Thursday, April 05, 2007

"mesothelioma lawyer" - Firm fined for improper asbestos handling


Firm fined for improper asbestos handling
HAYWARD A building owner who renovated the old Levine Hospital complex more than six years ago must pay $149,000 for improperly disposing of asbestos, the federal Environmental Protection

A time frame for politics, a time frame for life
What I keep remembering during the long conversation about cancer and politics, about ambition and parenting, about Elizabeth...

Rare cancer found in Iron Range miners
ST. PAUL -- A rare form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure has been found in another 35 miners on the Iron Range, the Minnesota Health Department reported Wednesday, and the state said it planned two studies to examine potential h

CISBIO Announces FDA Approval of MESOMARK(R) Assay Now Availabe to Physicians in the U.S. for Monitoring Patients with ...
SACLAY, France----CISBIO, a developer and marketer of diagnostic assays for the quantification of tumor markers, announced that the MESOMARK Assay, the world's first in vitro test for managing patients with mesothelioma, an aggressive and deadly form of cancer, has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration .

How much time do I have?
Upon receiving a diagnosis of a fatal illness like metastatic cancer, Alzheimer's disease or congestive heart failure, many patients ask, "Doc, how much time have I got?" It's a reasonable question, given that there is often much to plan for and accomplish before a progressive illness robs patients of his physical or mental abilities.