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Copyright 2005, Adam Stanley

Mon, 16 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Mon, 16 Jun 2008

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Americas Watchdog created the Mesothelioma Center as a way for victims of
Mesothelioma or their friends or family to get honest answers. ...
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TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
Mesothelioma is caused through the inhalation of asbestos fibers and dust,
which are derived from a mineral known as vermiculite. Asbestos contained
the ...
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Field Fisher Waterhouse recovers compensation for wife of lagger
24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - USA
Jacky Merritt's husband, Don, worked as a lagger for the Cape Asbestos
Company (Cape) in the 1960s. She developed mesothelioma as a result of
washing her ...
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Green Left Weekly's $250000 Fighting Fund: No jail for corporate ...
Green Left Weekly - Chippendale,NSW,Australia
We were producing asbestos cement sheets; at that time still a popular
building material. At the end of each shift, we would spend the next hour
or so ...
<http://www.greenleft.org.au/2008/755/39014>
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Sun, 15 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Sun, 15 Jun 2008

RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Gretchen Lampke, 33, formerly of Scheller and currently living in Mt.
Vernon, was first diagnosed with mesothelioma last month. According to
friend Tonya ...
<http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1433056/family_friends_staging_benefit_=
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Grocers unions ponder deal
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA
The Area Retail Grocers Alliance and United Food & Commercial Workers Local
1116, which represents 1800 full- and part-time grocery store workers from
the ...
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Field Fisher Waterhouse Recovers Compensation for Wife of Lagger
The Open Press (press release) - USA
She developed mesothelioma as a result of washing her husband=92s overalls.
Washing the clothes exposed her to the asbestos dust that had accumulated
on her ...
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Sat, 14 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Sat, 14 Jun 2008

Grimsby Evening Telegraph - Grimsby,England,UK
... worked with asbestos, like him, will have it in their lungs, it does
not mean they will get the potentially fatal disease asbestosis or
mesothelioma. ...
<http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=181505&command=displayContent&sourceNode=151938&contentPK=20864108&folderPk=86525&pNodeId=151929>
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Google /asbestos News for Sat, 14 Jun 2008

New York Times - United States
By JACQUELINE MROZ THE recent discovery of dangerous levels of asbestos in
a Montclair middle school has raised questions among parents about how the
=2E..
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ml?ref=3Dnyregionspecial2>
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Asbestos Warning from KDHE
WIBW - Topeka,KS,USA
Asbestos was used extensively in construction and building materials prior
to 1980. People can be exposed to asbestos by inhaling airborne asbestos
fibers ...
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Morgan jury sides with asbestos makers
Jacksonville Journal-Courier - Jacksonville,IL,USA
The family of a man who died from lung cancer went home empty handed
Thursday after a three-week asbestos trial. A Morgan County jury Friday
came out in ...
<http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/asbestos_18636___article.html/scott_ca=
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Asbestos-contaminated Michigan asylum sits vacant
Mesothelioma News - Dallas,TX,USA
=2E.. or library storage, the University estimates that it would cost at
least $2 million to remove the asbestos inside the structure just to tear
it down. ...
<http://www.mesotheliomanews.com/2008/06/13/asbestos-contaminated-michigan-a=
sylum-sits-vacant/>
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10News Investigates Asbestos Problem In Schools
KGTV, 10News.com - San Diego,CA,USA
SAN DIEGO -- A South Bay School district spent thousands of dollars
cleaning up asbestos. But a long-time employee and now whistleblower says
it=92s still a ...
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Normalcy returns after asbestos scare
Joliet Herald News - Joliet,IL,USA
By BOB OKON bokon@scn1.com JOLIET -- All Marycrest Shopping Center stores
have returned to business but offices remain closed after last week's
asbestos ...
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Asbestos mines face staff exodus
Financial Gazette - Harare,Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE=92S asbestos mines, which lost their bid to prevent South Africans
from imposing a ban on the use of the product in their country in line with
an ...
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Demolition spurs safety steps in Binghamton
Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton,NY,USA
On Wednesday, notices were duct taped to most businesses within a block of
the demolition site, alerting them to the asbestos-abatement process and
raising ...
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Fri, 13 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Fri, 13 Jun 2008

Lawyers and Settlements - USA
Another firefighter and friend of the family wasn't so fortunate: he died
from mesothelioma before receiving a dime from the settlement. ...
<http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10761/asbestos-mesothelioma-g=
rowing-concern.html>
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Vinflunine Results Breathe New Life into Pleural Mesothelioma ...
Asbestos.com - Orlando,Florida,USA
By Kaylen Myrick Mesothelioma is a cancer that is almost always caused by
exposure to asbestos, a mineral used in the production of many household
products ...
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Field Fisher Waterhouse recovers compensation for wife of lagger
WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA
Law firm, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP has succeeded in recovering =A3130000
in compensation for a lagger=92s wife who died after developing
mesothelioma, ...
<http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=3D67771>
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59th mesothelioma case reported among miners
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA
A 59th identified case of mesothelioma, a rare lung cancer usually caused
by exposure to asbestos, has been confirmed in a group of Iron Range
miners. ...
<http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=3D68384§ion=3DNo=
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Another Case of Mesothelioma Identified
WDIO-TV - Duluth,MN,USA
Another case of deadly mesothelioma has been identified in an Iron Range
miner. That brings the total fatal cases of the disease, to 59. ...
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Battle starts in High Court
News Guardian - North Tyneside,England,UK
=2E.. the point in time when insurers' liability is "triggered" in respect o=
f
the fatal lung disease mesothelioma, which takes 30 years or more to
develop. ...
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Researchers and politicians to discuss mesothelioma research
Minnesota Public Radio - Saint Paul,MN,USA
=2E.. of the complicated question of why men in northeastern Minnesota are
getting mesothelioma, a rare cancer caused by asbestos, at twice the
expected rate. ...
<http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/06/12/mesothelioma/>
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Google /asbestos News for Fri, 13 Jun 2008

Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck - Bismarck,ND,USA
(AP) Federal agencies have announced a five-year, $8 million study aimed at
understanding the effects of exposure to lower levels of asbestos in Libby.
=2E..
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Asbestos Tragedy and Hope
Stockhouse - Vancouver,BC,Canada
Asbestos is so deadly that there is no known safe level of exposure. Even a
tiny bit of fiber can cause mesothelioma. Studies show that this cancer
claims ...
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Asbestos shuts parts of hospital
The Press Association - 
A hospital has shut down some of its areas after building work released
asbestos, its primary care trust has confirmed. The director of public
health for ...
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Bag With Asbestos Left In Middle Of City Neighborhood
NBC30.com - Hartford,CT,USA
Department of Environmental Protection officials said they think someone
was trying to save money and dumped bags of debris containing asbestos, ...
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Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center Credit US
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
Funded by the HHS=92 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease, the project
will provide an in-depth assessment of adverse effects related to asbestos
exposure, ...
<http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=3D50346&cat=3D10>
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Federal government gives Nashua, New Hampshire $2 million to clean ...
Mesothelioma News - Dallas,TX,USA
But the site has been designated a federal brownfield due to its
contamination from asbestos and underground storage tanks. Three quarters
of the $2 million ...
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Thu, 12 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Thu, 12 Jun 2008

Latrobe Valley Express - Morwell,Victoria,Australia
The new laws will allow Victorians who have been compensated for asbestosis
the right to seek further compensation if they develop mesothelioma and
asbestos ...
<http://latrobevalley.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/asbestos-grou=
p-welcomes-law-change/788502.aspx>
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In court today: Barry George trial; Appeal by Omar Khyam
Times Online - UK
=2E.. to decide the extent of insurers=92 liability to pay compensation to
the families of workers who die from the asbestos-related lung disease
mesothelioma.
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Research group offers hope to asbestosis sufferers
Science Centric - Sofia,Sofia Town,Bulgaria
Several Queensland doctors, concerned that Australia has the highest
incidence of mesothelioma disease in the world, have joined with the Wesley
Research ...
<http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/article.php?q=3D08061144>
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Erroneous Removal of Healthy Lung Leads to Death of British Man
MedHeadlines - Chicago,IL,USA
Tests were ordered and were interpreted to suggest that Turner, 61,
suffered from asbestosis in his right lung and that mesothelioma had
developed. ...
<http://medheadlines.com/2008/06/11/erroneous-removal-of-healthy-lung-leads-=
to-death-of-british-man/>
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Understanding the killer within
ScienceAlert - Australia
He says the mesothelioma rate is increasing everywhere. Rising trends show
the death-rate in men who are now 40 will be 100 times higher by age 80.
=2E..
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Google /asbestos News for Thu, 12 Jun 2008

ABCMontana - Missoula,MT,USA
Asbestos contamination from a now-closed vermiculite mine near Libby has
been blamed for killing more than 200 people and sickening many hundreds
more.
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Federal initiative to study Libby asbestos exposure
KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA
(AP) - Federal agencies have announced a 5-year, $8 million study aimed at
understanding the effects of exposure to lower levels of asbestos in Libby.
=2E..
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WR Grace and Montana reach asbestos agreement
SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA
=2E.. Quality has reached a tentative agreement with WR Grace & Co. in which=

the company has agreed to pay $5 million in costs related to asbestos
cleanup. ...
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-4B1E-A8F5-7A00160E6F11©id=3D6D0DD188-09A1-47DF-95DD-9055098E498D>
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Federal Agencies to Launch $8 Million Effort to Study Libby ...
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
"Too little is currently known about exposure to lower levels of Libby
asbestos. We hope this effort will expand our knowledge of potential and
real health ...
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Orange woman sues 39 companies for benefactor's asbestos exposure
Southeast Texas Record - Beaumont,TX,USA
Seeking compensation for his alleged exposure to asbestos , Deem's
personal-injury lawsuit was filed with the Orange County District Court on
May 23. ...
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-benefactors-asbestos-exposure>
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Days Inn asbestos not public health threat
Goldsboro News Argus - Goldsboro,NC,USA
With crews expected to begin removing asbestos from the Days Inn sometime
this month, Goldsboro Chief Building Inspector Ed Cianfarra has been
working to ...
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SHORTELL v BICAL CONSTRUCTION
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
The claimant, the executor of the estate of a deceased (S), claimed damages
against the defendant (B) for alleged negligent exposure of S to asbestos.
=2E..
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Test case could give asbestos victims raw deal
ic CheshireOnline - Crewe,UK
by Adrian Short, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News A NETWORK of asbestos
support groups claims victims could be dealt a raw deal by insurance
companies ...
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Fears over dumped asbestos pipes
Wiltshire Times - UK
By Benjamin Parkes TWO Trowbridge women are campaigning to get dumped
asbestos pipes removed from a patch of land that is often used by children.
=2E..
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Asbestos delays demo of motel
Kapuskasing Northern Times (subscription) - Ontario, Canada
=93To our surprise, the audit revealed that there was asbestos in all the
motel drywall and ceiling stucco,=94 Public Works Director Yves Labelle
wrote in a ...
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Wed, 11 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Wed, 11 Jun 2008

Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
We have received encouragement from our partners around the world for the
completion of our ONCONASE NDA and second line mesothelioma patients and
would ...
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-30-2008-earnings-call-transcript>
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LegalView updated its mesothelioma blog informing readers of ...
PR Leap (press release) - Chula Vista,CA,USA
COM) Denver, CO - LegalView.com, the most comprehensive resource for
everything and anything legal on the Web, informed its mesothelioma
information blog ...
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New research body targets cure for asbestos illnesses
ABC Online - Australia
The Asbestos Research Group based at Brisbane's Wesley Hospital will
examine the progression of diseases like mesothelioma and the impact of
reduced lung ...
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Regulatory B cells exist -- and pack a punch
TechJournal South - Research Triangle Park,NC,USA
DURHAM, NC =96 Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered
definitive evidence that a small but potent subset of immune system B cells
is ...
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Cancer Mp's Vow
Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
He said an operation for mesothelioma, which attacks the lungs, had been a
success and he was working in his constituency office. He said: "My
intention is ...
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Mesothelioma Cancer Lawyers Attorneys
WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA
Searching for mesothelioma cancer attorneys or lawyers just got much easier
thanks to http://www.mesotheliomaauthority.net. There is also possible at
this ...
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Google /asbestos News for Wed, 11 Jun 2008

Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The widow of asbestos campaigner Bernie Banton says she would have liked
her husband to have spent his final years enjoying himself. ...
<http://news.smh.com.au/national/banton-widow-launches-research-group-200806=
11-2ous.html>
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CSDM targets asbestos
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
MONTREAL - Quebec's largest school board announced a plan to tackle
asbestos in its buildings Tuesday. The Commission scolaire de Montr=E9al
will inspect ...
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Asbestos Removed From Clay Co. School
News4Jax.com - Jacksonville,FL,USA
The school said the walls contain non-friable asbestos. "We're removing
some transite-paneled walls and replacing those with concrete-block walls
and new ...
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The Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center Encourages
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
However, what the majority of home inspectors are failing to mention is
that there may be asbestos-containing materials within a residence. ...
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Montezuma-Cortez work includes overhead fire sprinklers, upgraded ...
Cortez Journal - Cortez,CO,USA
Other work at the high school includes $20000 for asbestos abatement,
Burris said. Also scheduled for summer work are a $25000 project to install
cabinetry ...
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Aspen, Colorado rescuers strive to save worker at asbestos ...
Mesothelioma News - Dallas,TX,USA
Though the rescue workers realized that their potential exposure to
asbestos might pose additional danger, they were undaunted. Their focus at
the moment ...
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EPA to Conduct Air Monitoring for Asbestos and Particulate Matter ...
U.S. EPA.gov (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
(Kansas City, Kan., June 9, 2008) - EPA Region 7 personnel will monitor air
samples for asbestos and particulate matter in the continuing cleanup from
a ...
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Fears over asbestos find delays centre reopening
Glasgow Evening Times - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
by Chris Musson ASBESTOS has been found at a controversial community centre
- further delaying its planned re-opening. The discovery of the toxic
material ...
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Long wait is norm for Owens Corning asbestos claimants
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA
By GARY T. PAKULSKI Twelve months after first submitting claims for clients
with asbestos-related diseases, attorney Jimmy Rodgers is waiting to
collect ...
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Fifth 'Ghost Ship' sparks new storm
Northern Echo - Darlington,England,UK
THE row over the so-called "Ghost Ships" is about to reignite after it was
revealed another ship containing hundreds of tonnes of
asbestos-contaminated ...
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Tue, 10 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Tue, 10 Jun 2008

Gold Coast Mail - Tweed Heads South,NSW,Australia
The widow of mesothelioma victim Bernie Banton will officially launch the
Asbestos Research Group in Brisbane on Wednesday. Karen Banton will launch
the ...
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Mesothelioma and the Immune System
Surviving Mesothelioma - Raleigh,NC,USA
The presence of an immune cell is associated with better prognosis for
patients undergoing extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural
mesothelioma is ...
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Google /asbestos News for Tue, 10 Jun 2008

