tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54150202012-01-28T06:44:28.671-08:00MesotheliomaInteresting sites on the Internetmesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-32380890298232145452011-03-01T18:31:00.000-08:002011-03-01T18:35:05.965-08:00Asbestos and Lung CancerA naturally occurring mineral that contains fibers, asbestos has been identified as the most common industrial substance that induces lung cancer. When fibers of asbestos disintegrate, they release microscopic particles in the air. Since they are easily inhalable, they can settle down in the lungs, leading to cell damage and increased cancer risks. Smokers face an mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-54357704651527343072010-03-12T16:14:00.000-08:002010-03-12T16:17:52.520-08:00Dallas Church Undergoes Asbestos RemovalA Dallas-area church that dates back to 1897 is undergoing asbestos removal and demolition. Workers at Ponce Contractors, the firm in charge of the demolition efforts at the Oak Cliff Christian Church in suburban Dallas, reported that the asbestos removal and remediation process should last until the first week of February. After the dangerous material mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-26598539145407488942010-03-12T16:08:00.000-08:002010-03-12T16:12:39.724-08:00Man Sentenced for Illegally Selling Asbestos Training Course Certificate On October 19, 2009, John V. Bruce of Meriden, Connecticut pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Toxic Substance Control Act, or TSCA, in relation to asbestos. According to U.S. Attorney Nora R. Dannehy, of the District of Connecticut, Bruce, 39 admitted he had sold a licensed asbestos remediation certificate, for mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-20450526514637098342009-12-09T15:23:00.001-08:002009-12-09T15:23:38.936-08:00Cancer In Older People The fact is that because of many important advances in medicine, people are more aware of how to prevent many illnesses like heart disease and others. In addition, people in the world are healthier, living longer, and they are more concerned about living healthy lives. Women that are born now, are expected to live for 85 years and men are expected to live for 77 years.Themesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-77198778924461647122009-12-09T15:20:00.000-08:002009-12-09T15:21:47.777-08:00Cancer in the ElderlyCancer is common with older people. However, older people usually receive screening for cancer less often, and they may receive no treatment or milder treatment. Research shoes that cancer therapy and treatment is useful for older individuals. It is essential that older people that have cancer and their family be given information about treatment, including the benefits, mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-71578562813868088542009-12-03T14:59:00.000-08:002009-12-03T15:03:40.918-08:00Potsdam, NY Civic Center Gets Asbestos Remediation after Cancer Deaths In Potsdam, New York, two workers at the city’s civic center, or city hall, died this summer within three weeks of one another, raising fears of asbestos contamination in the building on Park Street in downtown Potsdam. One, Sharon M. LaDuke, 57, died May 29 after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and often fatal mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-73717904402390907312009-12-03T14:56:00.000-08:002009-12-03T14:58:27.882-08:00Asbestos Fraud Case Goes to TrialCSX Transportation, a leader in the rail freight industry, presented their suit against a West Virginia-based doctor, a Pittsburgh-based law firm and one of the firm’s employees for filing false claims of asbestos exposure against the company. The suit, originally filed in 2005, claims that Robert Gilkison and his employers, the law firm of Peirce, Raimond and mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-18277649995768578142009-11-16T17:23:00.000-08:002009-11-16T17:25:23.941-08:00Idaho Firm Tagged for Improper Asbestos Removal In October of 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, conducted an asbestos-removal compliance inspection on a property where Precision Demolition and Abatement, LLC. of Boise, Idaho had completed work. The property, located at 4806 Emerald Street and currently known as the Orient Market, was an abandoned building slated for mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-23147618879298527702009-11-16T16:51:00.000-08:002009-11-16T16:55:54.370-08:00Asbestos Exposure Asbestos is a needle like mineral fiber that was widely used in the manufacturing of home and industrial products such as insulation, floor tiles, paint, heating ducts and pipes, and automotive parts until the 1980’s. Asbestos is easily aerosolized into microscopic particles that can be inhaled and lodge within the lungs. Asbestos has been shown to be highly carcinogenic, mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-5153045951429062822009-11-02T14:20:00.000-08:002009-11-02T14:24:49.357-08:00Katrina Legacy Upsets Residents Hurricane Katrina, which swept the southern coast of the U.S. from Florida to Texas in 2005, was the sixth strongest hurricane ever recorded and left in its wake a swath of damage from the Southern Louisiana parish