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Cellular uptake and localization of inhaled gold nanoparticles in lungs of mice with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conclusions: Inhaled AuNP rapidly bound to the alveolar epithelium in both Wt and Scnn1b-Tg mice. Scnn1b-Tg mice showed less efficient AuNP uptake by surface macrophages and concomitant higher particle internalization by alveolar type I epithelial cells compared to Wt mice. This likely promotes AuNP depth translocation in Scnn1b-Tg mice, including enhanced epithelial targeting. These results suggest AuNP nanocarrier delivery as successful strategy for therapeutic targeting of alveolar epithelial cells and macrophages in COPD. (Source: Particle and Fibre Toxicology)
Source: Particle and Fibre Toxicology - May 16, 2013 Category: Toxicology Authors: Marianne GeiserOliver QuaileAlexander WenkChristoph WiggeSylvie Eigeldinger-BerthouStephanie HirnMartin SchäfflerCarsten SchlehWinfried MöllerMarcus MallWolfgang Kreyling Source Type: research

Automated Mineralogical Analysis of PM10: New Parameters for Assessing PM Toxicity
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es305025e (Source: Environmental Science and Technology)
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - May 15, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ben. J. Williamson, Gavyn Rollinson and Duncan Pirrie Source Type: research

Epidemiology: Unappreciated toll of toxic sites
Nature 497, 7449 (2013). doi:10.1038/497290a Toxic-waste sites pose as big a health threat as malaria in some developing nations.Kevin Chatham-Stephens at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and his colleagues produced a systematic assessment of the disease burden of toxic-waste sites in India (pictured), (Source: Nature)
Source: Nature - May 15, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Research Highlights Source Type: research

Combustion derived ultrafine particles induce cytochrome P-450 expression in specific lung compartments in the developing neonatal and adult rat
Vehicle exhaust is rich in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and can be a dominant contributor to ultrafine urban particulate matter (PM). Exposure to ultrafine PM is correlated with respiratory infections and asthmatic symptoms in young children. The lung undergoes substantial growth, alveolarization, and cellular maturation within the first years of life, which may be impacted by environmental pollutants such as PM. PAHs in PM can serve as ligands for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) that induces expression of certain isozymes in the cytochrome P-450 superfamily, such as CYP1A1 and CYP1B1, localized in specific l...
Source: AJP: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology - May 15, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Chan, J. K. W., Vogel, C. F., Baek, J., Kodani, S. D., Uppal, R. S., Bein, K. J., Anderson, D. S., Van Winkle, L. S. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research

Radiation therapy for lymph node metastasis from extramammary Paget's disease
ConclusionRadiation therapy is effective and safe, and appears to offer a curative treatment option for lymph node metastasis from EMPD. (Source: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology)
Source: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology - May 14, 2013 Category: Dermatology Authors: M. Hata, I. Koike, H. Wada, Y. Minagawa, T. Kasuya, T. Matsui, R. Suzuki, S. Takano, T. Inoue Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Nanotech filter may protect farmed fish from fungus
Toxic nanoparticle treatment of ponds of farmed fish could be made safe by embedding in into water filters, find scientists in Iran. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - May 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Leukemia Drug Prevents Build-Up Of Toxic Brain Protein
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have used tiny doses of a leukemia drug to halt accumulation of toxic proteins linked to Parkinson's disease in the brains of mice. This finding provides the basis to plan a clinical trial in humans to study the effects... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Source Type: news

LEG CRAMPS (Cinchona Officinalis Bark, Aconitum Napellus, Pseudognaphalium Obtusifolium, Ledum Palustre Twig, Magnesium Phosphate, Dibasic Trihydrate, Toxicodendron Pubescens Leaf, And Viscum Album Fruiting Top) Tablet, Soluble [Hyland'S]
Updated Date: May 14, 2013 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 14, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

DR. RECKEWEG R23 NOSODERM COMBINATION PRODUCT (Apis Mellifica 30x, Arsenicum Album 30x, Rhus Toxicodendron 30x, Sulphur 30x) Liquid [PHARMAZEUTISCHE FABRIK DR. RECKEWEG CO]
Updated Date: May 14, 2013 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 14, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

