| OSHA Advisory: Asbestos Automotive Brake and Clutch Repair Work
OSHA is issuing this Safety and Health Information Bulletin to inform employees and employers in the automotive brake repair industry of the precautions that must be taken when working with automotive brakes and clutches containing asbestos. In the case of do-it-yourselfers*, OSHA does not have jurisdiction, and OSHA does not require theses practices to be followed. To reduce the potential exposure to asbestos, EPA strongly recommends that all automotive brake and clutch repair work be done by professional auto mechanics. Although the use of asbestos in friction products is declining annually, it remains a substantial source of potential exposure. In addition, there is still potential exposure to asbestos contained in automotive brakes and clutches on older vehicles in need of service.
Alimta® or with Platinol® Benefits Patients with Recurrent Mesothelioma
According to results recently published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, treatment with the chemotherapy agent Alimta® (pemetrexed) with or without the chemotherapy agent Platinol® (cisplatin) provides benefit for patients with malignant mesothelioma who have received prior therapies. Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare cancer that develops in the tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior of the chest. It is often caused by chronic exposure to asbestos. The majority of patients are not diagnosed until the disease has progressed to an advanced stage and treatment with surgery or radiation is not an option. Patients with this disease often experience symptoms, such as shortness of breath, cough, pain, fatigue, and an inability to eat, which lessen their quality of life.
Louis Winnick, 85, pushed low-income homeownership
MANHASSET, N.Y. Louis Winnick, an economist who helped guide the investments of the Ford Foundation and promoted low-income homeownership, has died. He was 85. Winnick died Saturday at a hospice in Manhasset, on Long Island. The cause of death was mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer that his daughter Pamela Winnick attributed to exposure to asbestos when he worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II. Winnick was born in Romania and went to Brooklyn when he was 1. He graduated from Brooklyn College and earned a graduate degree in economics at Columbia University. He worked for the New York City Planning Commission and the Housing and Redevelopment Board before joining the Ford Foundation in 1962. He served as deputy vice president in the national affairs division from 1968 to 1986.
CuraGen Reports Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results
BRANFORD, Conn., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CuraGen Corporation CRGN today reported its consolidated financial results for the second quarter 2006. For the quarter ended June 30, 2006, CuraGen's consolidated net loss was $14.3 million, or $0.26 per share, compared to a net loss of $15.7 million, or $0.31 per share, for the same period in 2005. As of June 30, 2006, CuraGen had available cash and investments of $193.6 million, as compared to $211.3 million at March 31, 2006, and had outstanding 6% convertible debt of $66.2 million, due February 2007, and 4% convertible debt of $110 million, due February 2011. CuraGen also announced today it has formally engaged Goldman Sachs to examine strategic options for CuraGen's investment in 454 Life Sciences. In the second quarter of 2006, 454 Life Sciences, CuraGen's majority-owned subsidiary, recognized a total of $9.8 million in revenue, a 188% increase compared to the same period in 2005.
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