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Mesothelioma Lawsuits: Get The Facts Along With Advice On Diagnosis And Treatment
Our site is designed specifically with our customers in mind, the people and their loved ones who suffer from Mesothelioma, and to provide them with information on symptoms and diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma treatments and suggests the best options for making their legal claim” says David Reed of Mesthelioma-information (http://mesothelioma-information.atspace.com) Mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium) is a disease in which cells of the mesothelium become abnormal and divide without control or order. They can invade and damage nearby tissues and organs. Cancer cells can also metastasize (spread) from their original site to other parts of the body. Most cases of mesothelioma
James Hardie shirking moral obligations: Combet
A special fund set up by the James Hardie Company to pay its asbestos victims seems well short of the what it needs to be to look after many thousands of future sufferers of asbestosis and mesothelioma. As a result, the trustees of this fund are worried they could be personally
Erionite bodies and fibres in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of residents from Tuzkoy, Cappadocia, Turkey.(Statistical Data Included)
Objectives--The high incidence of malignant mesothelioma in some villages of Cappadocia (Turkey) is due to environmental exposure to erionite fibres. The aim was to evaluate the fibre burden in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from inhabitants of an erionite village and compare it with Turkish subjects with or without environmental exposure
A silent dust death sentence
oan Baird, whose husband William died from mesothelioma seven years ago, said it is an "horrific condition". Mrs Baird has become a campaigner for the Clydebank Asbestos Group following the death of her husband. The town has the highest death rate from asbestos poisoning in the UK, mostly due to
Mesothelioma victim receives compensation
A Port Pirie man has won compensation from Zinefex for an asbestos-related lung disease, which he contracted while employed at the Smelter. At the time that the man worked at the Port Pirie smelter, it was known as the BHAS smelter. The legal representative, Jane McDermott from Slater and Gordon explained
Dying man wins payout
A man who said he developed an asbestos-related cancer from his father has won a "significant sum" of compensation from the North chemical giant where his dad worked. Nicholas Trowbridge's father Michael was a plant manager at ICI in Teesside from 1957 to 1975 and Nicholas believes that is why he
Fujirebio's mesothelioma test is under review by the FDA
Fujirebio Diagnostics (FDI; Malvern, Pennsylvania) has submitted a 510(k) application to the FDA for clearance of Mesomark, the first blood test for mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure that occurs in the lining of the body's organs, or mesothelium, usually in the chest cavity. Mesomark, a manual enzyme-linked immunosorbent
Blood Test May Spot Asbestos-Linked Cancer
A blood test could help screen for pleural mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, a new study shows. The test checks blood levels of a protein called osteopontin. Blood osteopontin levels "rise dramatically" in the early stages of pleural mesothelioma, says researcher Harvey Pass, MD, in a news release. "A rise in the level of
Mesothelioma scientist wins Premier's award
scientist who has developed a blood test to help diagnose mesothelioma has won the top prize at this year's Premier's Science Awards in Western Australia. Professor Bruce Robinson won the $10,000 prize which honours the most outstanding achievement by a Western Australian scientist in scientific research and leadership. The awards were
Mesothelioma drug blocked for NHS
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) decided Alimta should only be recommended for use in new or ongoing clinical trials. NICE concluded there was not enough evidence the drug was better than cheaper treatments. However, critics said some patients would be left worse off. Professor Nick Thatcher, specialist
ACTU calls on Govt to phase out importation of asbestos
On the same day that a South Australian woman has received a record payout for pain and suffering from an asbestos-related disease, a meeting of the Federal and State Workplace Relations Ministers in Melbourne agreed to yet more time-consuming consultation on phasing out the importation of the deadly substances. This follows