Northern Echo - Darlington,England,UK
THE row over the so-called "Ghost Ships" is about to re- ignite after it
was revealed another ship containing hundreds of tonnes of
asbestos-contaminated ...
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rks_new_storm.php>
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Brent Coon reaches 14 settlements in mammoth asbestos suits
Southeast Texas Record - Beaumont,TX,USA
By David Yates The court docket may be a little less congested now, as 14
more settlements have been reached in Brent Coon inspired asbestos suits so
=2E..
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Students evacuated over asbestos fears
RTE.ie - Ireland
Fears of asbestos particles in heavy smoke billowing from the old plant
prompted the PSNI and Fire & Rescue Service to recommend a shutdown of the
schools ...
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ILFORD: Mother and son died of asbestos-related cancer
Epping Forest Guardian - UK
By Carl Brown AN ELDERLY woman died from a rare asbestos-related cancer -
three years after her son passed away from the same condition. ...
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Asbestos probe at Furness football club
NW Evening Mail - Barrow-in-Furness,England,UK
Barrow Borough Council environmental health senior enforcement officer,
Joan Carroll, said it was unfortunate but as the asbestos has been dumped
on private ...
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California lawmakers must help economy with tort reform
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
The index notes that California remains particularly vulnerable to abusive
asbestos and class-action lawsuits. Out-of-state lawyers and plaintiffs
target ...
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Asbestos in schools is too urgent to ignore
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
The European Union has banned the use of asbestos, as have most developed
and many developing countries. But here in Quebec, home of one of world's
largest ...
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OJR OKs bid for asbestos abatement
Chester DailyLocal.com - PA, USA
By Laura Catalano, Special to the Local News SOUTH COVENTRY =97 The Owen J.
Roberts School Board voted to accept a bid for asbestos abatement at the
middle ...
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Mon, 09 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Mon, 09 Jun 2008

Emailwire - USA
LegalView updated its mesothelioma blog informing readers of potentially
deadly asbestos fibers found at a local Chicago beach. ...
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Asbestos map of Eastern Australia published
Mister Info - Hong Kong,Hong Kong
According to Mr Hendrickx exposure to low levels of amphibole asbestos from
disturbance of natural sources has been linked with mesothelioma elsewhere
in ...
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Google /asbestos News for Mon, 09 Jun 2008

Southtown Star - Chicago,IL,USA
By John K. Ryan, Staff Writer Results from an aggressive asbestos test
conducted at the Homewood firehouse showed no asbestos in the air samples
analyzed, ...
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Inspectors usually don't even mention asbestos
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Barry Stone Q: The home inspector I hired never mentioned that the floor
tiles and air duct insulation contain asbestos. Shouldn't he have pointed
this ...
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Decrepit, crowded jail offers hard time
Boston Globe - United States
But the Cambridge District Court and the Middlesex County Jail remain -
along with tons of asbestos - and their employees and officials say that
change ...
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Sun, 08 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Sun, 08 Jun 2008

Vicksburg Post - Vicksburg,MS,USA
By Emily Henry It has been a long journey, but Family Life Cathedral, the
former Ken Karyl Elementary School, will be asbestos-free by the end of
this month ...
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Nanotubes are as deadly as asbestos
Food Consumer - Lisle,IL,USA
By wikipedia Carbon nanotubes can cause cancer such as deadly deadly lung
cancer called mesothelioma just as asbestos does, according to a new stuyd
...
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Why the Valley needs to hear 'sorry'
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
THE people of the Latrobe Valley are demanding an apology for hundreds of
thousands of workers and families exposed to asbestos by the former State
...
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Not all stores told of asbestos threat
Joliet Herald News - Joliet,IL,USA
It took some phone calls before Check N Go discovered that they indeed were
supposed to be closed because of a potential asbestos threat in the middle
...
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Sat, 07 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Sat, 07 Jun 2008

Hartlepool Today - UK
The Orton family, from Hartlepool, lost two loved ones to mesothelioma, an
illness caused by exposure to asbestos. Now they are paying close interest
in a ...
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MolMed's Cell Therapy in Pivotal European Trial; US Study Next
TMCnet - USA
On Friday, the European Commission granted orphan drug designation for
Arenegyr in malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer that
nearly always ...
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Mesothelioma Survivor Speaks
Surviving Mesothelioma - Raleigh,NC,USA
Mesothelioma survivor, Paul Kraus and his wife Sue provided another
inspiring teleconference last night. They spoke to over 30 newly diagnosed
mesothelioma ...
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The European Commission Grants Orphan Drug Designation for Molmed ...
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a form of cancer that almost always
caused by repeated exposition to asbestos fibers. ...
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Google /asbestos News for Sat, 07 Jun 2008

MedHeadlines - Chicago,IL,USA
It was in the late 1970=92s that legislators and businesses really started
to eliminate the use of asbestos, which can lead to the deadly mesothelioma
cancer. ...
<http://medheadlines.com/2008/06/06/asbestos-exposure-and-mesothelioma-still=
-an-issue/>
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Asbestos Slows Shuttle-Pad Inspection
Aviation Week - New York,NY,USA
=2E.. Houston Crews inspecting post-launch damage to Launch Complex 39A at
Kennedy Space Center were forced to don hazmat gear after asbestos padding
was ...
<http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=3Dspace&id=
=3Dnews/PAD06068.xml&headline=3DAsbestos%20Slows%20Shuttle-Pad%20Inspection>=

