Asbestosis is an asbestos-related disease and may be considered as an occupational disease since the most cases occur among people who worked with asbestos or their families, but there are…

During the mid-1900’s there were a lot of products that contained asbestos. It seemed like such an ideal, resourceful material to most of the world. It came in many different…

Asbestos exists all over in the natural environment. It is a naturally occurring mineral. It is an element, actually. It seems as if asbestos being unavoidable like that would pose…

Recently the employees of San Diego filed a lawsuit against the city of San Diego, claiming that it knowingly exposed many of its public workers to asbestos.  San Diego leased…

The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 is soon going to be debated by lawmakers. But the Chlor-Alkali industry is causing complexities. It wants an exception to this…

X-rays and CT scans are typically used to confirm suspicions and diagnosis of mesothelioma. Biopsies, tissue samples and even diagnostic surgery are also used to verify the condition, diagnosis and…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Alimta (pemetrexed disodium) for use in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. It is the first…

The history of Asbestos can date all the way back to the Greek and pre-Roman era. The name “asbestos” name comes from Greek terms meaning “indistinguishable” or “indestructible,” and the…

Mesothelioma is a rare form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust. So there you are. Mesothelioma and asbestos…

There are so many stories about the difficulties of having a disease related to asbestos exposure. Many are heartbreaking because there actually could've been a way to prevent it, having…