Articles, tagged with "pleural plaques", page 1
21st September 2011
Deadly Diseases from Asbestos Fibers
Asbestos fibers are responsible for several deadly diseases like lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis and pleural plaques. Several studies have shown that inhalation or ingestion of fibrous substance can damage the l...
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Author:
jinuthomas
06th July 2011
Asbestos Fibers are Responsible for Mesothelioma and Asbestosis
Asbestos fibers are responsible for various deadly diseases such as lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis and pleural plaques. Several researches have shown that inhalation or ingestion of...
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Author:
rick
24th May 2011
They say you can die from pneumonia, but what do they mean by that? Bacterial pneumonia is treated with antibiotics, but sometimes not all the bacteria is killed off by the antibiotics and the pneumonia can return.
Pneumonia also causes inflammation...
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Author:
Kerry Coates
05th April 2011
Asbestos is a poisonous substance that causes damage to the lungs – asbestos fibres irritate the fibres in the lungs themselves, causing fibroids, thickening, asbestosis and potentially Lung cancer. In most cases you should make an asbestos claim to supp...
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Author:
Gareth Hoyle
24th February 2011
Unless you or someone close to you has had mesothelioma you have probably never heard of this insidious disease. Although mesothelioma is considered to be a relatively rare type of cancer, the popular press has made it a bit more well known because of it...
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Author:
Wendy Moyer
28th January 2011
Since the late 1800s asbestos has been used in construction as well as a wide variety of industrial jobs. Even though it was widely known for many decades that asbestos can cause life threatening diseases it was still extensively used until the 1970s.
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Author:
Wendy Moyer
17th January 2011
Asbestos related diseases such as pleural plaques, asbestosis, and malignant mesothelioma, occur because the diseases victims have inhaled asbestos fibers. One of the many challenges associated with these diseases is that the victims are often not aware ...
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Author:
Wendy Moyer
22nd November 2010
An industrial disease is one that is attributable to conditions of a workplace, which means you may have the right to make a compensation claim. Here are five serious industrial diseases that you may want to speak to a solicitor about.
1. Asbestos-rela...
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Author:
Rob.Berry-Smith
16th September 2010
Investigating the research concerning asbestos exposure and disease development is important. One interesting study is called, “Parietal pleural plaques, asbestos bodies, and neoplasia. A clinical, pathologic, and roentgenographic correlation of 25 conse...
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Author:
Mont Wrobleski
15th September 2010
A better understanding of asbestos disease such as Mesothelioma is required if we are ever going to make progress in the search for a cure. One interesting study is called, “Asbestos fibers and pleural plaques in a general autopsy population." By A. Chur...
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Author:
Mont Wrobleski
14th September 2010
No serious expert questions the dangers of asbestos exposure to people. In fact, there is a growing consensus as to how dangerous the Mesothelioma menace has become. One interesting study is called, “Asbestos bodies in pulmonary hilar lymph nodes." by R...
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Author:
Mont Wrobleski
23rd August 2010
Asbestos exposure is a known cause of cancer. A plethora of research has been done in the past to establish causation. One interesting study is called, “Asbestos exposure and asbestos-related pleural and parenchymal disease associations with immune imba...
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Author:
Mont Wrobleski
10th June 2010
Exposure to hazardous asbestos fibers has been linked to several deadly diseases such as lung cancer and mesothelioma. One interesting study is called, "Fiber burden and patterns of asbestos-related disease in workers with heavy mixed amosite and chrysot...
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Author:
Mont Wrobleski
20th May 2010
The inhalation of asbestos fibers can be deadly depending upon the level and duration of exposure. One interesting article that explores the oxidation of biomolecules is it related to exposure is called, "Iron mobilization from asbestos by chelators and ...
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Author:
Mont Wrobleski
09th March 2010
Each day many of us have to live with the fact that certain corporations deliberately exposed their workers to hazardous asbestos, knowing full well the consequences. It is hard for many to believe the callous attitudes behind such decisions. Fortunatel...
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Author:
Mont Wrobleski