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CARPAL TUNNEL EXERCISE Published: 06/02/10
Carpal Tunnel Exercise Do you experience tingling in your palms and fingers? Is it to the point where it keeps you up at night or you experience pain? If so, you may be experiencing the beginning symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. If this sounds like you, don't despair. You are one of thousands ac...

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NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS Published: 05/02/10
New Zealand authorities are conducting multiple investigations to determine whether or not soldiers who have been training in a building in Manawatu were exposed to asbestos. According to an article in New Zealand News, soldiers have been training in the Longburn Freezing Works building about 3 to ...

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NY PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY URGES CITY TO KEEP REDUCING ASBESTOS EXPOSURE, KNOWN TO CAUSE MESOTHELIOMA Published: 04/02/10
Thursday, January 7, 2010 Attorney Joseph W. Belluck of Belluck & Fox LLP says overhaul of NYC asbestos abatement program marks progress, but more safeguards needed New York, NY January 6, 2010 -- New York City needs to continue reducing the risk of exposure to cancer-causing asbestos until it is ...

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BRITISH MESOTHELIOMA PATIENTS FIND CHEMOEMBOLIZATION EFFECTIVE, BUT EXPENSIVE Published: 03/02/10
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 A treatment known as chemoembolization, where anticancer drugs are injected directly into a cancer tumor, has shown effective in the treatment of mesothelioma according to its supporters being treated in Germany. However, the National Health Service (NHS), the publicly-f...

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ASBESTOS-RELATED LUNG CANCER SLOWED BY ELI LILLY CHEMO DRUG Published: 31/01/10
Wall Street Journal (Dow Jones) Eli Lilly & Co.'s experimental chemotherapy drug Alimta showed positive results in treating people suffering from a rare and insidious cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Results from a clinical trial showed that patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma trea...

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BRIT RELEASES NEW BOOK ON ASBESTOS LEGACY Published: 26/01/10
A British citizen who lived and worked in the town known as the birthplace of the modern asbestos industry is releasing his second book about the destructive legacy of asbestos and asbestos exposure. A book signing will be held in the town tonight. According to an article on Rochdale Online, Geoffr...

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PROPANE EXPLOSION SCATTERS ASBESTOS Published: 22/01/10
An explosion at the Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases site in Toronto has threatened to expose thousands of residents to airborne asbestos. The individuals live in about 100 homes that border the factory's former location. According to an article in the Edmonton Sun, police had to cordon off ...

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EARLY DIAGNOSIS IS CRITICAL FOR EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF MESOTHELIOMA Published: 19/01/10
By David Arnold Livingston Cancer is one of the most fatal diseases nowadays. It doesn’t choose its victims. Men and women alike, old and young die of cancer. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that affects the mesothelium, specifically the Pleura (membrane that surrounds the lungs) and the Pe...

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MESOTHELIOMA - THE DISEASE THAT STRIKES 40 YEARS LATER Published: 12/01/10
by Rick Hendershot, Linknet Publishing Network Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancerous) cells are found in the mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of the body's internal organs. Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbest...

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WHAT ARE SOME COPING STRATEGIES FOUND USEFUL BY MESOTHELIOMA VICTIMS? Published: 09/01/10
By Matt West Mesothelioma is such a disease that affects not only the person diagnosed with the disease, but his or her loved ones, too. The intention to write this article is to offer some resource for patients and their families who are living with this disease. Coping with mesothelioma, unlike...

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