Prometheus Laboratories Inc. has announced the nationwide commercial launch of ProOnc Mesothelioma Dx as well as two other cancer diagnostic products, ProOnc TumorSource Dx as well as ProOnc Squamous Dx. All three tests are based on highly sensitive, recently developed microRNA technology. MicroRNAs are tiny non-coding sequences of RNA that are vital to many biological [...]
Two sites in South Bend, Indiana are receiving a total of $360,000 in federal stimulus funding – $180,000 each – to total environmental remediation work. The money is being provided to the City of South Bend’s Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The State of Indiana received $2.5 million in [...]
An explosion in the basement of the Ihsan School of Excellence, a intimate Islamic school in Syracuse, New York, sent 75 students home on October 8. The accidental explosion was believed to be a result of faulty equipment, though forensic testing is being done to confirm this.
The school remains closed because the explosion spread [...]
Pleural Mesothelioma Diagnosis
In 2001 Joe Trocki was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma. His daughter Patti shares how the family reacted to his mesothelioma diagnosis.
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Beacon Elementary School in Montesano, Washington has had without money luck with asbestos. The toxic substance has been found a subordinate time during its remodeling, this time in four classrooms that are currently being used by students.
Previously, construction workers found asbestos-containing mastic behind the chalkboards of eight classrooms in the 500 building. This time, the [...]
Mesothelioma Treatments
Mesothelioma affects more than the patient. Shelly Kozicki describes what it was similar to leave her daughter during her husband Craig's mesothelioma treatments.
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Pneumonectomy for Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Upon learning of his pleural mesothelioma diagnosis, Andrew Manuel had a pneumonectomy – or lung removal. His wife describes his decision to undergo this surgery.
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Mesothelioma Asbestos Cancer
Get an overview of mesothelioma cancer from asbestos, including the number of yearly diagnoses, the latency period, as well as the most commonly found forms.
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The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation released information indicating that the number of applications to fund mesothelioma research has increased dramatically since 2000. In 2000, only seven applications were filed to obtain funding for malignant mesothelioma research, but 56 applications were filed in 2009 – eight times the number of applications that were filed nine years [...]
Anthony Menez as well as Josh Bishop possess been the organizers of the annual Richmond Zombie Walk since 2006. Every year, hundreds of people dress up similar zombies as well as shuffle along the streets of Richmond, Virginia. This year’s event took place on October 24. A variety of zombies could be observed using part [...]
