Epigenetics and the Future of Cancer Research

"Epigenetics and the Future of Cancer Research
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Wrongful Death Suit Names Union Carbide, Others in Asbestos-Related Death

"Wrongful Death Suit Names Union Carbide, Others in Asbestos-Related Death
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Mesothelioma widow and asbestos campaigner Nancy Tait dies at 89

"Some very successful activists have been compelled to act by personal tragedy and a need for justice. Nancy Tait was just such an activist: she knew a lot about asbestos and industry attempts to cover up the risks associated with it. After her husband died of mesothelioma in 1968, Ms. Tait, a " (2009-2-27)
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Federal Court Reaches Penalty Phase of Asbestos Case in St. Louis

"Federal Court Reaches Penalty Phase of Asbestos Case in St. Louis
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Former Minnesota Legislator Dies Of Mesothelioma

"A former Minnesota legislator has died due to asbestos-related causes. Dennis Newinski battled with malignant mesothelioma for the last two years before dying at the age of 64.
Mesothelioma is a disease that is conclusively caused by exposure to asbestos-containing materials. Such exposure is also known to cause lung cancer and asbestosis. Because [...]" (2009-2-24)
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Judge In Grace Trial Limits Testimony Of Libby Asbestos Cleanup Coordinator

"The W. R. Grace trial is well under way in Missoula, Montana. Former executives of the company are accused of knowingly mining asbestos-tainted vermiculite from Grace-owned mine and keeping that information from both the employees and residents of the town of Libby, Montana. Many of those former employees and residents have become ill [...]" (2009-2-26)
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Vermont Health Dept. will update study of asbestos mine

"Vermont health officials say they will do further investigation of the health risks associated with living near the abandoned Belvidere Mountain asbestos mine in northern Vermont. An early report from the state health department showed an increased risk of asbestosis and lung cancer among those living within 10 miles of the mine. Area " (2009-2-26)
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Australia’s Asbestos Diseases Foundation Reporting “Thousands” Of New Mesothelioma Cases

"According to Barry Robson, President of the Asbestos Diseases Foundation in Australia, the “third wave” of asbestos disease victims are just now beginning to experience symptoms of asbestosis, mesothelioma, and other asbestos-caused respiratory ailments.
“What we’re seeing now are thousands and thousands of mums and dads who didn’t know the danger of asbestos and were [...]" (2009-2-26)
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Mesothelioma Cases in Britain Push Government to Aid Asbestos-Related Disease Treatment

"A former electrician who suffers from asbestosis is calling on the British Government to create a research center dedicated to finding treatments for asbestos-related diseases.
Three years ago, John Bindley was diagnosed with asbestosis, an illness found in the lung that is caused only through long term asbestos exposure. After working as a contracted electrician for [...]" (2009-2-26)
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Woman Diagnosed With Mesothelioma As A Result Of Secondhand Exposure

"An 80-year old UK woman has died as a result of mesothelioma cancer, according to the Swindon Advertister, a UK paper.
Evelyn Pierrepont of Bishopstone had never come into direct contact with any asbestos products while on the job. According to her family, Pierrepont’s jobs included working in a tobacco factory and assembling record players. [...]" (2009-2-26)
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City Hall Asbestos Abatement Near Completion

"The asbestos abatement project and demolition being conducted at City Hall in Columbus, Colorado is nearing completion. The project began on February 2nd and the City Council will be ready to make a decision regarding the company that will perform the actual renovations on the courthouse on February 26th.
Asbestos-containing materials are present in many [...]" (2009-2-25)
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New York-Based Company Charged With Asbestos Violations

"A company located in Jamestown, New York has recently been charged for a number of violations regarding asbestos-containing materials. Blackstone Business Enterprise Inc. faces up to $273,000 in fines.
According to the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Blackstone’s violations include failure to provide the company’s temporary workers with [...]" (2009-2-25)
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Condemned TV Station In Iowa To Be Rid Of Asbestos

"Bids are being taken from Sioux City, Iowa officials to have the asbestos removed from a condemned television station. The building that formerly housed KD Station dates back to 1917 when asbestos was used in a number of building materials. It wasn’t until much later that the government realized the dangers of being [...]" (2009-2-25)
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Asbestos To Be Removed From Two Minnesota Buildings

