Lung Cancer News

Study: Cleaner air adding nearly 5 months to life expectancy - ABC 15 News
cleaner air has added nearly five months to the average life expectancy in the U.S. Researchers from Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health have reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that cleaner air has added nearly

LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Information Portal with News of - PR.com
LegalView recently reported on a new test that was designed to accurately differentiate mesothelioma cancer from other types of lung cancers. The test is expected to improve the accuracy of identifying and treating the fatal condition. Denver, CO

Dead drug dealer’s family demands Dokic’s prize money - Newstrack India
Melbourne, Jan 23(IANS) Jelena Dokic, who has had a dream run in the Australian Open tennis so far, finds herself in a soup after the revelations of her being chased over an debt to a convicted Melbourne drug trafficker. The darling of the Australian

Mesothelioma.com Urges Responsible Asbestos Legislation in Barack - Transworld News
As a new administration assumes the White House and the upper echelons of national government in the United States, it is important that we continue to serve justice to those affected by asbestos exposure. On many occasions, conservative lawmakers

Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center: Cleaner Air May Add Five - Transworld News
A report published in this week s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine claims that a decrease in air pollution over the last twenty years has added approximately five months to the average Americans life span. The study, funded by the

Former sailor’s memories poisoned with asbestos - Age
Clive Fisher looks back on his days in the navy with mixed feelings after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. Photo: DRodriguez@theage.com.au CLIVE Fisher’s navy days were some of the best of his life. Pearl Harbour, Hong Kong, Singapore, Manila, Guam

Dead drug dealer s family demands Dokic s prize money - Thaindian.com
Melbourne, Jan 23(IANS) Jelena Dokic, who has had a dream run in the Australian Open tennis so far, finds herself in a soup after the revelations of her being chased over an debt to a convicted Melbourne drug trafficker. The darling of the Australian

More than 50 studies show - Midwest Voices
My recent posts . How utterly embarrassing. The people of Kansas and Missouri live in two of the 16 states that received flunking grades in the State of Tobacco Control 2008 report card from the American Lung Association. The horrible grades were

The nightmare that is second-hand smoke - Jamaica Observer
Given the mayhem caused by drug cheats over several decades, the scepticism around the globe following Jamaica’s phenomenal performances at the Beijing Olympics was entirely understandable. Jamaicans were far less perturbed, partly because of their

Fisher: Student cut through the smoke at SJCC - San Jose Mercury News
Students returning to San Jose City College for spring quarter will notice a couple of changes: cleaner air and a bunch of new “No Smoking” signs. For those changes, they can thank fellow student Teresa Van Devere, an ex-smoker who got sick of

3rd-hand smoke real peril - Toronto Sun
Recent data indicates that this toxicity lingers in the form of “third-hand smoke,” which is especially dangerous for young children. Although the damaging effects of smoking are now well known, it is nevertheless useful to stress how smoking has

The Dangers Of Third Hand Smoke - Post-Journal
A recent article in The New York Times talks about the labeling of ‘’Third Hand Smoke.'’ This is not a new concept; it’s just now becoming more accepted around the scientific world. I know it sounds silly, but this is no laughing matter. Third-hand

Great-grandad wins asbestos battle - Manchester Evening News
A GREAT-GRANDFATHER who contracted fatal lung cancer from overalls coated with asbestos has won compensation. Bookshop owner Derrick Broadhurst, 82, was exposed to the deadly substance while working for the Lancashire Steel Coportation in Cadishead

LegalView Informs Parents of Crib Recall Following Several Infant - Transworld News
Legalview.info, the number one resource for everything and anything legal on the Web, recently announced a crib recall of Delta Enterprises cribs, which have been linked to several infant deaths because of an allegedly faulty drop-side rail and peg

LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Information Portal with News of - PR.com
LegalView recently reported on a new test that was designed to accurately differentiate mesothelioma cancer from other types of lung cancers. The test is expected to improve the accuracy of identifying and treating the fatal condition. Denver, CO

LegalView Informs Brain Injury Victims of Important Study That May - Transworld News
LegalView.info, the number one resource for everything and anything legal available on the Web, recently updated its traumatic brain injury information blog readers with news of the development of a long-term study that will likely increase

Grace to settle claims - Baltimore Sun
W.R. Grace & Co. said yesterday it has reached a deal worth at least $60 million to settle property damage claims filed by the owners of homes and businesses who used an attic and wall insulation manufactured by the Columbia chemical maker. The