Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News and Mesothelioma Attorneys: March 2005

Thursday, March 31, 2005

Mesothelioma News

'From Crisis to Cure' for Deadly Asbestos-Related Cancer (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation has awarded its largest series of research grants ever, creating new hope for those who suffer from the disease and those at risk of developing it.

National Asbestos Awareness Day Award Winner Announced (PR Web)

Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) is announced as recipient of the winner of the "National Asbestos Awareness Day Award" by the Johnson Law Firm, mesothelioma lawyers. [PRWEB Mar 31, 2005]

Alfacell's Onconase granted orphan status in Australia (Datamonitor via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration has granted Alfacell Corporation's Onconase orphan drug status for the indication of malignant mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer.

Teacher asbestos death sparks concern (NEWS.com.au)

THE teachers' union is seeking full details of the circumstances surrounding the death of a second Queensland teacher from an asbestos-related condition.

Vocal Fold Palsy Due to Plombage for Tuberculosis (RedNova)

Abstract A 67-year-old patient, who had previously undergone Lucite ball plombage for pulmonary tuberculosis, presented with a hoarse voice, intermittent stridor and breathlessness. Direct laryngoscopy confirmed a left vocal fold palsy.

The Law Firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Applied Signal Technology, Inc. -- APSG (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)

The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of purchasers of Applied Signal Technology, Inc. securities during the period between May 25, 2004 and February 22, 2005, inclusive .

Jury Hands Down Verdict of $8.6 Million in Favor of Machinist With Mesothelioma (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRWEB) March 25, 2005 -- A jury awarded over $8.6 million in the case of a 60-year old Navy machinist and engineering officer, Anthony Cadlo, who was exposed to asbestos in products made by John Crane, Inc. and Metalclad Insulation Corp. (Anthony Cadlo and Maxlyn Cadlo v. John Crane Inc. and Metalclad Insulation Corp., Case No. 412325, San Francisco Superior Court). Mr. Cadlo

Police union targets problems at firing range (The Stamford Advocate)

STAMFORD -- The Stamford police union is aiming to eliminate potential health hazards at the department's firing range.

Asbestos found after big blaze at apartments (San Jose Mercury News)

San Jose firefighters who trudged through the Glen Willow Apartments last week battling the six-alarm blaze must decontaminate their equipment after asbestos was found in the building, fire officials said Monday.

'Safe' school gutter wiped before check (Brisbane Courier Mail)

ABOUT 9000 government buildings in Queensland still contain asbestos, including 1100 schools. But the State Government is adamant they pose no danger. Most of the school roofs containing the potentially deadly substance will not be replaced for 15-20 years.

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Mesothelioma News

Jury Hands Down Verdict of $8.6 Million in Favor of Machinist With Mesothelioma (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Asbestos found after big blaze at apartments (San Jose Mercury News)

Law reports (Law Society Gazette)

The claimant prisoners were released on licence under section 33 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 after serving half and two-thirds respectively of their sentences. Their licences were subsequently revoked and they were recalled to prison following alleged breaches of licence conditions.

ADVISORY/Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Holds Press Conference on Inaugural Asbestos Awareness Day (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

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State won't relocate asbestos students (Brisbane Courier Mail)

ALTERNATIVE teaching space will not be offered to students returning to a Brisbane primary school from holidays next week, despite concerns about the safety of an asbestos roof.

The battle to be the fastest fetcher on the Web (New York Newsday)

Flood watch tonight, Monday ...Rain heavy at times on Monday with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Cleanup of Dearborn W.R. Grace Asbestos Site Begins Next Week; Meeting April 5, 6:30 p.m. (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 next week begins cleanup of the former W.R. Grace vermiculite-processing plant at 14300 Henn St., in Dearborn, Mich. Once an investigative effort concludes, the project may expand to nearby residential properties.

Local biotech pushing for anti-cancer drug (BizJournals)

With $40 million in its pocket from a February initial public offering and some promising clinical trial data, Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. has opened the door to at least one final clinical trial by mid 2006.

Jury Hands Down Verdict of $8.6 Million in Favor of Machinist With Mesothelioma (PR Web)

A jury awarded over $8.6 million in the case of a 60-year old Navy machinist and engineering officer who was exposed to asbestos in pump and valve packing, gaskets, and insulation. [PRWEB Mar 25, 2005]

Pure asbestos in Qbn homes (Canberra Times)

Up to 60 Queanbeyan families are living in homes full of potentially deadly loose-fibre pure asbestos, pumped into the ceiling spaces of houses as insulation.

