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July 31, 2008

Joanna Rotberg, at 73; fought ALS while focusing on teaching - Boston Globe

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Joanna Rotberg, at 73; fought ALS while focusing on teaching - Boston Globe
Joanna (Henshaw) Rotberg had bested the odds by surviving amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, for 16 years when the life expectancy after diagnosis is typically three to five years. Then, in 2006, she received the even-rarer

Veterinary Drug Nembutal Said to Give Gentle Death to Terminally Ill - ABC News
If Don Flounders waits for the asbestos-related mesothelioma that is ravaging his lungs to kill him, it will be a slow, painful death. Don and Iris Flounders sought help from Exit International when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a terminal

Updated 7/30: Skokie Lanes demolition halted over asbestos fears - Arlington Heights Post
The new owner of the now-demolished Skokie Lanes building said Tuesday she hopes to know sometime this week if asbestos testing done on site last week by Cook County environmental officials will allow her contractors to resume removal of the debris

Asbestos testing ongoing after Hill apartment fire - Colorado Daily
Environmental experts spent Monday testing and re-testing air levels in a Boulder apartment that caught fire earlier this month, and fire officials said it could be a while yet before tenants are allowed back into the asbestos-contaminated building

LegalView Unveils Details of a Breakthrough Mesothelioma Cancer Early - PR.com
LegalView reported a breakthrough test on its mesothelioma blog, which will allow early detection of mesothelioma cancer. Up to this point, the number one reason mesothelioma cancer kills a patient so quickly is due to the fact that it is often

Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center Supports Maximum Sentence For - Transworld News
Former school teacher Randal J. Ecker, age 60, has plead guilty to one count of violating federal regulations after failing to alert the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before procuring five of his special-education pupils to pull up asbestos

The Offspring s latest: Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace - Bloggernews.net
Read 9 times. The Offspring is back with their 7th album released this July. Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace is the perfect title to a perfect album. For those who are new or never heard of the Offspring, they are a Southern California band who play

Main Street Middle School closed - Times-Argus
MONTPELIER - Main Street Middle School was closed Monday due to concerns about asbestos contamination. A safety inspector from the state Department of Health found workers at the school were improperly removing asbestos-contaminated tiles, and

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