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Initial Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: Hit It Early and Hit It Hard?
Type 2 diabetes is the result of concurrent metabolic derangements that create a toxic environment for the pancreatic beta cell. Here, Dr Charles Shaefer asks, “Why don’t we use more medications, sooner, to stop the process?”
Source: Consultant Live - August 27, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

New Anticancer Drugs Associated With Increased ToxicityNew Anticancer Drugs Associated With Increased Toxicity
Many of the new anticancer agents improve effectiveness, but they also increase morbidity and mortality because of their toxicity. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Toxic Phthalates In School Supplies Used By Kids
High levels of toxic phthalates, which are banned in toys and are associated with birth defects, ADHD, obesity, behavioral problems and asthma, have been found in 75% of children's back-to-school supplies, a new report issued by the Center for Health, Environment & Justice, the Empire State Consumer Project, and Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY). School supplies were tested in a laboratory, and even seemingly harmless products, such as Dora, Spiderman and Disney branded lunchboxes, rainboots, raincoats, backpacks, and 3-ring binders were found to have elevated levels of phthalates...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

pH-sensitive liposomal cisplatin improves peritoneal carcinomatosis treatment without side-effects
Scientists have developed and characterized a circulating and pH-sensitive liposome containing cisplatin (SpHL-CDDP) aiming to promote the release of cisplatin near the tumor as well as decreasing toxicity. The development of analog drugs and new formulations are current strategies for increasing the effectiveness and safety of cisplatin as an anti-peritoneal carcinomatosis drug.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 27, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

Portland, Oregon to spend $5 million to poison its residents with toxic fluoride
One of the last remaining urban bastions of fluoride-free water, the city of Portland, Oregon, is about to join the ranks of most other U.S. cities in forcibly medicating its residents with a drug that has been scientifically shown to impede proper brain development...
Source: NaturalNews.com - August 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Activist group scares parents about "toxic" school supplies
As the summer season draws to a close, students and parents are making their annual back-to-school shopping trips, stocking up on pencils, notebooks, and backpacks.
Source: Health Facts and Fears - August 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Blogs Source Type: news

University of Tennessee Team receives NSF support to study toxic water in China
(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) More than 12 million Chinese rely on Lake Taihu for drinking water but about 20 years ago the once pristine lake turned pea green. It had become overrun with toxic blue-green algae which can damage the liver, intestines and nervous system.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 27, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Electronic Cigarettes Have Slight Impact on Heart: Study
Appear to be far less toxic than tobacco cigarettes, researcher says
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Cardiology - August 27, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Cardiology, Research, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

pH-sensitive liposomal cisplatin improves peritoneal carcinomatosis treatment without side-effects
(Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine) Scientists at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and Federal University of Minas Gerais, led by Dr. Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho and Dr. Mônica Cristina de Oliveira, have developed and characterized a circulating and pH-sensitive liposome containing cisplatin (SpHL-CDDP) aiming to promote the release of cisplatin near the tumor as well as decreasing toxicity. The development of analog drugs and new formulations are current strategies for increasing the effectiveness and safety of cisplatin as an anti-peritoneal carcinomatosis drug.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 27, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Tox Tunes #61: Reefer Head Woman (Jazz Gillum and His Jazz Boys)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY7XW03T53c Although Jazz Gillum is given credit for the similarly titled track on Aerosmith’s Night in the Ruts album, this 1938 song is very different lyrically and musically. William “Jazz” Gillum (1904-1966) was a Mississippi-born blues harmonica player who recorded for the RCA Bluebird label in Chicago. In The Blackwell Guide to Blues Records, John Cowley writes: A singer with a voice that matched the buzzy intonation of his harmonic playing, Gillum did not achieve the popularity of John Lee [Sonny Boy] Williamson. His innovative approach, however, usually with the sup...
Source: The Poison Review - August 26, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical big bill broonzy george barnes jazz gillum reefer head woman tox tunes washboard sam Source Type: news

New Model Shows How Human Lungs Brush Out Intruders
A runny nose and a wet cough caused by a cold or an allergy may not feel very good. But human airways rely on sticky mucus to expel foreign matter, including toxic and infectious agents, from the body. Now, a study by Brian Button and colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, helps to explain how human airways clear such mucus out of the lungs. The findings may give researchers a better understanding of what goes wrong in many human lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 26, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cystic Fibrosis Source Type: news

