By: Melvin H.Gill | 2006-06-16 | Asbestos We are all exposed to low levels of asbestos in the air we breathe. These levels range from 0.00001 to 0.0001 fibers per milliliter of air and generally are highest in cities and industrial areas. read more
By: Liam Connor | 2010-04-02 | Mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a real concern for many people worldwide. Since it is most often associated with an exposure to asbestos, you should get as much information as you can as early as you can if you are worried you may have been exposed. read more
By: seomul Evans | 2010-12-08 | Article Marketing People of the modern world are still being exposed to trace amount of asbestos even to this day. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission had banned the use of asbestos in gas fireplaces as well as in wallboard patching supplies since the 1970s. read more
By: Wendy Moyer | 2011-01-10 | Health & Fitness Your body cannot break asbestos fibers. They remain a source of irritation for as long as they are in your body. This irritation can result in lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis, and a higher risk of getting a variety of additional diseases. read more
By: Joseph Amainte | 2006-09-28 | Mesothelioma Asbestos is composed of fibers that can cause life threatening illness, such as mesothelioma (a cancer), among others. Many companies are being proactive and having asbestos removed before it can harm someone. It can live safely behind walls or ceilings, but as soon as any fibers escape, people may inhale them and become ill. It only takes a tiny amount ingested into the lungs. Unfortunately, the symptoms may not be visible for as long as 40 years, so it’s difficult to prevent getting sick from an unknown source. read more
By: Montwrobleski77 | 2010-09-12 | Cancer Fiber analysis of both lung and mesothelial tissues must be done to determine the types of asbestos fibers associated with the induction of disease read more
By: Mont Wrobleski | 2010-10-22 | Mesothelioma Tiny lesions of the pleura that merged with or were adjacent to microscopically flat monolayered or folded mesothelium with cytological atypia were observed read more
By: Andrew Reikes-Tessier | 2012-06-19 | Medicine Many different types of materials have been used in constructions. However many of these have been known to have negative effect on health. Asbestos are one such material that has been in common use in construction. This was until the side effects from this material were discovered. These are commonly termed the asbestos exposure symptoms. Dust from this material when inhaled settles in the lung c read more
By: Dona Kiyo | 2010-11-20 | Cancer The hazards of asbestos are well recognized, with tens of thousands of individuals affected by the disease mesothelioma, asbestosis and linked diseases. For many years, the owners and innocent workers lived and worked around asbestos friable, could do without the know-how of the hazardous and often fatal injuries, breathing in relatively small amounts of asbestos dust. read more
By: Rob Berry-Smith | 2010-10-20 | Law Exposure to asbestos can lead to many serious illnesses. Here are five of the most commonly associated diseases. read more
By: Danielmovero | 2012-04-25 | Personal injury Asbestos was once commonly used in the construction industry. Though its commercial use has been restricted in the United States, a comprehensive or total ban has yet to happen. read more
By: Montwrobleski77 | 2010-09-19 | Cancer It is believed that a program of medical awareness should be instituted in work areas where people are employed in the mining, processing and use of asbestos read more
By: Montwrobleski77 | 2010-09-20 | Cancer The majority of cases with asbestos-related diseases had experienced their first asbestos exposure prior to 1960. For cases with first asbestos exposure after 1960, a shift was observed from the primary asbestos industry towards asbestos-using industries read more
By: Mont Wrobleski | 2010-10-22 | Mesothelioma Systemic manifestations of malignant mesothelioma, including fever, cachexia, and thrombocytosis may be related to the production of IL-6 by malignant cells, and that local γ-interferon infusion may reduce this production by stimulating antitumoral immunity and/or by directly decreasing the proliferation of malignant cells read more