Mesothelioma Cancer and Asbestos News - 2007

29 November 2007 Scottish government opinions differ from House of Lords decision: pleural plague not a real disease. Read more »

27 November 2007 Contamination probable, law enforcement ineffective: removal of asbestos materials by inexperienced contractors. Read more »

26 November 2007 Abestos awareness organizations strive to educate the public about exposure and diseases. Read more »

19 November 2007 Workers on the MV Atlantic freighter advised to get asbestos contamination testing. Read more »

19 November 2007 EPA watches over demolition of buildings at future development site. Read more »

14 November 2007 Results of Alimta® (Pemetrexed) for Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Reported. Read more »

13 November 2007 Appalling working conditions and widespread pollution are common in India's ship-breaking yards. Read more »

5 November 2007 Politics: Disease-causing asbestos ban not strong enough to fight big business. Read more »

5 November 2007 Employee says company not taking asbestos threat seriously. Read more »

27 October 2007 Asbestos, the once valued "magic mineral," now a hazard sold to developing countries. Read more »

27 October 2007 State agencies refocus support of miners' health study on northeastern Minnesota. Read more »

23 October 2007 100 employees evacuated from Guelph, Ontario public health office due to asbestos contamination. Read more »

22 October 2007 Mesothelioma deaths increasing compared to numbers for other cancers. Read more »

22 October 2007 House of Lords decides symptomless asbestos insurance claims are not compensable. Read more »

16 October 2007 Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital leads the way in mesothelioma related treatment and services. Read more »

15 October 2007 Asbestos scare for South Carolina's Pawleys Island residents and vacationers. Read more »

15 October 2007 ACSH, New York - Asbestos as a natural material means minimal exposure to humans will always exist. Read more »

13 October 2007 Melbourne Australia, RMIT University staff and students exposed to asbestos dust from old ventilation system. Read more »

10 October 2007 Mesothelioma dubbed the "one of the deadliest cancers known to modern medical science." Read more »

8 October 2007 Lancashire, England - Victim blames the government and files suit. Read more »

6 October 2007 Asbestos, the "silent killer stalks South African mining community."

4 October 2007 American products contain asbestos, Senate bans further import. Read more »

27 September 2007 Victims of Mesothelioma Face a Lengthy Wait for Drug, Alimta. Read more »

24 September 2007 Tasmania, Australia, Over Twenty Cases of Asbestos Found in Schools. Read more »

22 September 2007 Residents Evacuated While Asbestos Workers Clean Lake View, IL Apartment Building. Read more »

20 September 2007 Eli Lilly Applies for Review of Alimta as Initial Treatment for Mesothelioma. Read more »

16 September 2007 Asbestos Detected, New Miami Housing Development Could Be Delayed. Read more »

15 September 2007 About Asbestos Removal, Is It Safe? Read more »

10 September 2007 Sixteen School Buildings Found to Contain Asbestos Materials. Read more »

7 September 2007 Clinical Trial to Ascertain the Side Effects and Toxicity of Drug, Zolinza Read more »

30 August 2007 Northern Ireland last to receive funding for mesothelioma drug, Alimta. Read more »

30 August 2007 Clinical trials conducted to determine if drugs are a "viable first or second-line defense." Read more »