Is hemodialysis effective in thallium poisoning
3 out of 5 stars A Fatal Case of Thallium Toxicity: Challenges in Management. Riyaz R et al. J Med Toxicol 2012 Aug 4 [Epub ahead of print] Abstract This case report emphasizes an important clinical point. The case describes a 36-year-old man who presented to hospital with vomiting and abdominal pain 45 minutes after ingesting an unknown amount of thallium rodenticide. Treatment included supportive care, Prussian blue, and multidose activated charcoal. Despite this therapy, he developed increasing renal insufficiency on day 3, and then shock and acidosis on day 5. At that time continuous renal replacement therapy. Two hou...
Source: The Poison Review - August 25, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical heavy metal hemodialysis multidose activated charcoal prussian blue thallium Source Type: news

Antiplatelet Agents
series:Handbook of Experimental PharmacologyAntiplatelet therapy is the cornerstone of treatment of ischemic cardiovascular disease and over the last few years spectacular advancements in this field have been recorded. This is the first comprehensive handbook entirely dedicated to all the aspects of antiplatelet therapy. The book is divided into three main sections, pathophysiology, pharmacology and therapy, for a total of 23 chapters. ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - August 25, 2012 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Pharmacology / Toxicology Source Type: news

Is the cause toxicological? - Thomas SHL.
This article describes some clinical presentations where poisoning should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Example...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 25, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news

Toxicogenetics-cytochrome P450 microarray analysis in forensic cases focusing on morphine/codeine and diazepam - Andresen H, Augustin C, Streichert T.
Genetic polymorphisms in cytochrome P 450 (CYP) enzymes could lead to a phenotype with altered enzyme activity. In pharmacotherapy, genotype-based dose recommendations achieved great importance for several drugs. In our pilot study, we ask if these genetic...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 25, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Toxic byproduct of heat-processed food may contribute to weight gain and diabetes, scientists find
Eating foods cooked with dry heat could be making you fat, inflamed, diabetic, and cancer-prone. These are the suggested findings of a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which outlines how exposure to methylglyoxal (MG...
Source: NaturalNews.com - August 25, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Famous neurologist/author, massive drug use, and talking philosophical spiders
The current issue of The New Yorker magazine carries an amazing piece (subscription required) by author and neurologist Oliver Sacks detailing his extensive drug use while a neurology resident at UCLA and a young attending physician in New York. Sacks — who meticulously describes the drug effects he observed in himself —started with marijuana, but soon escalated to taking 20 pills at a time of the antimuscarinic drug Artane. This caused dry mouth, mydriasis, and anticholinergic delirium, as he found himself having absolutely realistic encounters with friends who weren’t there, as well as a conversation with a...
Source: The Poison Review - August 24, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical amphetamines artane drug use LSD morning glory seeds oliver sacks Source Type: news

Brighter-colored paper wasps (Polistes dominula) have larger poison glands - Vidal-Cordero JM, Moreno-Rueda G, López-Orta A, Marfil-Daza C, Ros-Santaella JL, Ortiz-Sánchez FJ.
INTRODUCTION: Aposematism is a defense system against predators consisting of the toxicity warning using conspicuous coloration. If the toxin production and aposematic coloration is costly, only individuals in good physical condition can simultaneously pro...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news

Toxic Shock Syndrome
Title: Toxic Shock SyndromeCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 3/5/2009 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/24/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General - August 24, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

West Nile: they're lying to you again
The government PR machine has swung into high gear promoting West Nile disease. It's a "national outbreak." 1138 cases in 38 states. 41 deaths. Planes are spraying toxic aerial pesticides. Never mind that the US Centers for Disease Control claims 36,000 people die...
Source: NaturalNews.com - August 24, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Mercury vapor inhalation and poisoning of a family - Gul Oz S, Tozlu M, Yalcin SS, Sozen T, Sain Guven G.
We present here, the clinical picture and management of fou...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

Development of hepatitis C drug discontinued following death of a trial participant
Source: PharmaTimes Area: News PharmaTimes reports that the development of the nucleotide polymerase inhibitor (NS5B) BMS-986094 (previously called INX-189) has been discontinued following the death of a participant who developed heart failure in a phase II trial. The drug was under development for the treatment of hepatitis C and according to the PharmaTimes story, 9 trial participants were hospitalised. The company said "The cause of these unexpected events, which involve heart and kidney toxicity, has not been definitively established.it is in the best interest of patients to halt development of BMS-986094".
Source: NeLM - News - August 24, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Gently detox with 4 superfoods to remove toxins from chem trails, heavy metals, noxious chemicals, pesticides, drugs, GMO by-products
Detoxing can be hard on your body and cause a wide variety of alarming side effects. After all, the substances being removed are usually pretty horrible, consisting of toxic chemicals from Teflon, vaccines, pesticide residues, pharmaceutical drugs, chemotherapy residue...
Source: NaturalNews.com - August 23, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Empiric hydroxocobalamin for smoke inhalation: what’s the cost? where’s the evidence?
1.5 out of 5 stars Empiric Management of Cyanide Toxicity Associated with Smoke Inhalation. O’Brien DJ et al. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011;26:374-382. Abstract Whether or not to use empiric hydroxocobalamin to treat victims of smoke inhalation is a hotly debated topic for which all sides agree there is no (and will probably never be any) definitive evidence. A recent editorial in Annals of Emergency Medicine summed up the situation: The lack of controlled efficacy data for smoke inhalation, combined with uncertainties about safety in patients, make an adequate risk:benefit calculus difficult. A call for routine empiric...
Source: The Poison Review - August 22, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical antidote cyanide cyanokit hydroxocobalamin smoke inhalation Source Type: news

