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Immunotherapy treatment for mesothelioma gives patients new hope Researchers have identified a promising new delivery method for an immunotherapy combination that could aid mesothelioma treatment significantly. The team of researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center say they discovered this by binding two molecules together. Their research found that using nanoparticles to […]
Read the full article | Published May 08, 2018
Thousands of Britain’s teenage girls wear the contaminated makeup Make up contaminated with asbestos and worn by thousands of teenage girls has been taken off the shelves at Claire’s accessories. They have been ordered to destroy all of the popular eye shadow and blusher kits as a matter of urgency. The news comes after independent […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 17, 2018
Asbestos removal firm and two managers gained asbestos licence unlawfully Last week, on 12th March 2018, a local asbestos removal company were prosecuted for forging medical and asbestos training certificates in order to obtain an asbestos removal licence from the HSE. Excavation and Contracting (UK) Ltd forged the certificates for their asbestos removal operatives. The […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 16, 2018
Researchers learning more about the link between asbestos and cancer We all know that asbestos causes cancer, but what is the link between asbestos and cancer? Research is still being conducted to understand how asbestos causes diseases such as mesothelioma and other cancers such as asbestosis. A couple of recent studies have shed light on […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 11, 2018
Former Barrow shipyard worker dies from mesothelioma aged 82 A woman has instructed specialist lawyers Irwin Mitchell to investigate the cause of her fathers death from asbestos. The post mortem concluded that the former shipyard worker died from asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. John Michelbach, from Thornton-Cleveleys in Lancashire, had worked for Vickers Armstrong at their […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 10, 2018