Mesothelioma - Asbestos concerns resurface

Asbestos concerns resurface
Baltimore Sun - WASHINGTON // A significant increase in imports of automobile brakes containing asbestos over the past decade is raising renewed concerns for the health of the nation's auto mechanics. Most U.S. automakers stopped installing brakes with asbestos in

Kevin Butler Benefit Fund Dinner
Albany Business Journal - Join us at The Brunswick Elks on Friday April 7, 2006 at a benefit for Kevin Butler and his family. Kevin, a well known former employee of the Albany Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce, has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer

Cut in payouts for asbestos victims
Ananova - The liability of employers to compensate asbestos dust victims and their families is to be drastically reduced in many cases following a judgment by the Law Lords. The House of Lords upheld three test appeals, effectively brought by company insurers

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2006 Financial Results
Genetic Engineering News - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO , Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNSS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel small molecule therapeutics

Lawyer highlights high Tas asbestos-related illness rate
Australian Broadcasting Corp. - Margaret Kent has been handling compensation cases for Tasmanians affected by asbestos for nine years. Many cases are directly related to the Goliath Cement Factory in Railton, in the state's north, which was the third biggest producer of asbestos

Labor Body to observe Worker Memorial Day
Duluth News Tribune - Army Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Lourey, 41, who was killed May 28 while on duty in Iraq. Floyd Paaso, 71, who died January 6 after a long battle with mesothelioma, a work-related cancer of the lungs. Marine Lance Cpl. Adam Van Alstine, 21, who was