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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

Most mechanics don't know or don't care about asbestos

The government tried for years to warn mechanics of the hazards of asbestos in brakes. But the message didn't get through to the thousands of grease-streaked neighborhood shops that do brake jobs every day. Most mechanics today either don't know, or don't care, about asbestos. During the past four months, the Seattle

Blood test spots 'asbestos cancer'

A simple blood test could detect early signs of deadly 'asbestos cancer', scientists have claimed. Patients with mesothelioma - often caused by exposure to asbestos - often die within a few years of diagnosis. But in a study published in The Lancet, researchers say checking levels of a key protein

Hope sought for asbestos victims

Australia has a real problem with asbestos and asbestosis, in fact the worst record in the world and it hasn't peaked yet. It's claimed that up to 26,000 Australians will die from asbestos-related disease in the workplace in the next 20 years. There's no cure for mesothelioma and the treatment

Power supply linesman died after asbestos exposure

A father-of-three, who worked with the Electricity Supply Board for over 30-years, died from exposure to asbestos, an inquest heard tonight. Michael Clohessy, 53, from Killcross Lawns, Sandyford in Dublin had worked for the State-owned electricity company as a linesman for 33-years prior to his death on December 6, 2003. His widow,

Compensation battle

The word asbestos strikes a note of horror for hundreds of families bereaved through its related illness - we find out what industrial compensation those families may or may not be entitled to... Most of the heavy industry that helped to drive the industrial revolution, and which dominated the lives

Don't Hold Your Breath: Transcript

OWEN LILLY: What you've got here is a talking skeleton, that's all you've got. And I'm bitter about it, and I'm angry about it, because the people that put me in this bed knew they were going to do it, they knew they were going to kill me and thousands,

Lawyers Bid Up Value Of Web-Search Ads

"Mesothelioma" may be the most valuable word on the Internet. The rare, asbestos-related cancer is the king of search advertising, a Web phenomenon in which companies bid to get their ads placed high on the search-result pages of sites like Yahoo and Google and then pay when users click on them.

Mesothelioma the facts

Malignant mesothelioma - a rare form of cancer - is a disease in which malignant cancer cells are found in the sac lining the chest, the lining of the abdominal cavity or the lining around the heart. Most people with malignant mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they breathed asbestos. Source

U.K. ruling creates big hurdle for mesothelioma claimants

LONDON--A recent decision by the U.K. High Court, if not overturned on appeal, will make it almost impossible for any victim of mesothelioma to obtain compensation through the courts if there is more than one defendant, lawyers say. The decision last month also has brought to a halt all settlement

NSW court blames Water Board for man's asbestos poisoning

For close to 30 years, from the '50s to the early '80s, asbestos was used in this country in almost every aspect of industry and building, from brake linings to fibro sheeting. And it's still around -- one in three Australian homes built before 1982 are thought to still contain asbestos. This,