Halliburton settles asbestos claims for about 4 billion
Halliburton Co. agreed to pay roughly 4 billion in cash and stock to resolve about 300,000 asbestos cases. The deal, outlined in Pittsburgh bankruptcy court, involves Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. and covers current and future claims with payments varying by injury.
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Pittsburgh
Ap) Halliburton Co
Dick Cheney
Halliburton
Dresser Industries Inc
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Dresser
Harbison-Walker Refractories Co
New gene test promises to predict breast cancer survival
Dutch researchers using a 1-by-3 inch chip analyzed 25 000 women under 53 and found 70 genes that predict whether breast cancer will spread and kill or remain contained. The method, paired with existing tests, could refine prognosis and guide treatment in coming years.
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Boston
Carlos Caldas
University of Cambridge
England
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Rosetta
American Cancer Society
Genetic profiling improves breast cancer survival prediction
Experimental testing using a patient’s genetic signature better predicts recurrence in women with breast cancer. The New England Journal of Medicine notes misclassification by standard methods, with high risk rising from 61 to 90 percent using genetics. In low risk, 85 percent stayed recurrence free and 95 percent survived. One test could cut chemotherapy need by a third.
Groups seek listing to protect Puget Sound orcas
A coalition of environmental groups filed suit in Seattle to force the government to list Puget Sound killer whales as protected. The nine plaintiffs argue the orcas, three Northwest pods down to 82 from about 120 since the 1960s, deserve protection despite the fisheries service finding them not a significant population. The service proposed listing the orcas under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Northwest
National Marine Fisheries Service
Puget Sound Arcas
Kathy Fletcher
People For
Fisheries Service
A Sound
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