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Mesothelioma - $5.1 Billion Owens Corning Asbestos Settlement to Help Thousands of Puget Sound Workers

2006-10-03T20:00:00.000-07:00

$5.1 Billion Owens Corning Asbestos Settlement to Help Thousands of Puget Sound Workers
For 53-old widow Diane Petty, an obscure news story earlier this week announcing a settlement between creditors and Owens Corning has special meaning.

Alfacell Completes Non-Clinical Section of Rolling NDA for Lead Anticancer Drug ONCONASE(R)
Alfacell Corporation (NASDAQ: ACEL) today announced that the company has completed the non-clinical section of the rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) in preparation for its submission to the U.S.

Mesothelioma - Mesothelioma Community Will Convene to Focus on Cure - International

2006-09-25T20:01:00.000-07:00

Mesothelioma Community Will Convene to Focus on Cure - International
KRNV - The urgent mission to improve treatments for a deadly, asbestos-related cancer will make another step forward, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) announced today, with the Second International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma. Meso

Waste Headed for a Third World Bin
TMCnet - Asbestos is known to cause a progressive disease of the lungs, and can provoke lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma, a form of cancer in the sac lining the chest or abdomen. Copyright 2006 Inter Press Service. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media

Mesothelioma - Annie Jennings

2006-09-17T20:04:00.000-07:00

Annie Jennings
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Alfacell Updates Progress on Clinical Development Program for ONCONASE
PR Newswire - This pivotal trial is evaluating the effectiveness of ONCONASE plus doxorubicin in improving the survival of patients with unresectable malignant mesothelioma (UMM) over doxorubicin alone. The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the

Mesothelioma - Beware of asbestos products in the clearance and construction ...

2006-09-12T20:02:00.000-07:00

Beware of asbestos products in the clearance and construction ...
Asian Tribune, Thailand - Aug 28, 2006... health. The principal health concerns are the development of asbestosis, lung cancer, pleural thickening and mesothelioma. These ...

Mesothelioma Reseaerch Shows Promise
World Fitness, Canada - Aug 26, 2006... and Mutamycin (mitomycin) shows potential as an active regimen with good disease control for patients with un-resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. ...

'Don't gamble with asbestos' says campaign
Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK - Sep 9, 2006... at risk. . Peterborough has had 43 registered deaths from asbestos-related lung cancer mesothelioma between 1981 and 2000. The ...

Cancer man appeals to old workers
Cambridge Evening News, UK - Aug 25, 2006... He now suffers from the cancer Mesothelioma which he believes may be the result of working with asbestos during his 21 years with the building company. ...

Mesothelioma - When Do You Need Mesothelioma Attorney

2006-09-08T20:02:00.000-07:00

When Do You Need Mesothelioma Attorney
Best Syndication, CA - Aug 31, 2006Mesothelioma is a type of preventable cancer that is caused by inhaling the dust or particles of the deadly mineral Asbestos. The ...

Mesothelioma - Two asbestos cases each list 108 defendants

2006-08-31T20:04:00.000-07:00

Two asbestos cases each list 108 defendants
West Virginia Record, WV - Aug 5, 2006... It says Charles Ambrose, 71, has asbestosis and mesothelioma, two lung diseases related to asbestos exposure, from years of working as a steelworker. ...

Mesothelioma Survival
PR Web (press release), WA - 23 hours agoPaul Kraus delivered another inspiring presentation on how he healed his mesothelioma. Every two months, Paul Kraus describes his ...

Mesothelioma - Ulster may be deprived of asbestos cancer drug

2006-08-23T20:00:00.000-07:00

Ulster may be deprived of asbestos cancer drug
Dozens of Ulster patients suffering from an incurable cancer linked to asbestos exposure could be deprived of a new life-giving drug because English medical chiefs have ruled it too expensive, it can be revealed today.

Ulster May Be Deprived of Asbestos Cancer Drug
By Nigel Gould Dozens of Ulster patient

Mesothelioma - Economist Louis Winnick was urban housing expert

2006-08-07T20:01:00.000-07:00

Economist Louis Winnick was urban housing expert
Indianapolis Star - The cause of death was mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer that his daughter, Pamela R. Winnick, attributed to exposure to asbestos when Winnick worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II.