Monday, March 28, 2005

Mesothelioma News

Jury Hands Down Verdict of $8.6 Million in Favor of Machinist With Mesothelioma (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Local biotech pushing for anti-cancer drug (BizJournals)

Jury Hands Down Verdict of $8.6 Million in Favor of Machinist With Mesothelioma (PR Web)

Pure asbestos in Qbn homes (Canberra Times)

Up to 60 Queanbeyan families are living in homes full of potentially deadly loose-fibre pure asbestos, pumped into the ceiling spaces of houses as insulation.

Search-engine ingenuity (Newsday)

A decade ago, Netscape and Microsoft fought the browser wars. Now it's Web War II as three well-known technology names - Google, Yahoo and, again, Microsoft - fight out the battle of the search engines.

Local CPA oversees asbestos trust fund (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Certified public accountant Mark M. Gleason spends much of his time helping clients, either buyers or sellers, value an asset to determine a fair price. But the Pittsburgh accountant also is gaining a national reputation for knowing how to make assets last.

FOCUS: Going to work neednt be a pain (New Straits Times)

Aches and pains that don t go away may indicate something s wrong with not you, but your workplace, writes K.T. CHELVI. THERE are many out there whose jobs are a real pain, literally.

SAN FRANCISCO Ex-Navy engineer wins asbestos suit (San Francisco Chronicle)

A jury has awarded $2.1 million to a 60-year-old former Navy engineer and his wife for exposure to asbestos that left him with terminal lung cancer.

SAN FRANCISCO / Ex-Navy engineer wins asbestos suit (San Francisco Chronicle)

A jury has awarded $2.1 million to a 60-year-old former Navy engineer and his wife for exposure to asbestos that left him with terminal lung cancer. Anthony and Maxlyn Cadlo of Pine Haven, Wyo., won the verdict Tuesday against John Crane Inc. of...

Here Are the Cheapest and Most Expensive Stocks: John Dorfman (Bloomberg.com)

March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Once a year, mostly for fun and partly for profit, I try to identify the three cheapest stocks in the U.S. market and the three most expensive.

Sunday, March 27, 2005

Mesothelioma News

Jury Hands Down Verdict of $8.6 Million in Favor of Machinist With Mesothelioma (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Jury Hands Down Verdict of $8.6 Million in Favor of Machinist With Mesothelioma (PR Web)

Search-engine ingenuity (Newsday)

Local CPA oversees asbestos trust fund (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

FOCUS: Going to work neednt be a pain (New Straits Times)

Aches and pains that don t go away may indicate something s wrong with not you, but your workplace, writes K.T. CHELVI. THERE are many out there whose jobs are a real pain, literally.

SAN FRANCISCO Ex-Navy engineer wins asbestos suit (San Francisco Chronicle)

A jury has awarded $2.1 million to a 60-year-old former Navy engineer and his wife for exposure to asbestos that left him with terminal lung cancer.

SAN FRANCISCO / Ex-Navy engineer wins asbestos suit (San Francisco Chronicle)

Here Are the Cheapest and Most Expensive Stocks: John Dorfman (Bloomberg.com)

March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Once a year, mostly for fun and partly for profit, I try to identify the three cheapest stocks in the U.S. market and the three most expensive.

Held hostage (The Deal)

Posted 06:28 PM EST, Mar-19-2005 Updated 02:09 PM EST, Mar-21-2005 There's no shortage of heavyweights in the bankruptcy of Federal-Mogul Corp. Carl Icahn leads the bondholders. There's a formidable group of senior lenders. There are the auto-parts company's asbestos plaintiffs.

Edgard Planas (The Journal Press)

Edgard “Chico” Planas, 64, of King George passed away Friday, March 18, 2005, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 10, 1940, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, to Lucy Planas and the late Dimas Planas. Chico was a very loving husband, father and grandfather.

