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Food & Safety Authority of Ireland agrees with US FDA re. the safety of Hydroxycut

Food and Safety Authority of Ireland advise consumers to discontinue using Hydroxycut food supplements marked as weight loss products due to potential adverse health effects. Continue reading ⇒

Results of RECORD Avandia study presented to the American Diabetes Association

The results of the RECORD study was presented at the American Diabetes Association meeting in New Orleans. Continue reading ⇒

New study to analyze effects of diabetes drug Avandia initiated.

Drug side effects many times cannot be determined when the drug is approved. They can only be found after millions of people use the drugs and report the results.  Continue reading ⇒

British insurers attempt to deny Pleural Plaque asbestos exposure claims

British insurers are attempting to overturn a law which will allow victims of asbestos exposure with pleural plaques to claim compensation. The insurers claim the condition doesn’t cause pain or symptoms. Continue reading ⇒

Mesothelioma lawsuit reversed by Supreme Court; damages to be reviewed.

The US Supreme Court reversed a $5 million judgment in favor of a Tennessee railroad worker stating the lower court erred by not instructing the jury of the high standard necessary to sustain a verdic Continue reading ⇒

Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan subjected to asbestos, lawsuit claims.

KBR lawsuit claims that KBR, an American engineering company and former subsidy of Halliburton endangered the health and safety of US Soldiers and Contractors serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading ⇒

Employees indicted for violating the Clean Air Act, with asbestos.

5 Certified Environmental Service employees were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for violating the Clean Air Act by allegedly falsifying air test results related to asbestos testing. Continue reading ⇒

The EPA has provided a Federal Grant to support healthcare for Montana victims of asbestos exposure

A Federal grant of $6 million was provided by way of health care for suffers of asbestos related to diseases in Lincoln County, Montana. Continue reading ⇒

Results of a new mesothelioma surgery test available

The European Multidisciplinary Conference in Thoracic Oncology reported results of a test done on 35 patients after having surgery called pleurectomy/decortications (removing the outer lining of th Continue reading ⇒

State of Maine found to have the highest mesothelioma death rate.

That State of Maine has the highest death rate from Mesothelioma of all the states. The National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety
Between 1999-2005 over 18,000 died from asbestos related cancer. Continue reading ⇒

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