http://www.symptomsmesothelioma.info Information site about symptoms of mesothelioma. Wed, 14 May 2008 14:47:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Washington man suffering from mesothelioma filed an asbestos suit in Madison County Circuit Court May 7, claiming his disease was wrongfully caused. James Regal claims he was employed as a machinist in the U.S. Army from 1962 to 2003 in Illinois and various other locations and as a maintenance man ... http://www.symptomsmesothelioma.info/news/washington-complaint-in-asbestos-liability/ Notorius morning sickness drug Thalidomide, which caused severe birth defects in the 1950s and 1960s, is about to be trialled as a treatment for asbestos-related mesothelioma. Cancer specialist Nick Pavlakis said Thalidomide had been shown to inhibit blood vessel growth within tumours and he planned to test its value in ... http://www.symptomsmesothelioma.info/news/thalidomide-could-become-a-treatment-for-asbestos-related-mesothelioma/ A court in a landmark ruling Tuesday ordered a company to pay compensation to the family of a worker who died from the aftereffects of exposure to asbestos. The ruling, Korea's first to recognize the danger of asbestos and hold an employer liable, paving the way for similar suits. The ... http://www.symptomsmesothelioma.info/news/legal-case-asbestos-victims-family-victory-in-korea/ Libby, MT: Les Skramstad. Jack Davis. Bob Wheelis. Three names that have, or may soon, become statistics at the behest of asbestos. Skramstad, as you may have read, lost his battle with asbestosis. Jack and Bob are sick with mesothelioma, and there are thousands like them. But more than simply ... http://www.symptomsmesothelioma.info/news/mesothelioma-from-asbestos-the-war-has-turned-global/ A widow has called in lawyers to help her find out how her husband came to die from an asbestos-related lung cancer. Retired PE teacher Geoffrey Hambleton, 68, from Warrington, died within three years of being diagnosed with mesothelioma. His heartbroken widow Ann fears he may have been exposed to asbestos while he ... http://www.symptomsmesothelioma.info/news/a-widow-has-called-in-lawyers-to-help-her-find-out-how-her-husband-came-to-die-from-an-asbestos-related-cancer/ Pemetrexed alone or in tandem with a platinum agent shows good overall response and disease control rates in patients with peritoneal mesothelioma (PM), according to data presented here at the 14th European Cancer Conference (ECCO). The study enrolled 109 patients with a histologic or cytologic diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma that was ... http://www.symptomsmesothelioma.info/news/peritoneal-mesothelioma-european-cancer-conference-presents-a-study/ Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack has begun picking a jury for the county's first asbestos trial in more than a year. Once the trial begins, Chester Black of Joplin, Mo. will try to prove he was exposed to and inhaled, ingested or otherwise absorbed large amounts of asbestos fibers emanating ... http://www.symptomsmesothelioma.info/news/asbestos-trial-new-case-in-madison-county/ The family of an Islington man are seeking former workmates to shed light on the working conditions which brought about his untimely death. Eric Broadway died last May at the age of 81 as a result of asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, which he is believed to have contracted while working as ... http://www.symptomsmesothelioma.info/news/islington-family-looks-for-asbestos-traces/ A man suffering from asbestos related cancer has launched a High Court legal battle for compensation of up to £250,000. Richard Shepherdson, 61, has developed malignant mesothelioma, a cancer of the tissues surrounding his lungs or his abdomen, according to a writ issued at London's High Court. Now Mr Shepherdson, of Tulip ... http://www.symptomsmesothelioma.info/news/asbestos-related-cancer-battle-for-250000-compensation/