"On January 30th, Winona, Minnesota commissioners voted unanimously to provide funds for the asbestos removal and demolition of two buildings located in the city’s downtown district. The project is expected to cost approximately $298,323. The two buildings cited for the project include the Charter Communications building and the Chrysler Winona building.
Many older buildings [...]" (2009-2-25)
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Pennsylvania’s Monroe County Housing Authority will remove asbestos

"Pennsylvania’s Monroe County Housing Authority plans to remove asbestos from 50 of its public housing units. The duplexes, most built in the late 1950s, contain asbestos pipe insulation in the crawl spaces. Officials say that the asbestos isn’t dangerous to residents now: its condition is good and fibers aren’t being released. " (2009-2-25)
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Connecticut Asbestos Removal Firm to Pay Hefty Fine

"Connecticut Asbestos Removal Firm to Pay Hefty Fine
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Connecticut Residents Continue To Push For Removal Of Asbestos Soil

"Residents of Stratford, Connecticut have been collecting signatures for a petition aimed at urging Environmental Protection Agency officials to completely remove asbestos contaminated soil from city limits. Asbestos, which may cause mesothelioma cancer, is a known carcinogen. The soil is located at twenty-four separate locations and the original proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency [...]" (2009-2-24)
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Mesothelioma Victims Look on as Libby Trial Begins

"The asbestos-litigation trial involving past executives of W.R. Grace & Company and the town of Libby, Montana officially began on Monday of this week. Many of Libby’s residents have waited for years for this trial to begin as loved ones have passed away from asbestos-related diseases, including pleural mesothelioma.
Federal prosecutors in the case are stating [...]" (2009-2-24)
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W.R. Grace criminal trial underway

"Trial is underway in the federal courthouse in Missoula, Montana against W.R. Grace and five of the company’s former executives. Asbestos from Grace’s vermiculite mining operations was spread throughout the town of Libby, Montana—and more than 200 people are dead, about 2,000 sick today, because of it. The company and its executives " (2009-2-24)
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Residents Of California Town Oppose Construction On Asbestos-Contaminated Land

"Residents of Eldorado Hills, California are opposing a proposal for a tract of housing to be built in an area that is close to land contaminated with a highly toxic form of asbestos. The proposal is for a total of 135 houses to be built along Oak Ridge which is where the asbestos is [...]" (2009-2-24)
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Former Minnesota Legislature Dies Of Mesothelioma

"A former Minnesota legislator has died due to asbestos-related causes. Dennis Newinski battled with malignant mesothelioma for the last two years before dying at the age of 64.
Mesothelioma is a disease that is conclusively caused by exposure to asbestos-containing materials. Such exposure is also known to cause lung cancer and asbestosis. Because [...]" (2009-2-24)
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UK researchers predict rates of lung cancer will drop 20% over the next 20 years

"UK researchers predict rates of lung cancer will drop 20% over the next 20 years
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Mesothelioma takes life of former Minn. state legislator Dennis Newinski

"Dennis Newinski, former Minnesota state legislator and two time congressional candidate, has died of malignant mesothelioma after battling the asbestos-related cancer for two years. He was only 64 years old. After more than three decades working as a union machinist, others approached him and asked that he run for office. He was " (2009-2-23)
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Ohio Residents Concerned About Dilapidated Hotel

"A resident of Wheeling, Ohio has recently filed a complaint with the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department as well as with the city’s building inspection department regarding a dilapidated hotel located in the downtown area. Larry Tighe is concerned that the old Rogers Hotel may contain asbestos as a sign on the building points to [...]" (2009-2-23)
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CSX Transportation Seeks Punitive Damages for Falsified X-Rays

"In a lawsuit filed in a West Virginia court CSX Transportation is seeking significant punitive damages against a radiologist alleged to have provided false x-rays during an asbestos-related trial filed against the company. According to CSX Ray Harron conspired with attorneys for alleged asbestos exposure victims to file bogus suits against CSX.
On January 12th [...]" (2009-2-23)
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South Carolina Industrial Plant To Be Rid Of Asbestos

"The GARCO industrial plant located in North Charleston, South Carolina will undergo asbestos abatement in the near future in order to prepare the site for a possible mixed-use development project.
Asbestos-containing materials must be removed from a building site prior to the buildings demolition of renovation in order to avoid exposure to dangerous asbestos [...]" (2009-2-23)
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Action Mesothelioma Day Highlights Rare Disease

