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- New research group offers hope to asbestosis sufferers Wednesday, June 11, 2008 @ 9:08AMThe Asbestos Research Group, offering hope to sufferers of asbestos-related diseases, was launched at the Wesley Research Institute today.
- News & Star Wednesday, June 4, 2008 @ 7:06AMDoctors said John had cancer and removed his lung. They never told him he didn’t have the disease
- North West Evening Mail Tuesday, June 3, 2008 @ 7:50AMA HIGH Court battle which could threaten compensation for future Barrow sufferers of deadly asbestos cancers was due to begin today.
- North West Evening Mail Tuesday, June 3, 2008 @ 7:35AMA DISTRAUGHT widow says her family has been ripped apart after her husband was subjected to unnecessary radical surgery. Dad-of-four John Turner, 61, had his right lung removed after doctors diagnosed cancer.
- Wife hails asbestos cancer bill Wednesday, May 28, 2008 @ 5:17AMA new asbestos scheme is welcomed by a Londonderry woman whose husband died of a related cancer.
- Study: Nanotubes may pose cancer risk Wednesday, May 21, 2008 @ 9:14AMWASHINGTON -- Microscopic, high-tech "nanotubes" that are being made for use in a wide variety of consumer products cause the same kind of damage in the body as asbestos does, according to a study in mice that is raising alarms among workplace safety experts and others.
- Rosetta Genomics Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results Wednesday, May 21, 2008 @ 8:30AM -
- Rosetta Genomics Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results Wednesday, May 21, 2008 @ 8:30AM Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. , a leading molecular diagnostics company, reported today its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and business highlights.
- Effects of Nanotubes May Lead to Cancer, Study Says Tuesday, May 20, 2008 @ 3:20PMMicroscopic, high-tech "nanotubes" that are being made for use in a wide variety of consumer products cause the same kind of damage in the body as asbestos does, according to a study in mice that is raising alarms among workplace safety experts and others.
- Rosetta submits first cancer diagnostic tool for approval Tuesday, April 8, 2008 @ 7:34PMRosetta Genomics and Columbia University Medical Center announced last week that they have submitted the first cancer diagnostic test based on Rosetta Genomics proprietary microRNA technology for approval to the New York State Department of Health clinic.
- Banton a symbol of human decency: Rudd Wednesday, December 5, 2007 @ 2:23AMPrime Minister Kevin Rudd has told the state funeral for Bernie Banton that the asbestos campaigner has become a symbol of basic human decency. Mr Rudd, who singled Mr Banton out for praise during his election victory speech, said he was an extraordinary man and Australia is poorer for his passing.
- PM defends unions at funeral Tuesday, December 4, 2007 @ 9:15PMPRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has spoken passionately of the importance of the trade union movement, during a state funeral in Sydney for Bernie Banton.
- Bernie Banton’s wife remembers her soul mate Tuesday, December 4, 2007 @ 8:24PMThe widow of asbestos campaigner Bernie Banton has thanked mourners attending his state funeral in Sydney, saying she’s lost her best friend and soul mate.
- Banton a symbol of human decency: Rudd Tuesday, December 4, 2007 @ 8:19PMPrime Minister Kevin Rudd has told the state funeral for Bernie Banton that the asbestos campaigner has become a symbol of basic human decency.
- Renovators, tradesmen next in asbestos firing line Tuesday, December 4, 2007 @ 5:43PMAn authority on lung disease says Australia and other countries in the Asia Pacific region are bracing for a new wave of asbestos-related deaths.
- HIV/AIDS: 10 Myths Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 3:31PMTitle: HIV/AIDS: 10 Myths Category: Health News Created: 11/30/2007 Last Editorial Review: 11/30/2007
- Tainted Pet Food May Have Killed 300 Pets, Study Says (Update1) Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 3:30PMNov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- More than 300 cats and dogs may have died in North America from eating contaminated pet food earlier this year, according to a Michigan State University study.
- First Science & Service Award Winners Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 3:30PMThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has selected 20 organizations nationwide to receive the agency’s first ever Science & Service Awards.