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Asbestos Slows Launch Pad Cleanup
Local6.com - Orlando,FL,USA
Workers wearing protective suits are picking up rope-like bits of asbestos
at launch Pad 39A after Saturday's shuttle launch damaged a
20-foot-by-75-foot ...
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OSHA and EPA too slow in warning public of hazards in asbestos brakes
Mesothelioma News - Dallas,TX,USA
The new warning materials were necessary because workers and the general
public were not aware that asbestos was still present in both old and
replacement ...
<http://www.mesotheliomanews.com/2008/06/06/osha-and-epa-too-slow-in-warning=
-public-of-hazards-in-asbestos-brakes/>
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kes/>

Winning with asbestos
PressPort (press release) - Dublin,Ireland
Billericay based Marketing agency, House of Marketing help one of the
largest asbestos removal companies in the UK win major Award. ...
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AN inquiry into asbestos found at a Wear Valley leisure centre has ...
Wear Valley Mercury - Crook,England,UK
The asbestos was discovered in the plant room in 2001, but it was only five
years later staff at the centre were informed of its existence after two
workmen ...
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Asbestos work to disrupt baby unit
Shropshire Star - Telford,England,UK
Specialists will next week begin to isolate asbestos in the maternity unit
of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust
says ...
<http://www.shropshirestar.com/2008/06/06/asbestos-work-to-disrupt-baby-unit=
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Asbestos-related diseases predicted to increase
ABC Online - Australia
The new owners of the Railton Cement Factory in Tasmania's north-west are
warning that the number of people suffering asbestos-related diseases will
rise. ...
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s>
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Asbestos fears close some Marycrest stores
Joliet Herald News - Joliet,IL,USA
By BOB OKON bokon@scn1.com JOLIET -- State health officials concerned about
possible asbestos exposure have shut down a section of the Marycrest
Shopping ...
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Pattullo asbestos poses challenge
Surrey Leader - BC, Canada
=2E.. 2008 If the narrow width of the Pattullo Bridge wasn=92t tricky enough=

for TransLink, it=92s now emerged the asphalt bridge deck is laced with
asbestos. ...
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Fri, 06 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Fri, 06 Jun 2008

Legal &amp; Medical Magazine - Harrogate,England,UK
After Excess Insurance Company Limited=92s =91trigger issue=92 High Court
challenge that could dramatically reduce the likelihood of mesothelioma
sufferers being ...
<http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/news/11884.html>
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Students help raise money for cancer society
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USA
Her dad, Phil, has been fighting a particularly deadly form of cancer
called mesothelioma for eight years. Mesothelioma, also known as asbestos
cancer, ...
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Scientology luxury cruise ship remains locked down; Cult put ...
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
Blue asbestos fibers are very narrow and thus easily inhaled, and are a
major cause of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer which can
develop in ...
<http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/06/05/18504578.php>
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Man Dies After Lung Removal, Wrong Cancer Diagnosis
FOXNews - USA
Mesothelioma is a cancerous type of lung cancer associated with asbestos.
Turner was sent to another hospital for further tests where the cancer was
=2E..
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Google /asbestos News for Fri, 06 Jun 2008

Radio New Zealand - Wellington,New Zealand
A commuter rail station in Lower Hutt will reopen before the end of next
month following a temporary closure after traces of asbestos were found.
...
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The Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center Encourages
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
A Florida Court ruled Wednesday that The Florida Asbestos and Silica
Compensation Act cannot be applied to asbestos-related cases that were
brought before ...
<http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=49616&cat=10>
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Demolition of Days Inn delayed by asbestos find
Goldsboro News Argus - Goldsboro,NC,USA
The demolition of the Days Inn on Wayne Memorial Drive, which was supposed
to take place early this month, has been delayed because of asbestos
problems. ...
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Floyd denied motion for new trial in 2002 asbestos case
Southeast Texas Record - Beaumont,TX,USA
In 2002, Floyd denied Provost Umphrey attorney Rodney Barnwell's request
for a new trial in an asbestos case against Brown & Root (Case No.
E158-369). ...
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Government asbestos consultation launched
Post Magazine (subscription) - London,UK
A government consultation into a House of Lords ruling on asbestos-related
condition pleural plaques will begin this month. Member of Parliament,
Bridget ...
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London court asked to rule on asbestos timing
Royal Gazette - Hamilton,Bermuda
Sufferers of mesothelioma, a lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure, their
employers and insurers are seeking a ruling in the test case that began
this ...
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Asbestos killed former sprayer
Blackburn Citizen - UK
By Telegraph newsdesk A MAN who once worked as an asbestos sprayer told his
family that the insulation material never killed anybody, an inquest was
told ...
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Minnesota woman files asbestos claim in Madison County
St. Clair Record - Edwardsville,IL,USA
By Steve Gonzalez A Minnesota woman suffering from mesothelioma filed an
asbestos suit in Madison County Circuit Court June 3. Lorrayne Weiss claims
she was ...
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No asbestos but tenants still wait for their allotments
Morpeth Herald - Morpeth,England,UK
By ANNA SMITH NO asbestos has been found at allotments in Widdrington
Station, but tenants have still not been given back their land. ...
<http://www.morpethherald.co.uk/news/No-asbestos-but-tenants-still.4153645.jp>
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Asbestos discovery stalls work on prison
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
By Sherry Youngquist Builders of the $100 million state prison in Grayson
County, Va., have struck a vein of asbestos, stalling the project until a
plan is ...
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Thu, 05 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Thu, 05 Jun 2008