DR. RECKEWEG R11 LUMBAGIN COMBINATION PRODUCT (Berberis Vulgaris 4x, Calcarea Phosphorica 12x, Causticum 6x, Dulcamara 4x, Nux Vomica 4x, Rhododendron Chrysanthum 4x, Rhus Toxicodendron 4x) Liquid [PHARMAZEUTISCHE FABRIK DR. RECKEWEG CO]
Updated Date: May 14, 2013 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 14, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

DR. RECKEWEG R4 ENTEROCOLIN COMBINATION PRODUCT (Baptisia Tinctoria 4x, Chamomilla 4x, Chininum Arsenicosum 6x, Colocynthis 6x, Ferrum Phosphoricum 8x, Mercurius Corrosivus 6x, Oleander 6x, Phosphoricum Acidum 3x, Rhus Toxicodendron 4x, Veratrum Album 6x) Liquid [PHARMAZEUTISCHE FABRIK DR. RECKEWEG CO]
Updated Date: May 14, 2013 EST (Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST))
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - May 14, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Phase 1 study of cetuximab in combination with 5‐fluorouracil, cisplatin, and radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced anal canal carcinoma
CONCLUSIONSCetuximab could not be integrated with chemoradiotherapy‐cisplatin–based therapy due to the high toxicity rate. However, efficacy is encouraging and further investigation of an epidermal growth factor receptor–targeted agent (other than cetuximab) concurrent with chemoradiation should be pursued. Cancer 2013. © 2013 American Cancer Society. (Source: Cancer)
Source: Cancer - May 14, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Luis O. Olivatto, Fernando M. Vieira, Bruno V. Pereira, Ana P. Victorino, Marcos Bezerra, Carlos M. Araujo, Felipe Erlich, Lilian Faroni, Leonaldson Castro, Edward C. Lusis, Alessandra Marins, Carlos Gil Ferreira Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Attitude towards antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescription among HIV specialists
Conclusions: Although conflicting attitudes appear evident, most specialists seem to be willing, with guidance from normative bodies, to promote PrEP within multiple prevention strategies among vulnerable populations. More scientific evidence regarding effectiveness could overcome resistance. (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - May 14, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Vincenzo PuroAntonio PalummieriGabriella De CarliPierluca PiselliGiuseppe Ippolito Source Type: research

Effect of single-dose rituximab on steroid-dependent minimal-change nephrotic syndrome in adults
Conclusions Our results revealed that rituximab therapy was associated with a reduction in the number of relapses and in the total dose of PSL needed. Therefore, rituximab appears to be a useful therapeutic agent for adult patients with steroid-dependent MCNS. These results suggest that this treatment is rational and should be considered as an important option in the management of adult patients with steroid-dependent MCNS. (Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation)
Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - May 14, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Takei, T., Itabashi, M., Moriyama, T., Kojima, C., Shiohira, S., Shimizu, A., Tsuruta, Y., Ochi, A., Amemiya, N., Mochizuki, T., Uchida, K., Tsuchiya, K., Nitta, K. Tags: Chronic Kidney Desease Source Type: research

Management of adult patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis: recommendations from an expert panel on behalf of Euro-Histio-Net
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is an orphan disease of clonal dendritic cells which may affect any organ of the body. Most of the knowledge about the diagnosis and therapy is based on pedriatic studies. Adult LCH patients are often evaluated by physicians who focus on only the most obviously affected organ without sufficient evaluation of other systems, resulting in patients being underdiagnosed and/or incompletely staged. Furthermore they may be treated with pediatric-based therapies which are less effective and sometimes more toxic for adults. The published literature on adult LCH cases lacks a comprehensive discuss...
Source: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - May 14, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Michael GirschikofskyMaurizio AricoDiego CastilloAnthony ChuClaus DoberauerJoachim FichterJulien HarocheGregory KaltsasPolyzois MakrasAngelo MarzanoMathilde de MenthonOliver MickeEmanuela PassoniHeinrich SeegenschmiedtAbdellatif TaziKenneth McClain Source Type: research

If Job Stress Mounts, Healthy Living May Be Lifesaver (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Living a healthy rather than sedentary lifestyle reduced the risk of coronary artery disease by 53% in people who worked in an emotionally toxic environment, a study found. (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 13, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Are toxic chemicals making you fat?
We can see the external cues in our environment prompting us to eat more than we need. What's less obvious is the non-natural chemicals in the environment that may make it easier to gain weight and harder to lose it. read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - May 13, 2013 Category: Nutrition Authors: Edward Abramson, Ph.D. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Environment Health cause weight gain chemical toxins Chemicals ddt external cues fast food restaurants food environment hormones human hormones meat and fish mount sinai medical mount sinai medical cente Source Type: news

