Archive for October, 2009
A new study in the European Respiratory Journal
A new study in the European Respiratory Journal has for the first time claimed a concrete link between exposure to nanoparticles in adhesive paint and the development of sever pulmonary fibrosis.
Biffa fined for Asbestos mishandling
A leading waste management company was handed a £55,000 fine recently following its’ poor handling of asbestos. Derby Magistrates found that by not managing the asbestos in the correct manner this posed the environment, public and staff to a risk of harm.
GMB Call on Government to support natural justice to suffers of Pleural Plaques and restore compensation
GMB has organised a third lobby of Parliament over the House of Lords decision in October 2007 to overturn the payment of compensation to the sufferers of Pleural Plaques. Despite the closure of the Government’s official consultation on this serious issue over a year ago there has still been no announcement on this from the Justice Department or the Prime Minister’s office. This in spite of repeated announcements from the floor of the house on a statement being made “very soon”.
It has been reported that Alan Dismores Private Members Bill to over turn the Law Lords 2007 decision to make pleural plaques sufferers unable to seek compensation, has passed through the House of Commons.
New Mesothelioma Test
A team of scientists at Oxford University have created a more sensitive test for mesothelioma. The new test is less invasive and more accurate. The test distinguishes the reason for the pleural effusion, which can be caused by many other lung conditions. 90% of mesothelioma sufferers have this condition.
Currently doctors perform pleural fluid cytology looking for cancerous cells. This is not a particularly sensitive test.