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2 hrs ago | Defence Talk

Asbestos Exposure in the U.S. Navy

From 1930 to about 1980 virtually every ship commissioned by the United States Navy employed asbestos insulation as a critical design and construction element.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US News, Health, Medicine, Cancer

Tue Feb 09, 2010

The Victoria Star

Canada still exports asbestos, but mostly for Third World construction

Asbestos is back in the news as efforts are made by a United Nations agency to add the chrysotile variety of asbestos to the world's list of most hazardous substances.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Health

Kidderminster Shuttle

Exposed to asbestos: Roger Burgess, who died after being diagnosed with mesothelioma.

THE widow of a Kidderminster man who died after being exposed to asbestos has appealed for his former work colleagues to help in her legal battle for justice.

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Mon Feb 08, 2010

This is Gloucestershire

Compensation wanted for Cheltenham asbestos death

THE family of a Cheltenham man who died of cancer are appealing for information about his possible asbestos exposure.

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Sun Feb 07, 2010

WFMY 2 Greensboro

Terminally Ill Artist Hopes To Help Solve NC Cold Case

A terminally ill artist is trying to help authorities in North Carolina solve the 10-year-old case of a missing boy whose skeleton was found in a wooded area.

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Related Topix: Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Metro, Health

The Age

Firms face new asbestos case

BUILDING products manufacturers James Hardie and CSR have been accused in court of joining forces during the 1960s and 1970s to try to dissuade regulators from restricting or controlling the use of their potentially lethal asbestos products.

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BMC Cancer

Onconase responsive genes in human mesothelioma cells: implications...

Onconase represents a new class of RNA-damaging drugs. Mechanistically, Onconase is thought to internalize, where it degrades intracellular RNAs such as tRNA and double-stranded RNA, and thereby suppresses protein synthesis.

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Sat Feb 06, 2010

Netscape

How to Choosing a Mesothelioma Lawyer | Mesothelioma Disease Info

Mesothelioma Disease Info >> Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer, the deadliest of all.

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Fri Feb 05, 2010

BusinessWeek

Aviva, Zurich May Face New Asbestos...

Ernie Terry needed a moment to regain his breath after climbing the stairs at his house in Bisley, south of London.

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Related Topix: Switzerland, World News, Insurance, United Kingdom, Health

Today's TMJ4

I-Team: Deadly Disease on the Rise

A Big I-Team investigation exposes Wisconsin's deadly secret: a super-aggressive form of lung cancer with no cure.

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Related Topix: Health, Lung Cancer, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro, Racine County, WI

Wed Feb 03, 2010

EIN News

Parliamentarian Suggests Dumping Asbestos into Ocean

Parliamentarian Suggests Dumping Asbestos into Ocean February 3, 2010 /EIN PRESSWIRE/ Asbestos roofing from homes damaged during cyclone Heta in 2004 is still piled up six years later on the South Pacific island nation of Niue.

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Southtyneside Today

MP fights on for victims of asbestos

JARROW MP Stephen Hepburn is stepping up the campaign for asbestos victims. There are fears those suffering from pleural plaques could be excluded from compensation under new plans being proposed by the Government, with money instead directed at those with the killer disease mesothelioma.

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Mon Feb 01, 2010

Swindon Advertiser

Brigitte Chandler, of Charles Lucas & Marshall

VICTIMS of an asbestos-related illness could lose out on compensation because the Government is refusing to back their claims.

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Sat Jan 30, 2010

Rochdale Observer

£70m help for asbestos victims

ROCHDALE families could be among those to benefit from a proposed A 70million government package to help victims of asbestos-related illnesses.

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Fri Jan 29, 2010

Huliq.com

Relief for Asbestos Victims Draws A 70 Million Criticism

When large sums of government money are offered to help help asbestos victims and sufferers of Mesothelioma, the reaction isn't always a thank you.

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Related Topix: Health, Environmental Law, Law

Small Times

Research and Markets: Viral Oncology: Basic Science and Clinical...

Research and Markets: Viral Oncology: Basic Science and Clinical Applications - Comprehensive Look at the Latest Research Findings and Clinical Applications of Oncogenic Viruses Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Viral Oncology: Basic Science and Clinical Applications" to their offering.

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Hepatitis, Health, Immunology, Biology, Science, Sarcoma

New Statesman

UK asbestos-related claims to be around 11bn for 2009 to 2050

Total undiscounted cost of UK asbestos-related claims to the insurance market is expected to be around 11bn for the period 2009 to 2050, according to a research by Actuarial Profession's UK Asbestos Working Party The research identified that the proportion of people suffering from mesothelioma that subsequently make a claim for compensation has ...

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Thu Jan 28, 2010

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Mesothelioma Alert: Asbestos Removal Part Of Major School District's Planned Project

January 28, 2010 /EIN News/ -- In New York State, the Queensbury Union Free School District is getting ready to embark on a massive undertaking.

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Wed Jan 27, 2010

Pool & Spa News

In Remembrance: Fulmer Spearheaded R&D, Education

Pool equipment inventor and industry veteran Paul Fulmer died Jan. 11 of mesothelioma.

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Related Topix: Inventions, Science / Technology, Health, Fort Lauderdale Metro, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Miami Metro

Tue Jan 26, 2010

EIN News

UK Government to Propose 70 Million GBP for Asbestos Cancer Sufferers

UK Government to Propose 70 Million GBP for Asbestos Cancer Sufferers January 26, 2010 /EIN PRESSWIRE/ The UK government will present trade unions with a 70 million GBP package of programs to help workers who suffer from asbestos-related diseases.

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