Bert Winnemueller 'Takes Five'
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - It's not that he was looking for a final adventure to close an adventurous life, but Bert Winnemueller knew he wouldn't be around to try skydiving a year from now. At 78, suffering from mesothelioma, the grandfather of 18 figures he has started

ALCOA sued over alleged wrongful death
Daily Times - Even though ALCOA was familiar with reports of family member contraction of mesothelioma (asbestos-related cancer) from workers' clothes as early as 1968 and worker contraction of mesothelioma from intermittent exposures as early as 1964, at no time

Mesothelioma - Asbestos Discovered at Housing Authority Site

2006-08-03T20:02:00.000-07:00

Asbestos Discovered at Housing Authority Site
Newsinferno.com, NY - 7 hours ago... At this time, a date is still to be determined, he said. Mesothelioma Lawsuit. Signs reading Danger. Asbestos. Cancer and lung disease hazard. Keep out. ...

Mesothelioma - All Hail the New Marketing Overlord: Google!

2006-07-30T20:03:00.000-07:00

All Hail the New Marketing Overlord: Google!
Apple Matters, MA - Jul 19, 2006... Scanning your e-mail and catching keywords like mesothelioma lawyer and displaying a related snippet in the margin is nothing to be concerned about. ...

Mesothelioma - Zimbabwe: Anti-Asbestos Crusade Cruel

2006-07-26T20:01:00.000-07:00

Zimbabwe: Anti-Asbestos Crusade Cruel
AllAfrica.com, Washington - Jun 30, 2006... Brown and blue asbestos can cause lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma and gastrointestinal cancers but these have received worldwide condemnation and ...

All About Malignant Mesothelioma Launches Updated Section On ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jul 13, 2006LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2006--All About Malignant Mesothelioma, an online resource for information about mesothelioma causes, symptoms and ...

Statins May Help Treat Mesothelioma
Newsinferno.com, NY - Jul 25, 2006NEW YORK JUL 12, 2006 (Reuters Health) - Statins reverse doxorubicin resistance in human malignant mesothelioma cells in culture, a finding that may lead to ...

Mesothelioma - All About Malignant Mesothelioma Launches Updated Section On Mesothelioma Drug Treatments

2006-07-22T20:00:00.000-07:00

All About Malignant Mesothelioma Launches Updated Section On Mesothelioma Drug Treatments
LA JOLLA, Calif.----July 14, 2006--All About Malignant Mesothelioma, an online resource for information about mesothelioma causes, symptoms and treatments, has recently published a revised section on mesothelioma drug treatments.

Nippon Kayaku Seeking Additional Approval for Antitumor Agent
Tokyo, July 4, 2006 (JCN) - Nippon Kayaku has filed an application for its proprietary antitumor agent, Randa Inj. (cisplatin), for use in combination therapy, with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

Mesothelioma - What if you could pick one thing and start over from scratch? What

2006-07-18T20:01:00.000-07:00

What if you could pick one thing and start over from scratch? What
Forbes - Mortgage Loans Online Colleges Online Degrees Online Education Online Universities Real Estate Refinance Mortgage Student Loans Wrongful Death Attorney Business Loans Debt Consolidation Loan Health Insurance Quotes Medical Malpractice Lawyer Mesothelioma Attorney

Mesothelioma - Holyrood cleaned out for summer

2006-07-06T20:02:00.000-07:00

Holyrood cleaned out for summer
BBC Scotland political reporter John Knox looks back at the week in the Scottish Parliament.

Asbestos disease support group backs Hardie tax break ruling
The Gippsland Asbestos Related Diseases Support group in south-east Victoria is welcoming a ruling on a tax break for the James Hardie compensation fund.

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ExxonMobil ordered to pay $5 million to widow
An 11-person jury ordered ExxonMobil to pay $5 million to the widow of a former contract worker at the companys Baton Rouge plant who died of a disease caused by exposure to asbestos in the 1960s.

Mesothelioma - Updated Analysis in Second-Line Treatment of Lung Cancer Trial Confirms Similar Survival for Alimta(R) and Docetaxel

2006-07-02T20:02:00.000-07:00

Updated Analysis in Second-Line Treatment of Lung Cancer Trial Confirms Similar Survival for Alimta(R) and Docetaxel
ATLANTA, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Data

Updated Analysis in Second-Line Treatment of Lung Cancer Trial Confirms Similar Survival for Alimta(R) and Docetaxel
Data presented today at the 42nd American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga., affirms that ALIMTA , manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly and Company, offers patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer similar overall survival as docetaxel .