"In an attempt to spread awareness about a rare disease caused by asbestos exposure, the British Lung Foundation and other asbestos support groups in the United Kingdom have established Action Mesothelioma Day.
Beginning in 2006, the campaign is not only designed to increase awareness, but to give support and improve treatment options for those who have [...]" (2009-2-20)
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Illegally Dumped Waste In Iowa Tested Positive For Asbestos

"Officials in Des Moines, Iowa have recently taken environmental samples in an area in Bondurant, Iowa alleged to have been used as an illegal waste dumping site by a local recycling company. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources the Environmental Reclamation and Recycling company dumped ground-up construction waste containing asbestos at a [...]" (2009-2-20)
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No Grant For Asbestos Removal In Farmingdale, Maine

"The town of Farmingdale, Maine recently received the news that they did not receive a grant that would pay for asbestos removal at the old Sheldon Street School. According to officials this is the second grant that the town has applied for to help pay for abatement costs. The school has been closed [...]" (2009-2-20)
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Libby Bar Gets Accelerated Asbestos Cleanup

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Federal Judge in Grace Trial Angers Local Citizens, Frustrates Prosecutors

"Federal Judge in Grace Trial Angers Local Citizens, Frustrates Prosecutors
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Milan, Mich. elementary school needs asbestos removal

"Voters will consider a bond issue that would fund much needed asbestos removal at Symons Elementary School in Milan, Michigan. The school’s plumbing fixtures are surrounded by crumbling asbestos insulation from the school’s 1969 construction. The school also has asbestos-containing floor tiles that need to be removed. Milan area school officials say " (2009-2-20)
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Asbestos-Related Lawsuit Filed in Texas Court

"An asbestos-related lawsuit has recently been filed in the Galveston County District Court of Texas claiming that a man’s lung cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos-containing materials while working for a number of defendant corporations.
In the lawsuit Robert Earl Wood’s states that Willie E. Woods was employed in the construction industry, the [...]" (2009-2-19)
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Asbestos To Be Removed From Texas Motel

"The Conroe Motel located in Conroe, Texas is soon to be rid of asbestos in preparation for the building’s demolition that will occur in a few short weeks. Many older buildings contain asbestos as the dangerous nature of the substance was not discovered until well into the twentieth century.
The government did not begin to [...]" (2009-2-19)
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Gardener Alert: Soil Conditioners May Contain Asbestos

"Gardener Alert: Soil Conditioners May Contain Asbestos
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Canadian asbestos mining areas being renamed

"The province of Quebec, Canada has long been home to Canada’s asbestos mining industry, and some areas and communities are named for the mineral. Although names proclaiming that connection were popular a hundred years ago, asbestos-related names have become decidedly less attractive today.
Quebec’s place-names commission is busy approving requests to replace those " (2009-2-19)
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Mesothelioma victims have no standing to challenge Penn. successor liability limit

"A divided Pennsylvania Superior Court has rejected a challenge to a statute that limits the liability of corporate successors to asbestos manufacturers to the market value of the predecessor corporation at the time of the acquisition. The majority ruled that the plaintiffs, all families of individuals who died of asbestos-related malignant mesothelioma, did not " (2009-2-18)
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W.R. Grace Trial Judge Says Libby Asbestos Sufferers “Are Not Crime Victims”

"The Judge set to rule over the long awaited for W.R. Grace criminal trial that involves asbestos tainted vermiculite allegedly made a statement recently regarding the residents of the town who claim to have suffered from the actions of the owners of the Libby, Montana mine. Vermiculite was mined at the site and was [...]" (2009-2-18)
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Asbestos Removal Continues At Indian Hills Junior High

"Asbestos removal work continues this week at the Indian Hills Junior High School located in Clive, Iowa. Asbestos removal began during winter break and will continue until March 22nd in time for students and faculty to return to the school.
The asbestos abatement project is in preparation for renovations that will also be conducted [...]" (2009-2-18)
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Asbestos To Be Removed From Arkansas Hospital

"In preparation for the demolition of the Davis hospital located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas asbestos-containing materials will soon be completely removed. The building dates back to a time in which asbestos was in wide use in building materials.
It wasn’t until later in the twentieth century that use of asbestos began to become [...]" (2009-2-18)
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Union Protests Substandard Asbestos Removal Contractor in New Jersey

