4 new cancer cases found in taconite workers (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

The state Department of Health has identified four more cases of a rare asbestos-related cancer among Minnesota taconite workers. The department says Tuesday that it discovered the cases among a group of 69,000 people who worked in the state's mining industry from the 1930s and 1982.

9/11 compensation still in limbo (Queens Courier)

A $657.5 million settlement reached between the city and 9/11 rescue and lucre workers on March 11 must be renegotiated, a U.S. District Court Judge said.

Cancer question complicates 9/11 compensation deal (Laramie Boomerang)

Of all the illnesses people fear might be caused by toxic dust from the World Trade Center, nothing scares people like cancer. Hundreds of people are suing New York City over cancer diagnoses they received after working at ground zero.

Suits Claim Asbestos Exposure At Jaxco Courthouse (KMBC-TV Kansas City)

Two lawsuits were filed Thursday claiming asbestos exposure at the Jackson County Courthouse at 415 E. 12th Street.

Bone Biologics receives Notice of Allowance of patent claims that protects formation of cartilage by UCB-1 (News-Medical-Net)

Bone Biologics, Inc. announced today that it has received a US Patent Office Notice of Allowance of patent claims which strongly protects the formation of cartilage by the unique NELL 1 protein (UCB-1). Additional claims cover the surgical application of the NELL 1 (UCB-1) protein by several delivery agents.

PVE residents are tired of flooding from CWC leaks (Palos Verdes Peninsula News)

PVE â€" Palos Verdes Estates residents William and Emily Garley never bargained for an indoor swimming pool when they bought their home some 40 years ago.

Pre-existing Conditions (New York Times)

Health care and bank accounts loom large in Lionel Shriver’s multifaceted 10th novel, in which plans, relationships and families are changed by illness.

Football Hall of Famer and Actor Merlin Olsen Dies at 69 (seattlepi.com)

Merlin Olsen, the Hall of Fame football star-turned-actor and commentator, has died. He was 69. Olsen died Thursday of mesothelioma at City of Hope hospital outside of Los Angeles, Utah State University, his alma mater, said. A three-time academic All-American ...

Former Hewitt city manager Dennis Woodard dies (Waco Tribune-Herald)

On Wednesday, a day after the death of longtime Hewitt city manager Dennis Woodard, city leaders credited him with the turning the Waco suburb’s fortunes around.

Leeds asbestos death legacy could be a lifesaver (Yorkshire Evening Post)

Funds raised in memory of a heroic Leeds woman who died from asbestos-related cancer are to be used to help find a cure for the disease.

State’s assisted-suicide law faces major test Monday (New Haven Register)

A challenge to the state’s assisted-suicide law will face a major test Monday in Superior Court in Hartford.

Asbestos Laboratory Receives Asbestos Analysis Accreditation

EMLab P&K's Asbestos Laboratory in Phoenix, AZ Receives NVLAP Accreditation for Asbestos Analysis

EMLab P&K's Phoenix, Arizona laboratory is NVLAP accredited for PLM bulk asbestos analysis (NVLAP Lab Code: 500031-0).

Phoenix, AZ, January 13, 2010 -- EMLab P&K is pleased to announce the accreditation of its asbestos lab in Phoenix, Arizona by the National Volunteer Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for PLM bulk asbestos analysis (NVLAP Lab Code 500031-0).

"With our Phoenix laboratory receiving NVLAP accreditation, EMLab P&K continues to demonstrate it is among the very best asbestos laboratories in the nation. The recognition shows that the analytical data produced from any of our facilities is always of the highest quality. Because major health and financial decisions are made based on the laboratory results and on the quality system in place in the laboratory, it is very important that the data produced by the laboratory and its QA system are of the highest quality. EMLab P&K's NVLAP accreditation is a mark of this capability as an asbestos laboratory," states Ed Kot EMLab P&K's Director of Quality Assurance.

NVLAP provides unbiased third-party recognition of quality performance by a laboratory through strict series of assessments. NVLAP accreditation represents a laboratory's proven ability to meet or exceed technical requirements set by NVLAP management. NVLAP is in full conformance with the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and has become an industry standard for excellence. Areas of assessment include: quality systems, personnel, equipment, measurement traceability, sampling, accommodation and environment, test and calibration methods, handling and reports.

EMLab P&K, a Test America company, is one of the leading commercial indoor air quality laboratories in North America, specializing in the analysis of air and surface samples for asbestos, mold, bacteria, fungi, and USP 797. EMLab P&K has over 60 service and drop-off locations nationwide and has received accreditations from AIHA, NVLAP, and CA-ELAP. For more information, visit the official website at www.emlabpk.com or call 800-651-4802.

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College Moving Forward With Renovation Project (The Missourian)

The East Central College Board of Trustees approved seeking bids for demolition and asbestos abatement of the college's administration building.