http://www.mesothelioma-illinois.com Mesothelioma Help for Illinois Patients & Families Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:58:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Asbestos exposure is a serious issue; some don't realize the extent of the danger until they are diagnosed with mesothelioma. If you or someone you know has received such a diagnosis, it is crucial to retain the most skilled mesothelioma lawyer you can find, even if you must look out ... http://www.mesothelioma-illinois.com/2008-06/the-purpose-of-hiring-a-mesothelioma-lawyer.html The last I heard, the mesothelioma fund bill (S. 852) is on hold til the beginning of the year. And then we’ll have to see if all of the republicans are still on board. Some quotes to the press seem to show that they are beginning to realize ... http://www.mesothelioma-illinois.com/2005-11/mesothelioma-bill-on-hold.html Paul Kraus has survived 8 years with mesothelioma - which is many times the normal life expectancy. What’s even more surprising is that he had no normal cancer treatments… Instead, Mr. Kraus made radical lifestyle changes, altering his diet, using intravenous and oral vitamins, herbs, amino acids and other ... http://www.mesothelioma-illinois.com/2005-11/8-year-mesothelioma-survivor.html According to recent research at NYU’s medical center, a protein in the blood called osteopontin may aid in early detection of mesothelioma… In order to evaluate osteopontin as a potential marker for mesothelioma, researchers from several institutions conducted a clinical study to compare osteopontin levels in patients diagnosed with mesothelioma and ... http://www.mesothelioma-illinois.com/2005-10/early-stage-mesothelioma-detectable-in-blood.html Stewart Beckworth, passed away at the age of 64. 18 months ago when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, he quickly became the public face against the Australian asbestos company, James Hardie. Last year a report came out that put the company’s directors in a very bad light. ... http://www.mesothelioma-illinois.com/2005-07/australian-victim-and-campaigner-passes.html The mesothelioma research community today expressed great disappointment in Senator Arlen Specter’s reluctance to provide additional funding for mesothelioma research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Only $2.8 million is currently spent by the National Institute of health on mesothelioma research - even though it claims 4,000 lives a ... http://www.mesothelioma-illinois.com/2005-06/senator-specter-breaks-promise.html The proposed Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act includes a large increase in funding for mesothelioma research. As currently written, it would allocate $29 million per year for ten years to mesothelioma rsearch. The funds would go to 10 separate research centers for research on the detection, prevention, treatment and ... http://www.mesothelioma-illinois.com/2005-06/research-funding.html A widow recently spoke out after a settlement with Halliburton. Her husband died at the age of 54 from mesothelioma. The Halliburton payout was in the neighborhood of $30 million and included as many as 120 victims and their families. He was a great dad, a good husband?I’d give ... http://www.mesothelioma-illinois.com/2005-05/widow-receives-compensation-through-halliburton-payout.html Factory workers in Great Britain recently won a test case involving a condition called “pleural plaques”. While not as deadly as mesothelioma, in case be a precursor. If the workers had lost the case, payments totally 25 million pounds would have stopped. The insurance companies had tried to persuade ... http://www.mesothelioma-illinois.com/2005-03/workers-in-britain-win-test-case.html According to recently released numbers by the British Journal of Cancer, the number of mesothelioma cases will peak sometime about 10 years from now. The study predicts the peak in mortality will come between 2011 and 2015, the highest number of deaths per year being between 1,950 and 2,450. After ... http://www.mesothelioma-illinois.com/2005-02/mesothelioma-fatalities-will-peak-in-2015.html