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August 9, 2010 - Asbestos Awareness Conference April 2011
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August 9, 2010 - Your Legal Options When You Have Mesothelioma
It's important to understand that if you have mesothelioma, you have legal options to possibly recover some compensation if you were exposed to asbestos while on the job or living in an area where the substance was mined or used in manufacturing ... Read More

March 15, 2010 - First Official Mesothelioma Treatment Guidelines Issued
It's a small gain for mesothelioma patients, but it's significant. That's the way doctors view the 3-months' additional survival time that can come with combining specific surgeries with pemetrexed and cisplatin chemotherapy to treat mesothelioma. Given that up until now no guidelines existed, this is good news for doctors struggling to help their patients. ... Read More

March 10, 2010 - International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma
There is a symposium coming up this summer that will provide the latest information on everything to do with malignant mesothelioma. The International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma will be held June 10-12, 2010 in Washington D.C. ... Read More

February 25, 2010 - Thrombophlebitis Risk Factors
When you have mesothelioma, it's possible to develop an unusual array of symptoms, both from the disease itself and from the various methods of mesothelioma treatment... ... Read More

February 25, 2010 - Gadolinium in Drinking Water Shows Contamination
Gadolinium, a rare earth element used in contrast agents to help clarify magnetic resonance images, does not dissolve or disappear. It must be eliminated from the body. Patients who get injected with gadolinium-based agents get rid of them through their urine. Urine is flushed and ends up in sewage treatment plants... ... Read More

February 4, 2010 - New Protocol for Treating Pleural Mesothelioma
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a deadly, fast-moving type of lung cancer. As more and more cases of this pleural mesothelioma are occurring, doctors are constantly searching for more effective ways of dealing with it. A new protocol called cold plasma coagulation (CPC) was recently pilot tested with a small sample of patients. ... Read More

February 3, 2010 - Smithsonian Institution Accused in Asbestos Exposure Complaint
The Smithsonian Institution, one of the most important museums in the world, is at the center of a mess concerning asbestos exposure and mesothelioma lung cancer ... Read More

January 4, 2010 - Yale University Sets up NSF Registry
Yale University now has a registry for cases of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, to collect information and identify factors related to NSF. ... Read More

December 9, 2009 - Experimental Anti-Cancer Drug Shows Promise
Bionomics Limited, an Australian bio-tech company, announced today plans to conduct a Phase II clinical trial of its BNC105 anti-cancer drug on 60 mesothelioma patients at up to twelve centers in Australia. ... Read More

December 7, 2009 - FDA Panel To Consider Label Changes For GE, Bayer MRI Drugs
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A panel of medical experts Tuesday will consider whether new warnings should be added to a class of drugs made by General Electric (GE), Bayer AG (BAYRY), Covidien Plc (COV) and others amid reports they may cause skin to thicken and harden. ... Read More

November 24, 2009 - Suit claims asbestos caused refinery worker's mesothelioma, death
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November 20, 2009 - Five Plaintiffs Name 84 Companies As Defendants In Asbestos Suit
Any company that manufactures or distributes asbesot products can be charged with responsibility for the damage the product causes. ... Read More

November 17, 2009 - FDA Links Contrast Agents to NSF/NFD
FDA says contast agents used with MRI appear to carry higher risk of potentially fatal skin disease. ... Read More

November 8, 2009 - Monica Yant Kinney: Staring death in the face
Forensic sculptor Frank Bender faces mesothelioma. ... Read More

October 6, 2009 - Researchers Finding New Ways To Speed Mesothelioma Diagnosis
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September 24, 2009 - Foundation Sees a Significant Rise in Mesothelioma Research Grants
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August 20, 2009 - Australian Corporate Execs Fined For Flaunting Asbestos Law
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August 14, 2009 - Shape Of Asbestos Fibers Is The Real Danger
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August 8, 2009 - Report Defines Path For Asbestos Research
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July 30, 2009 - Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Symptoms Unpredictable -Choose Your Doctor Carefully
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July 11, 2009 - Asbestos Exposure And Sources Of Danger
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July 5, 2009 - EPA Declares Health Emergency In Libby, MT
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June 30, 2009 - No Escaping Asbestos Danger–Even In Iraq
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June 25, 2009 - California Dirt Bikers Don’t Believe Asbestos Risk
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June 16, 2009 - Combining Therapies Increases Survival For Lung Cancer
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FDA Panel To Consider Label Changes For GE, Bayer MRI Drugs
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A panel of medical experts Tuesday will consider whether new warnings should be added to a class of drugs made by General Electric (GE), Bayer AG (BAYRY), Covidien Plc (COV) and others amid reports they may cause skin to thicken and harden. ... Read More

Smithsonian Institution Accused in Asbestos Exposure Complaint
The Smithsonian Institution, one of the most important museums in the world, is at the center of a mess concerning asbestos exposure and mesothelioma lung cancer ... Read More

Your Legal Options When You Have Mesothelioma
It's important to understand that if you have mesothelioma, you have legal options to possibly recover some compensation if you were exposed to asbestos while on the job or living in an area where the substance was mined or used in manufacturing ... Read More

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