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  • Test cases put compensation in doubt for asbestos widow Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 12:12PMCOMPENSATION has been awarded to the wife of a man who died from an asbestos-related disease — but a court case on insurance company payouts means she may not receive it. (03/07/2008 13:56:23)
  • Another Ike oddity: asbestos Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 3:08AMMany Eisenhower High School students have accepted that their school is old and has a few oddities. A missing tile here and a stuck window there are integrated into everyday academic life.
  • Nano-fibres lead to pre-cancer symptoms in mice Thursday, May 22, 2008 @ 11:03PMPARIS - Scientists delivered a warning Tuesday about nanotechnology after tests on lab rodents found that microscopic, needle-like fibres that are already in commercial use led to lesions similar to those caused by asbestos.
  • Nano-fibres lead to pre-cancer symptoms in mice: study Tuesday, May 20, 2008 @ 5:59PMLab mice. Scientists delivered a warning Tuesday about nanotechnology after tests on lab rodents found that microscopic, needle-like fibres that are already in commercial use led to lesions similar to those caused by asbestos.
  • Nano-fibres lead to pre-cancer symptoms in mice: study Tuesday, May 20, 2008 @ 5:21PM Scientists delivered a warning Tuesday about nanotechnology after tests on lab rodents found that microscopic, needle-like fibres that are already in commercial use led to lesions similar to those caused by asbestos.
  • LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Victims on a Push to Increase Federal Funding for Asbestos-Related Illnesses and Deaths Tuesday, May 20, 2008 @ 3:23AM LegalView reported to mesothelioma blog readers that several U.S. senators and lobbyists are supporting a push to increase federal funding for researching asbestos-related illnesses. The 2009 defense appropriations bill is at the epicenter for the cancer research because of the vast array of Navy men who are currently diagnosed with mesothelioma and at risk for the condition. (PRWeb May 20, ...
  • LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Victims on a Push to Increase Federal Funding for Asbestos-Related Illnesses and Deaths Tuesday, May 20, 2008 @ 3:01AM LegalView reported to mesothelioma blog readers that several U.S. senators and lobbyists are supporting a push to increase federal funding for researching asbestos-related illnesses. The 2009 defense appropriations bill is at the epicenter for the cancer research because of the vast array of Navy men who are currently diagnosed with mesothelioma and at risk for the condition.
  • ASBESTOS CAMPAIGNERS OBTAIN PHOTO EVIDENCE Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 11:01AMA WEST Lothian campaigner for industrial compensation has obtained evidence to prove that workers were exposed to asbestos in the former Golden Wonder factory.
  • LegalView Mesothelioma Blog Reports on Whistleblower Who Was Allegedly Fired for Reporting Improper Asbestos Cleanup ... Monday, April 21, 2008 @ 9:47AMLegalView recently updated its mesothelioma blog to include reports of a whistleblower being fired after he reported improper asbestos cleanup. The worker who refused to sign off on the demolition of the school was dismissed from his job duties permanently after he reported the improper procedure cleanup to officials. [PR.com - April 19, 2008]
  • Japan: 45 More Cases Linked To Asbestos Exposure Monday, March 31, 2008 @ 12:53AMTOKYO, JAPAN: A further 45 people have been confirmed with health problems after exposure to asbestos from a former factory site in Ota Ward in Tokyo, the ward office said Saturday (29 Mar).
  • Asbestos-related illnesses on the rise Sunday, March 30, 2008 @ 9:39PMThe government has grudgingly released the names of 2,167 companies and offices around the nation where workers received compensation in connection with asbestos-related illnesses.
  • New Weblog (“Blog”), MyMeso.org, Aims to Raise Awareness of Deadly Form of Lung Cancer Wednesday, March 26, 2008 @ 4:10AM Current statistics show 2,000-3,000 people are diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma in the U.S. each year, and 10,000 Americans die from all asbestos-related diseases, according to statistics compiled by the Environmental Working Group. (PRWeb Mar 26, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb803514.htm
  • New Weblog (“Blog”), MyMeso.org, Aims to Raise Awareness of Deadly Form of Lung Cancer Wednesday, March 26, 2008 @ 3:30AM Current statistics show 2,000-3,000 people are diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma in the U.S. each year, and 10,000 Americans die from all asbestos-related diseases, according to statistics compiled by the Environmental Working Group.
  • Man died of asbetos exposure Thursday, March 13, 2008 @ 8:54AMAn elderly Windsor man died from a disease he did not know he had until it was too late, an inquest heard this morning. George Elliott, 76, of Oak Lane, died on October 25 last year from mesothelioma, a cancer which in the vast majority is linked to exposure to asbestos.
  • LegalView Adds New Resources To The Relaunching of Its Traumatic Brain Injury Information Portal To Help Victims Sunday, January 6, 2008 @ 3:11AMLegalView is relaunching its traumatic brain injury (TBI) information portal to include more resources for TBI victims. Of the newly added resources will be symptoms and treatments for TBI. (PRWeb Jan 6, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UGlnZy1NYWduLUxvdmUtUGlnZy1Mb3ZlLVplcm8=
  • LegalView Adds New Resources To The Relaunching of Its Traumatic Brain Injury Information Portal To Help Victims Sunday, January 6, 2008 @ 2:01AM LegalView is relaunching its traumatic brain injury (TBI) information portal to include more resources for TBI victims. Of the newly added resources will be symptoms and treatments for TBI.
