Professionals who have been exposed to asbestos on the job and their close family members may eventually develop a host of different and potentially very serious medical issues. Multiple types of cancer, including lung cancer and mesothelioma, have a strong...
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The benefits of movement for asbestos-related disease patients
You’re sick, exhausted and psychologically weary. The mere thought of getting up and moving around seems pointless. This is how many of those with asbestos-related lung cancer and illnesses feel every day. Living with a fatal illness does not typically inspire one to...
Is asbestos still used in modern products?
For decades, asbestos was used by manufacturers of countless products. Today, it is known to be a deadly carcinogen that can result in serious diseases. Thanks to modern knowledge about asbestos and what it can do, few manufacturers still use it. While true, you may...
How trust claims can help those who’ve been sickened by asbestos
Asbestos may be a naturally-occurring substance, but it is also often deadly. Exposure on the job or because of a loved one's employment could lead to cancer and other debilitating illnesses years later. Tragically, people find themselves in need of financial...
How those who work with asbestos sicken their family members
Many people who work in dangerous professions, including shipyard workers, factory employees and mechanics, go into their blue-collar professions because they want to provide a decent standard of living for their families. They work long hours performing manual labor...
3 surprising careers with a high risk of asbestos exposure
When it comes to asbestos exposure, you tend to expect this to happen to someone who spent their life working in construction on old buildings. It’s easy to build up a picture of a person building houses or industrial structures and fitting them with the...
When can asbestos be ingested through drinking water?
We’ve all seen enough examples of cities in the U.S. with water that’s too contaminated to drink to know that the safety of drinking water is often dependent on how good an area’s infrastructure is. As that infrastructure gets older, if it’s not repaired or replaced,...
Prisoners may end up exposed to asbestos while working
Working with asbestos is dangerous. This naturally-occurring mineral substance is a known human carcinogen, and there is no safe level of exposure. However, it also has many uses in the industrial world, so companies decide to use asbestos anyway. Workers who handle...
3 things you should know about asbestos exposure
Asbestos is a naturally occurring fiber that was once used for a lot of applications. While asbestos mining stopped in the United States, it’s still found in various places in this country. Before the dangers of asbestos were known, it was used in many products...
Renovation teams may have high asbestos risks
Prior to the 1980s, those who had the highest asbestos risks often worked in construction or related fields. Asbestos was often used in materials like tiles or insulation that was wrapped around pipes. People who worked with these materials every day, or in an...