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02nd September 2009
The dangers of asbestos have long been known. Ancient Romans observed a correlation between slaves working with asbestos and lung complications. In modern times, as early as 1898, British health authorities stated that a connection between asbestos work... Read >
Author: famowshowitz09th July 2009
These are some important facts about exposure to asbestos fibers that you should know.
1-When asbestos fibers are inhaled, most fibers are expelled, but some become lodged in the lungs and remain there throughout life. Fibers can accumulate and cause s... Read >
Author: Bello kamorudeen22nd March 2009
The serious health concerns that are associated with asbestos fibers were first discovered as far back as first century AD. Those of higher status in the Greeks and Romans era started to see problems within their slave’s conditions and patterns of lung ... Read >
Author: Paul poloo04th March 2009
Good news for mesothelioma victims
A test case that could mean good news for mesothelioma victims has been fought in the courts, with the outcome being described as a "hugely important victory" by those affected by the asbestos related cancer.
The c... Read >
Author: Nick Jervis31st January 2009
People who become ill from asbestos are usually those who are exposed to it on a regular basis, most often in a job where they work directly with the material or through substantial environmental contact.
Since the late 1800s Asbestos has been mined an... Read >
Author: Georage Clark30th January 2009
Man has used asbestos for centuries. However, it is over the last 100 or so years that its use has been widespread – an estimated 500,000 buildings in the UK still contain asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) within their fabric.
The dangers of asbes... Read >
Author: FelipeBz05th January 2009
The lung diseases asbestosis and mesothelioma have been proven for decades to be a result of asbestos exposure. Yet, asbestos continues to be mined, and employers still fail to protect workers from the dangers of asbestos. Faint warnings to the public h... Read >
Author: Jacqui Q05th January 2009
Medical records that pertain to asbestosis or mesothelioma must be dug up from the archives of the past. Without medical record collections and retrievals, the forewarnings of impending asbestosis and mesothelioma come only from witnessing the sufferin... Read >
Author: Jacqui Q05th January 2009
Pleural mesothelioma diagnosis is typically met with the striking news that a patient has less than a year or two to live. Early diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma can increase the likelihood of effective treatment. Identifying a level of protein from a ... Read >
Author: Jacqui Q05th January 2009
Court Decisions that Protect and Compensate Asbestos Workers
Asbestos is a dangerous substance that causes the debilitating disease of asbestosis, and the fatal cancer, mesothelioma. Asbestos workers are exposed to scarring asbestos fibers in excessiv... Read >
Author: Jacqui Q05th January 2009
International Asbestos Exposure and Asbestos Disease Prevention Efforts
Mesothelioma and its partner disease, asbestosis, are not limited to any one person or any one nation. Asbestos and asbestos products have been mined and manufactured, and sought ... Read >
Author: Jacqui Q04th January 2009
The lung diseases asbestosis and mesothelioma have been proven for decades to be a result of asbestos exposure. Yet, asbestos continues to be mined, and employers still fail to protect workers from the dangers of asbestos. Faint warnings to the public h... Read >
Author: Avi Solutions04th January 2009
Medical records that pertain to asbestosis or mesothelioma must be dug up from the archives of the past. Without medical record collections and retrievals, the forewarnings of impending asbestosis and mesothelioma come only from witnessing the sufferin... Read >
Author: Avi Solutions04th January 2009
Pleural mesothelioma diagnosis is typically met with the striking news that a patient has less than a year or two to live. Early diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma can increase the likelihood of effective treatment. Identifying a level of protein from a ... Read >
Author: Avi Solutions04th January 2009
Court Decisions that Protect and Compensate Asbestos Workers
Asbestos is a dangerous substance that causes the debilitating disease of asbestosis, and the fatal cancer, mesothelioma. Asbestos workers are exposed to scarring asbestos fibers in excessiv... Read >
Author: Avi Solutions04th January 2009
Mesothelioma and its partner disease, asbestosis, are not limited to any one person or any one nation. Asbestos and asbestos products have been mined and manufactured, and sought after and sold, in nations around the world. The latent diseases of asbest... Read >
Author: Avi Solutions27th June 2008
Mesothelioma is a kind of cancer the affects the mesothelium which is a protective cover for many internal organs including the intestines, heart, lungs and others. The disease is associated with asbestos and majority of all cases have come into contact w... Read >
Author: Peter Gitundu21st May 2008
Lung cancer of asbestos workers has increased greatly over the years. This is obviously due to the fact that the workers are exposed to the asbestos and breathe it in on a daily basis. This lung cancer (mesothelioma) is even more significant among the a... Read >
Author: Josh Spaulding28th April 2008
Asbestosis is a chronic incendiary medical circumstance affecting the parenchymal tissue of the lungs. Inhaling asbestos fibers can induce scratch tissue to organize inside the lung. Scarred lung tissue does not enlarge and shrink usually, and cannot do g... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen03rd October 2006
Introduction
Mesothelioma is a cancer which affects the tissue which surrounds and protects various organs in the body. This tissue is called the Mesothelium, and Mesothelioma causes it to become abnormal, divide without control, and invade and damage... Read >
Author: Thomas Berten17th August 2006
Asbestos is a general term applied to certain fibrous minerals long popular for their thermal resistance, tensile strength, and acoustic insulation properties. Asbestos minerals are divided into two groups: serpentine and amphibole. Only one type of asbes... Read >
Author: Robert Bell12th March 2006
Why we need Mesothelioma Lawyers.
The one-time friend turned killer that was once such an indispensible, yet unnoticed, part of our daily lives for so many centuries, is now a feared enemy. It is Asbestos (from th... Read >
Author: Mike Jozefiak23rd November 2005
Lung cancer as a consequence of asbestos exposure could be considered as one of asbestos disaster, since this mineral is more likely to generate problems than solve them. It maybe has different pros, but it is also a high risk factor to get a painful dise... Read >
Author: Hector Milla18th November 2005
The Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario, for instance, states that asbestos is classified as a designated substance in some workplaces. Hence employers are obliged to provide safety measures when they use a designated substance like asbestos.
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Author: Hector Milla14th November 2005
A benign pleural disease is an asbestos-related disease which still has something of mystery to experts, since they don't know why some asbestos workers get one of several benign diseases of the pleura while others are not affected by the terrible consequ... Read >
Author: Hector Milla10th November 2005
Asbestos-related diseases are increasing in the United States and in some other countries, because asbestos workers were exposed to this mineral, which is the main risk factor for developing the disease. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) hel... Read >
Author: Hector Milla25th September 2005
Mesothelioma is a severe disease that is thinning out its roots everywhere in the world especially in United States of America. It is a lethal form of cancer that is dreaded across the globe. For though there is medication to handle the disease's symptoms... Read >
Author: robert linebaugh
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