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		<title>Malaria Drug Shows Promise in Enhancing Mesothelioma Treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimPovtak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HCQ, a drug commonly used for malaria, has shown promise in clinical trials as a way to enhance chemotherapy and radiation treatments for mesothelioma patients.
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		<title>Malta Dock Workers File Claims after Asbestos Exposure aboard U.S. Navy Ships</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimPovtak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former shipyard workers in Malta worked on U.S. Navy ships, and now they are filing <a href="http://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma-lawyer/lawsuit.php">asbestos lawsuits</a> in New York to procure damages because of the <a href'"http://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/">mesothelioma</a> and asbestosis with which they were stricken.]]></description>
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		<title>Jury Awards $9 Million to Victim&#8217;s Family in Virginia Asbestos Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A jury awarded $9.18 million to the family of a former shipbuilder in a Virginia <a href="http://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/">asbestos</a>. case on Friday. The man died after working 37 years as a shipyard worker from <a href="http://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/">mesothelioma</a>. ]]></description>
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		<title>Mesothelioma Week in Review: Asbestos Trust, Memorial Service and Research Grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimPovtak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a busy week at the <a href="http://www.asbestos.com">Mesothelioma Center</a> with a memorial service planned for Dr. Levin, MARF awarding $500,000 in research grants and a $75 million asbestos trust from Leslie Controls, Inc.
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		<title>Navy Veterans Alert: Leslie Controls Created $75 Million Asbestos Trust</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimPovtak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After speeding through the reorganization process, Leslie Controls, Inc., has an <a href="http://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma-lawyer/bankruptcies.php">asbestos trust</a> with $75 million available for <a href="http://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/">mesothelioma</a> victims.
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		<title>MARF Mesothelioma Research Grants Focus on 5 Promising Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mesothelioma foundation provided a grant of $500,000 to five research studies that are dedicated to finding cures and treatments for <a href="http://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/">mesothelioma</a>. The funding will be divided among the four institutions conducting the research studies. ]]></description>
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		<title>Panel Expected to Add Mesothelioma to 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimPovtak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund is expected to add certain cancers, including <a href="http://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/what-is-mesothelioma.php">mesothelioma</a>, after recommendations are made from a special advisory panel next month. ]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturer Lobbies State Government to Adjust Asbestos Lawsuit Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crown Holdings Inc is lobbying the Minnesota state government to change the law to prevent future <a href="http://www.asbestos.com/asbestos/types.php">asbestos</a> lawsuits from harming the company. The company has three plants in southern Minnesota is hoping to a current law changed in its favor.]]></description>
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		<title>9/11 First Responders at World Trade Center Site Lose Friend in Dr. Stephen Levin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimPovtak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Levin, M.D., left behind a legacy that included better health care for 9/11 first responders at the World Trade Center site. Levin died of <a href="http://www/asbestos.com/cancer/lung-cancer/">lung cancer </a>last week.]]></description>
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		<title>Worldwide Implications Stemming from Asbestos Verdict Sending Executives to Jail in Italy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TimPovtak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anti-asbestos advocates around the world are hailing the verdict in Italy that will send company executives to jail for failing to protect workers being exposed to the toxic mineral. ]]></description>
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