Madison County Record - Edwardsville,IL,USA
By Steve Gonzalez A Minnesota woman suffering from mesothelioma filed an
asbestos suit in Madison County Circuit Court June 3. Lorrayne Weiss claims
she was ...
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Father died five months after having lung removed for cancer which ...
Daily Mail - UK
'We were told he definitely had mesothelioma and said there was nothing
they could do,' she said yesterday. 'John asked how long he had and they
said they ...
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1024234/Father-died-months-having-l=
ung-removed-cancer-NEVER-had.html>
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Public Heath Advocates Form Committee
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) - Germany
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) reported mesothelioma deaths increased from
2004 to ...
<http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/17404800/Public+Heath+Advocates+=
Form+Committee+to+Ban+Asbestos+in>
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Welder wrongly diagnosed with cancer dies after having lung removed
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
She said: "We were told he definitely had mesothelioma (a form of cancer
usually caused by exposure to asbestos) and there was nothing they could
do. ...
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Man bets on life and wins
RussiaToday - Russia
Jon Matthews, 58, was diagnosed with Mesothelioma - a cancer type linked to
asbestos =96 in April 2006. The longest anyone with the disease lived after
=2E..
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Google /asbestos News for Thu, 05 Jun 2008

AZoBuild - Sydney,Australia
Asbestos surveying, management and environmental consultancy Redhill
Analysts is offering refurbishment and demolition advice, asbestos
consultancy services ...
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Asbestos vein strike stalls work on Grayson County prison
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
By Sherry Youngquist | Journal Reporter Builders of the $100 million state
prison in Grayson County, Va. have struck a vein of asbestos on the site,
=2E..
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Asbestos payout fight continues
Swindon Advertiser - Swindon,Swindon,UK
They claim that as victims did not develop asbestos-related diseases while
in employment, they should not receive compensation. ...
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18% near asbestos found sick / Residents near factories handling ...
The Daily Yomiuri - Osaka,Japan
About 18 percent, or 145, of about 800 people living near factories
handling asbestos show signs of pleural plaque, which is directly caused by
inhaling the ...
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Florida Appeals Court Decides Asbestos Act Can't Be Retroactively ...
Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA
When Florida lawmakers passed asbestos legislation in 2005, it muddied the
waters for plaintiffs afflicted with asbestosis who were in the throes of
=2E..
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Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center Denounces Soft
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
Loftis was accused of disposing of asbestos illegally in 2004 and again in
2006 on the same property where he was working. He also violated two stop
and ...
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Site workers were surrounded by asbestos
SHPonline - London,UK
A building surveyor has been fined a total of =A34000 for failing to protect=

workers and members of the public from exposure to asbestos fibres. ...
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Romance blossoms in Oz asbestos ghost town
Times of India - India
WITTENOOM (AUSTRALIA): Of the 20000 people who once lived in this outback
mining town in western Australia, at least 1000 are dead of
asbestos-related ...
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Asbestos-death mystery
Halifax Evening Courier - UK
An 86-year-old woman was killed by an asbestos-related cancer despite never
knowingly coming into contact with the killer dust, an inquest heard. ...
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Dumped debris had asbestos
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
Inc. of Williamsburg will have to pay the landfill owner the difference
between the cost of dumping clean waste and asbestos-contaminated waste,
=2E..
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Wed, 04 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Wed, 04 Jun 2008

