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Rare Disease Day 2020
Leap Year Day 2020 is the rarest of all 24-hour periods in that it only occurs once every four years. Few, if any, days would be more appropriate for this year’s Rare Disease Day. A rare disease is defined as a medical condition affecting less than 200,000 people....
Are Mesothelioma Patients Susceptible to Brain Cancer?
A diagnosis of mesothelioma is devastating for hard-working people who spent years, if not decades working in environments where they suffered exposure to asbestos. Family members also fee the impact of the news with many becoming caregivers for their sick loved ones....
Iraq War Veterans at Risk from Deadly Disease
When people hear of veterans at risk from disease, they might think of Navy veterans from World War II. The harmful particle known as asbestos is widely known to have been used in shipyards and military vessels before its harmful effects were discovered. As a result,...
Can You Accidentally Expose Your Family to Asbestos after Work?
If you work at a location that exposes you to asbestos, you are likely familiar with the risks to your own health. You may even have experienced some negative consequences. While this might be a danger you are willing to face, did you know that you could inadvertently...
Has the talc industry been steering the FDA?
When you go shopping, how often do you worry that the deodorant you buy might kill you? The odds are you don’t. After all, we have government agencies working tirelessly to protect us from harmful products. Right? Sadly, our nation’s faith in the FDA may have been...
How Can Construction Workers Fight Asbestos Exposure?
For a long time, people thought of asbestos as a miracle fiber. It was tough and naturally heat resistant. Manufacturers used it as insulation and even as a fire retardant. It was in ceiling tiles, floor tiles, siding, and everywhere. Then in the 1970s, the material’s...
How companies continue to expose us to asbestos
The dangers of asbestos are well-known. Exposure to the mineral can cause lung cancer, mesothelioma and several other cancers. Over ten thousand Americans die from these diseases each year. As a result, in 1989 the EPA has banned nearly every use of asbestos, but the...
How Can I Tell if a Loved One Might Have Mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is a devastating disease. Though not common, it is an aggressive form of cancer that usually is not diagnosed until it reaches an advanced stage. Because of this, it is rarely curable and often results in a patient’s death. Still, early detection is...
Lawsuit against the EPA could affect asbestos litigation
Every year, tens of thousands of Americans die due to asbestos-related diseases. Knowing this, in the early 1970s, asbestos insulation & sprayed asbestos materials were banned, and in 1977 asbestos joint compound was banned. In 1989, the Environmental Protection...
