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Represented by mesothelioma attorneys Gil Purcell, Andrew Chew and Hallie Albert of Brayton Purcell, a former drywaller suffering from mesothelioma was assessed an $8.4million verdict from a San Francisco jury. In his products liability trial against Hamilton Materials, Inc., plaintiff Jack Reynolds presented evidence showing that when used as intended, Hamilton's "Red Dot" brand joint compound released respirable asbestos. Exposure to asbestos ultimately caused Mr. Reynolds' mesothelioma. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2009) Read the full story at
Atlanta plastic surgeon (http://www.southernplasticsurgery.com/html/drwhiteman.html) David Whiteman, MD continues his commitment to helping victims and potential sufferers of breast cancer with his involvement in The Sport of Giving and VolleyFest, an annual competition that has raised more than one million dollars to support breast cancer care and prevention in Atlanta and surrounding communities. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/atlanta/prweb2539164.htm
4 finalists set for UH Cancer Center job Bizjournals.com, NC Four finalists have been chosen for the director position at the University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center, including the interim director, Michele Carbone.
San Jose teen battling cancer graduates from Davis Intermediate School San Jose Mercury News, USA Since March, when Leanna was diagnosed with cancer in her right leg, Beninger has led a fundraising campaign toward a goal of $10000 for her treatment.
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Adults should be banned from smoking in cars when there are children in the vehicle, a health expert tells the BBC.
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A lung cancer treatment that inhibits nicotine receptors was shown to double survival time in mice, according to Italian researchers. The results of the early phase animal model study were reported in the June 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Changes in genes encoding nicotine receptors are strongly associated not only with the tendency to smoke, but with susceptibility to lung cancer.
Today Center for Health Development - Metro Manila (CHD-MM) and World Lung Foundation (WLF) published the first results of a survey that shows 52% of Metro Manila citizens are exposed to second-hand smoke every day in workplaces, restaurants and other public spaces. The comprehensive survey of smoking knowledge, attitudes and behavior also revealed that 74% are exposed at least once per week.
A study in the June 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the complaints of fatigue and tiredness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) improved significantly with good adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, suggesting that - like the symptom of excessive daytime sleepiness - these complaints are important symptoms of OSA.
China is set to formalise the rules covering sex change operations to ensure that all those who want surgery meet certain requirements.
New data presented showed that pitavastatin is an effective treatment for the management of dyslipidemia in elderly patients, with a similar safety and tolerability profile to low-dose pravastatin. The Phase III data were presented by Kowa, at the XV International Symposium on Atherosclerosis in Boston.
Breast cancer researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have been awarded a prestigious Department of Defense Synergistic Idea Award, one of just 12 such grants in the United States. The $725,000 research grant over two years will allow Lisa Baumbach, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the Miller School, and Mark Pegram, M.D.
A research published today on bmj.com reports that Caucasian British women are more likely to have had a mammogram. And there is more probability that women owning cars or homes have had a mammogram. The authors are Kath Moser and team at the University of Oxford. They draw attention to the need for more information on patient´s ethnicity, as well as some indicators of their socioeconomic status.
Good communication between patients and their healthcare practitioners is essential to good care. To help older adults better communicate with their healthcare providers, the American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) has released a new, easily understandable tip sheet for older people and their caregivers.
The WHO sends an expert to Libya to look into a reported outbreak of bubonic plague not far from the Egyptian border.
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Report: Higher Rates of Unintended Pregnancy, Abortion Among Women of Color," Sharon Camp, RH Reality Check: A new
The AP/Kansas City Star on Sunday examined how the upcoming election for the next president of the National Organization for Women has brought to the forefront a debate over how the feminist movement should define itself moving forward.