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		<title>Indian officials turn away asbestos laden former U.S. Navy ship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Indian government has blocked a former U.S. Navy ship from docking in its waters for dismantling after an investigation revealed that the ship was contaminated with toxic chemicals. A two day inspection of the ship by government officials revealed that the ship—formerly known as the SS Independence—was contaminated with toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resolution to declare Mesothelioma Awareness Day proposed in House, Senate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Senator Patty Murray of Washington and Representative Betty McCollum on Minnesota have introduced a resolution in the United States Senate and House of Representatives to designate September 26 as National Mesothelioma Awareness Day. Both women have been longtime advocates of enacting a complete ban on asbestos in the U.S.
In announcing the resolution, Sen. Murray and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hollywood columnist dies of mesothelioma from Navy asbestos exposure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Army Archerd, a columnist for more than 50 years with the Hollywood trade journal Daily Variety, died this week after a five-year battle with mesothelioma. Famous for breaking the story of actor Rock Hudson’s battle with AIDS, Archerd is also well-known for his annual role as &#8220;greeter of the stars&#8221; outside of the Academy Awards.
According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers develop improved mesothelioma test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists at Oxford University have a new test which they say will allow them to more accurately diagnose patients with mesothelioma. Researchers are hopeful that using the new test will help to partially eliminate the need for invasive procedures and lengthy hospital stays for patients who exhibit symptoms of  mesothelioma.
According to the American Journal of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study finds increased cancer risk among textile workers who used asbestos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A study conducted by three leading universities has revealed that textile mill workers in North Carolina who worked with asbestos face an increased risk of lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma. The study, published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, challenges theories that some types of asbestos may be safer than others.
Researchers with Duke University, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former brakeman fights for right to refuse autopsy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A former railroad brakeman who received a mesothelioma diagnosis is fighting efforts by the asbestos industry to force him to undergo an autopsy following his death. In a recent hearing in a Seattle courtroom, James Ross and his mesothelioma attorneys argued that he should not be forced to undergo an autopsy against his will by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin C supplements may make mesothelioma treatment less effective</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study has suggested that taking vitamin C supplements while undergoing cancer therapies may hinder their effectiveness at treating mesothelioma and other forms of cancer. The study, which was published in the journal Cancer Research by the American Association of Cancer Research, found that 30-70% fewer cancer cells were killed during treatment when vitamin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minn. study examines workers’ high rates of mesothelioma diagnosis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Health Department has released a new study examining the cause of the high number of workers from the northern part of the state who have received a mesothelioma diagnosis. Citizens of northern Minnesota develop mesothelioma symptoms at roughly twice the rate of the rest of the country.
The study examined 58 workers who were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Critics call for official’s firing over Minn. mesothelioma study</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several Minnesota state senators are calling for the firing of the state’s health commissioner for failing to release information about an increase in mesothelioma deaths among miners. The senators called on Gov. Tim Pawlenty to fire health commissioner Diane Mandernach for failing to disclose the results of a study into mesothelioma cases among workers in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mesothelioma lawsuit alleges companies destroyed evidence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Texas man has filed a mesothelioma lawsuit in Illinois against more than 100 corporations who he claims caused him to be exposed to asbestos. Allen Donely claims that he suffered asbestos exposure in the workplace and also from fibers carried home on his father’s clothing.
Donely’s father worked as a painter and auto body repairman. [...]]]></description>
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