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Its not just the guys building the ships or working in dusty factories who were exposed to Asbestos. In some parts of the world, natural deposits of Asbestos create an environmental hazard that can lead to Mesothelioma or Lung Cancer. Sometimes these nat… more »
Vioxx and Celebrex were examples of a highly touted new class of drugs called COX-2 inhibitors that came on the market in 1998 and 1999. Another COX-2 inhibitor, Bextra was approved in 2001. These drugs worked on a certain enzyme called Cyclooxygenase-2… more »
1. Japan Opens 22 Asbestos Consultation Centers In response to the growing public concern over asbestos exposure, 22 centers have been opened at major hospitals throughout Japan. These consultation centers will operate in hospitals with the top respirato… more »
Several researchers are pursuing some exciting lines of investigation using a device sometimes called a gene chip. The Gene Chip is actually a copyrighted name of a system made by the biotech company Affymetrix. Many people use the term gene chip more ge… more »

02nd September 2005 : Japanese Asbestos Problems ...

Since earlier this summer there have been a large number of articles on the government of Japan finally admitting that there is a problem with asbestos and their workers. The recent activity started when farm equipment maker Kubota admitted that as many… more »