CuraGen, TopoTarget start phase II trial with mesothelioma drug
CuraGen Corporation and TopoTarget A/S announced the initiation of patient dosing in a phase II clinical trial evaluating the activity of PXD101, a small molecule histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, for the treatment of mesothelioma.

Lilly Breast Cancer Studies Explore Potential Role of Pharmacogenomics in Customizing Chemotherapy
ATLANTA, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At t

Mesothelioma - Court: Wrongful death trial can resume with 11 jurors

2006-06-24T20:01:00.000-07:00

Court: Wrongful death trial can resume with 11 jurors
Baton Rouge Advocate - Terrance, who died from mesothelioma, chipped asbestos from pipes. Unglesby represents Terrance s widow, Sadie Terrance. On May 30, in the second week of the trial, a juror had to be excused because of heart problems. State District Judge Janice

Report Links Asbestos to Larynx Cancer
WISH-TV - There is evidence that asbestos can cause cancer of the larynx, the Institute of Medicine reported Tuesday. Asbestos has long been associated with lung cancer and mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the lining of the chest and abdomen. The Senate asked

Sickened Libby residents now eligible for payments
Independent Record - People from Libby suffer from asbestos-related disease at a rate 40 to 60 times the national average and they suffer from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma at a rate of 100 times the national average, Baucus said. The people of Libby have

Deadly Comfort
CTV - Harvey Pass, a thoracic surgeon at Karmanos Cancer Institute, and her ally in battling a rare and deadly form of cancer called mesothelioma, which is caused by exposure to asbestos. Rebecca was exposed to asbestos-tainted Zonolite insulation in the

Mesothelioma - Abestos Linked To Larynx Cancer

2006-06-12T20:02:00.000-07:00

Abestos Linked To Larynx Cancer
The Institute of Medicine has found enough evidence to link asbestos to Laryngeal Cancer. The Senate requested that the institute further investigate the connection between the commonly used material and other cancers.

Asbestos Linked to Throat Cancer
A government expert panel on Tuesday added cancer of the larynx to the list of ailments directly linked to asbestos exposure but said there was less evidence tying the mineral to a variety of other cancers.

Mesothelioma - Former Hawkeye wrestler McCann dies at 72

2006-06-08T20:02:00.000-07:00

Former Hawkeye wrestler McCann dies at 72
Des Moines Register - Terry McCann, who won gold medals at the collegiate level at Iowa and at the Olympic level in Rome, died of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, Wednesday. His funeral will be Friday at St. Edwards Church in Dana Point, Calif. McCann, 72 of Dana

'Breakfast Club' Principal Gleason Dies
MSN Entertainment - BURBANK, Calif. -- Paul Gleason , who played the go-to bad guy in " Trading Places " and the angry high school principal in " The Breakfast Club ," has died. He was 67. Gleason died at a local hospital Saturday of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung

Olympic Wrestler Succumbs to Rare Cancer
KRNV - DANA POINT, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Terrence J. McCann, an Olympic Gold Medal winner in freestyle wrestling and a leader in the sport of wrestling, died June 7 in his home in Dana Point, California. McCann helped found a new national governing

Mesothelioma - Deaths

2006-05-03T20:01:00.000-07:00

Deaths
Austin, Irene M.; 101; Evansville; died 3/23; respiratory failure, Alzheimer's disease. Brown, Betty Frances; 69; Evansville; died 3/18; end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Alfacell Provides Update on ONCONASE Phase IIIb Confirmatory Registration Trial; Releases First Interim Analysis Data
Alfacell Corporation today announced that the 210 events has been reached in its confirmatory Phase IIIb registration trial evaluating ONCONASE , the Company's lead investigational drug candidate, as a treatment for unresectable malignant mesothelioma .

Mesothelioma - Lung cancer apoptosis enhanced by adenylate cyclase toxin

2006-04-29T20:00:00.000-07:00

Lung cancer apoptosis enhanced by adenylate cyclase toxin
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release), PA - Apr 26, 2006... A malignant mesothelioma cell line (P31) and a small-cell lung cancer cell line (U 1690) were exposed to increasing concentrations of cisplatin and AC toxin ...

