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  • An Easy Way to Reduce the Price at the Pump Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 5:47PM(ARA) - Want to save up to 12 cents a gallon off your gasoline bill? Invest in a tire gauge and make sure your tires are properly inflated.
  • Navasota Examiner Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 4:27PM(ARA) - First-time buyers account for a third of all-terrain vehicle sales each year. As with any major purchase, a little education can go a long way towards helping you get the best possible deal for your money.
  • Reform of wrongful death laws to boost payouts Monday, September 29, 2008 @ 9:06PMRelaitves who lose loved ones as a result of wrongful death could gain greater compensation in proposals revealed today. The report on Damages for Wrongful Death by the Scottish Law Commission recommends changing the law for damages in cases where a person dies as a result of personal injuries.
  • Deane Waldman: Labels arrest thought. (Diagnosing prevents curing.) Tuesday, September 9, 2008 @ 3:06PMLabels, stereotypes, abbreviations, shorthands, and heuristics are bad trade-offs. They speed communication and muddy it at the same time. Worse, once we apply the...
  • Site navigation Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 9:29AMSIR Cyril Smith has rejected claims that he was part of a cover-up to hide the dangers of asbestos.
  • Asbestos: The lies that killed Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 4:24AMAsbestos, now banned in the EU, kills up to 4,000 people a year in the UK alone. In this exclusive report, Ed Howker reveals how the industry hid the truth for decades and why the death toll will certainly continue to rise
  • Site navigation Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 9:02AMTHERE was standing room only at the Town Hall on Tuesday night as the Save Spodden Valley campaign group turned out in force to support the launch of a new book on the dangers of asbestos.
  • Funeral date for MP John MacDougall is confirmed Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 6:27AMThe funeral of long-standing Labour MP John MacDougall will be held on Monday, it was confirmed today. The 60-year-old died on Tuesday in Kirkcaldy, Fife, after a lengthy battle with asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma.
  • Church asbestos not an issue: SA Govt Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 9:57PMAuthorities say a decaying church building in the centre of a remote Aboriginal community is safe despite asbestos.
  • John MacDougall Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 7:08PMPolitcian; Born December 8, 1947; Died August 13, 2008. JOHN MacDougall, who has died aged 60 after a battle with cancer, was the complete Fifer. Born, raised, educated, married and dying in the Kingdom, he moved into public service from work as a time-served boilermaker at the Rosyth dockyard.
  • John MacDougall death marks another sad day for Scottish Labour Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 8:19AMThe death of the widely admired John MacDougall leaves Gordon Brown as the only prominent member of a Labour generation which once wielded substantial power and influence in Fife
  • Free Time Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 2:07AMKeith Shadwick—the well loved British journalist and author who passed away on July 28, 2008—was in his early twenties a jazz and jazz/rock musician playing saxophone, flute and piano. Then based in Australia, Shadwick was a founder member of the Sydney group, Sun.
  • Rosetta Genomics Completes Acquisition of Parkway Clinical Laboratories Inc. Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 3:00AM Rosetta Genomics Ltd. , a leader in the development of microRNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics, announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Parkway Clinical Laboratories Inc. , a privately-held company owning a CLIA-certified lab located in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, for an aggregate purchase price of $2,900,000, consisting of $1,900,000 in cash and $1,000,000 of ...
  • HOME PAGE Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 3:04PMPetronet steps up efforts to procure more LNG Board to discuss revised deal on supply from Exxon Mobil. New Delhi, July 20 The board of Petronet LNG Ltd on Monday is likely to consider the revised deal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Exxon Mobil’s interest in Australia’s ...
  • HOME PAGE Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 3:49PMSensex companies valuation halved in six months SBI, DLF, Reliance among worst hit in PE multiple erosion. BL Research Bureau For every rupee of earnings managed by BSE Sensex companies, investors are today willing to pay only half of what they paid in January 2008. ...
  • Asbestos law costs compo Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 10:00AMA LEGAL loophole is costing families of workers killed by asbestos disease up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation
  • North West Evening Mail Wednesday, July 16, 2008 @ 7:53AMTRADE union activists will take their campaign to reverse a legal decision denying asbestos disease sufferers compensation direct to John Hutton tomorrow.
  • From Young Lib to Senate linchpin Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 10:48AMTHE new independent senator will wield great power and hopes to make a difference.
  • Test case could give asbestos victims raw deal Wednesday, June 11, 2008 @ 11:16AMA NETWORK of asbestos support groups claims victims could be dealt a raw deal by insurance companies depending on the outcome of a High Court test case ruling.
  • Budget Highlights Friday, June 6, 2008 @ 2:00PMIncome tax limit not to be changed. Threshold limit raised by Rs 10,000 giving every assessee a relief of Rs 1,000.
  • San Francisco Saturday, May 31, 2008 @ 4:20PMCHICAGO , May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL ) reported interim data from a phase 1 dose-escalation trial of XL765, a novel small molecule inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) and mTOR, which are implicated in tumor cell proliferation, survival, and resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
  • Accomplishments of Legislature 2008: A checklist Tuesday, May 20, 2008 @ 1:28AMPROVIDE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF How: Cities and counties limited to 3.9 percent property tax increases for three years. More state aid to local
  • Fighting Cancer: Historic Anti-Asbestos Legislation Moving Forward With Support of Meso Foundation Monday, May 19, 2008 @ 6:39PM Six years ago, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) first introduced her proposed legislation to ban asbestos and invest federal funding in the research critically needed to develop effective treatments for the vicious cancer, mesothelioma, and other asbestos related diseases. Since 2002, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation) has worked closely with Senator Murray to stop the ...
