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$480 million North Carolina asbestos trust fund case

$480 million North Carolina asbestos trust fund case

Recently, a North Carolina federal judge decided whether Safety National Casualty, Corp., must pay $480 million to the mesothelioma fund. The fund was established in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan for Garlock Sealing Technologies, Inc., after Garlock declared bankruptcy in…

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Clinical trial for pleural mesothelioma drug ends

Clinical trial for pleural mesothelioma drug ends

Mesothelioma patients may be disappointed to learn that a trial of a new mesothelioma drug, anetumab ravtansine, was stopped after the drug was proven to be less effective than an existing drug, vinorelbine. The results of Bayer’s Phase II clinical…

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State asbestos hazard management

State asbestos hazard management

The North Carolina Asbestos Hazard Management Program (AHMP) provides information to the public about the dangers of asbestos and how to control or eliminate exposure. The program is administered by the Health Hazards Control Unit (HHCU), which consists of industrial…

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Asbestos found in makeup sold by national retail chain

Asbestos found in makeup sold by national retail chain

An investigative report recently had several samples of makeup tested to determine if there was anything included in the products that was not listed as an ingredient. The report tested the “Just Shine Shimmer Powder” sold by Justice, a popular…

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Governor vetoes “garbage juice” spray bill

Governor vetoes “garbage juice” spray bill

North Carolina governor, Roy Cooper, recently vetoed legislation that would allow landfills to dispose the liquid that leaks from trash by spraying it into the air in a currently untested process called leachate aerosolization. The process was accepted in other…

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The benefits of robotic EPP for mesothelioma patients

The benefits of robotic EPP for mesothelioma patients

Treatments for mesothelioma have become more abundant and more advanced in the last ten years. While there is still no cure, patients are living longer and studies into new treatments have provided encouraging results. One controversial procedure may be more…

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Asbestos exposure claims for navy veterans

Asbestos exposure claims for navy veterans

Military veterans comprise about 30 percent of all mesothelioma victims. The majority of those exposed to asbestos in the military are U.S. Navy personnel. Although the Navy surgeon general issued a report in 1939 explaining the hazards of asbestos, North…

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Time between mesothelioma surgeries indicative of longer survival

Time between mesothelioma surgeries indicative of longer survival

North Carolina residents may be interested to hear that recently, cancer researchers analyzed patients with peritoneal surface cancers to determine if the interval between cytoreductive surgeries with heated hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is a marker for survival. Fourteen percent of patients…

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Wrongful death suits for survivors of asbestos victims

Wrongful death suits for survivors of asbestos victims

Exposure to asbestos-containing products may have devastating consequences. If exposed for long periods of time, asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma can develop. With no known cure and a lengthy latency period, mesothelioma may claim the lives of those in North…

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How should house flippers and remodelers handle asbestos?

How should house flippers and remodelers handle asbestos?

Many people in North Carolina own older homes and decide that the time has come to remodel. Others flip houses, a usually profitable endeavor that involves purchasing a house, remodeling it and putting it back on the market within a…

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