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Scottish Bill Would Overturn House of Lords

Dave Austin wrote 6 days ago: A bill has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament that would allow compensation for pleural plaq … more »

Tags: Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Scottish Parliament, House of Lords, pleural plaque, association of british insurers

An Asbestos Attorney Explains Filing a Mesothelioma Lawsuit and an Asbestosis Lawsuit

lawyercentral wrote 2 weeks ago: West Virginia Mesothelioma Lawyer James Humphreys discusses victims of Asbestos Exposure who h … more »

Tags: Medical Advice, Legal Advice, Mesothelioma lawyer, Malignant Mesothelioma, Asbestos, Asbestos exposure, Asbestos Lawyer, Mesothelioma Lawsuit, lung cancer

My ASSIST Presentations

johnseeking wrote 2 weeks ago: Here they are. Mad Cow Disease (PowerPoint 2007) Asbestosis (PowerPoint 2007) Two more days to go fo … more »

Tags: Biology, Chemistry, School, Assist, BSE, mad cow disease, Asbestos, PPT, Presentation

ASSIST Project Links (work in progress)

johnseeking wrote 3 weeks ago: Mad Cow Disease: Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy Bovine spongiform encephalopathy - Wikiped … more »

Tags: Biology, School, Internet, Assist, BSE, mad cow disease, prions

Legal issues

mesotheliomaneedhelp wrote 1 month ago: The first lawsuits against asbestos manufacturers were in 1929. Since then, many lawsuits have been … more »

Tags: Mesothelioma

New Breath for Asbestos Victims

Dave Austin wrote 1 month ago: The 4th District Court of Appeal in Florida has given new life to thousands of asbestos related laws … more »

Tags: Mesothelioma, Asbestos, court, lawsuits, lung cancer, asbestos lawsuit, Florida District Appeals Court, 4th district court of appeal, 3rd district court of appeal

Japan: 45 more cases linked to asbestos exposure

sdavidson wrote 3 months ago: TOKYO, JAPAN: A further 45 people have been confirmed with health problems after exposure to asbesto … more »

Tags: Blogroll, Public Health, News, Regulatory, Mesothelioma, Roger Worthington, Asbestos, Occupational asbestos, Ripoff city

Advocates raise asbestos awareness

sdavidson wrote 3 months ago: From the Oakland Press: Each year, 10,000 Americans die — often quite painfully — due to … more »

Tags: Mesothelioma, Roger Worthington, Asbestos, Adão, asbestos disease awareness organization

Phase II trial of pemetrexed and gemcitabine in chemotherapy-naive malignant pleural mesothelioma

sdavidson wrote 3 months ago: PURPOSE: Pemetrexed and gemcitabine have single-agent activity in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MP … more »

Tags: Blogroll, Mesothelioma, Roger Worthington, Chemotherapy, Alimta, Pemetrexed, gemcitabine

Lawsuit focuses on DuPont's deliberate poisoning of its employees

sdavidson wrote 3 months ago: A lawsuit in southeast Texas against DuPont is focusing on what DuPont knew and when they knew it wi … more »

Tags: Legal, Mesothelioma, Roger Worthington, Asbestos, Ripoff city, Dupont

Ford Motor Company appeals record asbestos judgment in Australia

sdavidson wrote 3 months ago: Ford Australia has lodged an appeal against a landmark decision to award a former mechanic $840,000 … more »

Tags: Public Health, Chrysotile toxicity, Mesothelioma, Occupational asbestos, verdicts, Asbestos, Roger Worthington, ford motor company, ford australia

Mesothelomia Diagnosis

havis23 wrote 3 months ago: Mesothelomia Diagnosis A proper diagnosis is essential to a treatment … more »

Tags: Cancer, Mesothelomia Diagnosis, diagnonsis, Diagnose, mesothelomia, thoracoscope, peritoneoscopy, carcinomas, bronchogenic

Jury awards more than $30 million to family in asbestos death

quantemlabs wrote 4 months ago: By JEFFREY GOLD | AP Business Writer 6:23 PM EST, February 27, 2008 HACKENSACK, N.J. - The family of … more »

Tags: Asbestos, indoor air quality, Lawsuit, Mesothelioma

Lung Function Studies in Asbestos Workers

Dave Austin wrote 4 months ago: An Abstract: Standard tests of pulmonary function were carried out in 6o subjects exposed to asbesto … more »

Tags: Asbestos, Mesothelioma, Treatment, lung function testing

National Infrastructure Decay Underscores Asbestos Crisis1 comment

quantemlabs wrote 5 months ago: Aging Structures Highlight Asbestos Complications in Renovation, Repair Syracuse, New York 2/08/2008 … more »

Tags: Asbestos, indoor air quality, Mesothelioma, Hazard, federal guidelines

Asbestos exposure will kill 300 workers a year: survey

quantemlabs wrote 5 months ago: Illness in B.C. from deadly fibres epidemic, union says Brian Morton, Vancouver Sun Published: Tu … more »

Tags: Asbestos, Canada, Cancer, Construction, Mesothelioma, quantem, Vancouver

History Lesson on Asbestos

Cardinal Environmental wrote 5 months ago:   History lesson on Asbestos; credits to Dave Austin Asbestos was named by the ancient Greeks who r … more »

Tags: Asbestos, white asbestos, chrysotile, brown asbestos, amosite, blue asbestos, Crocidolite, Mesothelioma, lung cancer

Bogus Experts

aegis1 wrote 6 months ago: I truly believe that most physicians are honest, decent people. (I also believe that most lawyers ar … more »

Tags: Medical error, medical testing, Janins Jack, SEGARRA, silicosis, Screening, federal court

Symptoms Of Mesothelioma

mesoblog wrote 10 months ago: In most cases, people usually ignore the Mesothelioma Symptoms due to their generic nature. This is … more »

Tags: Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma Cancer, mesothelioma causes, mesothelioma risk, Mesothelioma Symptoms, Mesothelioma Treatment, Mesothelioma Types