Depending on your previous employment in Mount Alto, you may have worked in a place of work where asbestos was exposed. Jobs from Managers and Superintendents to School Teachers/Administrators may have had exposure to asbestos.
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Mesothelioma Treatment Gets Boost with New Diagnostic Test -
http://www.asbestos.com/news/?p=1133
Israeli-based MicroRNA company, Rosetta Genomics, has made a giant leap in cancer diagnosis by announcing the commercial availability of its third diagnostic test, miRview (TM) meso.
This breakthrough marks the first molecularly-based test that can accurately diagnose mesothelioma from other types of cancers found in the lung.
MicroRNAs are recently-discovered RNAs that consist of a chain of [...]
Australian Resident Wins Asbestos-Related Lawsuit Against Ford -
http://www.asbestos.com/news/?p=1129
The Ford Motor Company announced last week that they intend to drop their appeal against an $840,000 asbestos compensation battle involving Antonino Lo Presti. Lo Presti learned the news while he was in bed at Perth’s Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on Christmas Eve.
The six-year case first made legal history when Lo Presti was awarded damages [...]
Researchers Making Strides in Mesothelioma Treatment -
http://www.asbestos.com/news/?p=1127
One of the most devastating types of asbestos-related disease is mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure. This disease is particularly harmful due to the extreme latency period that is associated with it.
Most cases of mesothelioma take anywhere from 20 to 50 years to develop, which typically results in a [...]
City of Bozeman Submits Asbestos Cleanup Proposal -
http://www.asbestos.com/news/?p=1125
The city of Bozeman has released a cleanup proposal to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) concerning the asbestos contamination at the CMC Asbestos Bozeman State Superfund Site. Now the DEQ is waiting to see the public’s opinion about the current plans and addendum to the 2002 Voluntary Cleanup Plan for the site.
Colleen Owen, [...]
Washington State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Asbestos Manufacturers -
http://www.asbestos.com/news/?p=1120
The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled in favor of manufacturers who have failed to warn about the dangers of asbestos used to insulate their products.
Involving more than a dozen companies, the court drew many briefings from organizations and businesses around the country.
In the publicized Simonetta v. Viad Corporation, the state high court was contemplating [...]
Top Mesothelioma News for Friday 03rd of July 2009