ScienceShot: Glowing Roaches Mimic Toxic Beetles
Treetop dwellers one of only three insect groups that produce light
Source: ScienceNOW - August 22, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

Super-strong, high-tech material found to be toxic to aquatic animals
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have potential uses in everything from medicine to electronics to construction. However, CNTs are not without risks. A new study found that they can be toxic to aquatic animals. The researchers urge that care be taken to prevent the release of CNTs into the environment as the materials enter mass production.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 22, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

Houston to combat West Nile from the air as virus spreads
Texas city to strew insecticide from planes as Centers for Disease Control says 41 people have died from West Nile so farHouston will begin aerial spraying to combat West Nile on Wednesday night as the virus continues to ravage Texas and spreads in other parts of the US.America's fourth-biggest city said it would scatter insecticide from planes over a 63,000-acre area northwest of downtown after two more deaths took the local total to three this year.Texas is the epicenter of the country's worst West Nile outbreak of 2012, with the bulk of cases in the north. Dallas County, 240 miles north of Houston, has tracked 270 human...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 22, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Tom Dart Tags: United States Texas World news Infectious diseases Health guardian.co.uk Medical research Society Immunology Science Source Type: news

GCSE results: the toxic impact of telling students 'exams are getting easier'
When exam results improve year on year, how does the popular assumption that exams are getting easier affect the students who take them?I'm nearly twice as old now as I was when I sat my GCSE exams, although I'm reliably informed that I look much older than that. When my friend (comedian Jonnie Price) found out I was only 30, his immediate response was 'F**k me, what happened to you?' But regardless, I remember my school exams very well.I didn't go to a particularly reputable school. It was your standard over-subscribed under-funded school in an economically depressed area. One time our headmaster explained that there was ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 22, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Dean Burnett Tags: Psychology Blogposts guardian.co.uk Exams Neuroscience Education GCSEs Schools Source Type: news

Toxic Byproduct Of Heat-Processed Food May Cause Increased Body Weight And Diabetes
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a common compound in the modern diet that could play a major role in the development of abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research team, led by Helen Vlassara, MD, Professor and Director of the Division of Experimental Diabetes and Aging, found that mice with sustained exposure to the compound, methyl-glyoxal (MG), developed significant abdominal weight gain, early insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 22, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news

Enzyme Known For Generating Toxic Brain Plaques In Alzheimer's Disease Also Causes Additional Memory And Cognitive Deficits
The underlying causes of Alzheimer's disease are not fully understood, but a good deal of evidence points to the accumulation of Î²-amyloid, a protein that's toxic to nerve cells. Î²-amyloid is formed by the activity of several enzymes, including one called BACE1. Most Alzheimer's disease patients have elevated levels of BACE1, which in turn leads to more brain-damaging Î²-amyloid protein...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 22, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news

INSECT BITES (Pyrogenium, Apis Mel., Aranea Diadema, Arnica X, Arsenicum Alb, Azadirachta Indica, Bryonia, Caladium Seguinum , Calendula, Formica, Grindelia, Hypericum , Lachesis 15x, Latrodectus Mactans, Ledum, Mezereum , Nux Vom., Pulex Irritans, Rhus Toxicodendron, Tarentula Cubensis, Tarentula Hispana, Theridion, Thuja Occ., Vespa Crabro, Echinacea, Hamamelis Solidago, Organic Cane Dispensing Alcohol) Liquid [Newton Laboratories, Inc.]
Updated Date: Aug 22, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - August 22, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

INJURY RESCUE (Aconitum Nap., Arnica, Bellis , Calendula , Echinacea, Gelsemium, Hamamelis, Hypericum , Ledum, Phosphorus, Rhus Toxicodendron, Ruta, Staphysag., Symphytum, Echinacea, Hydrastis, Hypericum, Symphytum, Echinacea, Hydrastis, Hypericum, Symphytum, Organic Cane Dispensing Alcohol) Liquid [Newton Laboratories, Inc.]
Updated Date: Aug 22, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - August 22, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

