Lung Cancer News

Asthma Might be Linked to Grandma’s SmokingWOOD - Second-hand smoke is known to trigger asthma and contribute to children missing school days. In addition, recent evidence indicates that mothers who smoked while pregnant may contribute to their children developing asthma. For the new study, the
Council delays smoking decisionAnderson Independent-Mail - We […]

The Hot Issue: Should VFW halls and other private clubs be exempt from Columbus Dispatch - It is illusory to call VFW clubs private. I’m not a member, and have been in several VFW bars as a guest, or at a reception [hall rentals.] VFW clubs employ workers who are not voluntary members, […]

The vaulting ambition of America’s Lady MacbethTimes Online - She arranged for the son of a New York policeman sick with lung cancer to be there. As it happened, the man s father died that day, and the son s grief became a sad and very visible coda to the event. This little […]

Asbestos in natural state focus of study  Hastings Gazette - Jan 14 9:54 PM Thousands of Australians may have been exposed to dangerous levels of asbestos simply by living or working around little known deposits of the substance, researchers say.Save
Libby activist Skramstad dies of asbestos-related disease  Helena Independent Record - Jan 22 11:00 PM Les Skramstad worked with […]

Online Press Release PRWeb - Surviving Mesothelioma, a Terminal Cancer: Paul Kraus’ Remarkable Story The Premier Edition of Cancer Monthly s CancerWire focuses on mesothelioma and how one patient has survived a terminal diagnosis. Like Cancer Monthly, the focus of CancerWire
Laugh Lines: Oh, if we could only tame our tonguesTribune-Star […]

Residents split over council’s camera decision NE Mississippi Daily Journal - Since members took office in 2005, they have tried to curb second-hand smoke with a citywide smoking ban, clean blight with a landlord-license ordinance and stricter building codes, address accusations of racial discrimination by forming a
City to hold public meeting on […]

Alfacell Corporation and GENESIS Pharma S.A. Announce ExclusiveMSN MoneyCentral - ONCONASE is currently being evaluated in a confirmatory Phase IIIb clinical trial in unresectable malignant mesothelioma (UMM). Under the agreement terms, Alfacell grants exclusive marketing and distribution rights for ONCONASE to GENESIS
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Sonoma West News  Sonoma West Times and News - Jan 18 2:27 PM Sebastopol is sending mixed messages on smoking according to a recent report from the American Lung Association (ALA).Cities, towns and counties were graded on the establishment of policies to provide smoke free environments in out door dining, workplace doorways and public recreation areas […]

Area couple to appear on ‘Dr. Phil’ show  Dayton Daily News - Jan 17 5:36 PM Wendy Ambos asked a question for one of The Dr. Phil Show’s upcoming episodes, and somebody called back. Now she’ll be on Friday’s show with her husband, Robert.Save
In Tomorrow’s Paper  EdmontonSun.com - Jan 16 10:00 AM CALGARY Albertas health minister says […]

Report says our waterways are very dirty - 10 On Your Side WAVY News 10 - A controversial new study offers the strongest evidence yet that screening smokers for lung cancer with computerized chest scans can save lives, much as mammograms do for women with breast cancer. More >> After last year’s shortages, […]

EPA’s study of asbestos leads to new probe of home and garden productsIndependent Record - Others died just months after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a fast-spreading cancer of the lining of the lungs. Construction workers, spray ing asbestos-laden fireproofing onto the steel skeletons of tens of thousands of new buildings in the ’60s […]

Plan: a free bill of health for Overtown menMiami Herald - He lost his father and brother to lung cancer, and several customers to strokes and other diseases. ‘’They don’t go to the doctor,’’ Payne sighed. “They haven’t been educated.’’ Many men weren’t forthcoming when talking about their backgrounds, let
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Worries cell phones could damage your cells San Francisco Gate - Finding a cell phone-related cancer risk among this group,” Carlo wrote in an article responding to the study, “would be akin to identifying excessive lung cancer risk among people who smoke one cigarette a week.” Theoretically, cell phones emit
Genentech reports 75% […]

President Gerald Ford dies at 93; Court rules to uphold Hussein’s Slate - The LAT and WP front a report by the surgeon general emphasizing that there is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke and that it kills about 50,000 Americans annually. The NYT notices that the surgeon general didn’t call […]

Cigarette in a hand gel?  Macon Daily - Jan 11 3:42 AM (Pic)- A man holds a cigarette in a file photo. A new hand gel is starting to appear on drug-store shelves promising more than just an end to germs or dry skin — this one claims to satisfy users’ tobacco cravings for up to […]

Updated at 6:05 PM Town Hall - New Zealand medical researchers said Friday that laws are needed to ban smoking in vehicles where children are passengers, finding evidence that second-hand smoke causes respiratory illnesses in children. In research Study: Scans May Find Lung
Second arrest made in slaying of cab driverNew Orleans […]

Key trial of Cell Therapeutics lung cancer drug ends  Seattle Times - Jan 07 12:18 AM Cell Therapeutics said late Thursday it has shut down its most important clinical trial because patients who took its cancer drug were dying…Save
Singing legend Aaron Neville’s wife of 47 years dies of cancer  Tennessean - Jan 06 12:08 AM Joel Roux-Neville, the wife […]

Alfacell Corporation and GENESIS Pharma S.A. Announce Exclusive Licensing Agreement for ONCONASE in Southeast Europe  wallstreet:online AG - Dec 20 7:11 AM Alfacell Corporation (17667;Nasdaq:ACEL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, developmentSave
Widow claims 0.3m asbestos damages  Halifax Today - Dec 15 12:00 AM A WIDOW is claiming more than 300,000 damages after her husband died […]

Pro-vitamin E Shown To Be Active Against Breast Cancer Cells  Science Daily - Dec 09 6:13 AM A precursor of vitamin E has been shown to be effective against breast cancer cell lines which over-express human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2).Save
Film set painter’s widow sues studio over asbestos death  Times Online - Jan 03 4:51 PM Pinewood […]

CuraGen and TopoTarget Announce Presentation of Updated PXD101MSN MoneyCentral - Intravenous PXD101 is currently being evaluated in multiple clinical trials as a potential treatment for multiple myeloma, T- and B-cell lymphomas, AML, mesothelioma, liver, colorectal, ovarian cancers, either alone or in combination with anti
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Who Killed the Mass Torts Bonanza? Law.com (subscription), CA - Dec 11, 2006 strategy, now banned in Texas, plaintiffs lawyers would bundle a strong case, one involving the asbestos-linked lung cancer called mesothelioma, with many
Daily Briefing Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),  USA - Dec 28, 2006 Dallas, Texas, county judge overturned […]

Louisiana to clear the air in 2007Shreveport Times - The statewide law, at least for restaurants, provides no gray area, something the 2005 Shreveport ordinance — the first city in the state to go after second-hand smoke — did. Shreveport’s smoking law provided an exception for restaurants with
Tobacco habits go up in […]

DaimlerChrysler Ordered to Pay Brake Repairman $20M in Asbestos Law.com - The repairman contracted the cancer, mesothelioma, after working at Morak Brakes in Brooklyn, Kristal said. Surgeons removed his right lung in 2004, the lawyer said. Asbestos is a fire retardant material that was formerly used widely as insulation
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