Saturday, March 26, 2005

Mesothelioma News

Jury Hands Down Verdict of $8.6 Million in Favor of Machinist With Mesothelioma (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Jury Hands Down Verdict of $8.6 Million in Favor of Machinist With Mesothelioma (PR Web)

Here Are the Cheapest and Most Expensive Stocks: John Dorfman (Bloomberg.com)

March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Once a year, mostly for fun and partly for profit, I try to identify the three cheapest stocks in the U.S. market and the three most expensive.

Held hostage (The Deal)

Edgard Planas (The Journal Press)

StockPickReport: Technical Analysis for Wal-Mart, Ford Motor Company, Liberty Media, and ADC Telecommunications from (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

SHREVEPORT, La., March 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- StockPickReport.Com (IARD #119079, http://www.stockpickreport.com -- the web's only non-mainstream stock rating service), rates Wal Mart, Ford Motor Company, Liberty Media Corporation CL A, ADC Telecommunications Inc. STOCKPICKREPORT RATINGS: Wal Mart (NYSE:WMT) -- BUY http://www.stockpickreport.com/abrating.php?sym=WMT Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) --

StockPickReport: Stock Research for Intel, Qualcomm, MCIP, and Nextel from StockPickReport (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

SHREVEPORT, La., March 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- StockPickReport.Com (IARD #119079, http://www.stockpickreport.com - the web's only non-mainstream stock rating service), rates Intel, QUALCOMM Incorporated, MCIP , Nextel Communications Inc. STOCKPICKREPORT RATINGS: Intel (Nasdaq:INTC) - SELL http://www.stockpickreport.com/abrating.php?sym=INTC QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:QCOM) - SELL

StockPickReport: Investing Advice for Apple Computer, Sanmina, Qwest, and Atmel from StockPickReport (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

SHREVEPORT, La., March 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- StockPickReport.Com (IARD #119079, http://www.stockpickreport.com -- the web's only non-mainstream stock rating service), rates Apple Computer Inc., Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Qwest Communications International Inc., Atmel Corporation. STOCKPICKREPORT RATINGS: Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) -- STRONG BUY

StockPickReport: Stock Commentary for the Nasdaq 100, Exxon Mobil, Siebel Systems, and the Amex Select Sector SPDR from (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

SHREVEPORT, La., March 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- StockPickReport.Com (IARD #119079, http://www.stockpickreport.com - the web's only non-mainstream stock rating service), rates Nasdaq 100, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Siebel Systems Inc., Select Sector SPDR-Financial. STOCKPICKREPORT RATINGS: Nasdaq 100 (AMEX:QQQQ) - SELL http://www.stockpickreport.com/abrating.php?sym=QQQQ Exxon Mobil Corporation

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web)

The Premier Edition of Cancer Monthly’s CancerWire focuses on mesothelioma and how one patient has survived a terminal diagnosis. Like Cancer Monthly, the focus of CancerWire is on treatment results. While, Cancer Monthly reports the cancer treatments results published in the peer reviewed medical literature, CancerWire reports on results that have not yet enjoyed the visibility of a major Phase

Friday, March 25, 2005

Mesothelioma News

Jury Hands Down Verdict of $8.6 Million in Favor of Machinist With Mesothelioma (PR Web)

Here Are the Cheapest and Most Expensive Stocks: John Dorfman (Bloomberg.com)

March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Once a year, mostly for fun and partly for profit, I try to identify the three cheapest stocks in the U.S. market and the three most expensive.

Held hostage (The Deal)

Edgard Planas (The Journal Press)

StockPickReport: Technical Analysis for Wal-Mart, Ford Motor Company, Liberty Media, and ADC Telecommunications from (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

StockPickReport: Stock Research for Intel, Qualcomm, MCIP, and Nextel from StockPickReport (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

StockPickReport: Investing Advice for Apple Computer, Sanmina, Qwest, and Atmel from StockPickReport (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

SHREVEPORT, La., March 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- StockPickReport.Com (IARD #119079, http://www.stockpickreport.com -- the web's only non-mainstream stock rating service), rates Apple Computer Inc., Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Qwest Communications International Inc., Atmel Corporation. STOCKPICKREPORT RATINGS: Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) -- STRONG BUY

StockPickReport: Stock Commentary for the Nasdaq 100, Exxon Mobil, Siebel Systems, and the Amex Select Sector SPDR from (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

