| Renouned Economist Louis Winnick Dead
Louis Winnick, an economist who helped guide the investments of the Ford Foundation and promoted low-income home ownership, 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 came to Brooklyn when he was one year old. He graduated from Brooklyn College and earned graduate degrees 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. Winnick played a major role in the foundation's effort to channel resources into housing, community renewal and minority enterprise following the turbulence of the late 1960s.
When Do You Need Mesothelioma Attorney – Symptoms of Cancer ...
Mesothelioma is a type of preventable cancer that is caused by inhaling the dust or particles of the deadly mineral Asbestos. The symptoms range from shortness of breath, chest pains, and persistent cough in the early stages to abdominal pain, swelling and tumors growing in the tissues that surround the heart and if left untreated could cause death within 24 months. It has a long latency period in that the symptoms of the disease can take many years to manifest, making both diagnosis and effective treatment very difficult. Therefore, people who worked with asbestos industry perhaps thirty or forty years ago are only now being diagnosed with this disease. .
ABI: Quicker compensation for mesothelioma claimants
“ Insurers agree with the Government that action is needed to ensure that compensation is paid to mesothelioma sufferers quickly and efficiently. “ We have already agreed with the Government measures to make the current compensation system work better. We now need more fundamental reform to remove the need for lengthy legal processes, and to streamline the system." - ENDS - Notes for Editors 1. Enquiries to: Malcolm Tarling 020 7216 7410 (Mobile: 07776 147 667) Jonathan French 020 7216 7392 (Mobile: 07958 330 480) Lucy Butler 020 7216 7411 (Mobile: 07712 841 184) 2. The ABI is the trade association for Britain's insurance industry. Its nearly 400 member companies provide over 94% of the insurance business in the UK. It represents insurance companies to the Government, and to the regulatory and other agencies, and is an influential voice on public policy and financial services issues.
Alfacell Corporation Announces New Research Collaboration to Develop Next-Generation Targeted Therapies for Cancer
BLOOMFIELD, N.J., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alfacell Corporation today announced a new collaboration with the West German Cancer Center at the University of Duisburg-Essen for the development, characterization and large-scale production of a novel fusion protein for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). The fusion protein consists of ONCONASE(R) (ranpirnase) and a humanized anti-CD22 monoclonal antibody. Dr. Juergen Krauss and Dr. Michaela Arndt, who head the Therapeutic Antibody Group at the Department of Medical Oncology and Cancer Research, will lead the project. Susanna Rybak, Ph.D., a member of Alfacell's Scientific Advisory Board, will serve as a key liaison for Alfacell during this collaboration. Dr. Rybak stated, "This fusion protein and other new molecular forms of ONCONASE will specifically target tumor cells by attaching to antigens on the cell surface.
Govt, opposition differ on ways to make it flawless
The ruling BNP and the opposition Awami League (AL) lawmakers yesterday in parliament agreed about the need for a flawless voter list, but differed on the ways to have it prepared. The AL lawmakers called for the voter list to be prepared through reconstitution of the Election Commission (EC). They said the chief election commissioner (CEC) and two election commissioners must resign for the people to regain confidence in the EC. In reply to AL lawmaker Abdur Razzak, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Moudud Ahmed said they too want a flawless voter list, but the constitution does not allow the government power to remove any member of the EC. "It's solely the Election Commission's jurisdiction to prepare the voter list. We hope they will prepare an accurate voter list in accordance with the Supreme Court's verdict," Moudud said.
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