The Mesothelioma Victims Center was created to be an unparalleled resource for an individual, or the loved ones of an individual, attempting to deal with a mesothelioma cancer diagnosis. The group says, "we know, it happened to us, and because of the not knowing what to do, we made a lot of mistakes. The biggest of which was trying to shop on the Internet, for an actual mesothelioma law firm to ...

Buildingproducts manufacturers James Hardie and CSR have been accused in court of joining forces during the 1960s and 1970s to try to dissuade regulators from restricting or controlling the use of their potentially lethal asbestos products.

AN elderly man died as a result of prolonged exposure to asbestos, an inquest heard.

BUILDING products manufacturers James Hardie and CSR have been accused in court of joining forces during the 1960s and 1970s to try to dissuade regulators from restricting or controlling the use of their potentially lethal asbestos products.

A railroad company's dogged pursuit of conspiracy and fraud charges against an asbestos law firm is unfolding in a federal appellate court and with a major assist from business and tort reform groups.

A terminally ill artist says he has produced his last painting in hopes that it will help authorities in North Carolina solve the 10-year-old case of a missing boy.

A Big I-Team investigation exposes Wisconsin's deadly secret: super-aggressive form of lung cancer with no cure. We've heard the warnings for years. Now, people are dying. The number keeps growing. And thousands of people in Milwaukee and throughout our area could be at risk and not even know it.

BLOOMINGTON - An asbestos-exposure lawsuit yielded a $17.87million verdict Monday in favor of a woman who worked at aBloomington factory in the 1960s.

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive home health services, announced today that it has sold its businesses providing respiratory therapy and home medical equipment, and infusion therapy to a subsidiary of Lincare Holdings Inc. in an all-cash transaction. Terms were not disclosed.

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Ernie Terry needed a moment to regain his breath after climbing the stairs to answer the phone. Give me a minute, he said, coughing. Every time you get a call you wonder, will this be the one that tells me Ive got mesothelioma?

Asbestos tests on dozens of schools have revealed "unacceptable" safety standards that could be putting thousands of children and teachers at risk.

EpiCept Corporation announced today that it has established an at-the-market program through which it may sell, from time to time and at its sole discretion, shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $15 million. Maxim Group LLC is acting as sales agent on the program.

WHEN Paul Signorelli decided to commemorate the life of his father Biaggio, who died in 2008, he thought first of a portrait. Then, perhaps, a bust. Then something bigger, more striking, than a bust. Maybe, a statue.

DOVER James E. Breslin, 67, of Berwick, Maine, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, with his family nearby, at Hyder Hospice House in Dover, after a long courageous battle with mesothelioma.

THE building products manufacturers James Hardie and CSR have been accused in court of joining forces during the 1960s and '70s in a bid to dissuade regulatory authorities from restricting or controlling the use of their potentially lethal asbestos products.

Cec Black, 1936-2010.

In the USA each year, 200,000 cancer patients suffer from a malignant pleural effusion development of excessive fluid (pleural effusion) in the chest. Several litres of such fluid can accumulate, and many patients suffer from significant breathlessness and distress. One in four patients with lung cancer, one in every three with breast cancer and most of the patients with mesothelioma will ...

Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners Chairman David Buskirk predicts the board will decide Feb. 16 to appoint a successor to the late Texas Township representative Grady Biby, rather than call a special election.

Lawyers for a builder suing a former James Hardie firm claim the company was told to cut footage of asbestos dust from one of the company's TV commercials to avoid its products being branded unsafe.

Grady Biby stunned his fellow Kalamazoo County commissioners in late July when he announced he would be absent for two months as he battled cancer. The Texas Township Republican was never able to return and on Wednesday lost his battle with mesothelioma.

Several local advertisers will strut their stuff in new commercials that will debut during Sunday's Super Bowl broadcast, possibly in high definition for households that are so equipped.

Lori Hewitt of Eden probably has a lot of reasons to thank her mom. But on Sunday, Moms Super Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies helped Hewitt win the top prize in the second annual Festival Foods Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest, which took place during Chocolate Fantasy at Moraine Park Technical College.

The Victorian Supreme Court has declined late changes to an asbestos damages case involving a Melbourne man who is dying from mesothelioma, James Hardie and CSR.

For more than 20 years, Pat Miltenberger of Marshalltown worked with the Marshall County ISU Extension 4-H program, which provided skill development opportunities to area youth. As a result, she earned induction into Iowa's 4-H Hall of Fame last summer. However, in September, Miltenberger was diagnosed with Mesothelioma, a type of lung cance.