"Union Protests Substandard Asbestos Removal Contractor
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Asbestos Removed From Downtown Virginia Building

"Asbestos has recently been removed from a building in Bristol, Virginia in order to redevelop the building as a music center and museum. The building at 510 Cumberland Street was formerly an auto dealership. Due to the age of the building asbestos-containing materials had to be removed prior to the start of renovations [...]" (2009-2-17)
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Illinois Hospital To Be Rid Of Asbestos

"Yesterday the City Council of Marion, Illinois voted on bids for both asbestos removal and the demolition of the Marion Memorial Hospital. Members of the council approved bids for the work to be done by two individual companies. The company that will be conducting the asbestos abatement work is Champion Environmental Services and [...]" (2009-2-17)
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Each mesothelioma sufferer is separate “occurrence” under insurance policy, says Wisconsin Supreme Court

"Asbestos exposure can cause a variety of serious illnesses like lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma. While asbestos victims around the country seek justice from the asbestos manufacturers who produced the products that sickened them, asbestos manufacturers have been fighting with their insurance companies about the amount of coverage that is available to pay these " (2009-2-17)
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Illinois School District Seeking Bids For Asbestos-Related Project

"The Illinois School District 19 is trying to determine whether or not asbestos needs to be removed from one of its schools or if it can be sealed and still pose no threat to students and staff. The building in question houses both the Alden-Hebron Middle School and the Alden-Hebron High School and was [...]" (2009-2-16)
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Study Claims Air In Libby Contains “Safe” Levels Of Asbestos

"In a town hall meeting on Monday of last week, Libby, Montana residents learned that asbestos levels in the air are low enough that residents do not have to worry about breathing in the air. The news is the result of a two-year long study conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency in order to [...]" (2009-2-16)
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Pennsylvania Public Housing To Be Rid Of Asbestos

"The Housing Authority in Monroe County, Pennsylvania has plans to rid a number of public housing units of asbestos this year. Cited for the abatement project are a total of fifty individual buildings that contain asbestos insulation on piping.
Although asbestos is not dangerous if it is left undisturbed it can pose a [...]" (2009-2-16)
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Asbestos Removal Begins At Illinois Factory

"Asbestos removal has begun at the Siemens Automation factory in Batavia, Illinois in preparation for the building’s demolition. Many older buildings were constructed with materials that contain asbestos and have to be removed before renovation or demolition occurs in order to avoid exposure to dangerous asbestos fibers. This week contractors fenced the area [...]" (2009-2-16)
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Gene Fusions May Be Unique Identifier for Cancer

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Study Examines Interactions Between Asbestos Fibers and Cells

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Health Screenings for Iron Range Miners to Begin This Spring

"Health Screenings for Iron Range Miners to Begin This Spring
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Mesothelioma drug Onconase status update

"Alfacell Corp. reported recently that company executives have met with officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. At that meeting, FDA officials recommended that before the New Drug Application is submitted for Onconase, the drug should be subjected to another clinical trial involving patients with malignant mesothelioma that cannot be treated surgically (unresectable) " (2009-2-13)
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Iowa Recycling Company Facing Lawsuit After Dumping Asbestos

"Environmental Reclamation and Recycling, Inc., located in Des Moines, may face a lawsuit after illegally dumping asbestos waste at a truck stop three years ago. Five of nine total samples taken from the dump site last month tested positive for asbestos, according to Marion Burnside of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Environmental Reclamation and Recycling, [...]" (2009-2-13)
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Faulty Asbestos Abatement Contractors Create Mesothelioma Risk

"Although hiring of a professional asbestos abatement company is the safest route to take when removing asbestos, homeowners and business owners should be aware that crooked asbestos abatement contractors do exist.
Even companies that are certified have been known to illegally remove and dispose asbestos-containing materials in way that causes risk for citizens. Outside of using [...]" (2009-2-12)
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Iowa Schools to be Rid of Asbestos

"Two Iowa schools will be rid of asbestos during this upcoming summer vacation. On Monday the school board accepted a bid to remove the dangerous substance from both the Peet Junior High and the Holmes Junior High schools located in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The company who provided the lowest bid and who was [...]" (2009-2-12)
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Asbestos Removal In Progress At Iowa Courthouse

