| MP slams decision to ditch asbestos drug
ROCHDALE MP Paul Rowen has slammed the ‘disgraceful' decision to withdraw a vital drug used by people fighting the deadly asbestos disease mesothelioma. He says the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) decision to withdraw the drug Alimta for NHS patients has been done for purely financial reasons. It will affect scores of people in Rochdale, which has an above-average number of mesothelioma sufferers because of the town's past links with the asbestos industry. The Turner Brothers complex at Spotland was once the largest asbestos factory in the world. Mr Rowen said: "I find the decision of Nice to be disgraceful. They have quite obviously put money before people's suffering and I am shocked. "Experts have told me the Nice appraisal cost around £1M, yet the cost of using this effective drug is estimated to be only £3M a year.
Defense Department Awards Unique Asbestos Destruction Project to A-Conversion, LLC
A-Conversion, LLC, a privately-held New York firm, was given a Department of Defense contract to construct a transportable, modular, asbestos conversion system for field deployment at its installations using the ABCOV Method to destroy its asbestos. The sole-source $1.27 million contract, awarded by the Pentagon's Contracting Command of Excellence, will employ the patented ABCOV Method, a non-thermal, Environmental Protection Agency approved, mechanical-chemical asbestos conversion process, developed by Tony Nocito. "The ABCOV method is an extremely reliable process that has the potential to save taxpayers millions of dollars in future asbestos liabilities," says Nocito. "The development of this transportable, modular asbestos conversion system by the Department of Defense will eliminate the potential danger and costs of transporting asbestos containing materials through their installation's neighborhoods and eliminate the Government's landfill liability," Nocito adds.
Victims win payout
Thousands of dying North East asbestos victims will at last get compensation. Former Washington Chemical Company workers have fought a long battle for compensation after they were exposed to deadly levels of asbestos during their working life. Today a £36m compensation cash pot, frozen for five years, has finally been made available. Former workers, many of whom suffer from mesothelioma, will now vote on the settlement to receive compensation within months. They have been offered roughly 60% of the total owed, with some claims running to £100,000. Claimants who did not work for the Washington Chemical Company but were exposed to asbestos because they lived near the factory are also expected to receive 20% of their compensation. .
Change in Law Brings Hope to Mesothelioma Victims
LEGISLATION will be in place next month to give full compensation to former Halton dock workers devastated by asbestos-related cancer. Ministers announced last week they would amend the Compensation Bill to overturn a court ruling that would drastically cut payments. The move means the change should be law before MPs leave Westminster for their summer break next month and can be implemented from next April. Asbestos, which causes mesothelioma, was widely used as insulation and ballast in ships that docked at Runcorn. Thousands more workers were exposed to asbestos fibres at the borough's chemical works, where it was used to insulate pipes. Click here to read full story This entry was posted on Saturday, July 1st, 2006 at 10:10 am and is filed under Health Concerns, Toxic Substances.
LegalView.com Announces Its New, Free Legal Encyclopedia
LegalView is a new, easy to use, free legal-information resource, for ordinary people seeking information on legal issues and controversies. This new site provides general legal resources such as a legal dictionary and legal encyclopedia, in addition to information about specific legal issues such as mesothelioma and unsafe drugs. Denver, CO (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) July 11, 2006 -- LegalView.com today announces the addition of its new Legal Encyclopedia, based on Cornell University's WEX Encyclopedia. The encyclopedia joins the Legal Dictionary, Legal Directory, and massive legal bookstore as part of a free "everything legal" service bringing legal information and legal resources to ordinary people.
LegalView provides two types of legal information. First, the general legal resources, allowing people to look up legal terms and legal definitions, and to seek legal information through a wide range of legal resources; LegalView's directory includes many thousands of links to useful online resources, for instance, from legal publications and blogs, to lists of expert witnesses and paralegal services.
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