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		<title>New NCCN Guidelines™ for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Presented at Annual Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new addition to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines™), the NCCN Guidelines for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM), was presented at the NCCN 15th Annual Conference. Lee M. Krug, MD of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a member of the NCCN Guidelines Panel discussed recommended treatment options for patients with MPM as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mesotheliomacenter.org/mesothelioma-news/2010/03/15/new-nccn-guidelines%e2%84%a2-for-malignant-pleural-mesothelioma-presented-at-annual-conference/</link>
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		<title>Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Funds Eight New Research Projects to Advance Critically-Needed Mesothelioma Treatments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation) announced today awards of an additional $800,000 to researchers, at top national and international medical science centers, devoted to finding a cure for mesothelioma. This brings to almost $7 million the funds the Foundation has awarded to develop better treatment options for mesothelioma patients. To spur the research [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mesotheliomacenter.org/mesothelioma-news/2010/02/24/mesothelioma-applied-research-foundation-funds-eight-new-research-projects-to-advance-critically-needed-mesothelioma-treatments/</link>
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		<title>Joint Study by Rosetta Genomics and NYU Langone Medical Center Identifies Single microRNA Biomarker for Prognosis of Mesothelioma Patients</title>
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Demonstrate potential of miR-29c* to act as an independent prognostic factor for time to progression as well as survival after surgery
Ability to forecast outcomes for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) may enable clinicians to provide aggressive therapy to the most appropriate patients

Rosetta Genomics, Ltd., a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced today that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mesotheliomacenter.org/mesothelioma-news/2010/02/18/joint-study-by-rosetta-genomics-and-nyu-langone-medical-center-identifies-single-microrna-biomarker-for-prognosis-of-mesothelioma-patients/</link>
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		<title>ADAO&#8217;s Sixth Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference: April 9 &#8211; 11, Chicago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will host its 6th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference in Chicago, IL, on Saturday, April 10, 2010, with activities throughout the weekend. The international conference will provide education and outreach to families, employers/employees, and scientists throughout the world as part of ADAO&#8217;s continuing effort to educate the public about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mesotheliomacenter.org/mesothelioma-news/2010/01/29/adaos-sixth-annual-international-asbestos-awareness-conference-april-9-11-chicago/</link>
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		<title>Asbestos and Other Hazards Removed from Walpole, Mass. Superfund Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EPA completed a short-term cleanup removing asbestos from the former mill building and hazardous substances in drums and containers on the Blackburn &#38; Union Privileges Superfund Site, in Walpole, Mass.
Nearly 30 tons of asbestos and asbestos containing debris, as well as over 2,700 pounds of hazardous materials and waste oils were removed from the site. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mesotheliomacenter.org/mesothelioma-news/2009/12/18/asbestos-and-other-hazards-removed-from-walpole-mass-superfund-site/</link>
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		<title>Milestone in the Quest for Better Mesothelioma Treatments: Department of Defense Begins to Address Service-Related Asbestos Cancer; Mesothelioma Foundation Sees Thousand-Fold Return on Its Research and Advocacy Investments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation applauds the Department of Defense (DoD) for beginning to address the critical need to develop treatments for mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an aggressive, extremely painful tumor caused by asbestos exposure. Most of the medical and disease research communities have long regarded it with a self-fulfilling defeatism as untreatable, deadly and hopeless.
Since [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mesotheliomacenter.org/mesothelioma-news/2009/12/14/milestone-in-the-quest-for-better-mesothelioma-treatments-department-of-defense-begins-to-address-service-related-asbestos-cancer-mesothelioma-foundation-sees-thousand-fold-return-on-its-research-an/</link>
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		<title>Statement of Lisa P. Jackson Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Legislative Hearing on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works December 2, 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chairman Lautenberg, Chairman Boxer, Ranking Member Inhofe and other members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak about how we can improve our framework for assessing and managing chemical risks.
Understandably, the public is turning to government for assurance that chemicals that are ubiquitous in our economy, our environment and our bodies have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mesotheliomacenter.org/mesothelioma-news/2009/12/12/statement-of-lisa-p-jackson-administrator-u-s-environmental-protection-agency-legislative-hearing-on-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-senate-committee-on-environment-and-public-works-decembe/</link>
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		<title>U.S. EPA Issues California Toxic Release Data, Lead and Ammonia Among Most Common</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toxic releases into the environment from facilities operating in California decreased 21 percent in 2008 when compared to 2007, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 12 million pound decline reflects reported decreases in air, water, and land releases and off-site transfers.
The data comes from the EPA&#8217;s Toxics Release [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mesotheliomacenter.org/mesothelioma-news/2009/12/08/u-s-epa-issues-california-toxic-release-data-lead-and-ammonia-among-most-common/</link>
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		<title>US Labor Department&#8217;s OSHA proposes $484,000 in penalties against Cambria Contracting Inc. for asbestos hazards at Buffalo, NY, jobsite</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor&#8217;s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued citations to Cambria Contracting Inc. for 11 alleged willful violations of the OSHA construction asbestos standard for failing to train and protect its workers at a Buffalo jobsite. The Lockport, N.Y., demolition contractor faces a total of $484,000 in proposed penalties.
&#34;These significant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mesotheliomacenter.org/mesothelioma-news/2009/11/30/us-labor-departments-osha-proposes-484000-in-penalties-against-cambria-contracting-inc-for-asbestos-hazards-at-buffalo-ny-jobsite/</link>
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		<title>Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Holds Sixth Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) announced its sixth International Asbestos Awareness Conference to be held in Chicago April 9-11, 2010. Conferences each year bring together renowned doctors, scientists, researchers and most importantly, asbestos victims and their families &#8211; in a united forum for asbestos awareness, education and collaboration.
Numerous honorees will be recognized at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mesotheliomacenter.org/mesothelioma-news/2009/11/19/asbestos-disease-awareness-organization-adao-holds-sixth-annual-international-asbestos-awareness-conference/</link>
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