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Israeli city tops mesothelioma occurance

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Nahariya, a city on the north coast of Israel, has a surprisingly high rate of mesothelioma cancer.

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Queen of the Damned movie full Coach Carter movie download Good movies According to the Israeli Health Ministry’s cancer registry, approximately 5.72 per 100,000 residents have the asbestos-related disease, making it one of the highest rates in the world.

Unfortunately, this number is expected to keep rising due to the extremely long latency period of mesothelioma. If it does, it could overtake Genoa, Italy which currently has a mesothelioma rate of about 5.8 out of 100,000.

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The asbestos plant that was located in Nahariya was the only one in Israel and closed in 1997. There were more than 600 reported cases of mesothelioma diagnosed in Israel between 1990 and 2008, with approximately 30 new cases a year.

Mesothelioma has been linked to asbestos exposure, the only way known to contract the rare and usually fatal cancer.

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Travelers Asbestos Lawsuit Upheld

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Travelers Companies Inc. was sued for hiding the dangerous effects of asbestos. Travelers argued that the trust created by Johns Manville Corporation in 1986 should pay for the asbestos claims.

Hollow Man psp Travelers made the trust in 2004 and included a clause that said they would never have to deal with asbestos related lawsuits ever again.  A court ruled in favor of the clause, but was later overruled by a federal appeals court, who felt that the lower court’s judge acted too broadly.

Coach Carter divx Then, the Supreme Court overruled the federal appeals court and said that Travelers can settle all the lawsuits filed over injuries caused by exposure to asbestos for a total of $500 million.

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Justice John Paul Stevens disagreed with the ruling and said that the 1986 order, “bars only those claims against Manville’s insurers seeking to recover against the insurers for their own misconduct.”

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The court did not decide if all of the people who want to challenge the settlement are bound by the Manville Trust agreement.  The ruling only applies to the Travelers case. Asbestos exposure can lead to mesothelioma which is a form of cancer.

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Breathe Easy

Monday, July 6th, 2009

There is a new organization in the United Kingdom dedicated to aiding people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This group, called Breathe Easy, works with COPD suffers to improve their quality of life.

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There are a number of diseases that can be categorized as a COPD including chronic bronchitis, asbestosis, and emphysema.

Chronic breathing difficulties can impact all facets of a person’s day-to-day doings. People afflicted with COPD often have trouble catching their breath, and may be unable to walk more than a few dozen yards without getting winded. Barry Chawner, chairman of Breathe Easy, could only walk 50 yards at a time without getting winded— after completing the course, he can do up to a quarter mile.

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