School asbestos exposure investigation begins
North Queensland (Mesothelioma Cancer News) – An investigation has begun into an asbestos scare at a school in North Queensland. As reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), investigators are set to assess school faculty and contractor practices and procedures after an evacuation at Mackay North State High following a …
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,” [...]
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 [...]
Cost of Asbestos-Related Deaths in Great Britain Projected to Double, Study Says
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 In the United Kingdom, more 2,000 people die a year of mesothelioma, a cancer associated with asbestos exposure. The numbers have been trending steeply upward since the 1960s, according to Great Britain’s Health and Safety Executive. Asbestos-related disease exacts a steep cost in terms of lives lost, pain and suffering by [...]
Mesothelioma-causing asbestos removed from Nat’l’ Guard armory
Jackson, Missouri – January 24, 2010 In Jackson, Missouri, a $500,000 armory renovation is wrapping up. Removal of asbestos was a key component of this project, with small amounts of the carcinogenic material being removed from beneath floor tiles in the training room. The removal of this material reduces the risk of servicemen and women [...]
London Appeals Court to Hear Landmark Mesothelioma Case
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 Nether Langwith, UK—The death of a painting and decorating contractor in 2003 from the fatal asbestos cancer mesothelioma is at the center of a new court case which may have a lasting impact on mesothelioma sufferers’ compensation claims. Leslie Edwin Screach worked for G&C Whittle Ltd., in Chiswick, Middlesex, from 1963 [...]
Mesothelioma Lawsuit Process Described by Belluck & Fox Attorney
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 When someone is diagnosed with mesothelioma they are often faced with disbelief not only for the impact of the disease, but for the fact that most cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed 30 years or more after their initial exposure to asbestos. Many patients are not even aware of when or where [...]
Cancer-causing asbestos still an issue at Wisconsin college campus
Manomonie, Wisconsin – December 9, 2009 At the University of Wisconsin-Stout, asbestos concerns have resurfaced. Just last month, concerns were raised about the safety of an elevator in Price Commons thought to contain asbestos. Now, a leak in a steam pipe at the college’s Harvey Hall has exposed parts of the ceiling which are thought [...]
Steroids in WWE
Throughout the world, the fan following of WWE is increasing at an exponential rate. People of all ages and sex are attracted by the daring exhibited in the arena by these huge men, have Hercules built, with huge muscles and unmatched stamina. But if investigated too deep, it is reported that the bodies of the [...]
