University apartments to undergo asbestos removal, renovations
Nacogdoches, Texas – January 3, 2010 In Nacogdoches, Texas, students attending Stephen F. Austin State University are getting ready to say their final goodbyes to a complex that has housed many students over the years. The Garner Apartments will soon be demolished, as soon as asbestos abatement has been completed. The 14-story dormitory is scheduled [...]
Mesothelioma-causing asbestos to be removed from abandoned city property
Moundsville, West Virginia – January 4, 2010 In Moundsville, West Virginia, the former Fostoria property is finally showing signs of life after two decades of sitting vacant. “It hurt our economy when we lost the Fostoria. It had 700 to 800 employees at any one time. So that was a major dent in our employment,” [...]
What are the symptoms of malignant mesothelioma?
February 9, 2010 by admin
Filed under Mesothelioma
Symptoms of mesothelioma may include shortness of breath, chest pain or back pain, or pain and swelling in the abdomen. Other symptoms may include: difficulty swallowing, cough, fever, sweating, fatigue and weight loss. Pleural mesothelioma symptoms may include hoarseness, coughing up blood, swelling of the face and arms, muscle weakness, paralysis and sensory loss. Peritoneal [...]
Bionomics testing new mesothelioma drug
TREVOR CHAPPELL December 9, 2009 – 4:34PM Drug developer Bionomics Ltd plans to conduct a Phase II clinical trial of its leading compound, anti-cancer drug BNC105, on 60 mesothelioma patients in Australia next year. Bionomics chief executive Dr Deborah Rathjen said on Wednesday that the trial would be one of few trials next year involving [...]
