year.
