Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News and Mesothelioma Attorneys: August 2005

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/31/2005

Alfacell Provides Update on ONCONASE(R) Malignant Mesothelioma Phase IIIb Trial

Alfacell Corporation today provided an update on the status of its international, confirmatory Phase IIIb malignant mesothelioma trial for ONCONASE� , the Company's lead investigational drug candidate:

In scholarships, sweat the small stuff

Those smaller awards can really add up, and there's less competition for them.

Death rate from rare cancer 9.5 times higher near plant

OSAKA (Kyodo) The risk of dying from mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer linked to asbestos, is 9.5 times higher than the national average among people who lived within 500 meters of a now-defunct Kubota Corp. asbestos plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, a professor said Saturday.

Japanese editorial excerpts -4-

_ Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

Tokyo ignored asbestos for years. For decades asbestos has been known to cause cancer in those who inhale its tiny fibers. That has triggered restrictions on its use and, ultimately, thousands of lawsuits in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Asbestos fears deepen in Japan with reports of widespread household use

Health fears over asbestos deepened in Japan as a news report revealed that one in five houses uses roofing tiles containing the material.

LEAD: FY 2006 general-account budget to total 85 tril. yen

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News In Brief

By Geoff Fox AN engineer who was suing Yorkshire Water for hundreds of thousands of pounds for th... By Paul Robinson A MULTIPLE pile-up on the M62 in West Yorkshire killed a woman, left a man fight...

Millions of homes have asbestos roofing

OSAKA (Kyodo) Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million homes in Japan -- 20 percent of the total -- are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday.

Roofing tiles in 5 million houses may contain asbestos

_ Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million or 20 percent of houses in Japan are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday, a new discovery implying further threats to people's health.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/30/2005

Alfacell Provides Update on ONCONASE(R) Malignant Mesothelioma Phase IIIb Trial

Death rate from rare cancer 9.5 times higher near plant

Japanese editorial excerpts -4-

_ Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

Asbestos fears deepen in Japan with reports of widespread household use

Health fears over asbestos deepened in Japan as a news report revealed that one in five houses uses roofing tiles containing the material.

LEAD: FY 2006 general-account budget to total 85 tril. yen

_ (EDS: ADDING MORE INFO)

News In Brief

Millions of homes have asbestos roofing

OSAKA (Kyodo) Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million homes in Japan -- 20 percent of the total -- are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday.

Roofing tiles in 5 million houses may contain asbestos

_ Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million or 20 percent of houses in Japan are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday, a new discovery implying further threats to people's health.

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

For decades asbestos has been known to cause cancer in those who inhale its tiny fibers. That has triggered restrictions on its use and, ultimately, thousands of lawsuits in the U.S. and elsewhere. But in Japan, asbestos barely cracked the headlines over the years, let alone the court system. It was only last October that Tokyo finally banned asbestos in all but a handful of products -- 14 years

Monday, August 29, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/29/2005

Death rate from rare cancer 9.5 times higher near plant

Asbestos fears deepen in Japan with reports of widespread household use

Health fears over asbestos deepened in Japan as a news report revealed that one in five houses uses roofing tiles containing the material.

LEAD: FY 2006 general-account budget to total 85 tril. yen

_ (EDS: ADDING MORE INFO)

News In Brief

Millions of homes have asbestos roofing

OSAKA (Kyodo) Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million homes in Japan -- 20 percent of the total -- are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday.

Roofing tiles in 5 million houses may contain asbestos

_ Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million or 20 percent of houses in Japan are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday, a new discovery implying further threats to people's health.

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

Kyodo News - Story

KYODO'S COVERAGE OF THE SEPT. 11 ELECTION IS AVAILABLE BY SELECTING ELECTION2005 IN THE SPECIALS SECTION. Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million or 20 percent of houses in Japan are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday, a new discovery implying further threats to people's health.

190 new deaths linked to asbestos

A total of 190 people who had never engaged in producing materials containing asbestos have died of asbestos-linked illnesses, according to ministerial survey findings released Friday.

State to draft law on asbestos redress

The government will draft a law outlining compensation for victims of asbestos-related illnesses, including those who lived near asbestos-linked factories and the families of those who worked with the unburnable material, the Cabinet decided Friday.

