| Asbestosis Like Mesothelioma Can Kill
But deaths from the cancer, largely of former workers from the long-closed Turner Brothers in Hindley Green, may have now peaked in the town.Seven local people died in 2003, latest figures in a Parliamentary written question reveal, compared with 11 the previous year and nine in 2001 and the illness claimed a high of 13 Wiganer's lives in 1999. Newcastle remains the main place for asbestosis in Britain with 101 people currently receiving treatment. The statistics were announced as Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) John Hutton gave new details of how the system for compensating sufferers and their survivors would be improved and speeded up. He said that interim measures would be put into action and he was also determined to put a long-term solution into place.
Cambridge Antibody Technology Announces Acquisition of Oncology Product Candidate From Enzon
CAMBRIDGE, England, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT) announces the acquisition of product candidate SS1P (renamed CAT-5001) from Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., based in Bridgewater, New Jersey in May 2006. The safety profile of CAT-5001 has been characterised in two Phase I clinical trials in patients with mesothelioma, ovarian and pancreatic cancer. CAT intends to conduct further pre-clinical studies and to initiate a clinical study in early 2007 exploring dosing of CAT-5001 in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy. CAT-5001 was discovered and initially developed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is part of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The programme was licensed to Enzon and that licence has now been assigned to CAT. Under the original licence agreement with the NIH, CAT will have rights to a portfolio of intellectual property associated with the programmes and will pay future royalties to NIH.
Widow gets $10.4 million in asbestos suit
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) -- A Newport News Circuit Court jury awarded $10.4 million to the widow of a former shipyard worker who died of lung cancer after four years of working with materials that contained asbestos.
The verdict in Wanda Jones' wrongful death lawsuit against three companies that manufactured the materials was announced Wednesday, the first anniversary of the death of 60-year-old Buddy Jones.
"It's a mixed day," Mrs. Jones said. "At least there's been some justice and recognition for what he went through, certainly through no fault of his own. He just went to work and did what he was trained to do on the job."
Her attorney, Robert Hatten, called the verdict a landmark one because one-third of the judgment will come from John Crane Inc., which has refused to settle other asbestos cases.
Asbestos Discovered at Housing Authority Site
The Long Branch Concerned Citizens Coalition (CCC) has raised concerns about the discovery of asbestos at one of the city's Housing Authority sites.The CCC hosted a press conference Monday at the Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) Grant Court complex at the corner of Liberty Street and Central Avenue after learning just days before that asbestos warning signs were posted on apartment units at the site." "We only found out about the asbestos at [the monthly] meeting last Thursday," said CCC member Willy Thompson at the press conference. "I called the [LBHA] and they said they have known about the asbestos for a month. They have agreed to meet with us to answer questions. "Now we have to get back to them with our questions and [available] dates to hold the meeting. At this time, a date is still to be determined," he said.
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