INTESTINAL BACTERIA (Pyrogenium, Arsenicum Alb.,Baptisia, Bryonia, Cinchona, Collinsonia, Iodium, Iris Versicolor, Lachesis, Lycopodium, Nat. Carb.,Nat.Mur.,Nuxvom.Phosphorus, Podoph. Pelt.,Pulsatilla, Rhus Toxicodendron, Dioscorea, Echinacea,Irisversicolor, Urtica Ur.) Liquid [Newton Laboratories, Inc.]
Updated Date: Aug 22, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - August 22, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

RHUMATOL (Actaea Spicata, Arnica Montana, Bellis Perennis, Bryonia Alba, Calcarea Carbonica, Calcarea Fluorica, Causticum, Cimicifuga Racemosa, Formicum Acidum, Hypericum Perforatum, Ledum Palustre, Magnesia Phosphorica, Phytolacca Decandra, Pulsatilla, Rhododendron Chrysanthum, Rhus Toxicodendron, Ruta Graveolens, Salicylicum Acidum, Symphytum Officinale) Liquid [Ionx Holdings D/B/A HelloLife Inc.]
Updated Date: Aug 22, 2012 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - August 22, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Super-strong, high-tech material found to be toxic to aquatic animals
(University of Missouri-Columbia) Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have potential uses in everything from medicine to electronics to construction. However, CNTs are not without risks. A joint study by the University of Missouri and United States Geological Survey found that they can be toxic to aquatic animals. The researchers urge that care be taken to prevent the release of CNTs into the environment as the materials enter mass production.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 22, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Case Report: fatal GI bleed 6 days after one dose of dabigatran (Pradaxa)
3 out of 5 stars Fatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage after a single dose of dabigatran. Kernan L et al. Clin Toxicol 2012;50:571-573. Abstract The RE-LY trial, the major study evaluating use of dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa) as an anticoagulant to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, excluded subjects with creatinine clearance less than 30 ml per minute. Since elderly patients frequently have undetected renal insufficiency, sometimes with normal creatinine levels, this population is at increased risk for major bleeding when taking this drug. In fact, in the European Union, the manufacturer recommends that pa...
Source: The Poison Review - August 21, 2012 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical anticoagulation creatinine clearance dabigatran fatality gastrointestinal bleed pradaxa renal insufficiency warfarin Source Type: news

Plaintiffs Allege Sink Hole Caused By Salt Company Released Radioactive Slurry
NEW ORLEANS - Plaintiffs in a putative class action filed Aug. 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana allege that the operator of a salt mine in the Parish of Assumption, La., caused a sink hole to open Aug. 3 and release of salt-water slurry contaminated with diesel fuel and naturally occurring radioactive material (Lisa T. Leblanc, et al. v. Texas Brine Co., No. 12-2059, E.D. La.).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Oil Extraction Company Cites Diversity To Remove Montana Wrongful Death Suit
BILLINGS, Mont. - The operators of a North Dakota oil field sued in Montana state court for wrongful death filed notice of removal Aug. 14 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana on grounds of diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy (Trista F. Juhnke v. Marathon Oil Co., et al., No. 12-102, D. Mont.).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Corporate Parent Opposes Motion To Compel Deposition In Mill Waste Class Actions
NEW ORLEANS - The nonparty, corporate parent of a paper mill company filed an opposition Aug. 17 to a motion by the plaintiffs to compel the designation of corporate representatives for deposition in class action lawsuits consolidated in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Louisiana; the plaintiffs seek to recover for personal injuries, property damage and business losses allegedly caused by the release in August 2011 of paper mill waste into the Pearl River (Terral Evans, et al. v. TIN Inc., No. 11-2067, E.D. La.; See 8/7/12, Page 18).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Hearing Set To Consider Creating Claims Web Portal In Consolidated Imprelis Action
PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania judge presiding over the multidistrict Imprelis products liability litigation issued an order Aug. 8 scheduling a hearing in September to consider a motion by DuPont to establish a claim status Web portal on the Internet; DuPont filed the motion July 10 (In re: Imprelis Herbicide Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation, No. 11-2284, MDL 2284, E.D. Pa.; See 7/3/12, Page 34).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Fipronil Flea Treatment Makers Seek Leave To Answer Efficacy Research Criticism
CLEVELAND - The fipronil topical flea treatment manufacturers sued in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio filed a joint reply on Aug. 8 in support of a motion for leave to file a response to the criticisms of the studies produced in support of claims that the treatments "translocate" across the skin of treated dogs and cats (In re: Bayer Healthcare & Merial Limited Flea Control Products Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation, No. 12-2319, MDL 2319, N.D. Ohio; See 7/3/12, Page 32).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Flea Treatment Defendants Urge Denial Of Certification In New Jersey Federal Court
NEWARK, N.J. - Defendants in the topical flea and tick treatment products liability class actions coordinated in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey filed briefs Aug. 10 urging the court to strike class claims and deny class certification based on the amended class action complaint (Aundria Arlandson, et al. v. Hartz Mountain Corp., et al., No. 10-1050 $(consolidated$), D. N.J.; See 8/7/12, Page 27).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Antibacterial Soap Maker Seeks Class Action Dismissal For Failing To State Claim
CONCORD, N.H. - The lawsuit filed by putative class representatives in the multidistrict Colgate-Palmolive antibacterial soap marketing liability litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New Hampshire should be dismissed for failing to state a claim, Colgate avers in a motion and brief filed Aug. 10 (In re: Colgate-Palmolive Softsoap Antibacterial Hand Soap Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation, No. 12-2320, MDL 2320, D. N.H.; See 6/5/12, Page 27).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