Sunday, August 28, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/28/2005

Death rate from rare cancer 9.5 times higher near plant

Millions of homes have asbestos roofing

OSAKA (Kyodo) Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million homes in Japan -- 20 percent of the total -- are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday.

Roofing tiles in 5 million houses may contain asbestos

_ Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million or 20 percent of houses in Japan are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday, a new discovery implying further threats to people's health.

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

Kyodo News - Story

190 new deaths linked to asbestos

A total of 190 people who had never engaged in producing materials containing asbestos have died of asbestos-linked illnesses, according to ministerial survey findings released Friday.

State to draft law on asbestos redress

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

Support for asbestos makes Canada an 'international pariah'

Tory MP Chuck Strahl's stunning announcement that he has cancer should be a wakeup call for the government to support a global ban on asbestos, says NDP's Pat Martin.

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

Tokyo ignored asbestos for years. Now it's paying the price

Saturday, August 27, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/27/2005

Roofing tiles in 5 million houses may contain asbestos

_ Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million or 20 percent of houses in Japan are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday, a new discovery implying further threats to people's health.

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

Kyodo News - Story

190 new deaths linked to asbestos

A total of 190 people who had never engaged in producing materials containing asbestos have died of asbestos-linked illnesses, according to ministerial survey findings released Friday.

State to draft law on asbestos redress

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

Support for asbestos makes Canada an 'international pariah'

Tory MP Chuck Strahl's stunning announcement that he has cancer should be a wakeup call for the government to support a global ban on asbestos, says NDP's Pat Martin.

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

Tokyo ignored asbestos for years. Now it's paying the price

City tests air at razing site for asbestos

AMAGASAKI, Hyogo Pref. (Kyodo) The municipal government here conducted an examination Thursday to measure how much asbestos enters the air when a building is demolished.

Ministry wants 3 times bigger anti-asbestos budget

_ The health ministry made a budgetary request Thursday of 1.6 billion yen for fiscal 2006 to cope with asbestos-related problems, three times larger than the initial budget for fiscal 2005.

Friday, August 26, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/26/2005

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan

Tokyo ignored asbestos for years. Now it's paying the price

City tests air at razing site for asbestos

AMAGASAKI, Hyogo Pref. (Kyodo) The municipal government here conducted an examination Thursday to measure how much asbestos enters the air when a building is demolished.

Ministry wants 3 times bigger anti-asbestos budget

_ The health ministry made a budgetary request Thursday of 1.6 billion yen for fiscal 2006 to cope with asbestos-related problems, three times larger than the initial budget for fiscal 2005.

Kyodo news summary -8-

_ ---------- Asahi says materials on NHK documentary article leaked to magazine

O BITUARIES

F. Wesley Baylor, 83, of Lake Forest, died Aug. 19. Mr. Baylor was a 1940 graduate of Lake Forest Academy and later graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. He served in the Navy during World War II as a lieutenant in the South Pacific.

O BITUARIES

George Shepard Chappell III, 70, died Aug. 20 in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Health ministry calls experts to study asbestos alternatives

_ The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Thursday held a meeting of medical and engineering experts to examine alternative materials to replace asbestos amid mounting concerns over asbestos-linked deaths and health problems.

Kyodo News - Story

KYODO'S COVERAGE OF THE SEPT. 11 ELECTION IS AVAILABLE BY SELECTING ELECTION2005 IN THE SPECIALS SECTION.

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/25/2005

Ministry wants 3 times bigger anti-asbestos budget

_ The health ministry made a budgetary request Thursday of 1.6 billion yen for fiscal 2006 to cope with asbestos-related problems, three times larger than the initial budget for fiscal 2005.

Kyodo news summary -8-

_ ---------- Asahi says materials on NHK documentary article leaked to magazine

O BITUARIES

O BITUARIES

George Shepard Chappell III, 70, died Aug. 20 in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Health ministry calls experts to study asbestos alternatives

Kyodo News - Story

KYODO'S COVERAGE OF THE SEPT. 11 ELECTION IS AVAILABLE BY SELECTING ELECTION2005 IN THE SPECIALS SECTION.

