| Asbestos: Armley's Mesothelioma sufferers offered 17% of due ...
Asbestos victims who suffered from the deadly asbestos cancer mesothelioma though working in or proximity to a Leeds factory will receive just 17p in the pound of compensation awarded by the courts if they accept a "final" settlement from the factory's owners. The J W Roberts factory in Armley spewed out deadly asbestos dust for decades before closing in 1958 with the dust affected not only hundreds of workers, but also their families and people who lived around the site. Hundreds of victims contracted asbestos-linked lung cancer mesothelioma, creating what came to be known as the Armley asbestos tragedy after the Yorkshire Evening Post exposed the scandal in the late 1980s. Mesothelioma is incurable and victims usually die within three years of diagnosis. A ground-breaking court action against the factory's US owners, Turner Newall, by Leeds cancer victim June Hancock in the 1990s resulted in a compensation award which was seen as a precedent for hundreds of victims.
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. .
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Participates in Asian ...
BANGKOK, Thailand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2006--The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an organization dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, is participating in the 2006 Asian Asbestos Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference, which runs through July 27, provides a global forum for world leaders, medical professionals, environmental experts and advocacy groups to discuss key issues surrounding asbestos exposure. The event is sponsored by the Thailand Department of Disease Control and Ministry of Public Health. During the conference, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Executive Director and Co-Founder, Linda Reinstein, will present the Alan Reinstein Memorial Award to the Director-General of the Department of Disease Control of Thailand, Dr.
New Data Shows Promising Antiviral Activity of AC-03 636, a Novel ...
BLOOMFIELD, N.J., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alfacell Corporation (Nasdaq: ACEL - News) today announced new data highlighting the definitive antiviral activity of AC 03-636, one of the Company's novel drug candidates from its proprietary ribonuclease (RNase) technology platform. The in vitro studies were conducted by scientists at a major research institute for tropical diseases as part of a collaboration with Alfacell. The methodology used was a cell-based infection assay based on immunodetection of the Dengue fever antigen. The researchers found that AC 03-636 displayed meaningful antiviral activity in both BHK21 (animal) and A549 (human) cell lines, and that its potency was "quite considerable compared to the reference compounds." Dengue fever is a mosquito-born infection.
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