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: 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: Sara Sentor | 2011-03-17 | Health & Fitness Learning that you have developed mesothelioma is not easy. This is a rare cancer and deadly disease that is caused by asbestos exposure. read more
By: knock-knock | 2011-04-04 | Real Estate WHAT IS ASBESTOS? Asbestos is a natural mineral with unusual qualities. It is strong enough to resist high temperatures, chemical attack and wear. A poor conductor, it insulates well against heat and ... 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: Wendy Moyer | 2010-10-08 | Law Over the years, many millions of workers were subjected to dangerous asbestos exposure in the workplace. Those most at risk have been in the shipbuilding, steel mill, plumbing, electrical, milling, mining, and insulation industries as well as in those in the armed forces. read more
By: Montwrobleski77 | 2010-09-18 | Cancer Esophageal cancer summary SMRs remained significantly elevated when data were reanalyzed to include only those cohorts with death certificate diagnoses for cause of observed deaths 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: Phil Frauher | 2012-03-07 | Wellness The mesothelium is the tissue lining of the human lungs. Mesothelioma, caused primarily by sustained inhalation of asbestos fibers over a long period of time, is a cancer of the mesothelium. Susceptibility to mesothelioma is determined largely by the amount of asbestos exposure a person has especially in his workplace. read more
By: Colten | 2010-09-27 | Men's Health Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral made up of strong, flexible fibers, the material can be partitioned and isolated tissues. Mining of asbestos began in the late 19th century and intensified the use of asbestos in 1940. Exposure to asbestos read more
By: Montwrobleski77 | 2010-09-19 | Cancer Fiber glass causes little cell destruction, yet produces similar morphological changes but to a much lesser degree 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