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: 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: 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: 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: Susan Knape | 2010-12-21 | Health & Fitness Find answers to asbestos-related legal questions. Read about the mesothelioma lawsuit process and how to chooose a mesothelioma attorney. read more
By: vickisutherland | 2012-05-23 | Alternative Medicine Many people do not realize that the United States has not yet totally banned the use of asbestos, unlike many other countries. 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: 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: Julian Saunders | 2010-04-02 | Mesothelioma Exposure to asbestos in the past currently causes around 4,000 deaths each year in the UK, and this is expected to increase to a peak of 5,000 over the next few years. Thousands more people who worked with the product, either knowingly or unknowingly, are suffering from the debilitating lung disease called asbestosis. 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: Montwrobleski77 | 2010-09-12 | Cancer Considerable proportion of cases of lung cancer in men in Glasgow and the west of Scotland from 1975 to 1984 were asbestos related read more