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MesoLink.org Mesothelioma News, September 2004:

(09/30/04) September, 2004 | High Growth Risk For Asbestos Diseases In Australia Australian workers’ unions have warned that over 40,000 people are at risk of developing asbestos-related diseases... The risk, in particular, is being associated with house and building renovators.

(09/29/04) September, 2004 | No Harm Done To 9/11 Dogs In a new turn of events, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has reported that the search and rescue dogs used immediately after the events took place have shown very few signs of ill health.

(09/28/04) September, 2004 | Raising Awareness For New Homeowners Over recent years, a real need to raise the awareness of asbestos dangers to new homeowners has been identified... This follows a dramatic rise in DIY and renovation enthusiasm.

(09/27/04) September, 2004 | Insurance Companies Look For Option To Soften The
Asbestos Blow ...a large number of manufacturers and companies that are being held responsible for this exposure and being sued for billions of dollars, and the insurance companies are really feeling the brunt of these claims.

(09/24/04) September, 2004 | UK Families Left Out In The Cold Due To Asbestos To make matters worse, asbestos is causing an additional delay to those waiting to be housed. Many of the council’s properties – and those belonging to other social landlords... may be rife with asbestos.

(09/23/04) September, 2004 | Fresh Concerns Over 9/11 Asbestos Repercussions The Belfast Telegraph claims that the Bush Administration duped the residents and visitors of New York by stating the air was safe to breathe following the disaster, when in fact abnormally high asbestos levels were detected...

(09/22/04) September, 2004 | New Mesothelioma Treatment Provides Fresh Hope A new surgical procedure for the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma has been introduced in Australia, giving sufferers of this type of the deadly cancer fresh hope. The procedure is known as a peritonectomy...

(09/21/04) September, 2004 | American Cancer Society Creates Question List For
Mesothelioma Patients Following the increasing number of mesothelioma diagnoses in the Unites States, the American Cancer Society has now drafted a list of suggested questions for newly diagnosed patients to ask their doctors.

(09/20/04) September, 2004 | Senator Daschle Moves Towards Frist’s Way Of Thinking Democratic leader, Senator Tom Daschle, has written to Senator Bill Frist, advising that he is prepared to agree on the reduced trust fund figure put forward by the Majority Leader. The letter was sent on 15th September...

(09/17/04) September, 2004 | Devil’s Apple Drug Shows Signs Of Success In
Mesothelioma Trials A new drug, known as SBP002, has been tested on mesothelioma patients in Perth, Australia, and the feedback so far has proven very promising. The drug, which is a derivative of a weed called Devil’s Apple...

(09/16/04) September, 2004 | Aussie Cancer Rates: Annual Report Released The Australian Health Department has released annual report figures relating to cancer levels in the country, highlighting the figures of many types of deadly cancer amongst West Aussie residents.

(09/15/04) September, 2004 | Bishop Blasts James Hardie James Hardie, the Australian products manufacturer being held responsible for many cases of asbestos related mesothelioma, has once again been blasted for not facing up to its responsibilities – this time by a Bishop.

(09/14/04) September, 2004 | James Hardie Apologizes To Mesothelioma Victim Mr Hayes contracted mesothelioma after working with roofing material... Chairwoman, Meredith Hellicar, stated that an apology went no way towards compensating him, but she added: "But I do give it and I give it sincerely."

(09/13/04) September, 2004 | Children Will Be Monitored For Environmental Health Effects The particular concern over the health effects that these substances could have on children is based on the fact that youngster are at a higher risk of exposure from the environment than adults.

(09/10/04) September, 2004 | Britain In Mesothelioma Epidemic Britain is already in the throes of a mesothelioma epidemic, and there are concerns according to the Sunday Times Magazine, that little is being done to control or address the issue.

(09/09/04) September, 2004 | El Dorado Pets Show Signs Of Asbestos Poisoning Following recent tests on a small sample of pets from El Dorado County, scientists have expressed concerns over the levels of toxic asbestos that was found in the lungs of the animals.

(09/08/04) September, 2004 | South African Asbestos Victims Lose Out Thousands of South African mesothelioma and asbestos victims have had their hopes shattered after being informed that they will only receive a fraction of the compensation payouts that they were expecting.

(09/07/04) September, 2004 | CDC Continues To Express Concerns Over Asbestos Deaths The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has expressed concern over the dramatic rise in recent years of asbestos related deaths. They have also stated that the death toll is expected to continue to rise dramatically..

(09/06/04) September, 2004 | Doubts Over James Hardie Pledge To Pay Asbestos Victims Mesothelioma sufferers are expressing skepticism over the pledge made by James Hardie, a leading Australian building supplier, that all mesothelioma claims will be dealt with and paid.

(09/03/04) September, 2004 | Senators Still In Talks Over Asbestos Trust Fund Over recent months Senator Frist and Senator Daschle have been banding figures back and forth with regards to setting up a trust fund. A similar proposal was put to the vote in Senate earlier this year, and the bill failed.

(09/02/04) September, 2004 | Cost Of Alimta May Pose Problem In Europe The wonder drug that was approved by the Food and Drugs Administration for treatment of mesothelioma earlier this year is raising concerns due to its cost. The drug has proven medical benefits...

(09/01/04) September, 2004 | Increased Resources Required In UK For Rising Mesothelioma Diagnoses The number of cases of mesothelioma are rising all over the world, including the UK where many builders, miners and other building tradesmen were exposed to asbestos dust and fibers several decades ago.

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