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Halliburton, Malta and Dr. Stephen Levin Memorial – Mesothelioma Week in Review

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There was some promising research uncovered, a $9 million jury award, more asbestos headaches for Halliburton, and dock workers in Malta filing liability claims in New York, all at the Mesothelioma Center Week in Review.

There also was news from New York that a memorial fund has been set up in the name of Dr. Stephen M. Levin, who died a hero to all those World Trade Center First Responders

Mesothelioma Week in Review: Asbestos Trust, Memorial Service and Research Grants

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Stephen M. Levin, M.D. will not be forgotten anytime soon.

Levin, the New York City occupational specialist who carried the health-care torch for the 9/11 First Responders, will be honored Tuesday,

MARF Mesothelioma Research Grants Focus on 5 Promising Projects

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The future of mesothelioma research looks promising, thanks to $500,000 in grants to scientists trying to find a cure for mesothelioma.

Genome sequencing, antibody therapy treatments, chemosensitivity,

Panel Expected to Add Mesothelioma to 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund

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Mesothelioma is expected to be one of the cancers covered when a special advisory panel makes its recommendations next month on expanding the $2.8 billion Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Victims

NORD Promotes Feb. 29 Rare Disease Day for Mesothelioma, Other Illnesses

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Supporters of Rare Disease Day USA will celebrate for the fourth year in a row in the United States, this time on Leap Day, February 29.

The day of advocacy is designed to promote awareness of

Mesothelioma Week in Review Touched Super Bowls, Road Races, College Campuses and Politics

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Many of the high-profile mesothelioma advocates and leaders in the anti-asbestos fight will gather this weekend in South Florida for the two-day Miles for Meso Symposium and Road Race.

Among

Super Bowl Reminds of NFL Great Merlin Olsen, Who Died from Mesothelioma

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The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots on Sunday night in Super Bowl XLVI, but the world’s biggest sporting event also brought to mind an NFL legend who never played in one.

Merlin

Mesothelioma Center Week In Review: A Look To the Future, A Glance At the Past for Mesothelioma

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It was a week to remember the past, but also a week to look toward the future at the Mesothelioma Center and Asbestos.com.

While the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) was reminding

ADAO Will Honor Mesothelioma Victim Steve McQueen at 8th Annual Convention

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Actor Steve McQueen, one of several well-known Americans who have died from mesothelioma, will be honored posthumously by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization at its eighth annual convention

Asbestos Week in Review: Schools, Bankruptcy, Verdicts, Aggressive Surgeries and Presidential Campaigns

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Renovations, and even demolitions, of schools across America are being slowed or stopped by the high cost of the necessary asbestos abatement, a familiar refrain being heard this week at the Mesothelioma

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