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Mesothelioma - $5.1 Billion Owens Corning Asbestos Settlement to Help Thousands of Puget Sound Workers

Tristan Andrews — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:00:56 +0000

$5.1 Billion Owens Corning Asbestos Settlement to Help Thousands of Puget Sound Workers
For 53-old widow Diane Petty, an obscure news story earlier this week announcing a settlement between creditors and Owens Corning has special meaning.

Alfacell Completes Non-Clinical Section of Rolling NDA for Lead Anticancer Drug ONCONASE(R)
Alfacell Corporation (NASDAQ: ACEL) today announced that the company has completed the non-clinical section of the rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) in preparation for its submission to the U.S.

Mesothelioma - Mesothelioma Community Will Convene to Focus on Cure - International

Tristan Andrews — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:01:28 +0000

Mesothelioma Community Will Convene to Focus on Cure - International
KRNV - The urgent mission to improve treatments for a deadly, asbestos-related cancer will make another step forward, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) announced today, with the Second International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma. Meso

Waste Headed for a Third World Bin
TMCnet - Asbestos is known to cause a progressive disease of the lungs, and can provoke lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma, a form of cancer in the sac lining the chest or abdomen. Copyright 2006 Inter Press Service. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media

Mesothelioma - Annie Jennings

Tristan Andrews — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 03:04:29 +0000

Annie Jennings
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Alfacell Updates Progress on Clinical Development Program for ONCONASE
PR Newswire - This pivotal trial is evaluating the effectiveness of ONCONASE plus doxorubicin in improving the survival of patients with unresectable malignant mesothelioma (UMM) over doxorubicin alone. The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the

Mesothelioma - Beware of asbestos products in the clearance and construction ...

Tristan Andrews — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 03:02:25 +0000

Beware of asbestos products in the clearance and construction ...
Asian Tribune, Thailand - Aug 28, 2006... health. The principal health concerns are the development of asbestosis, lung cancer, pleural thickening and mesothelioma. These ...

Mesothelioma Reseaerch Shows Promise
World Fitness, Canada - Aug 26, 2006... and Mutamycin (mitomycin) shows potential as an active regimen with good disease control for patients with un-resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. ...

'Don't gamble with asbestos' says campaign
Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK - Sep 9, 2006... at risk. . Peterborough has had 43 registered deaths from asbestos-related lung cancer mesothelioma between 1981 and 2000. The ...

Cancer man appeals to old workers
Cambridge Evening News, UK - Aug 25, 2006... He now suffers from the cancer Mesothelioma which he believes may be the result of working with asbestos during his 21 years with the building company. ...

Mesothelioma - When Do You Need Mesothelioma Attorney

Tristan Andrews — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:02:09 +0000

When Do You Need Mesothelioma Attorney
Best Syndication, CA - Aug 31, 2006Mesothelioma is a type of preventable cancer that is caused by inhaling the dust or particles of the deadly mineral Asbestos. The ...

Mesothelioma - Two asbestos cases each list 108 defendants

Tristan Andrews — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:04:11 +0000

Two asbestos cases each list 108 defendants
West Virginia Record, WV - Aug 5, 2006... It says Charles Ambrose, 71, has asbestosis and mesothelioma, two lung diseases related to asbestos exposure, from years of working as a steelworker. ...

Mesothelioma Survival
PR Web (press release), WA - 23 hours agoPaul Kraus delivered another inspiring presentation on how he healed his mesothelioma. Every two months, Paul Kraus describes his ...

Mesothelioma - Ulster may be deprived of asbestos cancer drug

Tristan Andrews — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:00:51 +0000

Ulster may be deprived of asbestos cancer drug
Dozens of Ulster patients suffering from an incurable cancer linked to asbestos exposure could be deprived of a new life-giving drug because English medical chiefs have ruled it too expensive, it can be revealed today.

Ulster May Be Deprived of Asbestos Cancer Drug
By Nigel Gould Dozens of Ulster patient

Mesothelioma - Economist Louis Winnick was urban housing expert

Tristan Andrews — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 03:01:28 +0000

Economist Louis Winnick was urban housing expert
Indianapolis Star - The cause of death was mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer that his daughter, Pamela R. Winnick, attributed to exposure to asbestos when Winnick worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II.