SHREVEPORT, La., March 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- StockPickReport.Com (IARD #119079, http://www.stockpickreport.com - the web's only non-mainstream stock rating service), rates Nasdaq 100, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Siebel Systems Inc., Select Sector SPDR-Financial. STOCKPICKREPORT RATINGS: Nasdaq 100 (AMEX:QQQQ) - SELL http://www.stockpickreport.com/abrating.php?sym=QQQQ Exxon Mobil Corporation

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web)

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

(PRWEB) March 18, 2005 – For anyone faced with a dire prognosis of cancer or any other disease, the following interview will inspire you. In the annals of cancer, mesothelioma is one of the worst possible types of cancer to have. In the words of oncologists it has a "dismal therapeutic outcome"¹ and is "an aggressive incurable tumor."² The median survival from diagnosis ranges from 6 to 18

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Mesothelioma News

StockPickReport: Technical Analysis for Wal-Mart, Ford Motor Company, Liberty Media, and ADC Telecommunications from (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

StockPickReport: Stock Research for Intel, Qualcomm, MCIP, and Nextel from StockPickReport (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

StockPickReport: Investing Advice for Apple Computer, Sanmina, Qwest, and Atmel from StockPickReport (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

SHREVEPORT, La., March 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- StockPickReport.Com (IARD #119079, http://www.stockpickreport.com -- the web's only non-mainstream stock rating service), rates Apple Computer Inc., Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Qwest Communications International Inc., Atmel Corporation. STOCKPICKREPORT RATINGS: Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) -- STRONG BUY

StockPickReport: Stock Commentary for the Nasdaq 100, Exxon Mobil, Siebel Systems, and the Amex Select Sector SPDR from (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

SHREVEPORT, La., March 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- StockPickReport.Com (IARD #119079, http://www.stockpickreport.com - the web's only non-mainstream stock rating service), rates Nasdaq 100, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Siebel Systems Inc., Select Sector SPDR-Financial. STOCKPICKREPORT RATINGS: Nasdaq 100 (AMEX:QQQQ) - SELL http://www.stockpickreport.com/abrating.php?sym=QQQQ Exxon Mobil Corporation

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web)

Victim's payout could be lost in fees (Whyalla News)

Almost $200,000 has been awarded to former BHP Shipyard worker Bill Ewins, but most of this could be lost if the company gets out of paying legal fees.

New Treatment Options For Some Difficult Cancers Improve Survival And Quality Of Life (Science Daily)

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have shown that surgery combined with inserting heated chemotherapy drugs directly into the abdomen can improve survival rates and quality of life in patients with several cancers that historically have a poor prognosis.

Daily Feature In Brief (Sunderland Echo)

Oh what a night! Fashion, fun & films By JULIE WILSON ... Easter â a celebration of CHOCOLATE! ON average every man, woman and child in Britain eats almost 10kg of chocolate each year, notching u...

ABB Reaches $232 Mln Asbestos Agreement; Shares Jump (Update6) Listen (Bloomberg.com)

March 21 (Bloomberg) -- ABB Ltd., facing more than 135,000 U.S. asbestos claims, said it reached a new agreement to settle the lawsuits that threatened the Swiss engineering company with bankruptcy. The stock made its biggest gain in more than a year.

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Mesothelioma News

StockPickReport: Technical Analysis for Wal-Mart, Ford Motor Company, Liberty Media, and ADC Telecommunications from (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

StockPickReport: Stock Research for Intel, Qualcomm, MCIP, and Nextel from StockPickReport (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

StockPickReport: Investing Advice for Apple Computer, Sanmina, Qwest, and Atmel from StockPickReport (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

SHREVEPORT, La., March 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- StockPickReport.Com (IARD #119079, http://www.stockpickreport.com -- the web's only non-mainstream stock rating service), rates Apple Computer Inc., Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Qwest Communications International Inc., Atmel Corporation. STOCKPICKREPORT RATINGS: Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) -- STRONG BUY

StockPickReport: Stock Commentary for the Nasdaq 100, Exxon Mobil, Siebel Systems, and the Amex Select Sector SPDR from (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)

SHREVEPORT, La., March 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- StockPickReport.Com (IARD #119079, http://www.stockpickreport.com - the web's only non-mainstream stock rating service), rates Nasdaq 100, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Siebel Systems Inc., Select Sector SPDR-Financial. STOCKPICKREPORT RATINGS: Nasdaq 100 (AMEX:QQQQ) - SELL http://www.stockpickreport.com/abrating.php?sym=QQQQ Exxon Mobil Corporation

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web)

New Treatment Options For Some Difficult Cancers Improve Survival And Quality Of Life (Science Daily)

ABB Reaches $232 Mln Asbestos Agreement; Shares Jump (Update6) Listen (Bloomberg.com)

Victim's payout could be lost in fees (Whyalla News)

Almost $200,000 has been awarded to former BHP Shipyard worker Bill Ewins, but most of this could be lost if the company gets out of paying legal fees.