- MedMira Announces Settlement of Debt Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 3:17PM MedMira Inc., , a global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, announced today that it has re-negotiated the Settlement of Debt previously announced on November 1, 2007 and has reached a new agreement with the debt holder to settle $156,000 owing for debts to the Company through issuance of common shares.
- Wilson benefit held today Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 3:09PMLANCASTER — Kim Bowen, registered yoga teacher, and Yogaphorium will be hosting Happy Holidays Benefit for Jane Wilson today. The Happy Holidays Benefit for Jane Willson will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. tonight at the Yogaphoriom, 117, W. Main St., Suite 302, located next to Tiberio’s Pizzeria.
- South African church is a New Testament ministry to a nation ravaged by AIDS Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 3:01PMLAKE FOREST, Calif. (BP)--"Claire" was 15 years old when she met John Thomas, pastor of Fish Hoek Baptist Church in Cape Town, South Africa. Claire also was pregnant, and living with HIV.
- ‘Amazing kid’ an inspiration in the face of fatal diagnosis Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:45AMWAUKESHA - Zach Juhlmann, 15, was under no illusions. Diagnosed with the same disease that took the life of his younger brother, Sam, at age 7 in 2005, Zach knew it was genetic and fatal.
- The World Economic Forum Announces Technology Pioneers 2008: Medio Systems Inc. Selected Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:30AM SEATTLE----The World Economic Forum today announced 39 visionary companies selected as Technology Pioneers 2008. Medio Systems Inc. has been selected as one of these Technology Pioneers.
- With Parmley out, Goreville falls short on road Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:22AMHARRISBURG - The Harrisburg Bulldogs easily disposed of the out-manned Goreville Blackcats 77-49 at the Harrisburg Invitational on Thursday night.
- Number of mentally ill banned from buying guns doubles Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:18AMSince the Virginia Tech shootings earlier this year states have reported 393,957 mentally ill people to the federal database used to screen the backgrounds of potential gun-buyers.
- Number of mentally ill banned from buying guns doubles Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:17AMSince the Virginia Tech shootings earlier this year states have reported 393,957 people to the federal database used to screen potential gun-buyers.
- S.D. youths need to heed smoking facts Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:12AMRAPID CITY — Michelle Sauvage, health promotions coordinator of the American Cancer Society in Rapid City, noted that while 23 percent of all high school students report cigarette smoking nationwide, South Dakota’s rate of high school youth smoking is even higher.
- NATIONAL POLITICAL CHATTER: Number of mental health patients banned from buying guns doubles since Va. Tech shootings Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 11:02PMWASHINGTON (AP) - The number of mentally ill people named in a federal database barring them from buying guns has more than doubled since the Virginia Tech shootings earlier this year, the Justice Department said Thursday.
- Did Reese and Jake join the mile-high club? Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 10:53PM The celeb couple-du-jour kept “ocupado” while flying from Frankfurt, Germany, to Los Angeles after a trip to the Rome Film Festival, reports Star Magazine
- Never say it’s ‘The Last Waltz’ Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 10:37PMThe voice is raspy but recognizable, reminiscent of a time when he played with a band so amazingly good they were simply known as The Band. That was more than three decades ago, before the throat cancer, the surgery and the radiation left Levon Helm with no voice at all.
- More mentally ill barred from gun buying Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 10:36PMA federal list of mentally ill people barred from buying guns has doubled in size since the Virginia Tech shootings, and U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey encouraged more states Thursday to add information to the database.
- Lighting the hospice tree Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 9:26PMJack Carolin was the ultimate Christmas elf when he was alive, making it ever so fitting that his spirit will shine on when his family lights the hospice tree at the Celebration of Lights on the Plaza this Sunday.
- Summary Box: Unusual political alliance on Down syndrome Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 9:14PMSTRANGE ALLIANCE: Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., are collaborating to support a bill that could lead to fewer women terminating their pregnancies after receiving a diagnosis of Down syndrome.
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- Australian asbestos campaigner dies Monday, November 26, 2007 @ 11:10PMSydney - Bernie Banton, who became an Australian hero for leading a compensation campaign for asbestosis sufferers against Dutch-based building products manufacturer James Hardie Industries, died Tuesday from lung disease at the age of 61. He contrac...
