Saturday, July 23, 2005

Mesothelioma News 7/23/2005

U.C. Davis study links naturally occurring asbestos to lung cancer

SACRAMENTO, CA -- (07/20/05) -- A University of California, Davis study says everyday exposure to naturally occurring asbestos increases the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma. The study will be published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine this fall.

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July 13, 2005- Study claims NOA link to mesothelioma

Researchers at the University of California at Davis say a new study supports a link between exposure to naturally occurring asbestos and an increased risk of developing a rare form of cancer affecting the lining of the lung.

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Investing: Overstating Merck woes

Stocks can plunge if their quarterly earnings come in a penny below forecast, so how is anyone supposed to divine the right price for a stock like Merck's?

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Cancer, Pathology Diagnosis: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

Pathology is the medical specialty that deals with the examination of tissues and cells under the microscope in order to arrive at a diagnosis.

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Japanese Gov't Promises Asbestos Steps

The Japanese government pledged on Thursday to take swift measures to deal with a spiraling number of asbestos contamination cases.

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Japanese gov't admits not doing enough to stop asbestos deaths

The Japanese government acknowledged it should have done more to prevent deaths from asbestos and urged an immediate ban on the material after hundreds of fatalities came to light.

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Disease research call

BOB Martin worked as a plasterer for more than 30 years and in the end it was his work that killed him. He was one of the 3,500 people who die in this country every year from mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

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Pathology Diagnosis: What You Don"t Know Can Hurt You

(PRWEB) July 22, 2005 -- Pathology is the medical specialty that deals with the examination of tissues and cells under the microscope in order to arrive at a diagnosis. When it comes to cancer, a pathological diagnosis is the gold standard that indicates the presence or absence of cancer, the type of cancer, and its classification. Because therapeutic decisions are based on the presumed

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Asbestos deaths just tip of the iceberg

Recent revelations that hundreds of workers at firms across Japan have died from asbestos-linked diseases over the past few decades have raised questions about whether the health risks of the unburnable mineral were duly recognized by the government and businesses.

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9.5% of town asbestos-exposed

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) The health ministry reported findings from 2003 on Thursday that 9.5 percent of the residents in or around the town of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, which used to have an asbestos mine, had developed pleural plaques.

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