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9 hrs ago | Scotsman.com

Compensation hopes of asbestos-linked cancer campaigners dashed by ruling

THOUSANDS of sufferers of an asbestos-related illness linked to cancer have been told that they will not qualify for state benefits.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Surreycomet.co.uk

Residents say 'No' to asbestos collection plans

Deadly asbestos could be collected at a waste centre in Epsom, if plans submitted to Surrey County Council are approved.

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Related Topix: Health

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Netscape

How to Prepare to Speak with a Mesothelioma Attorney

How to Prepare to Speak with a Mesothelioma Attorney >> Posted By lynx8385 1 hour, 57 minutes ago in Health & Fitness > Mesothelioma attorneys are very eager to find mesothelioma patients.

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Related Topix: Health

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Bellingham Herald

EPA testing yards near former Spokane factory

Crews are testing residential yards near W.R. Grace & Co.'s former insulation factory in Spokane for asbestos fibers that can cause cancer.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Libby, MT, Health

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Southtyneside Today

Fashion show helps fight against killer OUR annual fashion show is certainly looking to the future.

OUR annual fashion show is certainly looking to the future. By backing our charities, we're making sure cancer sufferers will have the help they need in years to come.

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Related Topix: Health, Tyne and Wear County, England,

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Hill Times

MPs living with cancer

Three-term Bloc Qubcois MP Nicole Demers went to sleep one night in 2000 in perfect health and woke up the next morning to find a lump on her left breast the size of a small potato.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer, Canada, Prostate Cancer

Rochdale Observer

Campaigner sets out on epic mission

AN ASBESTOS campaigner has set out on his epic bid to cycle 1,200 miles to highlight the dangers of a a hidden killera TM.

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Related Topix: Health

Fri Jun 26, 2009

KARE 11 TV

U of M to survey Iron Range for cancer study

A random sample of current and former Iron Range taconite workers will soon receive letters inviting them to participate in a screening program for a rare lung disease.

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Related Topix: University of Minnesota, Iron, MN, Health

Cleaning & Maintenance Mgmt.

Three companies face OSHA fines for asbestos

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited three companies for "willful and serious" violations of federal regulations concerning asbestos, according to Mesothelioma News .

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Related Topix: OSHA, Health

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Andover Advertiser | Basingstoke

Asbestos: Remove it from our schools

NEARLY all children in the Basingstoke area are being taught in schools containing asbestos.

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Related Topix: Health, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Family, Hampshire County, England

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Yorkshire Post

Echoes of Erin Brockovich as doughty campaigner for justice 'stars' in Dust

THE story of a Leeds woman who fought for legal justice against a factory which spewed asbestos dust into the local community is being brought to the stage.

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Related Topix: Health

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Rehab Management

Alfacell Provides Shareholder Update

I am grateful to have this opportunity to share with you important developments taking place at this critical juncture in our company history.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health, Medicine, Cancer, New York Medical College, Oncology

Sat Jun 20, 2009

KCFW

Baucus Remembers Les Skramstad

As Senator Max Baucus joined the Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary and the E.P.A. Administrator to announce the health emergency designation for Libby today, he held a framed photograph which he presented to Kathleen Sebelius to commemorate the historic designation.

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Related Topix: Health

Democrat & Chronicle

Chili contractor faces federal charges related to asbestos work

A Chili asbestos-abatement contractor was arraigned Friday on federal charges that he mishandled asbestos removal projects at seven local sites.

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Medical News Today

EPA Declares First-Ever Public Health Emergency In Montana

Main Category: Asbestos / Mesothelioma Also Included In: Public Health ; Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Article Date: 19 Jun 2009 - 5:00 PDT The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday declared its first-ever "public health emergency," asbestos contamination near Libby and Troy, Mont., northwestern mining towns, the Associated Press ...

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, US Politics, US News, Law, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health, Agriculture, Science, Troy, MT

JewishTucson

Israeli Doctor Warns Of Rare Cancer

A senior Israeli doctor claims towns in northern Israel have one of the largest concentrations of people in the world suffering from a rare form of cancer.

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Related Topix: Health, Israel,

The Age

CSR must address asbestos deaths: lawyer

CSR Ltd was responsible for one of the world's biggest asbestos death tolls and must address the issue of compensation liabilities before it is broken up, a lawyer says.

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Related Topix: Construction, Health

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Kansas City Star

Asbestos-coated Libby, Mont., gets federal cleanup

Yvonne Resch remembers thinking as a child that the vermiculite mine only added to the area's natural beauty - its lights on Zonolite Mountain looked like a castle.But the mine and its processing plants spewed asbestos over her town for more than 70 years, coating homes, schools and ball fields.

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Related Topix: Libby, MT, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Manufacturing, W R Grace , Chemicals

Yorkshire Evening Post

Asbestos drama for Leeds Playhouse

THE story of a courageous Leeds woman who took on the might of an international corporation as she suffered a deadly cancer is being told at West Yorkshire Playhouse.

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Related Topix: Health

KTXL-TV Sacramento

Supreme Court upholds $500 million settlement in asbestos-related lawsuits

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to let an insurance company settle some asbestos lawsuits in exchange for blocking any future litigation resulting from its long relationship with Johns Manville Corp., once the world's largest producer of asbestos.

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Related Topix: US News, Construction, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Health, Second Circuit Court of Appeals

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