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Search Engine for Mesothelioma Launches

Mesothelioma Search Engine to Consolidate Medical and Legal Information

New lung cancer search engine provides information on medical and legal web sites for those researching this asbestos-caused killer cancer

Minneapolis, MN, February 25, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- On the one-year anniversary of the launch of their Vioxx Search Engine (www.vioxx-search-engine.com), Nielsen Technical Services today announced the launch of their Mesothelioma Search Engine (www.mesothelioma-search-engine.com).

Niche search engines or vertical search engines have increased in popularity, but the time and expense of creating and maintaining a search engine for a highly vertical segment of an available search audience is generally not a good investment financially. When asked about the financial viability of such a site, owner Chris Nielsen said, “We have some interested parties that would like to be associated with us and are exploring those options, but will not compromise our values for the sake of making a buck. The massive amount of money the asbestos and mesothelioma lawyers are spending have resulted in a feeding frenzy which has spawned thousands of sites and millions of pages of fluff, trash, and recycled content. I admit our site is expected to carry ads at some point, but that is not the reason for creating the site.”

Nielsen was then asked the reason for creating such a site. “I just could not find a central source to go for information where sites were not bidding or competitively optimizing for position and search engine ranking. Search engines are fighting to maintain relevancy but they are having problems. Many ‘scraper sites’ are only looking to get visitors that will click on ads to reach real content. If you try a search for ‘mesothelioma’ it should be clear what the problem is.”

As with their Vioxx medical and legal search engine, Mesothelioma Search Engine will carry no paid search engine results or paid inclusion of sites. The site has a form for visitors to suggest sites. The list of sites included in the index is posted on the site and available for download, a feature not offered by other search engines.

The company is indexing selected sites for those looking for more information such as patients, researchers, families, doctors, pharmacists, students, and those in the legal profession. This site is offered as a public service for those looking for information related to medical and legal information on mesothelioma lung cancer, or asbestos lung cancer for which there is no cure and is caused by exposure to asbestos fibers or asbestos dust.

About Nielsen Technical Services
The company is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has been providing computer and software services since 1988. The Internet has transformed the company from a hardware services company into Internet consulting and specializes in search engine optimization.

Contact:
Chris Nielsen
Mesothelioma Search Engine
952-943-0170
webmaster@Mesothelioma-Search-Engine.com

C.B. housing authority to inspect all its properties for asbestos

By The Canadian Press

SYDNEY — The Cape Breton Housing Authority will inspect all of its properties to determine whether they’re insulated with asbestos-laced vermiculite.

A letter to tenants says vermiculite attic insulation containing asbestos fibres was found at housing complexes in the Whitney Pier and Ashby areas.

The next step is to find any other homes or apartment complexes that contain the insulation, and then have it tested for asbestos.

The discovery of asbestos in a sample taken from an Ashby terrace was confirmed to the housing authority’s safety co-ordinator in a letter last October.

But tenants weren’t told until the letter was released to the media by Cape Breton Nova MLA Gordie Gosse this month.

Exposure to asbestos can cause a scarring of the lungs called asbestosis, as well as cancer.

Gosse said Thursday he was pleased that all housing units will be inspected, but asked where the results are for tests that have already been completed.

Community Services Minister David Morse said last week that testing of one sample showed 1.6 per cent asbestos, while standards suggest one per cent is the maximum acceptable level for exposure.

"The residents need to know what percentage of asbestos was found in the vermiculite," Gosse said.