Railroad companies used asbestos extensively even though it new that asbestos exposed a serious health threat to railroad workers. Up to the 1970s, the railroad industry used asbestos contaminated products at the detriment of the railroad workers. There are even some accounts that some locomotives contained asbestos until the late…
The N.J Supreme Court denied ExxonMobil’s appeal of $7 million mesothelioma jury award. In 2008, Bonnie Anderson argued and the jury agreed that she contracted peritoneal mesothelioma by coming in regular contact with her husband’s asbestos-laden clothes. Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is an asbestos-related cancer that invades the lining of the…
Amgen, a biotechnology company that develops human therapeutics, announced that their investigational drug motesanib did not improve the overall survival among patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The drug would have offered new treatment options for hard to treat cancers such as NSCLC and possibly pleural malignant…
From World War II to the 1980s, workers in all facets of the steel industries were unknowingly exposed to high levels of asbestos. Instead of enjoying their “golden years,” many of those men and women are now facing the ordeal of mesothelioma or disabling lung disease. Mesothelioma is an asbestos-related…
NYU researchers presented a study at the 102nd American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting that led to a new test that detects early-stage, asbestos-related pulmonary cancer. The NYU Langone Medical Center investigated a protein test to detect early stage malignant pleural mesothelioma where the test was 80 percent sensitive…
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) will hold their annual international symposium on pulmonary care scheduled for May 13-18, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. The ATS conference is titled “Where today’s science meets tomorrow’s care in pulmonary, critical care & sleep medicine” and will feature topics from bioengineering to genetic technologies. The…
Construction workers are often involved in the renovation and upgrading of buildings or industrial complexes. As a result, construction workers may be at a high risk of asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a mineral fiber linked to mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that attacks the lining of the…
Mesothelioma trial results in a $90 million jury award to a former pipefitter. A jury in Bloomington, Illinois awarded $90million to 59 year-old Charles Gillenwater who is suffering from mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that attacks the protective lining of the heart, lungs and abdomen that is caused by…
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will hold its 7th Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on April 1-3. ADAO will honor Billy Ray Cyrus at this conference. Billy Ray Cyrus will receive an award on behalf of his late father Ron Cyrus who passed in 2006 from mesothelioma. …
Homeowners especially those who complete do-it-yourself projects may be at an increased risk of asbestos exposure in tackling their own remodeling jobs in older homes. In doing so, homeowners may encounter old or “friable” asbestos in their homes. Examples of asbestos products in older homes may include: Insulation in attics…