News & Star - Carlisle,England,UK
She said: =93We were told he had mesothelioma [a cancerous tumour in the
lung] and there was nothing they could do. They said he would have to have
his right ...
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Beach Season Kicks Off at Illinois' Asbestos-Contaminated Beaches
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Exposure to tremolite asbestos has been strongly linked to the development
of Mesothelioma cancer. Mesothelioma is an extremely aggressive cancer that
=2E..
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DAD, 61, HAD LUNG REMOVED BY MISTAKE
NW Evening Mail - Barrow-in-Furness,England,UK
A CORONER has blasted three health trusts after doctors mistakenly removed
the lung of a former shipyard welder, an inquest heard. ...
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Mesothelioma Victim Bet On Own Life
Blogger News Network - USA
A man who was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma two
years ago has bet on his own life =96 and won. The man from Milton Keynes
in the UK ...
<http://www.bloggernews.net/116025>
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Asbestos victims await result of nine-week legal test case
Northern Echo - Darlington,England,UK
Families of mesothelioma victims in the North hope the nine-week test case
will settle a debate over when an insurer's liability begins. ...
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Quintessence moving forward despite discouraging data from competitor
WTN News - Madison,WI,USA
However, when the data were more closely examined, it appeared that a
subset of patients who had failed the standard chemotherapy regimen for
mesothelioma, ...
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=91FAMILY RIPPED APART=92
NW Evening Mail - Barrow-in-Furness,England,UK
She said: =93We were told he definitely had mesothelioma and said there was
nothing they could do. John asked how long he had and they said they
couldn=92t tell ...
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Insurers=92 battle begins in court
NW Evening Mail - Barrow-in-Furness,England,UK
In a series of test cases, insurance firms are claiming that responsibility
for compensation payments to sufferers of mesothelioma cancer should be ...
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'It was agonising watching him suffer'
BBC News - UK
He died, aged 81, in October 2003, just two months after the diagnosis of
mesothelioma was made. Charles spent just three years at the Linacre Gas
Works in ...
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Dying man wins gamble on his own life
Milton Keynes Today - Milton Keynes,England,UK
The disease, mesothelioma, can lie dormant for decades but, once it
develops, can kill within months. Former salesman Jon, who believes he
inhaled asbestos ...
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ABC Online - Australia
A funeral service has been held in Adelaide for the first of the asbestos
victims to be compensated under South Australian laws that improved the
rights of ...
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State proposes settlement in Libby asbestos case
KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA
In early April, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a $250
million settlement to resolve the dispute over cleaning up asbestos
contamination ...
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Firefighters fear Kambalda station asbestos risk
ABC Online - Australia
Volunteer firefighters in Kambalda have raised concerns about their health
because the town's aging fire station is made from asbestos. ...
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Many Business Tenants Do Not Know Their Asbestos Responsibilities
Blogger News Network - USA
by Deon Scott in All News, asbestos According to an official from the UK
law firm George Green LLP many business tenants in the West Midlands area
are ...
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Asbestos-removal company admits illegal activity
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com - Syracuse,NY,USA
by Douglass Dowty Syracuse, NY -- A Clay asbestos-removal company and its
owner admitted Tuesday to illegally stripping, bagging, removing,
transporting and ...
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-- ASBESTOS Alert During Church Blaze
Inverclyde Now - Gourock,UK
PART of Port Glasgw Town Centre was sealed off this evening, including the
railway station, after asbestos fears during a blaze at an old church
building. ...
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Don't be surprised if NY Crane follows the asbestos playbook
The Daily Deal (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
Examples abound -- most notably, companies with large asbestos litigation
exposure -- of corporations who seek Chapter 11 when the legal challenges
mount. ...
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Upstate NY contractor reaches agreement on asbestos charges
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
SYRACUSE, NY - A contractor has admitted in federal court that it illegally
removed and disposed of material containing asbestos in several buildings
for ...
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Man Convicted On Asbestos Charges
Blogger News Network - USA
A man from Tracy has been convicted by a San Francisco federal court on
charges relating to asbestos. Thirty seven year old Wassim Mohammed Azizi
was ...
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Asbestos compensation case begins
The Press Association -
A High Court battle begins between the families of asbestos-related cancer
victims and employers' insurers who say they are not liable to pay
compensation. ...
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Mon, 02 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Mon, 02 Jun 2008

Blogger News Network - USA
by Deon Scott in All News, Asbestos Exposure, asbestos An asbestos cleanup
has been ordered at the Bragaw Residence Hall by officials following the
...
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Asbestos Mesothelioma: A Death Sentence Has Its Price
Lawyers and Settlements - USA
Pittsburgh, PA: The family of a pipe fitter who has since died from an
asbestos-related disease is launching a second lawsuit against a collection
of 35 ...
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Are you paying too much for power?
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
You'd think that higher power prices would have consumers looking for a
better deal. But a survey carried out for the Electricity Commission found
that's ...
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Storm over asbestos waste site proposals
The Star - Sheffield,England,UK
By Tony Belshaw A STORM of opposition has blown up over plans to build an
asbestos waste site just yards from homes. Aspect Contracts has 
submitted a
...
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Billions in profit fail to prevent crisis
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
It is a fair bet the average Kiwi family will be spending somewhere between
$200 and $400 more on power in the coming year as a result of the present
...
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Families seek compensation ruling for deaths linked to asbestos
guardian.co.uk - UK
Redress for the families of thousands of workers killed by the fatal
asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma hinges on the outcome of a nine-week
high court ...
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Unite Backs High Court Test Case on Behalf of Thousands of ...
ITNews - Roma,Italy
Unite the Union is backing a High Court test case next week to protect the
legal rights of thousands of vulnerable asbestos victims throughout the UK.
...
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Asbestos found at firehouse
Southtown Star - Chicago,IL,USA
By John K. Ryan, Staff Writer Testing is under way to determine levels of
asbestos at the Homewood fire station, 17950 Dixie Highway. ...
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Vedanta unit buys Asarco out of Chapter 11 at $2.6B
MarketWatch - USA
The company's restructuring-information Website says that in April 2005,
five subsidiaries had made similar filings "as a result of massive asbestos
...
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Sun, 01 Jun 2008

