Asbestos Mesothelioma In The News

FAMILIES of mesothelioma victims will not be denied compensation from insurers, thanks to a High Court victory. Insurers had tried to use a legal loophole to defeat claims made against them by victims of the asbestos-related cancer or their families.

Nine years after its use was banned, statistics show that nearly 4,000 people in the UK die each year from the effects of asbestos exposure whilst at work.

A DRUG used to treat skin cancer is providing new hope for patients suffering from the deadly asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma, WA researchers say.

(ARA) - The struggling economy can be worrisome and may make you feel blue, but how do you know if it's something more serious? (ARA) - America's wavering economy along with swelling gas prices have tampered with vacationers' travel plans throughout the summer, leaving many travelers in the lurch.

YOU'D see him going downhill. He couldn't walk anywhere. He was flat-out just getting to the postbox.

Deal worth at least $60 million in case involving insulation W.R. Grace & Co. said yesterday it has reached a deal worth at least $60 million to settle property damage claims filed by the owners of homes and businesses who used an attic and wall insulation manufactured by the Columbia chemical maker.

Trainee apprentices from around the West Midlands received a stark warning from the Health and Safety Executive that, once exposed to asbestos fibres in their lungs, they could die a premature death from mesothelioma unless they take necessary precautions in the workplace.

YOU wouldn't think there were many laughs to be had about asbestosis and mesothelioma but the Newport writer and director of a new theatre production discovered otherwise.

(ARA) - Baby boomers have been rewriting American culture for decades. Now, as the first wave of retiring boomers leaves the work force and the next wave is reaching the 55-plus mark, they are redefining yet another great American institution - volunteerism.

THE Government will today come under pressure to compensate Oldham suffers of pleural plaques in a crucial House of Commons debate.