NeoPharm Seeking Orphan Drug Status for SS1-dsFv- -PE38; Orphan Drug Designation Requested for Treatment of Mesothelioma and Ovarian Cancer
Business Wire - October 8, 2001
The common characteristics of the silicate minerals collectively known as asbestos are a fibrous structure and resistance to fire. Fabricated into corrugated or flat sheets, asbestos has been used as building material in a wide variety of structures, including many schools ... (Read More)
NeoPharm Seeking Orphan Drug Status for SS1-dsFv- -PE38; Orphan Drug Designation Requested for Treatment of Mesothelioma and Ovarian Cancer
Business Wire - October 8, 2001
Definition
Pleural effusion occurs when too much fluid collects in the pleural space (the space between the two layers of the pleura). It is commonly known as "water on the lungs." It is characterized by shortness of breath, chest pain, gastric discomfort (dyspepsia), and c... (Read More)
NeoPharm Seeking Orphan Drug Status for SS1-dsFv- -PE38; Orphan Drug Designation Requested for Treatment of Mesothelioma and Ovarian Cancer
Business Wire - October 8, 2001
Definition
The pleura is the membrane that lines the lungs and chest cavity. A pleural biopsy is the removal of pleural tissue for examination.
Purpose
Pleural biopsy is done to differentiate between benign and malignant disease, to diagnose viral, fungal, or parasitic dise... (Read More)
NeoPharm Seeking Orphan Drug Status for SS1-dsFv- -PE38; Orphan Drug Designation Requested for Treatment of Mesothelioma and Ovarian Cancer
Business Wire - October 8, 2001
Definition
Thoracentesis is a procedure by which pleural fluid is removed from the space between the lung and the chest wall. The space in which this fluid collects is called the pleural space. It is formed in between the serous membrane covering each lung, called the visce... (Read More)
Intraoperative photodynamic therapy after pleuropneumonectomy in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma : dose finding and toxicity results
Chest - October 1, 2001, by Hugo Schouwink,
Emiel T. Rutgers,
Joost van der Sijp,
Hugo Oppelaar,
Nico van Zandwijk,
Robert van Veen,
Sjaak Burgers,
Fiona A. Stewart,
Frans Zoetmulder,
Paul Baas
Objective: To determine the optimal administered dose of meta-tetrahydroxyphenylchlorin (mTHPC) for intraoperative photodynamic therapy (IPDT) in resected malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). The primary objective of this combination treatment was to improve local tumor ... (Read More)
Protecting your patients after asbestos exposure - natural detoxification methods to protect against cancer - Brief Article - Editorial
Alternative Medicine Review - October 1, 2001, by Kathi Head
In the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, both Americans and many people abroad have searched their hearts and minds for ways they can help in the healing process. As our society grapples with recovering from the initial trauma, the news fr... (Read More)
Effect of size of man-made and natural mineral fibers on chemiluminescent response in human monocyte-derived macrophages - Articles
Environmental Health Perspectives - October 1, 2001, by Masayuki Ohyama,
Toru Otake,
Kenji Morinaga
Fiber size is an important factor in the tumorigenicity of various mineral fibers and asbestos fibers in animal experiments. We examined the time course of the ability to induce lucigenin-dependent chemiluminescence (CL) from human monocyte-derived macrophages exposed to ... (Read More)
New Asbestos Claims on the Rise
Risk & Insurance - September 16, 2001, by Michael Capozzi
Asbestos claims are expected to be a significant, but not a catastrophic threat to the U.S. insurance industry, according to a new report by Standard & Poor's, NewYork. The new wave of claims will not terminally affect the industry's finances, said the rating agency.
Ev... (Read More)
Increased risk of malignant mesothelioma of the pleura after residential or domestic exposure to Asbestos: a case-control study in Casale Monferrato, Italy
Environmental Health Perspectives - September 1, 2001, by Corrado Magnani,
Paola Dalmasso,
Annibale Biggeri,
Cristiana Ivaldi,
Dario Mirabelli,
Benedetto Terracini
The association of malignant mesothelioma (MM) and nonoccupational asbestos exposure is currently debated. Our study investigates environmental and domestic asbestos exposure in the city where the largest Italian asbestos cement (AC) factory was located. This population-b... (Read More)
Specific accumulation and elimination kinetics of trismethane, tris methanol, and other persistent organochlorines in humans from Japan - 4-chlorophenyl
Environmental Health Perspectives - September 1, 2001, by Tu Binh Minh,
Mafumi Watanabe,
Shinsuke Tanabe,
Taketo Yamada,
Jun-ichi Hata,
Shaw Watanabe
We examined human adipose tissue, liver, and bile from humans in Japan to understand the contamination status, specific accumulation, and elimination of two newly identified environmental contaminants, tris(4-chlorophenyl)methane (TCPMe), tris(4-chlorophenyl)methanol (TCP... (Read More)
Burned by Asbestos - USG forced into bankruptcy by asbestos suits - Brief Article
CFO, Magazine for Senior Financial Executives - September 1, 2001, by Russ Banham
SO FAR, 29 COMPANIES HAVE BEEN FORCED INTO BANKRUPTCY BECAUSE OF ASBESTOS EXPOSURE. WILL OTHERS RUN OUT OF BREATHING ROOM?
Twenty years ago, litigation costs related to asbestos in its joint compound product cost USG Corp. about $12 million a year. Ten years ago, that w... (Read More)
El Paso Jury Awards $55.5 Million For Victim of Asbestos Exposure
Business Wire - August 30, 2001
Business Editors & Legal Writers
EL PASO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2001
Jurors in Judge Javier Alvarez's County Court at Law No. 3 returned a verdict of more than $55.5 million late Wednesday for an El Paso man and his family based on a finding that the man's ... (Read More)
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