Delaware Charter School Settles Asbestos Management Violations
August 6th, 2008. <p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Pencader Business & Finance Charter High School stemming from violations of the Asbestos Hazards Emergency Response Act (AHERA), the federal law requiring schools to inspect and manage asbestos-containing materials. Pencader is located at 170 Lukens Drive in Newcastle, Del.</p> <p>According to ... [More >>]
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New clinical trial for patients with asbestos-associated lung cancer; Investigational therapy may help avoid lung removal surgery for patients with pleural mesothelioma June 26th, 2008. The Mesothelioma Center[note] within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is now recruiting patients for a clinical research study of a ... [More >>] | Faces of Mesothelioma; Meso Foundation Press Conference with Families and Patients June 24th, 2008. With a latency period of 10-50 years, and with millions of Americans at risk for mesothelioma, an asbestos-generated cancer, the ravages of this life ending disease continue to disrupt families ... [More >>] |
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June 24th, 2008. New York State Labor Department Suspends Rochester Asbestos Project
June 11th, 2008. EPA to Conduct Air Monitoring for Asbestos and Particulate Matter Following Parkersburg Tornado
June 6th, 2008. The European Commission Grants Orphan Drug Designation for Molmed’s Vascular Targeting Agent Arenegyr in the Treatment of Mesothelioma
June 4th, 2008. Public Heath Advocates Form Committee to Ban Asbestos in America; Committee Calls on the U.S. Congress and the President to Swiftly Ban Asbestos
May 29th, 2008. Arenegyr: Key Preliminary Results of Phase II Trials in Mesothelioma and Colorectal Cancer Presented at ASCO
May 17th, 2008. Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) highlights need for asbestos ban
May 16th, 2008. Rosetta Genomics to Present Multiple Posters at the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
May 15th, 2008. EPA fines Arizona company $18,500 for asbestos school violations
May 1st, 2008. U.S. EPA Risk Assessment: Clear Creek Management Area Asbestos Increases Long-Term Cancer Risk
April 25th, 2008. MN Iron Range Miners’ Mesothelioma Study Finally Finds Funding