StockPickReport: Stock Commentary for the Nasdaq 100, Exxon Mobil, Siebel Systems, and the Amex Select Sector SPDR from (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)

StockPickReport.Com , rates Nasdaq 100, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Siebel Systems Inc., Select Sector SPDR-Financial.

Monday, March 21, 2005

Mesothelioma News

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web)

I hope that no family will ever have to go through what my family did (The Herald)

WHEN James O'Neill Mitchell went to casualty, he was feeling desperately ill. After six hours waiting on a trolley, he told his daughter he wanted to die.

Former BHP worker awarded nearly $200,000 (ABC News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)

A mesothelioma victim has welcomed a $190,000 payout by the South Australian Supreme Court, despite it being less than he would have received from a New South Wales tribunal.

Worker wins asbestos compo case (The Australian)

A FORMER BHP worker today was granted almost $200,000 in damages after he contracted mesothelioma through exposure to asbestos. Bill Ewins, 71, said he was happy with the verdict in the South Australian Supreme Court.

News In Brief (Leeds Today)

NEW WAITING LISTS FURY... but now hospitals are under fire for seeing patients too quickly!... EXCLUSIVE by Ian Rosser education reporter AN EXTRA Â£3 million in Government funds will be hande...

Experts bring dangers of deadly dust home (Rochdale Observer)

ASBESTOS experts brought the dangers of the deadly dust home to a mass protest meeting. About 300 people flocked to the Town Hall to hear historian Dr Geoffrey Tweedale and Tony Whitston, of Greater Manchester Asbestos Victim Support Group (GMAVS).

$197,287 – the state's first asbestos payout (Adelaide Confidential)

BILL Ewins has won the state's first asbestos compensation case – but his victory is both bittersweet and far from complete.

Mesothelioma Network Web Site Launched (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Novato, CA (PRWEB) March 12, 2005 -- A leading litigator for asbestos victims, Brayton Purcell, recently created the Mesothelioma Network to provide mesothelioma patients and their families with the support, information, and understanding that they deserve. Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer that is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. At this time, the disease cannot be cured,

EPA's Latest Developments and Enforcement Wrap-Up for March 16 (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Following are the latest developments and "enforcement wrap-up" from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For more information on any of these subjects, call the appropriate contact.

Sunday, March 20, 2005

Mesothelioma News

Mesothelioma Network Web Site Launched (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Diabetes and the Risk of Lung Cancer (RedNova)

OBJECTIVE- The incidence of some cancers has been reported to be higher in diabetic patients than in the general population.

Deadly dust caused death of man who cut asbestos (Reading Chronicle)

A NEWBURY joiner died after years of prolonged contact with sheets of asbestos which he would cut "like planks of wood", an inquest was told. Melvin Raymond, 63, worked with the harmful substance without protective gear, during spells with Vickers Armstrong, Hedges Joinery and Stradlings in Newbury.

GNN - Government News Network (Government News Network)

* 2.7 million children (21 per cent of the total population of children aged under 16 and young adults aged 16 to 18 in full-time education), were living in families claiming a key benefit and receiving additional amounts of benefit and/or CTC for them.

G-P hit with $9 million asbestos verdict (BizJournals)

A Dallas, Texas, jury has awarded $9.3 million to the family of an East Texas man who died from a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos fibers as a child.

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Baron & Budd, P.C./ (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Pacific in Dallas, issued earlier today by Baron & Budd, P.C. over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the law firm that the fourth paragraph, first sentence should read "Court documents showed that Georgia-Pacific officials knew about the health dangers of asbestos as early as 1967" rather than "1927" as originally issued inadvertently.

