With the holidays approaching everyone can feel a bit overwhelmed at times. But when you’re battling mesothelioma it can be a particularly challenging time of year. The MesoRC will be putting out a series of tips for those suffering or have a loved one suffering from mesothelioma to help during the busy holiday season.
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18 Dec
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This spring, health screenings will begin for northeastern Minnesota miners and their spouses as a part of a .9 million, five year long study to determine what has caused such high levels of mesothelioma cases among iron mine workers in the area. There have been 59 identified cases of mesothelioma among the iron mine workers [...]
In November of 2006, Debbie Brewer received devastating news. She was diagnosed with mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure and was given only six to nine months to live. It is believed that Brewer was exposed to asbestos fibers from her father after he would return home from his job as an asbestos lagger.
Given [...]
With the holidays approaching everyone can feel a bit overwhelmed at times. But when you’re battling mesothelioma it can be a particularly challenging time of year. The MesoRC will be putting out a series of tips for those suffering or have a loved one suffering from mesothelioma to help during the busy holiday season.
Today’s tip [...]
Last Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to consider reinstating a 0 million settlement of asbestos-related lawsuits against the Travelers Companies Inc. Reinstating the settlement would effectively block any new lawsuits against Travelers stemming from the insurance company’s prior relationship with the one time asbestos producing giant, John Manville Corp.
Travelers has been named in dozens of [...]
15 Dec
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CanBas Co. Ltd. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company have announced that they plan to advance the drug, CBP501, into phase-2 trials for the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.
CBP501 induces the death of cancerous cells by stripping the cell of the ability to progress through the cell life cycle. Phase-1 data suggests that when CBP501 [...]
In Ohio, Republican lawmakers are trying to push through a bill that would require more transparency in asbestos exposure claims. They hope that the bill will be approved by next week.
The next step for the bill would be Democratic Governor Ted Strickland’s desk, where it may be vetoed. The Governor is concerned that it could [...]
Registration is now open for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s (ADAO) 5th annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference, March 27-29, 2009 in Manhattan Beach, CA.
Those attending the conference will include individuals and families that have been affected by asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma, as well as employers, employees, research scientists, and medical experts from around the [...]
With the holidays approaching everyone can feel a bit overwhelmed at times. But when you’re battling mesothelioma it can be a particularly challenging time of year. The MesoRC will be putting out a series of tips for those suffering or have a loved one suffering from mesothelioma to help during the busy holiday season.
Today’s tip [...]
When patients enroll in clinical trials, they do so with the knowledge that their own health might not benefit and could even be compromised. What they may not have knowledge of, however, are the actual results of the clinical trial as is the case with many clinical trials including new drugs. “There’s usually not much [...]