Friday, July 08, 2005

Mesothelioma News 7/8/2005

TCGLaw Group Announces Sponsorship of Mesothelioma Information Website by Paul, Hanley & Harley LLP

All About Malignant Mesothelioma, a website providing consumer information on a form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure, has received a sponsorship commitment from a leading law firm in the area of mesothelioma litigation.

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Death of wife of Kubota employee tied to asbestos

The death of the wife of a former employee of Kubota Corp.'s former Kanzaki factory in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, has been linked to asbestos after the woman died of mesothelioma cancer, it was learned Thursday.

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Japan Wakes Up to Asbestos Problem

Japan Wakes Up to Asbestos Problem After Companies Reveal Hundreds of Deaths From Exposure

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Japan Wakes Up to Asbestos Problem

One after another, Japanese companies have come forward for the first time to reveal that hundreds of employees who handled asbestos may have died from exposure, prompting worries of widespread contamination by the powerful carcinogen.

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Asbestos-linked death toll rises to 356

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CORRECTED: Kubota eyeing fund for studying cure for asbestos-linked diseases

_ Major machinery maker Kubota Corp. is planning to set up a fund to promote studies to establish medical treatment for mesothelioma and other diseases believed linked to asbestos, company officials said Wednesday.

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Asbestos-linked death toll rises to 330 as Misawa Resort reports 24

_ Misawa Resort Co. added on Friday 24 workers to the tally of workers killed at construction materials manufacturers and related companies by lung diseases linked to asbestos, bringing the total death toll to 330.

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Japan Wakes Up to Asbestos Problem

One after another, Japanese companies have come forward in recent days to reveal that hundreds of employees who handled asbestos may have died from exposure, prompting worries of widespread contamination by the powerful carcinogen.

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TOKYO (AP) - One after another, Japanese companies have come forward for the first time to reveal that hundreds of employees who handled asbestos may have died from exposure, prompting worries of widespread contamination by the carcinogen.

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Ministry plans probe, guidance on asbestos-linked health hazard

_ Health minister Hidehisa Otsuji announced on Friday a set of measures aimed at easing public anxiety about asbestos-linked diseases, following revelations that a number of workers at various companies have died of them.

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