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Mesothelioma Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Mesothelioma.

Results 1 - 20 of 771 in Mesothelioma

  1. Mesothelioma: Types, Risk Factors, Symptoms and Treatment

    5 hrs ago | Associated Content

    Mesothelioma is a rare type of malignant cancer that is usually caused by exposure to asbestos.

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  2. Antipsychotics and dementia: bad newsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | PharmaGossip

    ... were brought to the market by the pharmaceutical companies. Orphan or rare diseases include Balo disease , mesothelioma , Ramsay Hunt syndrome , and muscular dystrophy . In the two decades since its enactment, over 200 drugs have been approved for ...

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  3. Mesothelioma Cancer - Causes, Symptoms and TreatmentsRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Associated Content

    Mesothelioma as it is known is atypical cancer, which is reported in the patients who were exposed to inhalation of asbestos particles.

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    Related Topix: Health, Chest Pain, Medicine

  4. BROMLEY: Asbestos deaths spark Health and Safety Executive campaignRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Newsshopper.co.uk

    ... according to a health and safety watchdog. Between 1981 and 2005, the Bromley borough saw 128 men die from mesothelioma - a cancer caused by breathing in asbestos. The figures from the Health and Safety Executive show it is the sixth highest total ...

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  5. Health lawyer buys 4BD in Des PeresRead the original story w/Photo

    Aug 20, 2009 | St. Louis BlockShopper

    ... at the law firm of Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC. She specializes in representing victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. She received her B.S. in finance and management as well as her certificate in service ...

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    Related Topix: Des Peres, MO, Health, Saint Louis University, Housing

  6. Finding an Attorney After Being Exposed to AsbestosRead the original story

    Wednesday | Blogger Party

    Mesothelioma is an uncommon form of cancer, usually associated with previous exposure to asbestos.

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    Related Topix: Health, Lung Cancer

  7. LEWISHAM: Asbestos sufferer fires warning to tradesmenRead the original story

    Wednesday | Newsshopper.co.uk

    ... than to take a chance and die." The report was published to help launch a new HSE campaign warning tradesmen of mesothelioma - the disease caused by asbestos. Director for HSE London Stephen Williams said: "Asbestos is Britain's biggest industrial ...

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    Related Topix: Lewisham, England, Greater London County, England, United Kingdom, Greenwich, England

  8. Council fined 14,000 after staff exposed to asbestos at schoolRead the original story

    Wednesday | Edinburgh News

    ... be at risk from asbestos are tradesmen. Every week, 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma a ' an incurable cancer." The full article contains 678 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.

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    Related Topix: Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Lothian County, Scotland, World News, United Kingdom, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  9. How Frequently Does Asbestosis Develop into Mesothelioma Lung Cancer?Read the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | Netscape

    How Frequently Does Asbestosis Develop into Mesothelioma Lung Cancer? >> Posted By WikiMap 4 hours, 41 minutes ago in News Asbestosis is a disease of the respiratory system, not a cancer.

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  10. Crunch talks on plaques payoutsRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | Southtyneside Today

    ... controversial ruling in 2007, despite the constant threat of pleural plaques triggering such fatal diseases as mesothelioma. Later today, a delegation of MPs, including the Jarrow MP, will meet the Prime Minister and Justice Secretary Jack Straw, to ...

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  11. Baron & Budd, P.C. Shareholder Scott Summy Honored in 2010 Edition of The Best Lawyers in AmericaRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | BusinessWire

    ... one of the first asbestos cases in the United States in the 1970s and continues to serve people diagnosed with mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer, as well as communities and consumers dealing with the costs of fraud and corporate ...

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  12. Clothes washing 'caused cancer'Read the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | The Courier Mail

    A WOMAN who developed mesothelioma from washing her husband's asbestos-contaminated work clothes is suing the State Government and James Hardie for $406,500 in compensation.

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  13. Warning call over 'hidden killer' dangerRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Scotsman.com News

    ... environment, but working on or near damaged asbestos-containing materials can increase chances of lung cancer, mesothelioma or asbestosis. Councillor Phil Wheeler said: "Asbestos is the single greatest cause of work-related deaths in the UK, so it ...

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  14. Mesothelioma - Diagnosing this Uncommon Form of Cancer

    Friday Nov 6 | Buzzle.com

    We look at how doctors go about determining the presence of mesothelioma in suspected patients.

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  15. Baron & Budd, P.C. Wins Appeal of $20 Million California Asbestos...Read the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Personal Injury Law News

    ... e appeal upholds the jurya s verdict and courta s judgment in this asbestos cancer lawsuit brought on behalf of mesothelioma patient Joan Mahoney and husband Daniel Mahoney. [ News Source ] Posted in Asbestos lawsuit

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  16. Baron & Budd, P.C. Wins Appeal of $20 Million California Asbestos Cancer VerdictRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | BusinessWire

    The appeal upholds the jury's verdict and court's judgment in this asbestos cancer lawsuit brought on behalf of mesothelioma patient Joan Mahoney and husband Daniel Mahoney.

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    Related Topix: Law, California, Health

  17. Radiation Therapy Options for Mesothelioma Patients Sponsored by MesoCare.orgRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | PRWeb

    Houston, Texas November 9, 2009 -- Mesothelioma lecture on Tuesday November 10th, 2009, 5:30 pm CST, MesoCare.org is sponsoring a lecture by Veronica Garza of MD Anderson Medical Center on Radiation Therapy Options For Patients Suffering From Mesothelioma.

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    Related Topix: Health, Lung Cancer, PRWeb

  18. 100 Questions Answers About Mesothelioma Second Edition

    Sunday Nov 8 | Netscape

    Posted By hostteamwork 23 hours, 19 minutes ago in Health & Fitness Product Description Whether you are a patient newly diagnosed with mesothelioma, a survivor or a friend or relative may be, this book offers help.

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  19. Inhaled carbon nanotubes reach the subpleural tissue in miceRead the original story

    Sunday Oct 25 | Nature Publishing Group

    Carbon nanotubes are shaped like fibres 1 and can stimulate inflammation at the surface of the peritoneum when injected into the abdominal cavity of mice 2 , raising concerns that inhaled nanotubes 3 may cause pleural fibrosis and/or mesothelioma 4 . Here, we show that multiwalled carbon nanotubes reach the subpleura in mice after a single ...

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    Related Topix: Health, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Research Triangle Park, NC

  20. Figures reveal asbestos is still the hidden killerRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Milford Mercury

    ... and 2005, according to new figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) this week. All died from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by breathing deadly asbestos fibres. In neighbouring Carmarthenshire, 57 men died of the disease in the same ...

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    Related Topix: Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Pembrokeshire County, Wales, Health, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Carmarthenshire County, Wales, Ceredigion County, Wales, Ceredigion, Wales