Alfacell Provides Update on ONCONASE Phase IIIb Confirmatory ...
PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - Apr 28, 2006... trial evaluating ONCONASE(R) (ranpirnase), the Company's lead investigational drug candidate, as a treatment for unresectable malignant mesothelioma (UMM). ...

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Vol 173 ...
AJRCCM (subscription), NY - Mar 28, 2006... In a murine model of malignant mesothelioma, dendritic cells pulsed with tumor lysate, and administered before tumor implantation, demonstrated protective ...

Alfacell achieves full patient enrollment for Onconase phase IIIb ...
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release), PA - Mar 28, 2006... trial evaluating Onconase (ranpirnase), the company's lead investigational drug candidate, as a treatment for unresectable malignant mesothelioma (UMM). ...

Mesothelioma - Exposure To Volcanic Mineral Associated With Increased Mesothelioma Incidence In Turkey

2006-04-17T20:01:00.000-07:00

Exposure To Volcanic Mineral Associated With Increased Mesothelioma Incidence In Turkey
High exposure to a fibrous volcanic mineral called erionite was associated with a high incidence of a type of cancer called mesothelioma, according to a study in the March 15 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Volcanic mineral called erionite linked to mesothelioma
High exposure to a fibrous volcanic mineral called erionite was associated with a high incidence of a type of cancer called mesothelioma, according to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Mesothelioma - Alfacell Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results ...

2006-04-09T20:01:00.000-07:00

Alfacell Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - Mar 21, 2006... investigational drug candidate, is currently being evaluated in several studies, including a Phase IIIb registration study for malignant mesothelioma (MM) and ...

Asbestos Workers Union Joins New Medical Foundation's Quest for ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Mar 20, 2006... Mr. McCann, who was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in 2005, has led an exemplary life. He won the Olympic Gold Medal in wrestling in 1960. ...

Mesothelioma News - Fears over shake-up of asbestos payments

2006-04-05T20:00:00.000-07:00

Fears over shake-up of asbestos payments
Norwich Evening News, UK - Mar 7, 2006... existing law by arguing that the cost of compensating mesothelioma sufferers should ... compensation for the anxiety caused as a result of pleural plaques, which ...

Court Upholds $705 Million Verdict Against CSX and Denies Appeal ...
PR Web (press release), WA - Mar 10, 2006... He was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma in 2002. The only proven cause of mesothelioma among workers in the United States is exposure to asbestos. ...

Long Beach man arraigned on federal charges of breaking ...
Lawfuel (press release), New Zealand - Mar 27, 2006... and fibers has been linked to several fatal lung diseases, including mesothelioma, which is the gradual thickening and constriction of the pleural sack that ...

Mesothelioma News - ALCOA asbestos suit dismissed - Employee moves forward with appeal (03

2006-03-28T19:00:00.000-08:00

ALCOA asbestos suit dismissed - Employee moves forward with appeal (03
Daily Times - A Blount County judge dismissed a $20 million asbestos lawsuit against ALCOA Inc. Wednesday. Blount County resident Doug Satterfield filed suit against the company alleging secondary exposure to asbestos resulted in the death of his daughter, Amanda

Political pioneer
Allentown Morning Call - Former longtime Lehigh Valley lawmaker Jeanette Reibman, a political pioneer for women in the male-dominated Pennsylvania Legislature, died Saturday from a rare form of cancer. She was 90. Reibman, who helped to establish educational programs that

Mesothelioma News - Asbestos Workers Union Joins New Medical Foundation's Quest for Cure of Asbestos and Benzene-Related Cancers

2006-03-24T19:01:00.000-08:00

Asbestos Workers Union Joins New Medical Foundation's Quest for Cure of Asbestos and Benzene-Related Cancers
The Pacific Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is pleased to announce the addition of Terry Lynch as a member of its Board of Directors.

Alfacell Achieves Full Patient Enrollment Milestone for the ONCONASE Phase IIIb Registration Study in Unresectable
Alfacell Corporation today announced that the full enrollment target of 316 patients has been reached for the international, confirmatory Phase IIIb registration trial evaluating ONCONASE , the Company's lead investigational drug candidate, as a treatment for unresectable malignant mesothelioma .

$1 million of mesothelioma research funding
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) has announced awards of almost $1 million in additional research funding aimed at curing mesothelioma.