Thalassaemia major and the heart: a toxic cardiomyopathy tamed?
Introduction Disorders of haemoglobin synthesis, such as thalassaemia, are the most common monogenetic disorders worldwide. When first described, thalassaemia major (TM) was universally fatal in childhood, but after the adoption of regular blood transfusion, survival until early teenage and adulthood was to be expected. Sadly as these individuals aged organ failure followed, due to the accumulated iron secondary to regular blood transfusion. Principal among the tissues affected by iron overload is the heart and even to the present day, heart disease accounts for the overwhelming majority of premature deaths in this populat...
Source: Heart - May 13, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Walker, J. M. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: disease control and quality of life at 6 years
Conclusions: In this large series with long-term follow-up, we found excellent biochemical control rates and low and acceptable toxicity, outcomes consistent with those reported for from high dose rate brachytherapy (HDR BT). Provided that measures are taken to account for prostate motion, SBRT's distinct advantages over HDR BT include its noninvasiveness and delivery to patients without anesthesia or hospitalization. (Source: Radiation Oncology)
Source: Radiation Oncology - May 13, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alan KatzMichael SantoroFred DiblasioRichard Ashley Source Type: research

What Precautions Should Be Used for a Child Whose Parent is Hepatitis C Positive?
Discussion Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a single-stranded RNA Flavivus that was first identified in 1989 and universal screening in the blood supply was begun in 1992 in the United States. Overall incidence of acute HCV in children under age 19 is 0.1 per 100,000. In adults, the transmission is mainly from contaminated blood and body fluids, primarily intravenous drug use. It is the most common reason for liver transplantation in adults. Of those that acquire the acute infection, about 70% go on to become chronically infected. Adults have a slow progression of their disease with 20% having cirrhosis within 20 years. Being ma...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 12, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Optimizing the relaxivity of Gd(III) complexes appended to InP/ZnS quantum dots by linker tuning
Dalton Trans., 2013, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/C3DT50774B, CommunicationGraeme J. Stasiuk, Sudarsan Tamang, Daniel Imbert, Christelle Gateau, Peter Reiss, Pascal Fries, Marinella MazzantiThree bimodal MRI/optical nanosized contrast agents with high per-nanoparticle relaxivity (up to 2523 mM-1 s-1 at 35 MHz and 932 mM-1 s-1 at 200 MHz) have been prepared on non-toxic InP/ZnS quantum dots.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Dalton Trans. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Dalton Trans. latest articles - May 12, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Graeme J. Stasiuk Source Type: research

Chemistry: Brushing Away Toxicity
Osmium tetroxide is among the most useful and versatile oxidizing agents of olefins, accounting for its widespread application in chemistry research despite its dangerous combination of toxicity and volatility. Basavaraju … [Read more] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - May 12, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Stewart Wills (mailto:swills at aaas.org) Source Type: research

Editors' Choice
Biomedicine: The Benefits of Sequestration | Education: Motivation + Skill = Success | Animal Behavior: A Social Shake-up by Song | Chemistry: Brushing Away Toxicity | Chemistry: Mimicking Rodlike Viruses | Biomedicine: Peptide Prevention | Biochemistry: Attacked by Radicals (Source: Science: Current Issue)
Source: Science: Current Issue - May 12, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Stewart Wills (mailto:swills at aaas.org) Source Type: research

Widespread PCB Pollution
Since polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are produced through industrial processes or activities, it is assumed that people living in industrial cities will have higher concentrations of these toxic chemicals in their blood than people in rural communities. Researchers at the University of Iowa say this isn't the case. In a paper published recently in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, scientists report that mothers and children in East Chicago, Ind., and Columbus Junction, Iowa, had only subtle differences in their PCB blood levels... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

PAHs in the Chinese environment: levels, inventory mass, source and toxic potency assessment
Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2013, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/C3EM00070B, Critical ReviewJi-Zhong Wang, Cheng-Zhu Zhu, Tian-Hu ChenChina's pollution by carcinogenic PAHs due to energy consumption for manufacturing based economic development is ongoing.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - J. Environ. Monit. latest articles)
Source: RSC - J. Environ. Monit. latest articles - May 12, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ji-Zhong Wang Source Type: research