Asbestos concerns on Iron Range persist

HEALTH:Workers' compensation claims by mine workers allege taconite dust made them sick. AURORA, Minn. - Tony Plevell died in 1996 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.

Shop owner's death linked to asbestos used in store walls

_ Asbestos detected in the lungs of a stationery shop owner who died from mesothelioma last year has been found to be the same type as that used in the walls of his store, an investigation by a medical doctor shows.

Alan Brayton Becomes President--Elect of Public Interest Law Firm

Novato, CA (PRWEB) August 24, 2005 -- The law firm of Brayton Purcell is proud to announce that its founding and senior partner, Alan R. Brayton, has been chosen as President-elect of the foundation that supports Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ). TLPJ is a nonprofit national public interest law firm that marshals the skills and resources of trial lawyers to create a more just society. The

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(AP) Aurora, Minn. Tony Plevell died in 1996 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/24/2005

Shop owner's death linked to asbestos used in store walls

Asbestos concerns on Iron Range persist

Asbestos-related concerns on Iron Range not going away

AURORA, Minn. - Tony Plevell died in 1996 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.

Alan Brayton Becomes President--Elect of Public Interest Law Firm

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(AP) Aurora, Minn. Tony Plevell died in 1996 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.

Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorney D. Carl Money Named Member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advocates Board of

D. Carl Money, an attorney with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., has been elected to serve as a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) Advocates Board of Directors for the 2005 - 2007 term. Money has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association since 2004. [PRWEB Aug 24, 2005]

Alan Brayton Becomes PresidentElect of Public Interest Law Firm

Alan R. Brayton of Brayton Purcell has been chosen as President-elect of the foundation that supports Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ), a nonprofit national public interest law firm, [PRWEB Aug 24, 2005]

Chilliwack MP says disease linked to asbestos fibres

OTTAWA -- Popular Conservative MP Chuck Strahl, deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, stunned colleagues Monday with the sudden disclosure he has been diagnosed with a life-threatening form of cancer almost exclusively linked to the inhalation of asbestos fibres.

Low level of asbestos exposure proved fatal

Blue asbestos fibers identical to that lining the walls of a stationery shop were found in the lungs of its former manager, who died of an asbestos-linked illness after working there for more than 30 years, it was learned Monday.

Asbestos shafts threaten villages near Kuruman

Kuruman - Thousands of people living in two villages, Bathlaros and Marupeng outside Kuruman, are exposed to blue and brown asbestos from abandoned shafts on a nearby hill.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/23/2005

Shop owner's death linked to asbestos used in store walls

Asbestos concerns on Iron Range persist

Business >

(AP) Aurora, Minn. Tony Plevell died in 1996 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.

Asbestos-related concerns on Iron Range not going away

AURORA, Minn. - Tony Plevell died in 1996 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.

Chilliwack MP says disease linked to asbestos fibres

Low level of asbestos exposure proved fatal

Asbestos shafts threaten villages near Kuruman

Kuruman - Thousands of people living in two villages, Bathlaros and Marupeng outside Kuruman, are exposed to blue and brown asbestos from abandoned shafts on a nearby hill.

Kyodo news summary -3-

_ ---------- Shop owner's death linked to asbestos used in store walls

Asbestosis ‘victims’ to file damage suit

A non-government organization (NGO) is set to seek punitive damages from 24 American companies which used to operate at the former Subic naval base for allegedly providing hazardous workplaces to their Filipino workers who are now suffering from cancer.

Kyodo economic news summary -4-

_ ---------- Japan's July convenience store sales down 4.7%

Monday, August 22, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/22/2005

Shop owner's death linked to asbestos used in store walls

Asbestos concerns on Iron Range persist

Business >

(AP) Aurora, Minn. Tony Plevell died in 1996 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.

Asbestos-related concerns on Iron Range not going away

AURORA, Minn. - Tony Plevell died in 1996 shortly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.

