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Asbestos is a fibrous form of several minerals and hydrous silicates of magnesium. Asbestos is used in building-construction materials, textiles, missile and jet parts, tar compounds, paints and in friction products such as brake linings.
Exposure to asbestos fibers and dust results in asbestosis, a disease of the lungs, caused by inhalation of asbestos particles. After [...]
February 21st, 2008 | Posted in Asbestos News | Comments Off
Asbestos! It’s a strong fire-resistant fiber which was widely used in the past for fireproofing and insulation purposes. The problem with it is that is has these small, buoyant fibers which can easily be inhaled or swallowed by people. These damaging particles have been proven to cause a number of very serious diseases which [...]
February 21st, 2008 | Posted in Asbestos News | Comments Off
Going to court, no matter if you are a victim or a criminal, is not a kind of entertainment, but when you are the plaintiff in a lawsuit that asks for millions of dollars of compensation for serious health injury, then it gets even more stressful.
Asbestos lawsuits have been gaining ground in the [...]
February 20th, 2008 | Posted in Asbestos News | Comments Off
Mesothelioma is one of the most uncommon forms of cancer. It generally affects the lungs, heart or abdominal organs. The most common form of this disease is pleural mesothelioma. The pleuron is a slight membrane between the chest cavity and the lungs. The lubrication it gives does not allow the lungs to get grazed when [...]
February 20th, 2008 | Posted in Asbestos News | Comments Off
Asbestos! It’s a strong fire-resistant fiber which was widely used in the past for fireproofing and insulation purposes. The problem with it is that is has these small, buoyant fibers which can easily be inhaled or swallowed by people. These damaging particles have been proven to cause a number of very serious diseases which [...]
February 20th, 2008 | Posted in Asbestos News | Comments Off
Mesothelioma cancer is a disease that results from exposure to asbestos related substances. Asbestos usually consists of fibres that can enter the body through the mouth, or the skin, and, subsequently, enter the lungs, or blood stream.
Mesothelioma cancer has become more widely documented in the last 5-10 years, due to the fact that symptoms [...]
February 20th, 2008 | Posted in Asbestos News | Comments Off
After nearly four years, the EPA announced on November 29 that it will begin testing of residential and commercial spaces which may have been exposed to environmental toxins following the 9/11 destruction of the World Trade centers. In a much-maligned plan by local residents and even EPA panel member, testing of structures in lower Manhattan [...]
February 19th, 2008 | Posted in Asbestos News | Comments Off
The dangers of asbestos have been known for a very long time and even the companies that made billions off of asbestos products have long since given up defending the virtues of asbestos. Unfortunately, there were way too many years between identifying the dangers of asbestos and getting asbestos pulled off the market but [...]
February 19th, 2008 | Posted in Asbestos News | Comments Off
Asbestos attorneys help victims of asbestos-related ailments win multi-million dollar compensations. Over exposure to asbestos can result in life-threatening diseases. Medical expenses related to these diseases are often very high, and treatment may extend over a lifetime. Most of the victims are former construction workers. Very often, workers are not informed about the ill-effects of [...]
February 17th, 2008 | Posted in Asbestos News | Comments Off
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancerous) cells are found in the mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of the body?s internal organs. Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles.
Mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium) is a disease in which cells of the mesothelium [...]
February 16th, 2008 | Posted in Asbestos News | Comments Off