"Pro Environmental Abatement Inc. is in the process of removing asbestos-containing materials from the Polk County Courthouse located in Iowa. The building was constructed approximately 102 years ago during a time in which asbestos was widely used in a number of building materials.
It wasn’t until the 1970’s that the government began to [...]" (2009-2-12)
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Asbestos to be Removed From Site In Youngstown, Ohio

"Asbestos will soon be removed from the former Youngstown Building Material and Fuel facility in order to demolish the building. Asbestos must be safely removed form structures before demolition can take place in order to avoid exposure to dangerous asbestos fibers.
The money for the asbestos removal and subsequent demolition of the YBM [...]" (2009-2-12)
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Mesothelioma Researcher Receives Two Grants

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Guy Hylton, Elk City, Okla. City manager finally resigns

"One year after being sentenced to prison time for negligently endangering state inmates by exposing them to asbestos, and not long after the conviction and sentence was upheld by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, Elk City, Okla. city manager Guy Hylton has submitted his resignation, which will become effective February 16th.
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Mesothelioma: Asbestos Disease Motivates Town Name Change in Quebec

"While Canada continues to export the toxic substance asbestos, many of its citizens are trying to distance themselves from the naturally occurring mineral altogether. The popularity that once existed with asbestos is finally beginning to vanish.
Much of this can be attributed to malignant mesothelioma, which is a rare form of cancer almost exclusively caused by [...]" (2009-2-11)
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The War on Mesothelioma: Researchers Announce Promising Results of Mesothelin-Based Immunotherapy

"Researchers Announce Promising Results of Mesothelin Based Immunotherapy
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Mesothelioma Prognosis

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Asbestos-Related Suit Filed in Texas

"An asbestos-related lawsuit was filed on January 26th in the Jefferson County District Court of Texas by the wife and daughters of a man who died from mesothelioma in 2006. Grace Williams, and Brenda and Caroline Williams are naming four defendant corporations as being responsible for the death of James C. Williams.
In [...]" (2009-2-9)
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W.R. Grace Trial to Begin This Month

"Jury selection for the W.R. Grace trial involving the mining of vermiculite that contained asbestos is scheduled to begin next week. Jurors will begin to be selected on February 19th out of eighty individuals that were summoned to appear for jury duty.
The trial will be held at the United States District Court [...]" (2009-2-9)
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Presence of Asbestos Leads to Closing of Minnesota Church

"A small church located in Perham, Minnesota has recently received the news that they will be shut-down and merged with a larger church sometime this year due to the age of the building and presence of asbestos-containing materials that would cost a considerable amount of money to remove. St. Stanislaus Church was built approximately [...]" (2009-2-9)
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Indiana High School Asbestos Removal Moving Along

"According to school officials the renovations being conducted at Hobart High School located in Hobart, Indiana are moving right along with many of the projects being ahead of schedule. Asbestos abatement in the building is already approximately fifty to seventy-five percent complete.
Asbestos must be safely removed from buildings that are undergoing renovations in order [...]" (2009-2-9)
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Mesothelioma Risk for Prison Inmates in Work-Release Programs

"Prison inmates across the country are routinely being exposed to asbestos while serving time in work-release programs. In many cases, inmates are being directed to perform projects that unknowingly involve the removal of asbestos-containing materials.
The problem that exists is that the officials who are monitoring such projects are failing to test for the presence hazardous [...]" (2009-2-9)
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Canada Widely Condemned for its Asbestos Production and Export Policies

"Canada Widely Condemned for its Asbestos Production and Export Policies
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Asbestos removal begins at Iowa’s Polk County Courthouse

"Iowa’s Polk County Courthouse is beginning an asbestos removal project because, although asbestos-containing materials at the 102-year-old courthouse are believed to be in safe condition right now, as they age and renovations or repairs are needed, they could deteriorate and present a health risk. The project is expected to cost approximately $200,000.
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Blood Vessel Growth Slowed with Common Chemotherapy Drugs, Slow Spread of Cancer

"Blood Vessel Growth Slowed with Common Chemotherapy Drugs, Slow Spread of Cancer
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Grand jury indicts Boston real estate firm on asbestos violations

"A Worcester grand jury returned an indictment this week against Boston-based The Mayo Group Development LLC, a real estate investment, development and management firm, The allegations involve improper asbestos disposal at Bancroft Commons on Franklin Street. Other alleged violations of the Clean Air Act include failure to file notices of asbestos removal with " (2009-2-6)
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Mesothelioma Awareness Through ADAO’s Fifth Annual Asbestos Conference

