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The Hindu - Dec 08 12:11 PM
EPF rate issue to go to PM The Central Board of Trustees of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday authorised the Labour Minister and the Chairman of the Board, Mr Oscar Fernandes, to take up the issue with the Prime Minister seeking a bailout package …Save
Dust, Debris at World Trade Center Site May Have Made Workers Sick
The Online NewsHour - Nov 21 5:43 PM
A Mt. Sinai report found 60 percent of Sept. 11 first responders who breathed contaminated dust and smoke at the World Trade Center attack site now suffer from respiratory problems. The NewsHour reports on lingering health problems and help given to the aid workers.Save
Asbestos dangers remained hidden for decades
The Salt Lake Tribune - Dec 03 2:26 AM
For decades, a plant operated in downtown Salt Lake City processing an ore called vermiculite. For those who worked there, and those who used its products, it seemed pretty benign. But now, years later, it’s known that the ore contained asbestos, which can cause deadly lung disease.Save
Asbestos claim plans announced
West Lothian Courier - Dec 13 8:11 AM
Changes in the law to help people with asbestos-related cancer claim compensation are to come into effect next week, the Executive has announced. They are currently forced to choose between claiming damages for themselves or waiting so that relatives can possibly claim more after their death.Save
INNOVIVE Pharmaceuticals Presents Data on Oncology Drug Programs in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Acute Myelogenous …
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 12 5:00 AM
INNOVIVE Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the presentation of additional data from its clinical and preclinical evaluation of the company’s drug candidates INNO-406, an orally bioavailable dual Bcr-Abl and Lyn-kinase inhibitor for Gleevec -resistant or intolerant chronic myelogenous leukemia, and INNO-305, a peptide immunotherapy for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia.Save
DCX ordered to pay $20 million asbestos verdict
Detroit News - Nov 28 4:39 AM
NEW YORK — A jury says DaimlerChrysler AG must pay $20 million to a retired police officer and brake repair worker whose right lung was removed because of cancer caused by asbestos.Save
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The Hindu - Nov 19 11:41 AM
Ombudsperson likely for pvt sector quota The tangle between the Government and the private sector over reservation of jobs mayfinally be sorted out through the institution of an ombudsperson. Sources in the private sector told Business Line that to oversee and implement …Save