Bert Winnemueller 'Takes Five'
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - It's not that he was looking for a final adventure to close an adventurous life, but Bert Winnemueller knew he wouldn't be around to try skydiving a year from now. At 78, suffering from mesothelioma, the grandfather of 18 figures he has started

ALCOA sued over alleged wrongful death
Daily Times - Even though ALCOA was familiar with reports of family member contraction of mesothelioma (asbestos-related cancer) from workers' clothes as early as 1968 and worker contraction of mesothelioma from intermittent exposures as early as 1964, at no time

Mesothelioma - Asbestos Discovered at Housing Authority Site

Tristan Andrews — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 03:02:47 +0000

Asbestos Discovered at Housing Authority Site
Newsinferno.com, NY - 7 hours ago... At this time, a date is still to be determined, he said. Mesothelioma Lawsuit. Signs reading Danger. Asbestos. Cancer and lung disease hazard. Keep out. ...

Mesothelioma - All Hail the New Marketing Overlord: Google!

Tristan Andrews — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:03:37 +0000

All Hail the New Marketing Overlord: Google!
Apple Matters, MA - Jul 19, 2006... Scanning your e-mail and catching keywords like mesothelioma lawyer and displaying a related snippet in the margin is nothing to be concerned about. ...

Mesothelioma - Zimbabwe: Anti-Asbestos Crusade Cruel

Tristan Andrews — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:01:37 +0000

Zimbabwe: Anti-Asbestos Crusade Cruel
AllAfrica.com, Washington - Jun 30, 2006... Brown and blue asbestos can cause lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma and gastrointestinal cancers but these have received worldwide condemnation and ...

All About Malignant Mesothelioma Launches Updated Section On ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jul 13, 2006LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2006--All About Malignant Mesothelioma, an online resource for information about mesothelioma causes, symptoms and ...

Statins May Help Treat Mesothelioma
Newsinferno.com, NY - Jul 25, 2006NEW YORK JUL 12, 2006 (Reuters Health) - Statins reverse doxorubicin resistance in human malignant mesothelioma cells in culture, a finding that may lead to ...

Mesothelioma - All About Malignant Mesothelioma Launches Updated Section On Mesothelioma Drug Treatments

Tristan Andrews — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 03:00:48 +0000

All About Malignant Mesothelioma Launches Updated Section On Mesothelioma Drug Treatments
LA JOLLA, Calif.----July 14, 2006--All About Malignant Mesothelioma, an online resource for information about mesothelioma causes, symptoms and treatments, has recently published a revised section on mesothelioma drug treatments.

Nippon Kayaku Seeking Additional Approval for Antitumor Agent
Tokyo, July 4, 2006 (JCN) - Nippon Kayaku has filed an application for its proprietary antitumor agent, Randa Inj. (cisplatin), for use in combination therapy, with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

Mesothelioma - What if you could pick one thing and start over from scratch? What

Tristan Andrews — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:01:14 +0000

What if you could pick one thing and start over from scratch? What
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Mesothelioma - Holyrood cleaned out for summer

Tristan Andrews — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 03:02:48 +0000

Holyrood cleaned out for summer
BBC Scotland political reporter John Knox looks back at the week in the Scottish Parliament.

Asbestos disease support group backs Hardie tax break ruling
The Gippsland Asbestos Related Diseases Support group in south-east Victoria is welcoming a ruling on a tax break for the James Hardie compensation fund.

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ExxonMobil ordered to pay $5 million to widow
An 11-person jury ordered ExxonMobil to pay $5 million to the widow of a former contract worker at the companys Baton Rouge plant who died of a disease caused by exposure to asbestos in the 1960s.

Mesothelioma - Updated Analysis in Second-Line Treatment of Lung Cancer Trial Confirms Similar Survival for Alimta(R) and Docetaxel

Tristan Andrews — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 03:02:08 +0000

Updated Analysis in Second-Line Treatment of Lung Cancer Trial Confirms Similar Survival for Alimta(R) and Docetaxel
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Updated Analysis in Second-Line Treatment of Lung Cancer Trial Confirms Similar Survival for Alimta(R) and Docetaxel
Data presented today at the 42nd American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga., affirms that ALIMTA , manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly and Company, offers patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer similar overall survival as docetaxel .

CuraGen, TopoTarget start phase II trial with mesothelioma drug
CuraGen Corporation and TopoTarget A/S announced the initiation of patient dosing in a phase II clinical trial evaluating the activity of PXD101, a small molecule histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, for the treatment of mesothelioma.

Lilly Breast Cancer Studies Explore Potential Role of Pharmacogenomics in Customizing Chemotherapy
ATLANTA, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At t