Asbestos was once a popular construction material. The naturally occurring mineral is cheap with insulating and fire-resistant properties, which make it perfect for buildings. However, studies have linked asbestos to some types of cancer, which is why it has been...
Over the years, shipbuilders, mechanics, construction professionals and factory workers may all have had workplace environmental exposure to asbestos. Depending on the years when someone worked with asbestos (and how committed their employer was to worker safety),...
Mesothelioma is a devastating form of cancer. It can take decades to develop symptoms and can then progress within just a few years to completely destroy someone's house. Although modern medicine has made incredible advances in the treatment options available for many...
Mesothelioma is a serious form of cancer that is linked to asbestos exposure. It may cause trouble breathing, chest pain, shortness of breath, a chronic cough, fatigue and other symptoms. Most people who develop mesothelioma were exposed on the job or by living in a...
While asbestos is still imported and used in some products in the United States, it’s not nearly as common as it once was. This, naturally, is because the severe health risks were discovered and production of many of these products was made illegal. However,...
Not everything that exists in nature is safe, although many people use the words natural and safe interchangeably. There are plenty of natural substances that are poisonous, while others could cause cancer. Asbestos is a perfect example. There are deposits of this...
Trying to keep asbestos from becoming airborne when it’s being disposed of is a huge concern. The Environmental Protection Agency approved burying discarded asbestos materials beneath the ground because it was thought that this was a safe method for containing the...
Mesothelioma is one of the most serious types of cancer, but advances in medicine are improving the quality of life for patients. If you have mesothelioma or your loved one is a mesothelioma patient, it's important to understand as much as you can about your...
Spring -- with all the flowers, buds on the trees, new grass and overall warming temperatures -- can be a delight. However, all of those things are allergens that can also make living with lung cancer and other lung disorders even more difficult. If you have lung...
Asbestos fibers are present in many different materials because they were used widely in construction and manufacturing in the last century before the health risks associated with asbestos were known about. This means that those in certain professions in Ohio such as...