Mesothelioma News
News headlines courtesy the Mesothelioma Center.
- Rosetta Genomics Announces Commercial Availability of Its Third MicroRNA-Based Diagnostic Test: miRview(TM) meso
- December 29, 2008 - Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDQ: ROSG), the leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced today the introduction of its third diagnostic test, miRview(TM) meso. The test is now commercially available through Rosetta Genomics CLIA-certified lab in Philadelphia. To order the test, physicians may contact 1-888-522-7971, or visit the company’s website http://www.rosettagenomics.com. "I am very excited to finally see [...]
- Registration Opens for 5th Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference: March 27 - 29, 2009, Manhattan Beach, California
- December 16, 2008 - Registration is now open for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s (ADAO) 5th annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference March 27 - 29, 2009 at the Manhattan Beach Marriott in Manhattan Beach, CA. Affected individuals and families, employers, employees, research scientists and medical experts from around the globe are expected to attend. This international conference will offer [...]
- ATSDR Issues Report on Asbestos Exposure from Libby Vermiculite
- November 3, 2008 - Employees, their families and people living close to 28 exfoliation sites may have been exposed to amphibole asbestos from vermiculite mined in Libby, Montana between the 1920s and the early 1990s, a report from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ( ATSDR ) has concluded. The report identifies groups of people most at?risk from [...]
- Paper in Cell Cycle Reports Alfacell?s ONCONASE® Targets siRNA
- October 10, 2008 - Alfacell Corporation (Nasdaq: ACEL) today announced that a paper published in Cell Cycle (2008; Vol. 7, Issue 20) reports that ONCONASE (ranpirnase) targets small interfering RNA (siRNA), likely within the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) of the RNA interference (RNAi) mechanism. The paper is the result of research conducted by collaborators at the Brander Cancer Research [...]
- Rhode Island Demolition Company Face Fines for Clean Air Violations
- October 7, 2008 - A Johnston, R.I. demolition company faces a penalty of $256,320 for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos (Asbestos NESHAP). In 2004 - 2005, the Bilray Demolition Company, Inc. demolished the former Seaboard Foundry in Johnston, following a fire that occurred at the facility. [...]
- Asbestos hazards prompt EPA to halt demolition work
- September 19, 2008 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued two orders to Rock Springs Enterprises Inc. to cease demolition work at the site of a former pottery-manufacturing facility in Chester, Hancock County, W. Va. because of potential health hazards from asbestos and damage to a previously-constructed soil cap at the site. The former owners of the site, Newell [...]
- ADAO Applauds U.S. House of Representatives for Introducing Landmark Bill to Ban Asbestos in America and Protect Public Health
- September 17, 2008 - H.R. 6903, the "Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2008" Will Play a Pivotal Role in Eliminating Asbestos Disease and Future Exposures The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest organization in the United States dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives and the [...]
- Winslow, Ariz., fined more than $240,000 for asbestos violations City failed to protect workers, public during apartment demolition
- September 17, 2008 - The City of Winslow will pay a $240,400 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of Clean Air Act asbestos provisions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The consent decree, if entered by the Court, would resolve a 2007 complaint against the City of Winslow, former City Administrator John Roche, and former owner William Christie [...]
- Linda Reinstein, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) and Organization Spokesperson Jordan Zevon Issue Statements on the Fifth Anniversary of the Passing of Warren Zevon
- September 8, 2008 - Linda Reinstein, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) and Organization Spokesperson Jordan Zevon today made the following statements regarding the fifth anniversary of the passing of Warren Zevon. Linda Reinstein, Executive Director and Co-Founder of ADAO: ?September 7, 2008 will mark five years since the world lost one of its greatest musicians and [...]
- Borit Asbestos Site Proposed for Superfund List
- September 4, 2008 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed the addition of the Borit Asbestos Site in Ambler, Pa. to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The national priorities list is a national list of sites where hazardous contaminants could impact public health and/or the environment. NPL sites undergo a thorough investigation to determine the full nature [...]
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