  • Subsidy paves way for thalidomide trial Wednesday, January 2, 2008 @ 8:56AMTHE Federal Government subsidy of the mesothelioma drug Alimta has paved the way for a national clinical trial of follow-up treatment using the controversial drug Thalidomide.
  • LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Blog with Info about An Asbestos-Tainted Toy That Has Been Pulled from Shelves Sunday, December 30, 2007 @ 3:14AMLegalView recently reported on its mesothelioma blog that an apparently popular toy tainted with asbestos has finally been pulled from shelves. Manufacturers became aware of the asbestos contamination after an asbestos awareness organization reported asbestos in the product. (PRWeb Dec 30, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UGlnZy1UaGlyLUhhbGYtU2luZy1Mb3ZlLVplcm8=
  • LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Blog with Info about An Asbestos-Tainted Toy That Has Been Pulled from Shelves Sunday, December 30, 2007 @ 2:01AM LegalView recently reported on its mesothelioma blog that an apparently popular toy tainted with asbestos has finally been pulled from shelves. Manufacturers became aware of the asbestos contamination after an asbestos awareness organization reported asbestos in the product.
  • HOME PAGE Saturday, December 22, 2007 @ 1:36PML&T getting into power generation Larsen and Toubro, which is making a major foray into the power sector, said it would generate 5,000 MW power over the next five years.The engineering and construction company has floated a new arm — L&T Power Development ...
  • New Subtype of Ebola Suspected in Uganda Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 3:44PMA new form of the deadly Ebola virus has been detected in an outbreak in western Uganda that has so far killed 16 people, the World Health Organization said Friday.
  • Brooklyn’s Kings County Hospital Center to Introduce Self-Service Kiosks in the Emergency Department Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 3:36PMMAITLAND, Fla. – Kings County Hospital Center, a 627-bed public hospital located in Brooklyn, N.Y., plans to deploy self-service kiosks in its emergency department to streamline the check-in and triage process.
  • Cheese Sold in Georgia Recalled Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 3:26PMThe Georgia Department of Agriculture has announced another recall of cheese due to possible Listeria contamination.
  • Week 14 Scouting Reports Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 3:20PMAll West Virginia has to do is avoid getting upset by Pittsburgh to play for the national title. Scouting Reports breaks things down.
  • Sweetwater Valley Farms Recalls Cheddar Cheese Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:44AMRecall includes; Tennessee Aged Southern Sharp Cheddar Cheese (Yellow) and Southern Mild Cheddar Cheese (Yellow)
  • New subtype of Ebola suspected in Uganda Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:44AM A new form of the deadly Ebola virus has been detected in an outbreak in western Uganda that has so far killed 16 people, the World Health Organization said Friday.
  • Cheese recalled for possible Listeria contamination Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:40AMPHILADELPHIA, TENN. -- Sweetwater Valley Farms, Inc.
  • Letter Warns Parents Of Day Care About Case Of Meningitis Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:38AM A letter from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health went out to parents of kids who attend the Kiddie Kollege in Bay Village.
  • Rell proclaims Greg Pross Day Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:35AMGov. M. Jodi Rell issued a declaration proclaiming Thursday, Nov. 29, to be Greg Pross Day in honor of the Weston Eagle Scout.
  • Anti-depressants make babies smaller Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:22AMBabies born to women on antidepressants are smaller and more likely to suffer tremor and irritability, but the symptoms are not long-lasting, Australian research shows.
  • Gluten-free diet is tasty Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:10AMAs a child, Susan Guetter remembers people talking about how much they loved to eat. She couldn’t understand it, since for her, eating usually meant pain.
  • Inspire Initiates Phase 3 Trial Of Epinastine Nasal Spray For Allergic Rhinitis Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:04AMInspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced the initiation of a Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate epinastine nasal spray for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis. This Phase 3 clinical trial is a 14-day randomized, double-blind comparison of two concentrations of epinastine (0.1% and 0. [click link for full article]
  • UW researcher develops test to weed out diseased potatoes Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 10:55PMJust as a rotten apple can spoil the bunch, so can a rotten potato. So UW-Madison researchers have developed a test that may for the first time allow growers to prevent widespread crop damage. Using a technique called polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, Zahi Atallah, associate researcher in the department of plant pathology, developed a test that can detect as few as one spore of a number of ...
  • Panel recommends reprimand, probation for controversial doctor Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 10:35PMA Connecticut Medical Examining Board panel is recommending a reprimand, two years of probation and a $10,000 fine for a New Haven-area pediatrician whose treatment of Lyme disease has been called into question.
  • Around the Pac-10 Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 10:24PMAround the Pac-10
  • New Education Minister on worm in macaroni pie... Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 10:24PMEducation Minister Esther Le Gendre has said that the lab tests conducted on the box lunch containing a worm in the macaroni pie was not the reason which led to over 100 students and a teacher falling ill at the Cap de Ville Government Primary school recently.
  • Around the Big Ten Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 10:24PMAround the Big Ten
  • Pets in danger from parvovirus Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 10:04PMAn outbreak of parvovirus in South Australia has prompted a warning for dog owners to have their pets immunised.