Google /asbestos News for Sun, 01 Jun 2008

Casino Beacon - Weobley,Herefordshire,UK
=2E.. time he would become by his and his Doctors' best estimates the patien=
t
to survive longest after being diagnosed with the killer disease,
Mesothelioma. ...
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>
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Terminally ill man wins bet on staying alive
guardian.co.uk - UK
Doctors at Harefield Hospital in Middlesex told him he had Mesothelioma - a
cancer linked to asbestos - in April 2006. "The longest the doctors have
ever ...
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/jun/01/3>

A man on a spiritual quest built and rebuilt
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
He died of mesothelioma. DURHAM - Construction and reconstruction -- that
was Jim Mealey. For years, he laid flooring and pieced together houses, ...
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LegalView Posts Findings That Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
LegalView, the number one site for everything legal on the Internet,
recently used its mesothelioma blog to report on a new potential
mesothelioma cancer ...
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=A35000 for the bet of dad's life
Sunday People - UK
Jon, whose wife Sylvia died of cancer, has mesothelioma which is usually
caused by asbestos. His bet runs on for two years. If he is still alive on
June 1, ...
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Sat, 31 May 2008

Google /asbestos News for Sat, 31 May 2008

Sunday Star Times - Auckland,New Zealand
In September Contact shut down the 300MW plant, saying it had discovered
asbestos in unexpected parts of the site. Initially it said the plant would
restart ...
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Staff remain in the dark about asbestos scandal
The Northern Echo - Darlington,UK
By Neil Macfarlane THE council responsible for one of the region's worst
asbestos health and safety breaches has been criticised for failing to name
the ...
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Supervisors request estimate for asbestos removal
Clinton Herald - Clinton,IA,USA
The supervisors heard from Steve Intlekofer, president of Affordable
Hazards Removal of Monticello, on the process of removing asbestos from the
site. ...
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Welfare workers give drought counselling
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Welfare workers will travel the country offering free counselling to
drought-afflicted families as hopes of autumn rains end in dust. ...
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APY Lands offer for Brough
ABC Online - Australia
Former federal Indigenous affairs minister Mal Brough has been asked to
accept an ongoing consultancy with South Australian Aboriginal communities.
...
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University Tries To Reassure Students About Asbestos
Blogger News Network - USA
by Deon Scott in All News, Asbestos Exposure, asbestos Officials from the
University of Winchester have been trying to reassure worried students that
they ...
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Google /asbestos News for Sat, 31 May 2008

Casino Beacon - Weobley,Herefordshire,UK
=2E.. time he will become by his and his Doctor's best estimates the patient=

to survive longest after being diagnosed with the killer disease,
Mesothelioma. ...
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Alfacell drug fails in study, filing still planned
Forbes - NY,USA
The company said the drug, Onconase, did not improve survival in patients
with unresectable malignant mesothelioma, a type of cancer that affects
cells ...
<http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/05/28/ap5056590.html>
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Fri, 30 May 2008

Google /asbestos News for Fri, 30 May 2008

Blogger News Network - USA
According to a recent report a class action lawsuit over asbestos exposure
has been filed in Tokyo, Japan . It is thought that the class action suit
is the ...
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Council failed to act on asbestos
BBC News - UK
A County Durham council has been criticised for a "systematic failure of
management" after asbestos at a sports centre was ignored for six years.
...
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Asbestos Fears At School In Norfolk
Blogger News Network - USA
by Deon Scott in All News, Asbestos Exposure, asbestos Fears over asbestos
contamination have been sparked at a school in Norfolk in the UK . ...
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Officials blamed for asbestos scare
Northern Echo - Darlington,England,UK
By Dan King A DAMNING report last night blamed council officials for an
asbestos scandal at a North-East sports centre. The report says there had
been ...
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Macklin concerned over asbestos in NT Indigenous communities
ABC Online - Australia
The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin is concerned about
the amount of asbestos found in remote communities across the Northern
Territory. ...
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Officials blamed for asbestos scare
Northern Echo - Darlington,England,UK
A DAMNING report last night blamed council officials for an asbestos
scandal at a North-East sports centre. The report says there had been
"endemic" ...
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Lawyer with case before court helped judge's wife get bail
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
Harmon is a partner in Crain Caton & James, which is representing Crown
Cork & Seal, a defendant in an asbestos liability lawsuit. ...
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Asbestos rife in indigenous public housing
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
ASBESTOS has been found in run-down public housing and buildings in remote
communities in the Northern Territory, Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny
Macklin ...
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Man Receives Asbestos Compensation
Blogger News Network - USA
A sixty five year old man has received compensation over asbestos
contamination after being diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer
mesothelioma. ...
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Call For Asbestos Probe In Australia
Blogger News Network - USA
by Deon Scott in All News, asbestos, asbestos cancer Unions in Australia
have called for the federal government to launch an urgent probe into
asbestos in a ...
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Google /asbestos News for Fri, 30 May 2008

Reuters - USA
Alfacell said patients suffering from unresectable malignant mesothelioma
(UMM) who were given Onconase along with another cancer chemotherapy drug,
...
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Inquest Into Death Of Mesothelioma Man
Blogger News Network - USA
An inquest has been held into the death of a man that died from malignant
mesothelioma, a form of cancer that results from high level or long term
exposure ...
<http://www.bloggern