Topic: California

Ex-smoker can sue for later illness: Calif. court

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California law allows an ex-smoker with lung cancer to sue Philip Morris USA, even though she filed the case years after she had been diagnosed with a separate smoking-related disease, an appeals court has ruled.Nikki Pooshs was a ...
In the assessment of patients exposed to secondhand smoke, measurements of biological markers may be better indicators of exposure and lung cancer risk than conventional assessment methods, researchers report in the July issue of The Lancet Oncology.. Ahmad Besaratinia, M.D., of the ...

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 6, 2007

8/6/2007 Print E-mail Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: The research site is in Paramount, Calif. The research site is in Bronx, NY . The research site is in Minneapolis, Minn. ul> li> b>Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 /b> ...

Clinical Trials Update: June 6, 2007

6/6/2007 Print E-mail Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: The research site is in Longwood, Fla. Menstruating women at least 18 who have a regular menstrual period between of 21 to 35 days, and are not pregnant, breast ...