  • Drug Companies Seek to Invoke Shield Law of Preemption Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 3:29AM 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. (PRWeb May 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb945174.htm
  • Drug Companies Seek to Invoke Shield Law of Preemption Thursday, May 15, 2008 @ 3:00AM 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.
  • Bioniche Updates re: Mycobacterial Cell Wall Technology Platform Monday, May 12, 2008 @ 4:00PM Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. , 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 technology: Mycobacterial Cell Wall-DNA Complex .
  • House approves study of lung cancer among miners Thursday, April 10, 2008 @ 5:51PMThe Minnesota House has approved a nearly $5 million study of Iron Range miners who have been hit disproportionately hard by a rare form of lung cancer.
  • LT bounces back with emotional victory Thursday, April 10, 2008 @ 12:46PM Dropping a disappointing West Suburban Conference Silver Division game to rival Hinsdale Central Friday was tough for the Lyons Township boys basketball team.
  • Safeguard NZ Workplace Health & Safety Awards Wednesday, April 9, 2008 @ 9:16PMA Manawatu shearing operation, a senior occupational physician and a retired plumber have taken the top honours in Safeguard’s New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2008.
  • HOME PAGE Wednesday, April 9, 2008 @ 2:56PMArmani, Cartier allowed single brand retailing New Delhi, April 8 Iconic brands Cartier and Armani are all set to enter the country, with the Government approving on Tuesday their FDI (foreign direct investment) proposals under single-brand retailing.Richemont Services BV plans to ...
  • Governor balks on cancer study Wednesday, April 2, 2008 @ 7:23AMST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Pawlenty has told Iron Range legislators he does not support a bill that will fund a mesothelioma study because the source of the funding is inappropriate.
  • New Weblog Aims To Raise Awareness Of Deadly Form Of Lung Cancer Thursday, March 27, 2008 @ 8:04AMCurrent 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. Mesothelioma was not tracked as a specific cause of death by federal health officials until 1999, so actual totals for mesothelioma may be much higher.
  • Proud to have Sir Bobby on her team Thursday, March 27, 2008 @ 6:37AMSir Bobby Robson has launched a £500,000 cancer fundraising mission in thanks to Newcastle doctor Ruth Plummer for saving his life. Chief reporter Paul James meets the future director of the football legend’s cancer research centre.
  • Brayton Purcell Stompers to "Climb California" for the American Lung Association Saturday, March 22, 2008 @ 3:23AM Brayton Purcell, an asbestos law firm, is proud to be a sponsor of "Climb California," a fundraiser in support of the American Lung Association taking place on March 31, 2008. (PRWeb Mar 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb793284.htm
  • Brayton Purcell Stompers to "Climb California" for the American Lung Association Saturday, March 22, 2008 @ 3:01AM Brayton Purcell, an asbestos law firm, is proud to be a sponsor of "Climb California," a fundraiser in support of the American Lung Association taking place on March 31, 2008.
  • HOME PAGE Tuesday, March 18, 2008 @ 2:33PM‘US sub-prime crisis impacting India in a moderate way’ New Delhi, March 17 The Union Finance Minister, Mr P Chidambaram, on Monday said that the US sub-prime mortgage crisis has impacted India in a moderate way. “Our assessment is that impact on India is second order impact and a ...
  • HOME PAGE Friday, March 14, 2008 @ 2:18PMIIP numbers: Explaining the blip While the steep decline in the ‘capital goods’ index may be one-off, trends in the IIP numbers do suggest that a slowdown is under way.
  • HOME PAGE Thursday, March 13, 2008 @ 2:19PMInsurers hiring at brisk pace Mumbai, March 12 The insurance sector is poised to become one of the biggest employment generators in India. Private insurance companies such as ICICI Prudential Life, Bajaj Allianz and HDFC Standard Life have virtually doubled their ...
  • Week in review Saturday, March 8, 2008 @ 10:14AMtville Van with 16 occupants rolls Several injuries were suffered and two people were hospitalized when a van carrying 16 people rolled Feb. 29 on an icy, snow-swept stretch of Interstate 90
  • Biotech partnership awards $6M in grants Wednesday, March 5, 2008 @ 3:46PMThe Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics announced Wednesday it will dole out almost $6 million to seven research teams.
  • 150,000 join battle to save asbestos payouts Friday, February 22, 2008 @ 6:44AMMINISTERS are expected to be inundated with more than 150,000 postcards demanding they overturn a House of Lords ruling that robbed hundreds of Cumbrian victims of compensation for an asbestos-related disease.
  • Health Canada assessing risk of chrysotile asbestos Friday, February 22, 2008 @ 4:44AMLast remaining variety of the controversial mineral in widespread commercial use
  • Check questions from fellow KRCG viewers Thursday, January 3, 2008 @ 6:10PMBy Amelia Waters Posted: Thursday, January 03, 2008 at 5:04 p.m. Sonja Grotowiel drives a school bus four times a day in New Bloomfield, her concern is on social security taxes.
  • LegalView Launches New Practice Area Focusing on Nursing Homes Medical Malpractice and Negligence Saturday, December 1, 2007 @ 3:33AMLegalView.com has developed a new practice area to provide information on potential medical malpractice and negligence that can occur in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SW5zZS1IYWxmLUVtcHQtU3VtbS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
  • LegalView Launches New Practice Area Focusing on Nursing Homes Medical Malpractice and Negligence Saturday, December 1, 2007 @ 2:01AM LegalView.com has developed a new practice area to provide information on potential medical malpractice and negligence that can occur in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.