Kyodo news summary -3-

_ ---------- Shop owner's death linked to asbestos used in store walls

Kyodo economic news summary -4-

_ ---------- Japan's July convenience store sales down 4.7%

Filipinos seek millions of dlrs in damages from U.S. asbestos makers

_ Nearly 1,000 Filipinos claiming to be victims of asbestos exposure are seeking millions of dollars in punitive damages from 24 U.S. asbestos companies for failing to warn them of the dangers of the lethal fibers, victims said Monday.

News In Brief

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ABB Says Court Decision Moves Asbestos Plan Toward Resolution

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- ABB Ltd., the world's biggest maker of power transformers, said a U.S. court decision to allow claimants to vote on the company's revised asbestos plan moves the matter closer to resolution.

Obtaining Credible Information About Alternative Cancer Therapies

(PRWEB) August 20, 2005 -- When it comes to alternative therapies for cancer, the internet is a "mixed bag" filled with exaggerated claims, unreliable anecdotes, and some very credible reports. For the patient who has little time and who needs credible information now, sorting through this is a challenge.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/18/2005

Man's battle with mesothelioma and his wife's emotional journey

My name is Lorraine Kember. In December 1999, my husband was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma and given a prognosis of 3 to 9 months. He survived for 2 years during which I cared for him at home until his death in December 2001.

Compensation over asbestos death

The family of a nurse who died after being exposed to asbestos is awarded �175,000 in compensation.

Asbestos victim legal victory

THE family of a nurse who died after being exposed to asbestos dust at a hospital in the 1960s has been awarded damages of �175,000 after a legal battle with the Department of Health, their solicitors said today.

Robert Gutcheck, 81

ANACONDA Robert C. "Gooch" Gutcheck died Wednesday in Community Hospital of Anaconda after a battle with mesothelioma. He was born April 25, 1924, in Anaconda, to John and Mary Gutcheck.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

CARD to participate in meso study

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby will soon participate in a study aimed at earlier detection of the rare lung cancer mesothelioma.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Diabetes - Type I The AbATE study will investigate whether a second course of the study drug administered one year after the first is able to prolong and improve the autoimmunity blocking effects of the drug.

Family of Louisiana Paper Mill Worker Awarded $4.5 Million

A jury in a Louisiana district court has awarded $4.5 million to the family of a West Monroe, La., man who died from an asbestos-related cancer in 2000.

Helping one of their own

WARDEN -- The sight of farmers rolling combines across a field is a common one around in this agricultural town this time of year. But in a field north of Warden Friday, something very special was taking place.

Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Lung cancer, causes, symptoms, treatment

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/17/2005

Man's battle with mesothelioma and his wife's emotional journey

Compensation over asbestos death

The family of a nurse who died after being exposed to asbestos is awarded �175,000 in compensation.

Asbestos victim legal victory

Robert Gutcheck, 81

ANACONDA Robert C. "Gooch" Gutcheck died Wednesday in Community Hospital of Anaconda after a battle with mesothelioma. He was born April 25, 1924, in Anaconda, to John and Mary Gutcheck.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

CARD to participate in meso study

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby will soon participate in a study aimed at earlier detection of the rare lung cancer mesothelioma.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

Family of Louisiana Paper Mill Worker Awarded $4.5 Million

A jury in a Louisiana district court has awarded $4.5 million to the family of a West Monroe, La., man who died from an asbestos-related cancer in 2000.

Helping one of their own

Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Lung cancer, causes, symptoms, treatment

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/16/2005

Man's battle with mesothelioma and his wife's emotional journey

Compensation over asbestos death

The family of a nurse who died after being exposed to asbestos is awarded �175,000 in compensation.

Asbestos victim legal victory

Robert Gutcheck, 81

ANACONDA Robert C. "Gooch" Gutcheck died Wednesday in Community Hospital of Anaconda after a battle with mesothelioma. He was born April 25, 1924, in Anaconda, to John and Mary Gutcheck.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

CARD to participate in meso study

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby will soon participate in a study aimed at earlier detection of the rare lung cancer mesothelioma.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

Family of Louisiana Paper Mill Worker Awarded $4.5 Million

A jury in a Louisiana district court has awarded $4.5 million to the family of a West Monroe, La., man who died from an asbestos-related cancer in 2000.

