Last month, we saw the FDA grant orphan drug status to Onconase (ranpirnase) for the treatment of malignant mesothelioma. The clinical trial is underway now, and they are accepting participants from all around the world. (more…)
By the late 1890s, scientific and medical research began alerting governments and employers that casual handling and inhaling of earthen minerals resulted in severe illness. Growing the economy at the expense of citizens’ health created a government-corporate collusion that, to this day, continues to stifle the study of inorganic matter. Inorganic matter, in the form of toxic mineral pathogens, is mankind’s most prolific source of cancer illness. Asbestos deposits exist throughout our country. Yet, we know very little about the six minerals currently defined as asbestos; and we are operating blindly as to the health effects of the other 4,000 known minerals. Only those termed ‘commercially exploited’, have been rudimentarily studied. (more…)
It’s been a long time coming. Many people mistakenly believe asbestos was banned decades ago. The EPA did ban most asbestos-containing products back in 1989, but (more…)