Baron & Budd, P.C., Announces $9.3 Million Asbestos Verdict Against Georgia- Pacific in Dallas (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The Dallas law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., has announced a jury verdict of $9.3 million for the family of an East Texas man who died from a cancer caused by his exposure to asbestos fibers as a child.

Aviva and Zurich to challenge court asbestos ruling (Edinburgh Evening News)

INSURANCE giants Aviva and Zurich are to appeal against a recent court ruling that insurers should pay compensation for exposure to asbestos.

Lawsuits taint Madison County, Alton businessman says (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

CEO of Alton lime company says court actions were factor in decision to move out of area.

Click Fraud: If Everyone Benefits, Who Will Stop It? (dmnews.com)

A nervous temperament permeated the recent Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo in New York. Whether you were a search engine, a SEM or SEO firm, or a company looking to begin or ratchet up a pay-per-click campaign, the phrase on everyone s lips was click fraud.

Mesothelioma News

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Awards Leading Voices in Asbestos Awareness Top Honors (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization today announced three award winners for their outstanding work and dedication to asbestos awareness related activities. Specifically, Laurie Kazan-Allen will receive the Tribute to Unity Award for her work to unite, educate and empower asbestos victims, activists and public health workers; Gayla Benefield will be presented with the Tribute to Hope

The Law Firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Molex Incorporated -- MOLXE (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)

The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. announces that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of purchasers of Molex Incorporated securities during the period between July 27, 2004 and February 14, 2005, inclusive .

The Law Firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit against Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. -- ANSI (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)

The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. announces that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on behalf of purchasers of Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. securities during the period between April 24, 2003 and February 16, 2005, inclusive .

The Law Firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit against Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. -- ANSI (Primezone via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

DALLAS, March 8, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. announces that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on behalf of purchasers of Advanced Neuromodulation Systems (NASDAQ: ANSI - news ) , Inc. (Nasdaq

News In Brief (Leeds Today)

Great-gran waited 11 HOURS for a bed ... and four more for hospital to find broken ribs and bleeding... by Ian Rosser education reporter D-DAY is again looming for a primary school which has fought a tw...

11:51 > Monday 7th March 2005 (EveningNews24)

A grieving daughter today spoke of her family's distress at how her fit and healthy father died painfully and suddenly because of his work with asbestos more than 50 years ago.

www.delawareonline.com � The News Journal � BUSINESS � Search engines cope with 'click fraud' (Delaware Online)

SAN FRANCISCO -- Like thousands of other merchants, Tammy Harrison thought she had struck gold when hordes visited her Web site by clicking on the small Internet ads she purchased from the world's most popular online search engines.

Fujirebio Diagnostics Launches First Blood Test for Mesothelioma (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc. , a world-leader in oncology testing, today announced that it has signed a distributor agreement with Australian-based Vital Diagnostics for its new blood test for mesothelioma - MESOMARK.

Colleagues shower psychologist with praise and presents (Toledo Blade)

If Fred Smith wasn't sure of the impact he's had over three decades as a staff psychologist for the Northwest Ohio Developmental Center, his colleagues made a good point of telling him.

Pre Settlement Funding - Structured Settlement (PR Web)

"Pre settlement funding" can be the best help to individuals waiting for legal decisions or a settlement. [PRWEB Feb 28, 2005]

Mesothelioma News

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web)

Former BHP worker awarded nearly $200,000 (ABC News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)

A mesothelioma victim has welcomed a $190,000 payout by the South Australian Supreme Court, despite it being less than he would have received from a New South Wales tribunal.

Worker wins asbestos compo case (The Australian)

News In Brief (Leeds Today)

NEW WAITING LISTS FURY... but now hospitals are under fire for seeing patients too quickly!... EXCLUSIVE by Ian Rosser education reporter AN EXTRA Â£3 million in Government funds will be hande...

Experts bring dangers of deadly dust home (Rochdale Observer)

$197,287 – the state's first asbestos payout (Adelaide Confidential)

BILL Ewins has won the state's first asbestos compensation case – but his victory is both bittersweet and far from complete.

Mesothelioma Network Web Site Launched (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

EPA's Latest Developments and Enforcement Wrap-Up for March 16 (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Following are the latest developments and "enforcement wrap-up" from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For more information on any of these subjects, call the appropriate contact.

Diabetes and the Risk of Lung Cancer (RedNova)

OBJECTIVE- The incidence of some cancers has been reported to be higher in diabetic patients than in the general population.