Cellular interactions with biodegradable polyurethanes formulated from L-tyrosine
L-Tyrosine polyurethanes (LTUs) have been synthesized by structural modification of the poly (amino acid) backbone to circumvent the problems associated with the processing of poly (amino acids) arising from their high crystallinity, insolubility in common organic solvents, and high glass-transition and melting temperatures. Additionally, problems such as unpredictable swelling characteristics, change in conformation, and uncontrolled enzymatic degradation have severely restricted the use of poly (amino acids). In contrast, LTUs are designed to retain their superior physico-chemical properties, while incorporating biodegra...
Source: Journal of Biomaterials Applications - May 12, 2013 Category: Materials Science Authors: Shah, P. N., Yun, Y. H. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Tumor Metronomics: Timing and Dose Level Dynamics
Metronomic chemotherapy, the delivery of doses in a low, regular manner so as to avoid toxic side effects, was introduced over 12 years ago in the face of substantial clinical and preclinical evidence supporting its tumor-suppressive capability. It constituted a marked departure from the classic maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) strategy, which, given its goal of rapid eradication, uses dosing sufficiently intense to require rest periods between cycles to limit toxicity. Even so, upfront tumor eradication is frequently not achieved with MTD, whereupon a de facto goal of longer-term tumor control is often pursued. As metronomic ...
Source: Cancer Research - May 12, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hahnfeldt, P., Hlatky, L., Klement, G. L. Tags: Meeting Report Source Type: research

Tankyrase Inhibitor Suppresses Colorectal Tumor Growth
Most colorectal cancers (CRC) are initiated by mutations of APC, leading to increased β-catenin–mediated signaling. However, continued requirement of Wnt/β-catenin signaling for tumor progression in the context of acquired KRAS and other mutations is less well-established. To attenuate Wnt/β-catenin signaling in tumors, we have developed potent and specific small-molecule tankyrase inhibitors, G007-LK and G244-LM, that reduce Wnt/β-catenin signaling by preventing poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation-dependent AXIN degradation, thereby promoting β-catenin destabilization. We show that novel tankyrase inhibitors completely block li...
Source: Cancer Research - May 12, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lau, T., Chan, E., Callow, M., Waaler, J., Boggs, J., Blake, R. A., Magnuson, S., Sambrone, A., Schutten, M., Firestein, R., Machon, O., Korinek, V., Choo, E., Diaz, D., Merchant, M., Polakis, P., Holsworth, D. D., Krauss, S., Costa, M. Tags: Therapeutics, Targets, and Chemical Biology Source Type: research

Volatile substance misuse: an updated review of toxicity and treatment - Ford JB, Sutter ME, Owen KP, Albertson TE.
Educational campaigns and legislative actions may have led to an overall decrease in the prevalence of volatile substance misuse (VSM) in many countries; however, it is still a common practice throughout the world. Studies currently suggest that girls are ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Oropharyngeal airway obstruction after the accidental ingestion of arisaema amurense - Ryoo SM, Sohn CH, Oh BJ, Kim WY, Lim KS, Lee CC.
BACKGROUND: Arisaema amurense is widely known in Korean folklore as a poisonous plant, and its lethal toxicity has long been recognized. The toxicity of Arisaema amurense is due to its content of calcium oxalate, which causes painful oropharyngeal edema, h... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

Poultry Drug Increases Levels of Toxic Arsenic in Chicken Meat
(Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins)
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - May 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Adaptation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Toxic Manganese Concentration Triggers Changes in Inorganic Polyphosphates
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: FEMS Yeast Research)
Source: FEMS Yeast Research - May 11, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Nadezhda Andreeva, Lubov Ryazanova, Vladimir Dmitriev, Tatiana Kulakovskaya, Igor Kulaev Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Mom – the Ultimate Chromatographer: Insights into HPLC and GC...
Tips for helping scientists improve HPLC column and GC column analysis for the pharmaceutical, environmental, food and beverage, clinical, and toxicology industries(PRWeb May 09, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013momhplc/05/prweb10709750.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 11, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

