The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently granted orphan drug status to a Japanese company that is attempting to research a drug that could treat malignant mesothelioma in Boston. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers believe that the more research that is done on this fatal form of cancer, the better. Right…
The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced it was dedicating $16 million to go toward research of several major forms of cancer, including mesothelioma. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers are happy that more money is being dedicated to this important research. While mesothelioma in Massachusetts doesn’t get nearly as much exposure…
An elementary school in Hudson is looking to get some money from a state school building agency to remove dangerous asbestos and replace a leaky roof, The MetroWest Daily News reports. Our Massachusetts mesothelioma lawyers have noticed more and more that school officials are taking the hint and removing asbestos…
A recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency has found that the experimental demolition at an apartment complex in 2007 in Texas may have exposed the public to asbestos. This was the fear many had in Massachusetts during the summer when a tornado blew through Springfield and Western Massachusetts, downing…
An Australian actor who spent time on the big screen and small screen on the island nation died recently at the age of 67 after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, The Telegraph reports. Sadly, our Boston mesothelioma lawyers anticipate seeing more and more obituaries of people who die because decades ago…
The World Health Organization reported recently that more than 92,000 people died in 83 countries over a 15-year span that ended in 2008. While that is a low number considering the number of people there are worldwide — nearly 7 billion — one must take into consideration how many deaths…
After starting in New York City, the Occupy Wall Street movement has spread like wildfire throughout many parts of the United States and the world. Occupy Wall Street protesters say they have taken to the streets and parks of America to highlight problems associated with the separation of classes —…
President Barack Obama recently issued an executive order calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to look into why many critical medications are in short supply, The New York Times is reporting. The newspaper says that medicines used to treat life-threatening illnesses, including cancer and bacterial infections, are in…
A recent article by Surviving Mesothelioma suggests that women may have a better chance of coping with the cancer than their male counterparts. Peritoneal mesothelioma affects the lining of the abdomen and can affect major organs, such as the colon, stomach, pancreas, liver and intestines. The cancer can cause the…
A former railroad employee has filed a lawsuit against the Illinois Central Railroad after being exposed to asbestos when he worked there between 1953 and 1991, The Madison Record reports. Railroads are among the industries that regularly used asbestos for years in its trains, on its tracks and in many…