Saturday, March 19, 2005

Mesothelioma News

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web)

Former BHP worker awarded nearly $200,000 (ABC News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)

A mesothelioma victim has welcomed a $190,000 payout by the South Australian Supreme Court, despite it being less than he would have received from a New South Wales tribunal.

Worker wins asbestos compo case (The Australian)

News In Brief (Leeds Today)

NEW WAITING LISTS FURY... but now hospitals are under fire for seeing patients too quickly!... EXCLUSIVE by Ian Rosser education reporter AN EXTRA Â£3 million in Government funds will be hande...

Experts bring dangers of deadly dust home (Rochdale Observer)

$197,287 – the state's first asbestos payout (Adelaide Confidential)

BILL Ewins has won the state's first asbestos compensation case – but his victory is both bittersweet and far from complete.

Mesothelioma Network Web Site Launched (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

EPA's Latest Developments and Enforcement Wrap-Up for March 16 (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Following are the latest developments and "enforcement wrap-up" from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For more information on any of these subjects, call the appropriate contact.

Diabetes and the Risk of Lung Cancer (RedNova)

OBJECTIVE- The incidence of some cancers has been reported to be higher in diabetic patients than in the general population.

Friday, March 18, 2005

Mesothelioma News

Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus' Remarkable Story (PR Web)

Former BHP worker awarded nearly $200,000 (ABC News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)

A mesothelioma victim has welcomed a $190,000 payout by the South Australian Supreme Court, despite it being less than he would have received from a New South Wales tribunal.

Worker wins asbestos compo case (The Australian)

Experts bring dangers of deadly dust home (Rochdale Observer)

$197,287 – the state's first asbestos payout (Adelaide Confidential)

BILL Ewins has won the state's first asbestos compensation case – but his victory is both bittersweet and far from complete.

Mesothelioma Network Web Site Launched (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

EPA's Latest Developments and Enforcement Wrap-Up for March 16 (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Following are the latest developments and "enforcement wrap-up" from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For more information on any of these subjects, call the appropriate contact.

Diabetes and the Risk of Lung Cancer (RedNova)

OBJECTIVE- The incidence of some cancers has been reported to be higher in diabetic patients than in the general population.

Deadly dust caused death of man who cut asbestos (Reading Chronicle)

GNN - Government News Network (Government News Network)

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Mesothelioma News

Mesothelioma Network Web Site Launched (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Aviva and Zurich to challenge court asbestos ruling (Edinburgh Evening News)

INSURANCE giants Aviva and Zurich are to appeal against a recent court ruling that insurers should pay compensation for exposure to asbestos.

Lawsuits taint Madison County, Alton businessman says (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

CEO of Alton lime company says court actions were factor in decision to move out of area.

Click Fraud: If Everyone Benefits, Who Will Stop It? (dmnews.com)

Report warns of West Block asbestos risk (Canada.com)

Loose asbestos fibres are so widespread in the attics and on the air ducts of Parliament's West Block that an engineering firm the Public Works department hired last year to assess the building refused to send its workers back above the ceilings after their first entry, documents show.

Take Health Warnings With a Grain of Salt (RedNova)

I'm not big on New Year's resolutions, but this year I've made one I intend to keep: I will no longer give serious consideration to new medical findings. Not that I ever thought I paid much attention, but apparently they had gotten to me.

Outside View: The asbestos answer: (New Kerala)

[World News]: By MARSHALL MANSON, Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, March 10 : Of all the selfish exploitation schemes that greedy U.S. trial lawyers have perpetrated on the justice system, the abuse of asbestos litigation is certainly the worst.

Some submarine systems lined with asbestos: Defence Department (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

HALIFAX (CP) - All four of Canada's newly leased submarines contain varying amounts of asbestos insulation, a fact that caused concern for the navy as it grappled with the fallout from the deadly fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi.

Alfacell (ACEL) Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2005 Results And Provides Upd... (Biospace)

BLOOMFIELD, N.J., March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alfacell Corporation today announced its financial results for the second quarter of its 2005 fiscal year, reflecting continued investments in the Company's clinical and preclinical programs.

Surgery Plus Heated Drugs Boosts Cancer Survival (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

WEDNESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Once cancer has spread from its organ of origin, treatment options remain limited at best.

