'Mesothelioma' Category
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | January 5, 2009
Asbestos Concerns Close St. Louis Post Office
STLToday.com reported that a United States Post Office located near the Westport Plaza was closed last Friday after a St. Louis County health inspector suspected that asbestos had been released during the… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | January 2, 2009
Bozeman, Montana Initiates Efforts for More Asbestos Cleanups
The city of Bozeman, Montana, has taken the next step towards the cleanup of the asbestos contamination at the current Superfund site near the Bozeman Public Library. The area around the public… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 30, 2008
New Asbestos Cancer Research from Ohio State University
Ohio State University scientists are hoping to discover how asbestos fibers form cancer in human cells. Although clinical applications for the research are years away, researchers hope their work will aid in… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 28, 2008
Asbestos-Related Illnesses and Deaths Grow According to CDC Report
Big industry had for years claimed that asbestos was safe and not a risk to human life, and it is only after years of research — and thousands of deaths — that… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 24, 2008
Hamner Institute Receives Grant For Asbestos Study From EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded The Hamner Institute for Health Services a $2.1 million contract to research the health effects of asbestos exposure. The three-year study will focus on vermiculite, and in particular,… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 19, 2008
University of Minnesota Gives Update on Mesothelioma Study
In 2006, the University of Minnesota began a $4.9-million-dollar study of mesothelioma in the Iron Ridge of Minnesota, where unusually high rates of the rare and terminal lung cancer have been discovered.… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 19, 2008
Pleural Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Looks Promising
A clinical trial recently conducted in Japan and supervised by the Japanese Ministry of Health and cancer researchers Eli Lilly and Company had very promising results. They recently announced that a combination… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 18, 2008
Mesothelioma Treatment in Germany Gives Years to Patient
BBC News has reported the story of Debbie Brewer, a 49-year-old mother of three from Plymouth in Devon, UK. In November of 2006, Brewer was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare form of lung… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 18, 2008
New Treatment Offers New Hope For Mesothelioma Patients
There is new hope for patients suffering from the asbestos-related cancer of mesothelioma. A drug commonly used to treat skin cancer has been paired with another leading anti-cancer drug by University of… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 15, 2008
Fort Bragg Officers Exposed To Asbestos
Evon Colchiski is the father of Pvt. Jason Colchiski, who served a year in Iraq and is now stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. As a father, Evon’s concerns were raised… Read More
