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Saturday Oct 11 | Chemistry World

Instant insight: Asbestos comes naturally

Martin Harper, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, US, points out a hazard in the natural environment The standard reaction to pollution is to blame the polluter - in most ...

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Fri Oct 10, 2008

Copenhagen Post

Public broadcaster DR manipulated the facts when it asserted that there is only one treatment...

A leading medical expert has criticised DR's documentary about University Hospital's failure to use an approved cancer treatment in lieu of another drug Public broadcaster DR manipulated the facts when it ...

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Lung Cancer

Post Tribune

Sheraton called asbestos-free

Chicago developers claim they've rid the former Sheraton Hotel of any trace of asbestos, and the state agency responsible for oversight sees no reason to double-check. The New Gary Development Group is ...

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health, Environmental Law, Law

Thu Oct 09, 2008

Netscape

Mesothelioma Cancer: Early Warning Signs and Causes

Mesothelioma Cancer: Early Warning Signs and Causes >> 1.0 Scale of 1 to 10 Read: 3 Propped: 1 Prop it Abstract: Malignant mesothelioma is a devasting, rare and deadly form of cancer, caused by exposure to ...

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Med Ad News

Paper in Cell Cycle Reports Alfacell's ONCONASE Targets siRNA

Alfacell Corporation today announced that a paper published in Cell Cycle reports that ONCONASE targets small interfering RNA , likely within the RNA-induced silencing complex of the RNA interference mechanism.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Alfacell, Pancreatic Cancer, Health, Marketing, Oncology

Tue Oct 07, 2008

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Asbestos victims able to claim compensation twice

Asbestos sufferers will have greater access to compensation under new laws to be introduced into the Victorian Parliament today.

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Related Topix: Health

Mon Oct 06, 2008

Reno Gazette-Journal

Renown to add new cancer diagnostic device

Renown Regional Medical Center will add a new machine for use in cancer treatment, specifically to reduce side effects for patients and to more successfully treat a greater number of cancers.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, TomoTherapy, Healthcare Industry, Oncology

Sun Oct 05, 2008

KBMT

Southeast Texas Legends Scholarship Honors Ward Stephenson

Lamar University and the Beaumont Foundation of America have announced another honoree for the Southeast Texas Legends Scholarship - " this one recognizing the life and accomplishments of trial attorney Ward ...

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Related Topix: Texas, Lamar University, Health

Fri Oct 03, 2008

The West Virginia Record

Pittsburgh man names 136 companies in asbestos suit

A Pittsburgh man has filed an asbestos suit against 136 companies, claiming the companies contributed to his lung diseases.

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Related Topix: Health

Thu Oct 02, 2008

RedOrbit

Lilly Wins FDA Approval for Lung Cancer Drug

Eli Lilly and Company has received approval from the FDA for the use of Alimta in combination with cisplatin, in the first-line treatment of locally-advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, for ...

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Eli Lilly, Healthcare Industry, Health, Lung Cancer

Wed Oct 01, 2008

International Herald Tribune

Lilly is potential ImClone suitor with $6.1 billion offer

Eli Lilly is in talks to acquire ImClone Systems, the maker of the cancer drug Erbitux, for $6.1 billion, a person briefed on the matter said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, ImClone Systems, Healthcare Industry, Cancer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lymphoma

Tue Sep 30, 2008

The Times of India

Read your hands to know diseases

LONDON: Do you have club fingers? Then it's possible you may have lung cancer. A new study in the latest issue of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine reveals your hands can provide clues to hidden ...

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Related Topix: Arts, Literature, Health, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Medicine, Arthritis

BBC News

10k asbestos cancer pay-out

An average of 10,000 will be available to sufferers of asbestos-linked cancer from Wednesday, the social development minister has confirmed.

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Related Topix: Health

Mon Sep 29, 2008

Daily Mail

So just how healthy are you? It's all written in your hands

Dry skin and chipped fingernails are not the only reason to pay attention to your hands.

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Related Topix: Ovarian Cancer, Health, Arts, Literature, Medicine, Circulation, Lung Cancer

Indianapolis Star

Lilly says FDA widens use of cancer drug Alimta

Eli Lilly and Co. said today the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Lilly's drug Alimta as a first-line treatment for advanced and metastasized non-small cell lung cancer.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Eli Lilly, Healthcare Industry, Health, Lung Cancer

The Austrailian

James Hardie case opens to full house

THE corporate watchdog this morning launched its assault on the directors of James Hardie in a landmark case it hopes will set a precedent governing the actions of all company directors.

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Related Topix: Health

Sun Sep 28, 2008

News.com.au

Hardie ex-chiefs face court over compo

CIVIL court proceedings against disgraced building company James Hardie Industries begin in Sydney today, with former executives facing huge fines and disqualification from managing corporations if found ...

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Related Topix: Construction, James Hardie Industries NV, Health

Fri Sep 26, 2008

PR-inside.com

Weitz and Luxenberg Joins Forces with Erin Brockovich

She has dedicated her life to helping the public fight for the right to a safe environment.

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Related Topix: Health

Thu Sep 25, 2008

Plymouth Evening Herald

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COMPENSATION for victims of an asbestos-related condition, including former Plymouth dockyard workers, would involve 'significant' amounts of public cash, the Government has warned.

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Related Topix: Health

Wed Sep 24, 2008

The Spokesman-Review

Deadline looms for claims against deadly insulation

A deadline looms for people whose homes or businesses contain Zonolite Attic Insulation, a granular, gray-gold material tainted with shards of asbestos.

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Related Topix: Health, Manufacturing, W R Grace , Chemicals, Libby, MT, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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