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Pleural mesothelioma is an increasingly common type of lung cancer brought on by exposure to asbestos. When inhaled, asbestos fibers become embedded in the pleura, or outer lining of the lungs, leaving behind scarring and lesions. These lesions and scars eventually develop into full-blown pleural mesothelioma, a deadly form of lung cancer for which there is no cure. Asbestos fibers can also settle in the abdominal region, triggering the development of peritoneal mesothelioma. This type of lung cancer is equally dangerous

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Rosetta Genomics Names Genekor S.A Exclusive Distributor for Three microRNA-based Assays in Greece
REHOVOT, Israel & PHILADELPHIA & ATHENS, Greece----Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. , a leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, and Genekor S.A, a leading molecular diagnostic service provider in Greece, announced today the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement for three of Rosetta Genomics’ diagnostic tests in Greece.
Read more News Source - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Publish date - 12:02:11 07/29/10

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Rosetta Genomics Names Genekor S.A Exclusive Distributor for Three microRNA-based Assays in Greece
REHOVOT, Israel & PHILADELPHIA & ATHENS, Greece--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDQ:ROSG), a leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, and Genekor S.A, a leading molecular diagnostic service provider in Greece, announced today the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement for three of Rosetta Genomics’ diagnostic tests in Greece. “We are very pleased to be ...
Read more News Source - Business Wire
Publish date - 12:11:56 07/29/10

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Tester introduces measure to help Libby
WASHINGTON, DC - Montana Senator Jon Tester has introduced new legislation that aims to recruit health specialists to communities that are designated as Public Health Emergencies, such as Libby has been.
Read more News Source - KPAX Missoula
Publish date - 13:12:58 07/28/10

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The Asbestos Toll Goes Global [The Pump Handle]
The Center for Public Integrity's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists mounted a nine-month investigation into the global trade on asbestos , and teamed up with the BBC's International News Services to document the asbestos industry's activities in Brazil, Canada, China, India, Mexico, Russia, and the United States. What they found is deeply troubling: Our investigation ...
Read more News Source - ScienceBlogs
Publish date - 15:49:03 07/27/10

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Walkers endure heat to beat cancer
LORAIN - Saturday’s sweltering 90-plus temperatures couldn’t keep them away from the city’s sixth annual Relay for Life. “We had a very good turnout despite the weather,” Lorain’s Relay for Life chairwoman Mary Ann Campana said Saturday evening. “We had some sprinklers set up to help people cool off, and we had the depot with air [...]
Read more News Source - The Chronicle-Telegram
Publish date - 05:25:05 07/25/10

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'Serpentine, Shelly, Serpentine'
One of my favorite films is the first version of "The In-laws," which starred Allen Arkin and Peter Falk. In a hilarious scene, Falk, a CIA agent, tells Arkin, a dentist and father of the daughter Falk's son intends to marry, that they can avoid being shot by not running from their attackers in a straight line. Falk says: "Serpentine Shelly, run serpentine."
Read more News Source - El Defensor Chieftain
Publish date - 13:00:43 07/24/10

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Ken Swedberg, Pearl Harbor Navy man
The St. Paul man was aboard the destroyer that fired the first American shots in World War II.
Read more News Source - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Publish date - 01:59:37 07/24/10

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Asbestos exposure killed retired Cumbrian gas fitter
A retired gas fitter and steel worker died due to heavy exposure to asbestos during his career, an inquest ruled.
Read more News Source - The News and Star
Publish date - 12:03:11 07/23/10

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Lobbyists Push Use of Deadly Asbestos in Developing Nations
by Jim Morris, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists WASHINGTON - A global network of lobby groups has spent nearly $100 million since the mid-1980s to preserve the international market for asbestos, a known carcinogen that's taken millions of lives and is banned or restricted in 52 countries, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has found in a nine-month ...
Read more News Source - CommonDreams.org
Publish date - 12:24:35 07/23/10

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India’s expanding use of asbestos brings dire warnings
NEW DELHI — Every day, the swirling waters of the Arabian Sea bring misery to Alang, the world’s largest shipbreaking yard, in western India’s Gujarat state.
Read more News Source - Centre Daily Times
Publish date - 13:35:25 07/23/10
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‘Take-home exposure’ fuels wave of asbestos lawsuits
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Growing up, the laundry room in Julie Gundlach’s home doubled as a playroom. And that’s where the 39-year-old figures she got the disease that will almost surely kill her.
Read more News Source - The Wenatchee World
Publish date - 15:19:10 07/22/10

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