442 results for “General Electric”, page 15 of 23
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · July 5, 2016 · in the opinion
RJ Reynolds Tobacco v. Stidham (2016)
…shortly but will add first our concern as to whether, if that policy is a general one that the court intends [\13] to apply in every synergy case, without regard to particular circumstances of the case…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · December 9, 1992
Taliferro v. Johns-Manville Corp. (1992)
…Fear of Cancer and Medical Monitoring; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia Navy Yard); Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia laborer doing general cleanup and debris removal on ships Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia 1967-1981
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Past and current asbestos exposure and future mesothelioma risks in Britain: The Inhaled Particles Study (TIPS)
…lung burdens in British birth cohorts from 1940 to 1992 were estimated for asbestos-exposed workers and the general population. Regression analysis of British mesothelioma death rates and average lung burdens in birth cohorts born before…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · April 9, 2008
Barnes v. AO Smith Water Products Co. (2008)
…the Montross, Perdicaro, Enea and Iqbal cases separate, over the defendants' general opposition. Under CPLR 602(a), actions with common questions of law or fact may be tried jointly. The Malcolm factors guide the choice, and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
A clinical evaluation and tissue fiber burden analysis of a lifetime resident of Libby, Montana with adenocarcinoma of the lung
…lifelong resident of Libby and whose history of exposure was as a member of the general population there. To our knowledge this is the first time tissue from a member of the general population of Libby…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Comparison of SKIP expression in malignant pleural mesotheliomas with Ki-67 proliferation index and prognostic parameters
…3 ±12.2 years. The median overall survival period was 8.5 months. Factors negatively affecting general survival in the univariate analysis included high SKIP expression, Ki-67 proliferative index over 30%, presence of non-epithelioid…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
Evaluation of Deposition and Clearance of Asbestos (Detected by SEM-EDS) in Lungs of Deceased Subjects Environmentally and/or Occupationally Exposed in Broni (Pavia, Northern Italy)
…certainly exposed to asbestos (mainly crocidolite and chrysotile) during their life. Moreover, we investigated possible correlations between the lung burden of asbestos (in general and considering each asbestos type), as well as their dimension (length, width…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Sarcomatoid mesothelioma: future advances in diagnosis, biomolecular assessment, and therapeutic options in a poor-outcome disease
…The different and worse outcome of patients with SM and, in general, nonepithelioid subtypes makes it intriguing to select these cases to better study the biomolecular profile in order to find factors linked to prognosis and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
The Wittenoom legacy
…products in Western Australia. As a result, the state has recorded a higher malignant-mesothelioma mortality rate than in any other Australian state and in any defined general population in the world. Thus, the legacy of…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
Lung cancer risk among workers in the construction industry: results from two case-control studies in Montreal
…In most previous studies, risks among construction workers were compared with general populations including blue and white collar workers. The main objectives of this study were to assess whether construction workers experience excess lung cancer risk…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Efficacy of Cell-Free and Concentrated Ascites Reinfusion Therapy for Palliative Care in a Patient with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Case Report
…A 59-year-old Japanese male with MPM who had undergone pleural decortication had pleural and peritoneal recurrence. His general status deteriorated as he developed massive ascites due to peritoneal metastases. With the initiation of CART…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
Extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: is this an operation that should now be consigned to history?
…something to offer with EPP, but the onus is on them to fully inform the patient of their reasons for advising them contrary to the evidence that applies in general for this operation in this disease.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2019
Body composition and nutritional status in malignant pleural mesothelioma: implications for activity levels and quality of life
…objective activity levels (Actigraph GT3X) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL; Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General). Sixty-one people participated (79% male, median age 69 [IQR 62-74] years and median BMI 25.8…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1967
Asbestosis and neoplasia
…consecutive deaths among insulation workers (1943-1966), 17 (about 5%) were due to mesothelioma, against about 1 in 10,000 deaths in the general population. In Dresden, lung cancer deaths rose as deaths from severe asbestosis…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2013
CD90 is a diagnostic marker to differentiate between malignant pleural mesothelioma and lung carcinoma with immunohistochemistry
…irrespective of the histologic types, were negative in general. The sensitivity and specificity of CD90 expression in epithelioid mesothelioma and lung adenocarcinoma were comparable to those of well-established markers used for the differential diagnosis. These…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
A cohort study of mortality among Ontario pipe trades workers
…Canadian Mortality Registry at Statistics Canada. Standardised mortality ratios were computed using Ontario general population mortality rates as the reference. There were significant increases in lung cancer mortality rates (SMR 1.27; 95% CI 1.13…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
In vitro genotoxicity data of nanomaterials compared to carcinogenic potency of inorganic substances after inhalational exposure
…but show varied epidemiological results. The high frequency of lung cancer in the male general population due to cigarette smoking hampers unequivocal detection of occupationally caused lung cancer risks. Based on the experience from the inhalation…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Occupational exposure to asbestos and lung cancer in men: evidence from a population-based case-control study in eight Canadian provinces
…cancer, and 2,053 controls recruited from 8 Canadian provinces between 1994 and 1997. Self-reported questionnaires were used to elicit a lifetime occupational history, including general tasks, and information for other risk factors. Occupational hygienists…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1996
Mechanisms of carcinogenesis and clinical features of asbestos-associated cancers
…In this article, the general properties of asbestos fibers will be discussed with an emphasis on chemical and physical features implicated in tumorigenesis. We will then provide a brief overview of the clinical features and treatment…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1986
Asbestos content of lung tissue in asbestos associated diseases: a study of 110 cases
…which are the hallmark of asbestos exposure, were present in the lungs of virtually everyone in the general population and present at increased levels in individuals with asbestos associated diseases. The highest numbers of AB occurred…