Insurers Have Paid $100 Billion For Asbestos Exposure Victims in 2016. According to an insurance company summary from A.M. Best Report published in an article in Insurance Journal, Insurance companies for asbestos exposure liabilities from asbestos exposure have reached $100 Billion top. According Report is $15 billion more than the previously estimated number. According to the […]
Health Warning: Your Pre-1980 Home May Contain Asbestos in Some Form
Asbestos is a generic term for a group of minerals that can be separated into tiny fibers. Because certain kinds – among them chrysotile (white), crocidolite (blue), and amosite (brown) – are durable, resist heat, and possess fire-retardant properties, they were once widely used for insulation and fireproofing. Medical experts say that when inhaled, asbestos […]
What You Can Do If You Believe You Were Exposed to Asbestos?
Mesothelioma affects thousands of people every year. Because its earliest effects are often mistaken for the symptoms of a cold, virus or flu, it’s often not diagnosed until it has progressed beyond the treatable stage. For that reason, anyone who worked or works in a job with a high risk of asbestos exposure […]
Barry Knowles: Mesothelioma Patient unlocking the Secrets of the Disease
Barry Knowles – dubbed ‘miracle man’ – is still alive to tell his story of surviving mesothelioma after being diagnosed with the disease six years ago. The 71-year-old’s miraculous survival could not be explained even by his doctors, who gave him only months to live. Knowles has now agreed to work with scientists, providing blood […]
MolMed reports top line results of NGR-hTNF in the phase III trial in malignant pleural mesothelioma
MolMed S.p.A. (MLM.MI) today announced the results of the double-blinded, placebo-controlled Phase III trial of NGR-hTNF versus best investigator choice in 400 patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma who had previously failed a first-line chemotherapy. Despite not meeting its primary endpoint of improving overall survival (OS) in the entire population, the study showed a […]
January 2014 is National Radon Month in the United States. National Radon Month aims to raise awareness of radon gas in homes
1888PressRelease – Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and National Radon Month aims to educate the public and reduce the number of people that are actually effected by radon. With one in fifteen homes having elevated radon levels, educating people about the importance of testing their homes for […]