No evidence for behavioural adaptations to nematode parasitism by the fly Drosophila putrida
Abstract Behavioural adaptations of hosts to their parasites form an important component of the evolutionary dynamics of host–parasite interactions. As mushroom‐feeding Drosophila can tolerate deadly mycotoxins, but their Howardula nematode parasites cannot, we asked how consuming the potent mycotoxin α‐amanitin has affected this host–parasite interaction. We used the fly D. putrida and its parasite H. aoronymphium, which is both highly virulent and at high prevalence in some populations, and investigated whether adult flies utilize food with toxin to prevent infection in the next generation or consume the toxin...
Source: Journal of Evolutionary Biology - May 11, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: C. L. Debban, K. A. Dyer Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Safe and targeted anticancer therapy for ovarian cancer using a novel class of curcumin analogs
This article reviews some of the key findings of our work with the DAP compounds, and compares this to some of the targeted therapies currently used in ovarian cancer therapy. (Source: Journal of Ovarian Research)
Source: Journal of Ovarian Research - May 11, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kellie RathGeorgia McCannDavid CohnBrian RiveraPeriannan KuppusamyKaruppaiyah Selvendiran Source Type: research

Evaluation of pharmacological activities, cytotoxicity and phenolic composition of four Maytenus species used in southern African traditional medicine to treat intestinal infections and diarrhoeal diseases
Conclusion: This study justifies the traditional use of leaf crude extracts and fractions from these four plants to remedy gastrointestinal disorders resulting from infection, inflammation and oxidative stress complications. The study also provides rationale for the use of leaf extracts with same beneficial effects in place of unsustainable root and bark harvest. (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - May 11, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Aroke AhmedLyndy McGawJacobus Eloff Source Type: research

Passive anti-amyloid immunotherapy in Alzheimer's disease: What are the most promising targets?
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common dementia in the industrialized world, with prevalence rates well over 30% in the over 80-years-old population. The dementia causes enormous costs to the social healthcare systems, as well as personal tragedies for the patients, families and caregivers. AD is strongly associated with Amyloid-beta (Abeta) protein aggregation, which results in extracellular plaques in the brain, and according to the amyloid cascade hypothesis appeared to be a promising target for the development of AD therapeutics. Within the past decade convincing data has arisen positioning the soluble prefibrilla...
Source: Immunity and Aging - May 11, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jens MorethChrystelle MavoungouKatharina Schindowski Source Type: research

Iraq War Contractors Denied Retrial In Oregon Guard Suit For C6 Poisoning Injuries
PORTLAND, Ore. - The magistrate judge presiding over the personal injury lawsuit filed by Oregon National Guard members for hexavalent chromium exposure during a Restore Iraqi Oil mission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon on April 26 reduced the noneconomic compensatory damages award from $850,000 to $500,000 for each of the 12 veterans whose claims were tried in October; defense motions for judgment as a matter of law and for a new trial were denied (Rocky Bixby, et al. v. KBR, Inc., et al., No. 09-632, D. Ore.; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60390; See 3/5/13, Page 23). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™...
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Magistrate Judge Recommends Dismissal Of Counterclaims In Lago Agrio Judgment Suit
NEW YORK - A magistrate judge recommended in a report issued April 15 that counterclaims filed by a plaintiffs' attorney sued by Chevron Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to prevent the enforcement of an $18.2 billion personal injury and environmental contamination judgment entered in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, be dismissed for failing to state a claim (Chevron Corp. v. Steven R. Donziger, et al., No. 11-691, S.D. N.Y.; See 3/19/13, Page 11). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Stipulation To Dismiss Filed By Chevron, Stratus Consulting In Lago Agrio Litigation
NEW YORK - Chevron Corp. and Stratus Consulting Inc., an environmental consultant retained by defendants in the lawsuit filed by Chevron in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to prevent the enforcement of an $18.2 billion personal injury and environmental contamination judgment entered in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, filed a joint stipulation on April 11 to dismiss pursuant to a settlement agreement reached in March (Chevron Corp. v. Steven R. Donziger, et al., No. 11-691, S.D. N.Y.; See 3/19/13, Page 11). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

