Fwd: 18% near asbestos found sick / Residents near factories handling ... - Daily Yomiuri On-Line

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18% near asbestos found sick / Residents near factories handling substance have signs of cancer The Yomiuri Shimbun About 18 percent, or 145, of about 800 people living near factories handling asbestos show signs of pleural plaque, which is directly ...

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:30:00 GMT

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Fwd: Asbestos victims offered billions - Baltimore Sun

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W.R. Grace & Co. said yesterday that it has reached a deal that could be worth more than $3 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits by people who say they were sickened by exposure to the company's asbestos products. The deal potentially clears a ...

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:59:00 GMT

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Fwd: Asbestos compensation case begins - BBC News

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Lawyers for insurance firms will argue that the policies they sold to employers are "triggered" when the disease develops, rather than when employees or former employees were exposed. They say that workers may have been employed by several ...

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:37:00 GMT

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Fwd: New research group offers hope to asbestosis sufferers - RxPG

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Today brings hope of improved quality of life for those affected by asbestos exposure and ultimately a future free of asbestos-induced sickness. Beyond the boardroom and courtroom battles, this is truly Bernie's long-term legacy, she said. Several ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:03:00 GMT

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Fwd: Federal Agencies to Launch $8 Million Effort to Study Libby, Montana ... - Biloxi Sun Herald

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the Libby Amphibole Health Risk Initiative, a series of projects totaling $8 million designed to understand the health effects ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:27:00 GMT

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