Monday, March 14, 2005

Mesothelioma News

www.delawareonline.com � The News Journal � BUSINESS � Search engines cope with 'click fraud' (Delaware Online)

Fujirebio Diagnostics Launches First Blood Test for Mesothelioma (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

West Block is 'a health risk': report (Hill Times)

The West Block is "a health risk" and should have been vacated three months ago, according to an independent report commissioned by the federal government.

New treatment options for some difficult cancers improve survival and quality of life (Medical News Today)

Manuel is too glib about unemployment (Business Report)

Lesetja Kganyago is from Limpopo but lived for years in Alexandra. And one good thing about living in Alexandra, he says, is that it was easy to walk everywhere in search of a job.

Diagnosis and Initial Management of Nonmalignant Diseases Related to Asbestos (RedNova)

To the Editor. The Ad Hoc Statement Committee submits that the American Thoracic Society currently recognizes no confounding by cigarette smoking in the radiographic presentation of asbestosis (1). This challenges the current state of science in this field.

Girl died because father was covered in asbestos dust (Evening Standard)

Each lunch break, William Harknett would come home to steal some time with his youngest daughter, Sylvia. Little did he know that, after mornings spent grinding blue asbestos at work, poisonous dust was sinking into his overalls.

Medics assess asbestos-related diseases in northern NSW community (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Eleanor Hall hosts The World Today's lunch hour of current affairs, with background and debate from Australia and the world. Monday to Friday, 12:10pm, ABC Local Radio and Radio National.

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (ALTH) Reports 2004 Financial Results... (Biospace)

WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. For the quarter ended December 31, 2004, the Company reported a net loss of $5.0 million, or $(0.16) per share.

Allos Therapeutics Reports 2004 Financial Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004.

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Mesothelioma News

How You Can Help Cure Mesothelioma Cancer In 3 Minutes (PR Web)

In only 3 minutes, you can help mesothelioma cancer victims create and fund a $30 million per year federal program. Mesothelioma cancer currently affects thousands worldwide, but you can help combat this disease in just 3 minutes by signing a petition online. This petition asks the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to federally fund the National Mesothelioma Research and Treatment Program at

G-P's asbestos claims decline (BizJournals)

Georgia-Pacific Corp. reported that asbestos claims filed against the company continued to decline in 2004.

Pre Settlement Funding - Structured Settlement (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

(PRWEB) February 28, 2005 -- "Pre settlement funding" can be the best help to individuals waiting for legal decisions or a settlement. Pre settlement funding is very similar to a loan. The cash for structured settlement can be given to a person in the form of personal injury settlement, insurance settlement, mesothelioma settlement,... to sell structured settlement you should try to contact some

New Clinical Skills Center at MCO (WTOL News 11)

TOLEDO -- A native Toledo woman who died of cancer, is making sure people who are are sick, are treated with respect.

For the widows, some good news at last (Canberra Times)

Elizabeth Thurbon and Carol Willey, who both lost their husbands to the devastating asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma, believe the new asbestos laws being introduced to the ACT are "world-class" and "world-first".

Tuesday Planner for March 1, 2005 (Duluth News Tribune)

Sen. Mark Dayton's Northeast Regional Office director Steve Bradach conducts office hours, 9 a.m. to noon today, Duluth City Hall, Room 405. Call (218) 865-4480.

Face of asbestos campaign tells of his own scare (Canberra Times)

Don Burke knows only too well the dangers of asbestos. In Canberra yesterday as the public face of the ACT Government's new asbestos awareness campaign, the TV presenter revealed for the first time he had been diagnosed with an asbestos cloud on his lungs as a teenager.

Web search words turn into lucrative advertising market (Contra Costa Times)

Companies swarming to have their names and ads appear next to Internet search results have created a burgeoning marketplace for search words, phrases and brand names.

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma With Cavity Formation in a 16-Year- Old Boy* (RedNova)

(CHEST 2005; 127:655-657) A 16-year-old Japanese boy was admitted to the department of internal medicine of our hospital with complaints of cough, fever, and left-sided pleuritic pain for 1 month.

Cancer care businesses gain prominence in valley (In Business Las Vegas)

The number of oncologists and cancer treatments available to Southern Nevadans is on the rise and a handful of new businesses are raising the awareness of the new and existing options.