2nd Circuit Judge Grants Lago Agrio Plaintiffs Expedited Mandamus Consideration
NEW YORK - Two of the defendants named by Chevron Corp. in a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York lawsuit to prevent enforcement of an $18 billion personal injury and property damage judgment entered in a Lago Agrio, Ecuador, court were granted expedited consideration without reasons on April 8 in the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals of a petition for mandamus relief from District Court orders that they aver violate a January 2012 appellate court order (In re Hugo Gerardo Camacho Naranjo, et al., No. 13-772, 2d Cir.; See 3/19/13, Page 15). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Objections To Recommendation To Dismiss Attorney Fee Suit Draws Chevron Response
NEW YORK - Chevron Inc. encourages the judge presiding over the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to prevent enforcement of the $18.2 billion Lago Agrio, Ecuador, judgment against it to adopt the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss an unjust enrichment claim filed by a law firm representing the defendants; Chevron filed a response April 11 to objections by the defense law firm (Patton Boggs v. Chevron Corp., No. 12-9176, S.D. N.Y.; See 2/19/13, Page 7). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

New York Appeals Panel Affirms Town Zoning Authority To Regulate Natural Gas Wells
ALBANY, N.Y. - A unanimous panel of the Third Department New York Supreme Court Appellate Division issued an opinion May 2 affirming the authority of local municipalities to adopt zoning regulations that prohibit natural gas and petroleum exploration, production and storage; state regulation of the conduct of the natural gas and petroleum industry does not preempt municipal home rule authority to regulate land use, according to the panel (In the Matter of Norse Energy Corp. USA v. Town of Dryden, et al., No. 515227, N.Y. Sup., App. Div., 3rd Dept.; 2013 NY Slip Op 03145; 2013 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3078). (Source: LexisNexis...
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Texas Appeals Court Dismisses Conspiracy Claims Over 'Fracking' Contamination
FORT WORTH, Texas - A Texas appeals court has dismissed on a writ of mandamus counterclaims by a natural gas company that property owners and their environmental consultant conspired to defame the company by publicizing alleged contamination of their well water by hydraulic fracture stimulation (fracking), saying April 22 that the state's law protecting participation in issues of public concern barred many of the gas company's claims (In re Steven and Shyla Lipsky and Alisa Rich, relators, No. 2-12-00348-CV, Texas App, 2nd Dist.; 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 4975). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Gas Extraction Companies File Brief In Support Of Lease Denial Appeal
NEW YORK - Natural gas extraction companies denied lease extensions during the New York moratorium on horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing filed a brief April 5 in the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals challenging the November order by a Northern District of New York judge (Douglas Aukema, et al. v. Chesapeake Appalachia, et al., No. 12-5108, 2nd Cir.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Gas Lease Expiration Appealed To New York Federal Court From Bankruptcy Court
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Property owners opposing an attempt by natural gas leaseholders to extend a lease beyond the primary period filed an appellant brief April 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York seeking enforcement of a bankruptcy court order declaring the lease expired (In re Thomas C. Hurd, et uxor, No. 13-79 (consolidated), N.D. N.Y.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Radiation Death Claims Survive Defense Motion To Dismiss In Louisiana Federal Court
NEW ORLEANS - Oil extraction companies joined as defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana by the survivors of an oil pipe maintenance worker for alleged exposure to naturally occurring radioactive materials were denied in part dismissal for failing to state a claim in an order entered April 30 (Eula K. Pierce, et al. v. ExxonMobil Corp., et al., No. 12-2224, E.D. La.; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61526). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Defendants Seek Dismissal Of NORM Exposure Lawsuit In Louisiana Federal Court
NEW ORLEANS - Three defendants in a naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) personal injury lawsuit filed a joint motion to dismiss on March 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana because the claims against them are barred by a confidential agreement reached in a state court action arising from the same exposure and making the same liability allegations (Riley Hickman v. ExxonMobil Corp., et al., No. 13-351, E.D. La.; See 3/5/13, Page 37). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Kentucky Appeals Panel Affirms Defense Verdict In Suit Seeking 2,4-D Drift Damages
FRANKFORT, Ky. - A unanimous Kentucky Court of Appeals panel issued an opinion May 3 affirming a defense verdict for a Hardin County, Ky., tree farmer accused of damaging his neighbor's crops by negligently applying a 2,4-D herbicide (Green Ridge Farm Inc. v. Robert Shipp, et al., No. 12-1, Ky. App.; 2013 Ky. App. Unpub. LEXIS 363). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - May 10, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news