Did you know about 35 million Americans are suffering from one kind of lung disease or the other? Did you know that lung infections are believed to be one of the most important causes for infant mortality in America? Probably you also did not know that diseases related to lung claim one in seven lives [...]
There are five main asbestos diseases including asbestos cancer that can develop following exposure to asbestos fibres. These are malignant asbestos mesothelioma cancer, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, asbestos pleural thickening and asbestos pleural plaques, however, doctors who do not regularly diagnose asbestos disease can misdiagnose (or be slow to give a diagnosis) what the condition [...]
It is common knowledge that smoking is hazardous to one’s health. Additionally, many people know that exposure to asbestos is very dangerous and can lead to the development of the disease mesothelioma. What many people do not know, however, is that when smoking and asbestos exposure are combined, both of the harmful elements work together [...]
I already know there is asbestos outside, and therefore in your lungs everytime you breathe.
I know it only takes one fiber to have a problem with it.
I know higher exposure = higher chance, but this is where it gets murky. I cannot find the numbers.
I don’t know how much is outside. One abatement guy said [...]
There are several factors that can cause lung disease. Smoking is a major cause of lung disease, if you smoke, talk with your doctor about ways they can help you to quit smoking. If you live with someone who smokes, try to get them to quit, or at least ask them to [...]
Asbestos found at Aberdeen school
Students at Aberdeen Middle School will be moved to other schools next week while the district decides what to do about asbestos in the old building.
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Well after going into an abandoned building MANY times to hang out, I realized what asbestos mold is, and the building is covered in it ( The basement mostly [ This was an old college] and the basement is quite moist so the mold is damp as well ) I was wondering, If there was [...]
Aberdeen school closing to deal with asbestos problem
ABERDEEN — Students at Aberdeen Middle School on West Commerce Street in Aberdeen will be redirected to alternate schools beginning next week while the district decides what to do about asbestos in the old building.
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What is a Lung Cancer?Lung cancer is cancer that starts in the lungs. Cancer is a disease where cancerous cells grow out of control, taking over normal cells and organs in the body.
Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women.An estimated 173,700 new cases of lung cancer and an estimated 160,440 [...]
Mining and commercial use of asbestos began in the 1800s, and grew significantly during World War II. Its popularity came to an abrupt halt in the 1970s however, when the United States Consumer Product and Safety Commission passed the first laws banning its use in certain products, because the asbestos fibers were being released into [...]