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		<title>Asbestos Lawsuit Bill Passed In Texas Senate</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 20, 2009, personal injury trial lawyers scored a victory in the Texas Senate with the passage of legislation that would make it easier for some plaintiffs to recover damages as a result of being exposed to asbestos. The bill, which passed 19-11, would only apply to lawsuits involving ...]]></description>
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		<title>Highest Mesothelioma Death Rate Found In Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 29, 2009, The Maine Public Broadcasting Network had a feature story on residents in Maine dying from mesothelioma. The broadcast first discusses how it's been known for decades that inhaling asbestos can lead to a cancer called mesothelioma. During the early 1970s, industrial manufacturers stopped the widespread use ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On April 29, 2009, The Maine Public Broadcasting Network had a feature story on residents in Maine dying from mesothelioma. The broadcast first discusses how it's been known for decades that inhaling asbestos can lead to a cancer called mesothelioma. During the early 1970s, industrial manufacturers stopped the widespread use ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>FDA Postpones Decision on Approving Botox for Muscle Spasticity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Irvine, California based Allergan Inc said on May 26, 2009, that FDA regulators are requiring that the company provide additional information before approving its Botox anti-wrinkle drug as a treatment for upper limb spasticity in stroke victims.

Allergan said the FDA has not requested further clinical studies, which could have delayed ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Irvine, California based Allergan Inc said on May 26, 2009, that FDA regulators are requiring that the company provide additional information before approving its Botox anti-wrinkle drug as a treatment for upper limb spasticity in stroke victims.

Allergan said the FDA has not requested further clinical studies, which could have delayed ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Montana Mine Workers Sickened by Asbestos to Get Help with Medical Bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 17, 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the federal government will channel $6 million to provide medical care for people sickened by asbestos from a mine in northwest Montana. This decision comes after the agency declared the first public health emergency.

The declaration pertains to the towns ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On June 17, 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the federal government will channel $6 million to provide medical care for people sickened by asbestos from a mine in northwest Montana. This decision comes after the agency declared the first public health emergency.

The declaration pertains to the towns ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ninth &amp; Tenth Cases of PML in Tysabri Patients Reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 19, 2009, Biogen Idec Inc. said a ninth Tysabri patient developed a potentially deadly brain infection since the drug was reintroduced to the market in 2006. The drug, which treats multiple sclerosis, was pulled from the market in 2005 following occurrences of a rare, but deadly, brain infection ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On June 19, 2009, Biogen Idec Inc. said a ninth Tysabri patient developed a potentially deadly brain infection since the drug was reintroduced to the market in 2006. The drug, which treats multiple sclerosis, was pulled from the market in 2005 following occurrences of a rare, but deadly, brain infection ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>NY Hospital Alerts Patients of Potential Hepatitis C Exposure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few days, a hospital in New York state notified an estimated 2,800 patients of possible exposure to hepatitis C after learning that a former employee is suspected of exposing nearly 6,000 patients in Colorado to the disease.

The New York State Health Department said on July 15, 2009,  ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Over the past few days, a hospital in New York state notified an estimated 2,800 patients of possible exposure to hepatitis C after learning that a former employee is suspected of exposing nearly 6,000 patients in Colorado to the disease.

The New York State Health Department said on July 15, 2009,  ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Massachusetts Issues Warning on BPA in Bottles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 3, 2009, Massachusetts public health officials warned parents of young children to avoid storing infant formula or breast milk in plastic bottles containing bisphenol A (BPA) and urged pregnant or breast-feeding women to avoid the common chemical in other food and drink containers.

The warning comes after an extensive ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On August 3, 2009, Massachusetts public health officials warned parents of young children to avoid storing infant formula or breast milk in plastic bottles containing bisphenol A (BPA) and urged pregnant or breast-feeding women to avoid the common chemical in other food and drink containers.

The warning comes after an extensive ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>E. coli Found In Water Supply of Massachusetts Town</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Resident of Milford, Massachusetts were warned on August 9, 2009, to boil their tap water after E. coli bacteria was found in the town’s water supply earlier this week. Two out of eight water samples that were taken during routine testing on August 5, 2009 contained high levels of fecal ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Resident of Milford, Massachusetts were warned on August 9, 2009, to boil their tap water after E. coli bacteria was found in the town’s water supply earlier this week. Two out of eight water samples that were taken during routine testing on August 5, 2009 contained high levels of fecal ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Former Railroad Worker Sues Ex Employee Over Benzene Exposure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the week of August 3, 2009, a man claiming he was exposed to benzene and other carcinogens throughout his career with the Kansas City Southern Railway Co. filed a lawsuit against his former employer.

On August 4, 2009, Richard Czuprynski filed in Jefferson County District Court against the railroad. Czuprynski ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[During the week of August 3, 2009, a man claiming he was exposed to benzene and other carcinogens throughout his career with the Kansas City Southern Railway Co. filed a lawsuit against his former employer.

On August 4, 2009, Richard Czuprynski filed in Jefferson County District Court against the railroad. Czuprynski ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Man Wins Asbestos Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the week of August 10, 2009, a Sangamon County, Illinois jury awarded a former Springfield postal worker and part-time handyman $2 million at the conclusion of an asbestos-exposure trial.

The plaintiff, who lived most of his life in the Williamsville area and on Springfield’s north end, was a night-shift U.S. ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[During the week of August 10, 2009, a Sangamon County, Illinois jury awarded a former Springfield postal worker and part-time handyman $2 million at the conclusion of an asbestos-exposure trial.

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