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Asbestos Health Risks And Litigation
Asbestos is a naturally-occuring fibrous mineral of metamorpic hydrous magnesium silicate. The term "metamorphic" is used to describe a process of extreme heat and pressure which creates specific secondary patterns of minerals with new chemical and/or ...
Mesothelioma Cancer- What to tell children
Telling children about any serious illness or disease is not easy. The best approach is a direct one as children, even very young ones, often sense that something is not right. Their fears need to tackled and honesty is the best policy.The amount of ...
Silent Death.Are You at Risk?
Did you know that every year over 2000 people are sentenced to death without trial? But the verdict does not come from a jury of their peers or even from a judge. It is read by doctors wearing little white lab coats in private offices all across the ...
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Recent study of U.S. government provides the latest evidence of a systematic cover-up of the health toll from pollution after the 9/11 disaster, which doctors fear will cause more deaths than the attacks themselves.
Belfast Telegraph says, The Bush administration suppressed evidence of increasing danger and officially announced that the air around the felled buildings was "safe to breathe".
But results of the government study, conducted by a consortium of researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Columbia University, New York University, Johns Hopkins University, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, show exposure-related increases in new-onset cough, wheeze, shortness of breath, and bronchial hyperreactivity more than 2˝ years after the disaster.
Ambient air samples showed that asbestos levels in the WTC area were initially elevated following the September 11 attacks, but fell to within federal standards after the first few days.
"More research is needed to determine whether long-term exposure to asbestos fibers might lead to an increased risk of lung mesothelioma, a rare cancer that has been linked to asbestos exposure," said Landrigan. "Previous studies have shown the short chrysotile fibers found in the WTC dust to be the predominant fiber in lung mesothelioma tissue."
It is important to note that symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 30-50 years after exposure to asbestos.
Often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma are:
- shortness of breath,
- pain in the chest
Peritoneal mesothelioma symptoms include:
- weight loss,
- abdominal pain,
- swelling,
- bowel obstruction,
- blood clotting,
- anemia,
- fever.
If the cancer has spread beyond the mesothelium to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, trouble swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face.
It is very important to see a doctor about any of these symptoms. Only a doctor can make a diagnosis.
Educate yourself on mesothelioma, asbestos and class action lawsuits. Check out latest breaking news on mesothelioma at http://www.thelioma.com.
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 Act to Limit Asbestos Hazards Requested - Digital Chosunilbo
As many residents of five villages near asbestos mines in South Chungcheong Province are confirmed to have developed lung diseases, Province Governor Lee Wan-koo announced Wednesday the province will seek the legislation of a "Special Act on Asbestos ...
Mesothelioma.com: Asbestos-Related Agencies In Montana Are In Need Of ... - Transworld News
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Asbestos no cause for alarm - Manning River Times
SOME form of asbestos or presumed asbestos has been found at all public schools in the Manning River Times readership area, but there is no cause for alarm. Every government school is listed on the New South Wales Department of Education and Training ...
Rosetta Genomics Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement With Teva ... - PR Newswire
REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, January 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDQ: ROSG), the leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced today it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Teva ...
Chesapeake school reopens after latest air tests - HamptonRoads.com
Click a thumbnail to view the full-size image. Buy Pilot photos here. Loading... Crestwood Middle School is open today after new tests came back clean for elevated levels of asbestos. Ten tests performed Tuesday found that the air at Crestwood was ...
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