Helping one of their own

Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Lung cancer, causes, symptoms, treatment

Monday, August 15, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/15/2005

Man's battle with mesothelioma and his wife's emotional journey

Robert Gutcheck, 81

ANACONDA Robert C. "Gooch" Gutcheck died Wednesday in Community Hospital of Anaconda after a battle with mesothelioma. He was born April 25, 1924, in Anaconda, to John and Mary Gutcheck.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

CARD to participate in meso study

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby will soon participate in a study aimed at earlier detection of the rare lung cancer mesothelioma.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

Family of Louisiana Paper Mill Worker Awarded $4.5 Million

A jury in a Louisiana district court has awarded $4.5 million to the family of a West Monroe, La., man who died from an asbestos-related cancer in 2000.

Helping one of their own

Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Lung cancer, causes, symptoms, treatment

Louisiana Jury Awards $4.5 Million in Asbestos-Related Death Case, According to LeBlanc & Waddell, LLP

The Baton Rouge-based law firm of LeBlanc & Waddell, LLP, has announced a $4.5 million jury award delivered on behalf of the family of a West Monroe man who died from an asbestos-related cancer in 2000.

The Asbestos Mess

When the Senate Judiciary Committee’s 10 Republican members voted in May to send asbestos-trust-fund legislation to the Senate floor, they signaled two things: that a trust fund is the best a Republican Congress can do to solve the asbestos-litigation mess, and that the last best hope for victims and beleaguered businesses is to crack down on litigation fraud.

Sunday, August 14, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/14/2005

Man's battle with mesothelioma and his wife's emotional journey

Robert Gutcheck, 81

ANACONDA Robert C. "Gooch" Gutcheck died Wednesday in Community Hospital of Anaconda after a battle with mesothelioma. He was born April 25, 1924, in Anaconda, to John and Mary Gutcheck.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

CARD to participate in meso study

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby will soon participate in a study aimed at earlier detection of the rare lung cancer mesothelioma.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

Family of Louisiana Paper Mill Worker Awarded $4.5 Million

A jury in a Louisiana district court has awarded $4.5 million to the family of a West Monroe, La., man who died from an asbestos-related cancer in 2000.

Helping one of their own

Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Lung cancer, causes, symptoms, treatment

Peter Jennings Dies From Lung Cancer

ABC news anchor Peter Jennings has died from lung cancer at the age of 67.

Louisiana Jury Awards $4.5 Million in Asbestos-Related Death Case, According to LeBlanc & Waddell, LLP

Saturday, August 13, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/13/2005

Robert Gutcheck, 81

ANACONDA Robert C. "Gooch" Gutcheck died Wednesday in Community Hospital of Anaconda after a battle with mesothelioma. He was born April 25, 1924, in Anaconda, to John and Mary Gutcheck.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

CARD to participate in meso study

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby will soon participate in a study aimed at earlier detection of the rare lung cancer mesothelioma.

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005

Family of Louisiana Paper Mill Worker Awarded $4.5 Million

A jury in a Louisiana district court has awarded $4.5 million to the family of a West Monroe, La., man who died from an asbestos-related cancer in 2000.

Helping one of their own

Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Lung cancer, causes, symptoms, treatment

Peter Jennings Dies From Lung Cancer

ABC news anchor Peter Jennings has died from lung cancer at the age of 67.

Louisiana Jury Awards $4.5 Million in Asbestos-Related Death Case, According to LeBlanc & Waddell, LLP

The Asbestos Mess

Friday, August 12, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/12/2005

Robert Gutcheck, 81

ANACONDA Robert C. "Gooch" Gutcheck died Wednesday in Community Hospital of Anaconda after a battle with mesothelioma. He was born April 25, 1924, in Anaconda, to John and Mary Gutcheck.

CARD to participate in meso study

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby will soon participate in a study aimed at earlier detection of the rare lung cancer mesothelioma.

Family of Louisiana Paper Mill Worker Awarded $4.5 Million

A jury in a Louisiana district court has awarded $4.5 million to the family of a West Monroe, La., man who died from an asbestos-related cancer in 2000.

