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The First Day of the 2012 International Mesothelioma Interest Group Conference Comes to a Close…

Posted on September 12, 2012 This evening marks the end of the first full day of workshops, presentations, and discussions with the brightest minds in the mesothelioma community at the 11th International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) Conference. Organizers of the conference, including organizing committee chairs and mesothelioma pioneers Dr. David Sugarbaker and Dr. Raphael Bueno, have impressively incorporated a mixed [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:31:08-07:00September 12th, 2012|

iMig Conference: Where Hope, Innovation, and Collaboration Abounds

Posted on September 12, 2012 The 11th International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) conference has just begun in Boston! Since the first iMig conference in Paris in 1991, global experts have gathered every two years at the conference to work towards preventing, curing and raising awareness about mesothelioma. This three-day conference is truly impressive, with more than 500 [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:31:08-07:00September 12th, 2012|

iMig Conference: “There is Excitement in the Air!”

Dr. Bruce Robinson (AU) and Linda Reinstein Posted on September 11, 2012 The International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) has carried the torch of hope for mesothelioma patients and their families around the world. In just a few hours, hundreds of international experts will gather at the opening reception as we begin the three-day [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:31:08-07:00September 11th, 2012|

Brazil’s Supreme Court Wraps Up Hearings about Asbestos

Posted on August 31, 2012 Today, in the city of Brasília, over 120 people filled the Brazilian Supreme Federal courtroom. For seven hours, the Court held their final public hearing to review the constitutionality of the state of São Paulo’s law that prohibits the use of asbestos. Carlos Ayres Britto, Chief Justice of the Brazilian Supreme [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:31:10-07:00August 31st, 2012|

Propaganda or Public Health: Brazil’s Landmark Supreme Court Hearing about Asbestos

Posted on August 27, 2012 This month, it’s an honor to be invited to attend Brazil’s August 31st Supreme Federal Court hearing in the city of Brasília. The Court will be reviewing the constitutionality of the state of São Paulo’s law that prohibits the use of asbestos. Witnesses at the hearing will include representatives of the [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:31:11-07:00August 26th, 2012|