of Plaquemines to as far north as Clarksville, Tennessee. The cost, in dollars, was $110 billion, making it the most expensive hurricane to hit the mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-79829859916163258842009-10-19T13:47:00.000-07:002009-10-19T13:51:15.096-07:00Fresno, California Police Department Employees Exposed to Asbestos On September 21, a Fresno, California-area newspaper reported the exposure of about 90 city employees to asbestos as a result of construction crews installing fire suppression equipment in two computer rooms next to the police department’s communications, or dispatch, center. Asbestos exposure can lead to a number of mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-75846153780786333082009-09-14T15:14:00.000-07:002009-09-14T15:17:40.130-07:00In CSX Asbestos Case, Gilkison Found Not Culpable A federal grand jury in West Virginia has ruled that Robert Gilkison is not guilty of conspiracy to defraud CSX. The case has undergone a number of twists and turns, beginning as far back as 2000, when CSX employee Ricky May, who had previously tested negative for asbestosis, learned that Pittsburgh-based law firm Peirce, Raimond, and Coulter, mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-77959924050397686212009-09-11T15:22:00.000-07:002009-09-11T15:25:13.677-07:00Asbestos Fraud Case Goes to TrialCSX Transportation, a leader in the rail freight industry, presented their suit against a West Virginia-based doctor, a Pittsburgh-based law firm and one of the firm’s employees for filing false claims of asbestos exposure against the company. The suit, originally filed in 2005, claims that Robert Gilkison and his employers, the law firm of Peirce, Raimond and mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-91246498256853804402009-09-04T16:12:00.001-07:002009-09-04T16:14:34.367-07:00Potsdam, NY Civic Center Gets Asbestos Remediation after Cancer Deaths In Potsdam, New York, two workers at the city’s civic center, or city hall, died this summer within three weeks of one another, raising fears of asbestos contamination in the building on Park Street in downtown Potsdam. One, Sharon M. LaDuke, 57, died May 29 after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and often fatal mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-33617878758842157992009-09-04T15:53:00.000-07:002009-09-04T15:59:00.627-07:00Palmyra, PA Asbestos Cleanup to Add $1M to Previous CostIn December of 2008, voters in Palmyra, Pennsylvania were asked to approve a $9.88- million bond referendum to fund a variety of improvements at the district's three schools, the most urgent being asbestos removal at Charles Street School, which serves students from kindergarten through sixth grade.The referendum was scheduled for Dec. 9 mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1154976968518636082006-08-07T11:55:00.000-07:002006-08-07T12:07:56.920-07:00Veterans and MesotheliomaThousands of men and women who served our county from World War II to Vietnam are sick from asbestos exposure during their military service. Asbestos was often used for a number of military purposes especially construction and ship-building. Due to long latency periods, people who served as far back as the Second World War are only now being diagnosed.While a diagnosis ofmesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1148655564803283942006-05-26T07:56:00.000-07:002006-05-26T07:59:24.813-07:00From http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/angiogenesis/CA00079How can angiogenesis be stopped?Researchers are investigating a number of ways to stop or alter the angiogenesis process, including:1) Blocking initial signals from the tumor.2) Making initial signals from the tumor less effective.3) Stopping the enzyme pathway.4) Normalizing mangled blood vessels.5) Preventing the switch from turning on.*mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1127921971809538112005-09-28T08:37:00.000-07:002005-09-28T08:39:31.816-07:00Mesothelioma news articles are here. It's such an intractable form of cancer that any ray of hope is positive.mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1126021154601546572005-09-06T08:38:00.000-07:002005-09-06T08:39:14.606-07:00Immunotherapy sometimes called biological therapy, uses the body's own immune system to protect itself against disease. Researchers have found that the immune system may be able to recognize the difference between healthy cells and cancer cells, and eliminate those that become cancerous. Immunotherapy is intended to repair, stimulate, or enhance the immune system's natural anticancer function. mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1124817015462242352005-08-23T10:08:00.000-07:002005-08-23T10:10:15.473-07:00Chemotherapy for mesothelioma information can be found here.Mesothelioma cancer cells differ from normal cells partly because they keep dividing and forming more cells without control. Anticancer drugs destroy cancer cells by stopping them from growing or multiplying. The presence of chemotherapy drugs in the body also hurts or kills healthy cells, especially those that divide quickly, and it is mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1124208786069170162005-08-16T08:59:00.000-07:002005-08-16T09:13:06.076-07:00AdSense: the worst thing that ever happened to the web.Google introduced a program called AdSense a couple years ago, and it has contributed to a cheapening of the web experience and the creation of a lot of bad sites. The type of person who thinks nothing of clicking on ads to cost advertisers money, just because they want to support the website.Look at some of the webmaster discussion forums mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1123015375404310982005-08-02T13:37:00.000-07:002005-08-02T13:43:21.070-07:00Prognostic factors in mesothelioma.Prognostic factors can help clinicians and patients when deciding a treatment plan. Patients in the best prognostic groups can be considered for more intensive or experimental therapy. Alternatively, patients in the best prognostic groups might prefer a period of observation prior to commencement of therapy. For patients with mesothelioma prognostic factors are mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1121285615259326172005-07-13T13:11:00.000-07:002005-07-13T13:13:35.266-07:00The incidence of malignant mesothelioma, a neoplastic process affecting the pleura, and to a lesser extent the peritoneum, is increasing. Mesothelioma is almost always caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers years before the development of the malignancy. Since asbestos exposure generally occurs on the job site, obtaining a thorough occupational history is critical. The elapsed time between firstmesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1120766867236507312005-07-07T13:06:00.000-07:002005-07-07T13:07:47.240-07:00Current surgical management of malignant pleural mesotheliomaMalignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare and very aggressive malignancy with an increasing incidence. Single-modality therapy has failed to improve median survival. Current surgical therapies include palliative and cytoreductive procedures. The rarity of the disease, the lack of randomized surgical studies, and the lack of a universallymesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1120658810180370722005-07-06T07:03:00.000-07:002005-07-06T07:06:50.186-07:00Patients with a cancer of the lining of the lung, known as malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), lived longer than previously reported(1), when treated with Eli Lilly and Company's Alimta(®) (pemetrexed) in combination with cisplatin, according to updated data presented at the 11th annual Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC).Mature data presented at WCLC represent an update from trial results from mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1120069287296454362005-06-29T11:14:00.000-07:002005-06-29T11:21:27.303-07:00There are many variations when it comes to the type of slate available on your pool table. The best way to distinguish between these variations is to refer to the BCA Rule Book’s requirement for tournament play. The BCA specifically states that the slate on a tournament table should be “1 thick, 3 piece slate, with a wooden frame attached directly to the slate”. With this being such an important mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1119653977634031052005-06-24T15:49:00.000-07:002005-06-24T15:59:37.640-07:00The investment industry is rife with sleazeballs. If you've been taken advantage of by financial advisors or salesmen, contact a lawyer. There are securities attorneys that represent investors.mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1119046923782740052005-06-17T15:18:00.000-07:002005-06-17T15:22:03.786-07:00Asbestos Company LitigationIt has been clearly established that many of the corporations which manufactured asbestos insulation in the 1940's, 50's, 60's and early 70's knew it was hazardous but kept this information secret, choosing profits over safety.Mesothelioma patients can recover compensation from companies who manufactured various asbestos-containing products. The legal basis of these mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1099594324470707632004-11-04T10:50:00.000-08:002004-11-04T10:52:04.470-08:00Asbestos Exposure in the Military information can be found here. During and in the years following World War II, the use of asbestos on U.S. ships increased dramatically as asbestos manufacturers help write specifications for their products. Hundreds of thousands of Navy personnel and civilian shipyard workers were exposed to asbestos products in the course of their military service or in their mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1099330077508877922004-11-01T09:26:00.000-08:002004-11-01T09:27:57.510-08:00Diagnosis of Mesothelioma: There are three forms of mesothelioma, pleural mesothelioma affects the lining of the lung; peritoneal mesothelioma affects the lining of the abdominal cavity; pericardial mesothelioma affects the lining around the heart.mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1098716545699725942004-10-25T08:00:00.000-07:002004-10-25T08:02:25.700-07:00Burn survivors should check out the Burn Recovery Center, which was created to help people learn about the major milestones on the road to recovery and providing assistance with resources that will speed the recovery along.
mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1098716372549428512004-10-25T07:57:00.000-07:002004-10-25T07:59:32.550-07:00Cattleyard Equipment such as the Easy Clean Bunk Cleaner is one reason agriculture is so much more productive today than in times past. Anybody who feeds cattle faces the problem of cleaning out the bunks. They get clogged with old feed or with snow or water. To keep your stock healthy you need to clean the bunks. Cleaning the bunks is one of the most time consuming and unpleasant parts of mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1095799095112117212004-09-21T13:35:00.000-07:002004-09-21T13:38:15.113-07:00Who knows better how to design a firetruck than a firefighter? That’s why Unruh Fire made a conscious decision to ensure that a firefighter is involved with the building of every truck and brush rig. mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1095798941604075092004-09-21T13:34:00.000-07:002004-09-21T13:35:41.603-07:00The new and improved Mesothelioma Aid is up and running. An excellent reference for anyone interested in finding out about this form of cancer.
mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1069432545607314502003-11-21T08:34:00.000-08:002003-11-21T08:36:12.153-08:00Exciting news in the mesothelioma world. There is a blood test for mesothelioma that has been developed.
mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1058484937840136072003-07-17T16:35:00.000-07:002003-07-17T16:36:48.350-07:00Warren Zevon has malignant mesothelioma. He was diagnosed almost two years ago, so he's really beat the odds by surviving this long. Sad that he is dying fairly young. He doesn't really know how he got mesothelioma, although it is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. Steve McQueen, the actor, died of mesothelioma back in 1980.
mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1056139460704317842003-06-20T13:04:00.000-07:002003-06-20T13:04:20.686-07:00Interesting device for managing lawn clippings. Good for commercial landscapers.
mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1055867316433555072003-06-17T09:28:00.000-07:002003-06-17T09:28:36.470-07:00Hot, hot, hot weather throughout the summer. One type of summer snack is granita. It's flavored frozen ice, but not too cold. The ice should melt in your mouth. Ideal granita is a slush.
Apparently some people put milk in their bowls of ice cream. It makes the ice cream feel colder in the mouth due to increased heat transfer.
mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1055807354225709322003-06-16T16:49:00.000-07:002003-06-16T16:49:14.126-07:00Billiards table occupy two niches in the ecology of the home: they're both furniture and games. The high quality tables can be furniture, anyway. The cheap vinyl tables don't work as furniture. You don't really want them around when you're house is being photographed for Architectural Digest.
Hard wood billiard tables with quality construction such as those made by Proline Billiards can be mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1055699686903754232003-06-15T10:54:00.000-07:002003-06-15T10:54:46.886-07:00Peritoneal mesothelioma is found in the abdomen in a thin membrane called the peritoneum. Symptoms include abdominal swelling, loss of appetite, and weakness. The only known cause to this disease is exposure to asbestos.
More reason to ban asbestos products!
mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1054059670993063122003-05-27T11:21:00.000-07:002003-05-27T11:21:11.016-07:00When investors get in squabbles with their brokers because the brokers do something wrong, they almost always go through a process called arbitration. The brokerage aggreement that people sign when they open an account stipulates that any suits must go through an arbitration forum.
If they've lost a lot of money, investors should hire a lawyer to guide them through the securities arbitration mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1053726879133012172003-05-23T14:54:00.000-07:002003-05-23T14:54:39.156-07:00I found a good site on asbestos cancer treatment. I'll tell you, mesothelioma is a nasty disease.
mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1053630203013060282003-05-22T12:03:00.000-07:002003-05-22T12:03:23.070-07:00Occupational lung diseases have injured and killed so many people - it's a real tragedy. People go to work to provide for their families and then get some chronic or fatal illness in their chest. Silicosis, byssinosis (brown lung disease that affects cotton field workers, pneumoconiosis (black lung disease that affects coal miners, and mesothelioma, from beathing asbestos fibers. These are mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415020.post-1053537020983860922003-05-21T10:10:00.000-07:002003-05-21T10:11:27.393-07:00Senator Patty Murray has a site about the dangers of asbestos at
http://murray.senate.gov/asbestos.
It's amazing that asbestos is still legal in the United States, despite its proven ealth hazards. Some countries are moving to ban asbestos, but the United States isn't, despite an attempt by the EPA in the late 1980s.
mesotheliomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118972305661636809noreply@blogger.com