Helping one of their own

Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Lung cancer, causes, symptoms, treatment

Peter Jennings Dies From Lung Cancer

ABC news anchor Peter Jennings has died from lung cancer at the age of 67.

Louisiana Jury Awards $4.5 Million in Asbestos-Related Death Case, According to LeBlanc & Waddell, LLP

The Asbestos Mess

Fear of asbestos-like fibers makes some wary of using taconite tailings

VIRGINIA - Highway workers are putting the finishing touches on an interchange here that includes more than a million tons of an extra-hard rock blasted and crushed from the region's taconite mines.

Kyodo news summary -7-

_ ---------- Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/11/2005

CARD to participate in meso study

The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby will soon participate in a study aimed at earlier detection of the rare lung cancer mesothelioma.

Helping one of their own

Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Lung cancer, causes, symptoms, treatment

Peter Jennings Dies From Lung Cancer

ABC news anchor Peter Jennings has died from lung cancer at the age of 67.

Louisiana Jury Awards $4.5 Million in Asbestos-Related Death Case, According to LeBlanc & Waddell, LLP

The Asbestos Mess

Fear of asbestos-like fibers makes some wary of using taconite tailings

VIRGINIA - Highway workers are putting the finishing touches on an interchange here that includes more than a million tons of an extra-hard rock blasted and crushed from the region's taconite mines.

Kyodo news summary -7-

_ ---------- Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

_ Local governments and labor bureaus nationwide handled more than 250 cases of consultations on asbestos-related health problems in about a month to the end of July, amid growing public concerns on the issue, a Kyodo News survey released Saturday said.

Scientists wary of expanding taconite tailings use

Highway workers are putting the finishing touches on an interchange near Virginia, Minnesota here that includes more than a million tons of an extra-hard rock blasted and crushed from the region's taconite mines.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/10/2005

Helping one of their own

Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Lung cancer, causes, symptoms, treatment

Peter Jennings Dies From Lung Cancer

ABC news anchor Peter Jennings has died from lung cancer at the age of 67.

Louisiana Jury Awards $4.5 Million in Asbestos-Related Death Case, According to LeBlanc & Waddell, LLP

The Asbestos Mess

Fear of asbestos-like fibers makes some wary of using taconite tailings

VIRGINIA - Highway workers are putting the finishing touches on an interchange here that includes more than a million tons of an extra-hard rock blasted and crushed from the region's taconite mines.

Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

Scientists wary of expanding taconite tailings use

Kyodo news summary -7-

_ ---------- Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

Top News

(AP) Virginia, Minn. Highway workers are putting the finishing touches on an interchange here that includes more than a million tons of an extra-hard rock blasted and crushed from the region's taconite mines.

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/9/2005

Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Lung cancer, causes, symptoms, treatment

Peter Jennings Dies From Lung Cancer

ABC news anchor Peter Jennings has died from lung cancer at the age of 67.

Helping one of their own

Louisiana Jury Awards $4.5 Million in Asbestos-Related Death Case, According to LeBlanc & Waddell, LLP

The Asbestos Mess

Fear of asbestos-like fibers makes some wary of using taconite tailings

VIRGINIA - Highway workers are putting the finishing touches on an interchange here that includes more than a million tons of an extra-hard rock blasted and crushed from the region's taconite mines.

Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

Scientists wary of expanding taconite tailings use

Kyodo news summary -7-

_ ---------- Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

Top News

Monday, August 08, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/8/2005

Peter Jennings Dies From Lung Cancer

ABC news anchor Peter Jennings has died from lung cancer at the age of 67.

The Asbestos Mess

Fear of asbestos-like fibers makes some wary of using taconite tailings

VIRGINIA - Highway workers are putting the finishing touches on an interchange here that includes more than a million tons of an extra-hard rock blasted and crushed from the region's taconite mines.

Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

Scientists wary of expanding taconite tailings use

Kyodo news summary -7-

_ ---------- Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

Top News

Pill as deadly as asbestos

The World Health Organisation recently confirmed that it now categorises the Pill as a grade three substance. This gives the Pill the same cancer-causing potential as asbestos.

