Kirk Hartley
Fukushima, Nukes and AML (a Leukemia) in Less Than 5 years
An October 2o, 2015 story in Carrier Management reports a payment to a nuke worker who developed AML at a young age. Overall, he is...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 22, 2015
- 1 min
An Update on Asbestos Defendants Failure to Look at and Invest in Science
For years, I’ve been barking about the failure of asbestos defendants to look at and invest in science related to asbestos disease. Now,...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 7, 2015
- 4 min
Global Obstetricians and Gynecologists Go Big on Statements Regarding Adverse Impacts from Prenatal
Professional medical societies usually are not thought of as radical groups. Therefore, it’s especially notable that a large, global...
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Kirk Hartley
- Oct 6, 2015
- 3 min
“Meso Lawyers Care;” New Cooperative Marketing by Four Prominent Plaintiff Firms, and So
Change is a constant in asbestos litigation. One new change for 2015 is four prominent plaintiff firms banding together for the the...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 29, 2015
- 2 min
2013 and 2014 Asbestos Case Filing Data from ALRA
People always seem to be seeking data on the volume and location of asbestos litigation. A June 2015 paper provides summary information...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 24, 2015
- 1 min
Motley Rice and a Focus on Lung Cancer
At a Perrin asbestos litigation conference a couple of years back, Joe Rice commented on the continuing increases in the filing of lung...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 14, 2015
- 1 min
Peritoneal Mesotheliomas in the News, Again
Peritoneal mesotheliomas remain a focus of the “new and improved” web sites related to law firms that act for plaintiffs in asbestos...
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Kirk Hartley
- Sep 8, 2015
- 1 min
World Conference on Lung Cancer 2015 – Attention for Mesothelioma and Dr. Harvey Pass
Harvey Pass at WCLC 2015 The 2015 World Conference on Lung Cancer is underway in Denver. The posters and presentations are notable for...
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Kirk Hartley
- Aug 31, 2015
- 2 min
New Paper: “Digestive and occupational cancers asbestos exposure: impact study in a cohort of
Mesothelioma web sites continue to pick up the pace of and quality of information disseminated regarding asbestos related diseases. A...
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Kirk Hartley
- Aug 17, 2015
- 1 min
ICD-10 Coding for Cancers; Changes Ahead, New Knowledge Will Follow
After various delays, the new, more detailed ICD-10 coding takes effect in October. The ICD-10 coding is more detailed than is current...
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Kirk Hartley
- Aug 16, 2015
- 1 min
List of Useful Easy to Read Books About the Science of Cancer, Plus Movies
2014 – p53: The Gene that Cracked the Cancer Code by Sue Armstrong. Goodreads page is here. A useful and learned 2015 review by Prives...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 15, 2015
- 1 min
Cheap, Fast, Self-ordered Blood Testing – Theranos Wins Its First FDA Approval
The medical and biology revolutions continue. Theranos now has FDA approval for 1 of its battery of blood tests that are cheap, fast and...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jul 7, 2015
- 1 min
Museumomics – An Update – ‘What’s Old Is New Again”
“Museumomics” techniques allow backwards looks into ancient DNA, and re incredible. Applications include looking for better ways to deal...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 30, 2015
- 2 min
New: “Minimal asbestos exposure in germline BAP1 heterozygous mice is associated with deregula
Researchers continue to generate more and more data and hypotheses regarding mesothelioma in persons with a germline (inherited) BAP1...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 30, 2015
- 2 min
Cellular Level Research: “Inflammatory cytokines contribute to asbestos-induced injury of mes
Another of the growing number of studies of cell level reactions of cells to chrysotile and amphibole fibers. Also, note the fiber type...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 26, 2015
- 1 min
Nanotubes and Molecular Pathways of Invaders into Cells in Lungs
Research continues on the molecular pathways that are affected as lungs are invaded particles. One can and should look for parallels...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 24, 2015
- 1 min
Big Tobacco Moving into Positive Science?
Big tobacco asserts it’s now trying to use science in a positive way, instead of simply using them to create “doubt.” The story is told...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 22, 2015
- 1 min
Recent Overview of Personal Injury Litigation Involving Tobacco Smoking
Tobacco personal injury litigation is continuing and expanding. The broad contours of the litigation are set out in “The Tobacco...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 17, 2015
- 6 min
Good News: “Dramatic Response with Novel microRNA Replacement Therapy in Malignant Pleural Mes
MicroRNA illustrate the incredible pace of new knowledge and change as to molecular biology and cancer. As of 2000, the world’s molecular...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jun 8, 2015
- 1 min
Complete Virus History – in One Test
WOW!!! One test from one drop of blood to see a person’s entire history of viruses with a high degree of reliability. This is not...
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