6th Circuit Panel Affirms Black Lung Benefits Award For Change In Condition
CINCINNATI - A unanimous Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued an opinion Aug. 8 affirming the award of black lung disability benefits and declined to adopt an interpretation of the federal regulations that would require benefits boards to interpret evidence of a change of condition based on a claimant's prior condition (Cumberland River Coal Co. v. Billie Banks, et al., No. 11-3500, 6th Cir.).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Statute Of Limitations Tolled In Delaware Injury Suit Filed By Banana-Field Worker
WILMINGTON, Del. - Inter-jurisdictional tolling of the Delaware statute of limitations allows a Costa Rican banana field worker to litigate dibromochloropropane product liability personal injury claims initially filed nearly 20 years ago, a judge in the New Castle County, Del., Superior Court concluded in an opinion of first impression entered Aug. 8 (Jose Rufino Canales Blanco v. AMVAC Chemical Corp., et al., No. N11C-07-149, Del. Super., New Castle Co.; 2012 De. Super. LEXIS 365).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Railroad Motion To Exclude Engineer's Experts Denied In Chlorine-Exposure Lawsuit
CINCINNATI - A locomotive engineer who alleges occupational exposure to chlorine in the toilet on a train may introduce general and specific causation expert opinions and may designate a rebuttal witness for trial to respond to the general causation opinion of a defense toxicologist who was identified after the deadline, the presiding judge ruled in an order entered Aug. 13 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Charles Sunnycalb v. CSX Transportation Inc., No. 10-192, S.D. Ohio; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113716).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Carriers Maintain No Coverage Due For Toxic Exposure Claims
PHILADELPHIA - No coverage is owed for underlying claims alleging personal injuries caused by the inhalation of, and exposure to, toxic airborne substances because the insured failed to comply with the notice requirements of the policies at issue, the insurers maintain in an Aug. 10 complaint filed in a Pennsylvania court (Continental Insurance Co., et al. v. Consolidated Rail Corp., et al., No. 120800981, Pa. Common Pls., Philadelphia Co.).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Motion To Remand Denied In Arizona Duty-To-Defend Suit Arising From Fugitive TCE
PHOENIX - A motion to remand a declaratory judgment action removed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona by an insurance company was denied Aug. 7 because the duty-to-defend dispute in the parallel state trichloroethylene (TCE) remediation, personal injury and medical monitoring action will not resolve all the issues, according to the presiding judge (Nucor Corp. v. Employers Insurance Co. of Wausau, No. 12-678, D. Ariz.; 2012 U.S. LEXIS 11023).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

South Carolina Federal Judge Asks State Supreme Court To Rule In Landfill Odor Suit
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina judge entered an order Aug. 13 in which he certifies to the South Carolina Supreme Court questions of law arising from a trespass and nuisance lawsuit brought against the owner of a dump for odors the plaintiffs allege diminish the value of their real properties (Perrin Babb, et al. v. Lee County Landfill, No. 10-1724, D. S.C.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113210).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

$37M Settlement Reached In Tronox Investor Class Action Lawsuit
NEW YORK - Shareholders and defendants in a securities class action lawsuit against a chemical company, certain of its officers and directors and others have agreed to a $37 million settlement of all federal securities law claims, according to court documents made available on Aug. 7 (In re Tronox, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 09-6220, S.D. N.Y.).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news