Gov't informed of resident with asbestos-linked disease in 1987

_ The government was informed in 1987 of a case that a woman who lived near an asbestos-related factory had died of cancer following exposure to the carcinogenic substance, government officials said Friday.

National surveys looking at where and how much

MISSOULA -- Efforts are under way to determine the extent of asbestos contamination in communities where vermiculite ore from the former W.R. Grace plant was sent.

Sunday, August 07, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/7/2005

Fear of asbestos-like fibers makes some wary of using taconite tailings

VIRGINIA - Highway workers are putting the finishing touches on an interchange here that includes more than a million tons of an extra-hard rock blasted and crushed from the region's taconite mines.

Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

Scientists wary of expanding taconite tailings use

Kyodo news summary -7-

_ ---------- Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

Top News

Pill as deadly as asbestos

The World Health Organisation recently confirmed that it now categorises the Pill as a grade three substance. This gives the Pill the same cancer-causing potential as asbestos.

Gov't informed of resident with asbestos-linked disease in 1987

National surveys looking at where and how much

MISSOULA -- Efforts are under way to determine the extent of asbestos contamination in communities where vermiculite ore from the former W.R. Grace plant was sent.

MSHA Proposes Rule to Reduce Miners' Exposure to Asbestos

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a proposed rule that would reduce by 20 times miners' permissible exposure limit (PEL) to asbestos.

Mine company can challenge 'fear' decision

A FORMER miner awarded compensation for his chronic fear of dying from an asbestos-related disease has vowed to continue his legal battle after CSR Limited was granted leave to appeal against the landmark West Australian court ruling.

Saturday, August 06, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/6/2005

Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

Kyodo news summary -7-

_ ---------- Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July

AP Enterprise: Scientists wary of expanding taconite tailings use

VIRGINIA, Minn. - Highway workers are putting the finishing touches on an interchange here that includes more than a million tons of an extra-hard rock blasted and crushed from the region's taconite mines.

Pill as deadly as asbestos

The World Health Organisation recently confirmed that it now categorises the Pill as a grade three substance. This gives the Pill the same cancer-causing potential as asbestos.

Gov't informed of resident with asbestos-linked disease in 1987

National surveys looking at where and how much

MISSOULA -- Efforts are under way to determine the extent of asbestos contamination in communities where vermiculite ore from the former W.R. Grace plant was sent.

MSHA Proposes Rule to Reduce Miners' Exposure to Asbestos

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a proposed rule that would reduce by 20 times miners' permissible exposure limit (PEL) to asbestos.

Mine company can challenge 'fear' decision

CSR allowed to challenge asbestos case ruling

Australian company CSR Limited has been granted the right to challenge a landmark asbestos compensation case.

CSR allowed to challenge asbestos case ruling

Australian company CSR Limited has been granted the right to challenge a landmark asbestos compensation case. Arturo della Madalena was exposed to asbestos while working with Australian Blue Asbestos in Perth in the 1960s.

Friday, August 05, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/5/2005

MSHA Proposes Rule to Reduce Miners' Exposure to Asbestos

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a proposed rule that would reduce by 20 times miners' permissible exposure limit (PEL) to asbestos.

Mine company can challenge 'fear' decision

CSR allowed to challenge asbestos case ruling

Australian company CSR Limited has been granted the right to challenge a landmark asbestos compensation case.

CSR allowed to challenge asbestos case ruling

Asbestos link to plumber's tumour death

AN Ascot plumber who worked with asbestos for 27 years died from tumours caused by a related disease. Peter Hathaway, 59, of Truss Hill Road, Sunninghill, was employed by the now defunct Howell (Ascot) Ltd and later Howell (Ascot) Builders Ltd, a Windsor Guildhall inquest heard on Thursday.

Officials' response to asbestos slipshod, critics say

Spurred into action following a surge in reports of asbestos-linked deaths across the country, the government last week unveiled a package of steps designed to better deal with the carcinogenic substance.

FOCUS: Gov't not doing enough on asbestos, critics say

_ The Japanese government has not done enough to deal with asbestos, which is back in the spotlight again following a surge in reports of asbestos-linked deaths, according to critics.