"The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will be hosting its fifth Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference on March 28, 2009. The conference is scheduled to be held at the Manhattan Beach Marriott in Manhattan Beach, California.
Co-founded by Linda Reinstein and Doug Larkin, the ADAO has been educating asbestos victims and concerned citizens since 2004. In [...]" (2009-2-6)
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Pathogenesis of Mesothelioma

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Mesothelioma Cases will Drop Due to Israeli Asbestos Prevention Bill

"The Israeli Environmental Protection Ministry is introducing a revolutionary bill that will help prevent asbestos exposure and ban the use of the substance throughout the country.
The proposed bill plans for the immediate removal of asbestos in all public, residential and industrial facilities. In addition, the bill also states that asbestos will not be permitted in [...]" (2009-2-5)
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Buffalo complaining about New York asbestos fees

"According to a recent opinion piece in the Buffalo News, needed demolition projects in the City of Buffalo are being stymied by unreasonably high state fees. The State of New York charges a $1000 fee for every asbestos notification. Buffalo city officials have begun to complain: the fees don’t pay for any " (2009-2-5)
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FDA Recommends Additional Clinical Trial for Onconase

"FDA Recommends Additional Clinical Trial for Onconase
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Presentation of Mesothelioma

"Presentation of Mesothelioma
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Asbestos charges brought against Illinois motel owner

"The Illnois Attorney General has charged Mukesh Patel, owner of Kings Inn in Peru, Illinois, with asbestos violations during renovations last year. During the remodeling, it is alleged that asbestos was removed from the building by at least one unlicensed worker who did not have necessary protective gear. Because of these violations, the " (2009-2-4)
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ZenBio Awarded Phase II SBIR Grant for Cell Development

"ZenBio Awarded Phase II SBIR Grant for Cell Development
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Ten Illinois Homes To Be Rid Of Asbestos Piping

"A village located in Illinois just received word that a number of its houses will be getting new piping in order to replace old asbestos piping. Ten homes located on West Webster Street in West City, Illinois are using water lines that are hooked to four inch asbestos lines. Officials feel that the [...]" (2009-2-3)
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New Hampshire School District Requests Funds for Asbestos Removal

"The Seabrook School District located in Seabrook, New Hampshire is requesting funds for an asbestos-removal project to be conducted in the district’s elementary and middle schools. The asbestos-removal project is expected to cost approximately $90,000 and is part of a five year plan.
Many buildings constructed during the early twentieth century contain asbestos as use [...]" (2009-2-3)
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Endoscopy for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Mesothelioma

"Endoscopy for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Mesothelioma
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Asbestos To Be Removed At Oswego, NY High School

"Crews will be removing asbestos from the Oswego, New York high school during the upcoming February break, according to David Butts of Christa Construction, the company that will be handling asbestos abatement.
“We will be doing asbestos removal in the cafeteria,” Butts confirmed. Signs notifying students and staff of the upcoming project must be posted ten [...]" (2009-2-3)
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Ascites - symptom of mesothelioma

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Mesothelioma Victims to Receive Compensation from Insurance Companies in Wisconsin

"As recent as last week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court came to the decision that insurance companies must defend and compensate all asbestos and other environmental claims that are filed against their policyholders.
The decision evolved from a case between plastics engineering company Plenco and their insurance provider, Liberty Mutual. Plenco, who was already defending several asbestos-related [...]" (2009-2-3)
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Jury pool identified for W.R. Grace criminal trial

"Eighty prospective jurors have been identified to attorneys in the W.R. Grace criminal trial scheduled for next month. The trial will determine whether W.R. Grace and six of its former and current executives knew about the health risk that its asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore created for both its miners and the residents of nearby Libby, " (2009-2-3)
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Pittsburgh Parent Group Reopens Asbestos Debate

"Pittsburgh Parent Group Reopens Asbestos Debate
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Mesothelioma Cancer and the Concerns for Asbestos Exposure

"Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that is almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure. In some cases though, reports have documented a small number of patients that have contracted the disease without ever being exposed to asbestos fibers.
Exposure occurs when the microscopic fibers that make up asbestos are either inhaled or ingested into the [...]" (2009-2-2)
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