There was asbestos on debris and in the dust that spewed out of a New York City street when a steam pipe ruptured, but city officials said Thursday no asbestos has been found in the air.

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WASHINGTON (July 31, 2007) – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) today praised the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for approving legislation he authored with Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to ban the production, manufacture and distribution of asbestos, a deadly carcinogen that is still legally used in the United States.

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SOMERSET, N.J., July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alfacell Corporation and US Pharmacia today announced that Alfacell has entered into a distribution agreement with USP Pharma Spolka Z.O.O. (USP Pharma), an affiliate of US Pharmacia, for the commercialization of ONCONASE(R) (ranpirnase), Alfacell's lead drug candidate, in Eastern Europe. ONCONASE is currently being evaluated as a treatment for unresectable malignant mesothelioma (UMM) in a confirmatory Phase IIIb registration study.

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