Dorms reduced to memories By Abby Souza

A building once home to about 180 CSU Stanislaus students - then a few transients who set it on fire - is being torn down this week. Demolition has begun at the old Yosemite Hall, east of the campus on Geer Road. The two-story building, boarded up since 1993, has been partially torn down.

Purus methane plan not hot air

Directors of one-time gold mining hopeful Tarnagulla Resources have popped up with an offer for speculative investors, this time from the coal seam methane industry.

Tuesday Planner for August 2, 2005

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

Thursday, August 04, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/4/2005

Asbestos link to plumber's tumour death

Officials' response to asbestos slipshod, critics say

FOCUS: Gov't not doing enough on asbestos, critics say

_ The Japanese government has not done enough to deal with asbestos, which is back in the spotlight again following a surge in reports of asbestos-linked deaths, according to critics.

Dorms reduced to memories By Abby Souza

Purus methane plan not hot air

Directors of one-time gold mining hopeful Tarnagulla Resources have popped up with an offer for speculative investors, this time from the coal seam methane industry.

Tuesday Planner for August 2, 2005

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

Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorney Lisa Kivett Elected as Member of the Executive Committee of the Law Alumni Association of

Lisa Kivett, an attorney and shareholder with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., has been elected to serve as a member of the Executive Committee of the Law Alumni Association of Baylor University. Kivett will serve a three-year term from 2005 - 2008. [PRWEB Aug 2, 2005]

Watchdog's fine a first for disclosure law

The securities regulator has for the first time used continuous disclosure provisions and fined a company it claims misrepresented the ability of its product to fight cancer caused by asbestos.

Naturally-occurring asbestos causes lung cancer, too, says study

Exposure to naturally-occurring asbestos might be causing lung cancer, according to a new study on ScienceDaily.com. If you enjoy this article, you may also be interested in an article entitled 'The mass poisoning of humanity: an exploration of human stupidity.'

State institute reported asbestos death near plant in 1986

_ A group of researchers, including experts from the government-affiliated National Institute of Industrial Health, found out at least 19 years ago that a woman who lived near an asbestos factory had died of cancer following exposure to the carcinogenic substance, according to academic papers presented in 1986.

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/3/2005

FOCUS: Gov't not doing enough on asbestos, critics say

_ The Japanese government has not done enough to deal with asbestos, which is back in the spotlight again following a surge in reports of asbestos-linked deaths, according to critics.

Dorms reduced to memories By Abby Souza

Purus methane plan not hot air

Directors of one-time gold mining hopeful Tarnagulla Resources have popped up with an offer for speculative investors, this time from the coal seam methane industry.

Tuesday Planner for August 2, 2005

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

Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorney Lisa Kivett Elected as Member of the Executive Committee of the Law Alumni Association of

Watchdog's fine a first for disclosure law

The securities regulator has for the first time used continuous disclosure provisions and fined a company it claims misrepresented the ability of its product to fight cancer caused by asbestos.

Naturally-occurring asbestos causes lung cancer, too, says study

State institute reported asbestos death near plant in 1986

Asbestos death near plant reported in '86

Researchers found out at least 19 years ago that a woman who lived near an asbestos factory died of cancer following exposure to the carcinogenic substance, according to academic papers presented in 1986.

Loss of palliative care raises alarm

It is a place where patients go for care in their final days and where they can die with dignity surrounded by the people who love them. The palliative-care unit at Bluewater Health in Sarnia is the place where Blayne Kinart chose to spend his last days.

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Mesothelioma News 8/2/2005

Purus methane plan not hot air

Directors of one-time gold mining hopeful Tarnagulla Resources have popped up with an offer for speculative investors, this time from the coal seam methane industry.

Tuesday Planner for August 2, 2005

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

Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorney Lisa Kivett Elected as Member of the Executive Committee of the Law Alumni Association of

Watchdog's fine a first for disclosure law

The securities regulator has for the first time used continuous disclosure provisions and fined a company it claims misrepresented the ability of its product to fight cancer caused by asbestos.