Health and environmental consequences of the World Trade Center disaster - Workgroup Report
Environmental Health Perspectives - May 1, 2004, by Philip J. Landrigan,
Paul J. Lioy,
George Thurston,
Gertrud Berkowitz,
L.C. Chen,
Steven N. Chillrud,
Stephen H. Gavett,
Panos G. Georgopoulos,
Alison S. Geyh,
Stephen Levin,
Frederica Perera,
The attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) created an acute environmental disaster of enormous magnitude. This study characterizes the environmental exposures resulting from destruction of the WTC and assesses their effects on health. Methods include ambient air sampling;... (Read More)
First drug for rare cancer - Updates - Alimta - Brief Article
FDA Consumer - May 1, 2004
Cancer of the mesothelium--a membrane that covers and protects most of the body's internal organs--is usually associated with a history of asbestos exposure and affects the lining of the chest. About 2,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. By the time symptoms appear, th... (Read More)
Asbestos-induced peritoneal mesothelioma in a construction worker - Grand Rounds
Environmental Health Perspectives - April 1, 2004, by Rodolfo Fonte,
Salvatore Gambettino,
Mario Melazzini,
Mario Scelsi,
Claudio Zanon,
Stefano M. Candura
Occupational and environmental asbestos exposure continues to represent a public health problem, despite increasingly restrictive laws adopted by most industrialized countries. Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive asbestos-related malignancy. We present the ca... (Read More)
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Voices Continued Praise for 'Ban Asbestos in America Act'; Senate Press Conference Today Reaffirms Broad Support
PR Newswire - March 24, 2004
WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF), the national organization dedicated to eradicating mesothelioma as a life-ending disease, today voiced its continued support for S.1115 -- the Ban Asbestos in America Act -- Sponsor... (Read More)
Puget Sound Cancer Centers Plays Significant Role in Clinical Testing Of Newly Approved Cancer Drug; FDA Approves Alimta for Treatment of Asbestos-Related
Business Wire - March 16, 2004
News Editors/Health/Medical Writers
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2004
Puget Sound Cancer Centers was actively involved in the clinical testing for the new drug Alimta, the first approved treatment for asbestos-related cancer in patients who are not candidates f... (Read More)
ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Asbestos-Related Diseases
Business Wire - March 5, 2004
Business Editors
ADVISORY...
--(BUSINESS WIRE)
TOPIC: The Environmental Working Group released a report announcing 10,000 Americans die every year due to asbestos-related diseases, according to an article by Reuters. The group also expects the number of deaths to in... (Read More)
Asbestos and the pleura : a review - reviews
Chest - March 1, 2004, by David W. Cugell,
David W. Kamp
Key words: asbestos: asbestos production; DNA damage; mesothelioma; plaque: pleura; pleural calcification; pleural fibrosis; public policy; reactive nitrogen species; reactive oxygen species; rounded atelectasis; simian virus 40
Abbreviations: EPA = Environmental Protec... (Read More)
Demanding MSHA regulations: 2004 and beyond - Law: key issues - Mine Safety and Health Administration
Pit & Quarry - March 1, 2004, by Michael T. Heenan
There has been much success in reducing hazards, accidents and injuries in the mining industry. There has been a three-year decline in fatal accidents and last year saw the lowest number of fatalities ever. In the prior year, 2002, there were 67 deaths. That was a record ... (Read More)
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is a promising treatment for solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura - minimally invasive techniques
Chest - March 1, 2004, by Makoto Takahama,
Keiji Kushibe,
Takeshi Kawaguchi,
Michitaka Kimura,
Shigeki Taniguchi
Study objectives: Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura (SFTPs) are slow-growing neoplasms. Approximately 800 cases have been reported in the literature to date. The aim of this study was to address our experience with the management of SFTPs and to evaluate the advantage... (Read More)
Baron & Budd, P.C., Announces $5.2 Million Asbestos Verdict Against Insulation Manufacturer in El Paso
PR Newswire - February 24, 2004
EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., has announced a $5.2 million jury verdict delivered today on behalf of a local tradesman who died less than a year after discovering he had contracted a fatal disease caused by his exposur... (Read More)
Changing patterns in asbestos-induced lung disease - occupational and environmental lung disease
Chest - February 1, 2004, by Jill Ohar,
David A. Sterling,
Eugene Bleecker,
James Donohue
Study objectives: To determine patterns in asbestos-induced lung diseases found in older, less exposed workers.
Design: Review of a database evaluating lung function, smoking status, form of asbestos-induced lung disease, and radiograph abnormalities.
Setting: Outpati... (Read More)
Radiographic abnormalities: response from Peipins et al - Correspondence
Environmental Health Perspectives - February 1, 2004, by Lucy A. Peipins,
Michael Lewin,
Sharon Campolucci,
Jeffrey A. Lybarger,
Vikas Kapil,
Dan Middleton,
Aubrey Miller,
Christopher Weis,
Michael Spence,
Brad Black
We appreciate Price's interest in our article (Peipins et al. 2003). We stated clearly that being a former W.R. Grace (WRG) worker was a significant risk factor for both pleura] and interstitial abnormalities. We also noted that only age was more strongly associated with ... (Read More)
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