Posts in April, 2013

Apr 30 IBM Supercomputer may Help Doctors Outsmart Cancer

IBM’s famous Watson computer, which once defeated brilliant human opponents on the game show “Jeopardy”, is now being turned to by ...

Apr 24 Clinical Trials Pave Way for New Mesothelioma Treatments

Mesothelioma is a rare and devastating form of cancer for which there is currently no cure and only an 18-month life expectancy ...

Apr 21 Experimental Mesothelioma Drug Seeks Orphan Drug Status

In Massachusetts, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of new cancer drugs recently announced that it is ...

Apr 20 Gene Therapy may be the Future of Mesothelioma Treatment

According to a new report published in the journal Cancer Gene Therapy, treatments based on genetic manipulation with help from ...

Apr 17 Pain Doesnt have to be Part of Mesothelioma

Doctors and patients alike will agree that mesothelioma is a painful form of cancer. The amount and placement of pain a patient ...

Apr 15 Asbestos Awareness Week Podcast

In honor of National Asbestos Awareness Week, April 1 to 7, 2013, Robert Shuttlesworth, a senior attorney at Shrader & Associates, ...