New mesothelioma drug being developed
I recently posted about the progress of a new drug to treat mesothelioma, called ONCONASE, which has completed Phase IIIb clinical trials and is being fast-tracked for approval in the U.S. ONCONASE...
View ArticleA dad’s tragic death from mesothelioma
Recently, Debi Swagart contacted me to share the heartbreaking story of her father’s death from mesothelioma. Living in a small town in Michigan, Warren Faubert fell ill in December 2001, but was not...
View ArticleQuintessence continues with mesothelioma drug
On April 21 I reported that a Madison, Wisconsin-based biotechnology firm, Quintessence Bioscience, was moving forward on a drug similar to Alfacel’s Onconase, to treat mesothelioma. The report, from...
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Researchers investigating mesothelioma risk in Wisconsin mining operation in...
Another state is investigating the possible link between minerals mining and mesothelioma. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is trying to determine if asbestos-like fibers could be...
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Asbestos fibers discovered at proposed iron ore mine site in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Monday that asbestos is present in a rock sample taken from the proposed site of an iron ore mine in Ashland and Iron counties. The...
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Researcher’s life work may improve understanding of asbestos-like mineral fibers
Although he died of cancer in 2013 before he could complete his life’s work, researcher Phillip Cook will have an impact on the evaluation of asbestos-like mineral fibers and how they affect the body....
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Missouri may pass asbestos claims transparency bill
Nearly a quarter of states have asbestos claims transparency laws on the books, and Missouri is poised to raise the number to 13, according to the St. Louis Record. Even if the bill making its way...
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Milwaukee Superfund cleanup includes asbestos remediation
Clean up of Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s fourth Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site in the last five years is underway. Late last month the EPA began a hazardous materials cleanup in the...
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Exclusive remedy provisions prove downfall for some asbestos victims
A U.S. federal appeals court dismissed six asbestos exposure claims Tuesday for failure by the plaintiffs to sufficiently prove that their non-occupational asbestos exposure was a substantial...
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