Mesothelioma Cancer : After performing the physical exam and taking a hisÂtory that concentrates on whether you have developed shortness of breath or pain, the doctor will order a chest x-ray. Based on what is found, the doctor will determine what other tests you will need. The doctor may also order blood work. When a [...]
Navy Veteran Receives $1.2 Million for Asbestosis (July 12, 2011) Many military-based mesothelioma law suits are starting to find their way into the courts as more cases of asbestos cancer and other mesothelioma diagnosis are beginning to emerge. Thousands of Navy and Coast Guard ships, for example, were constructed with asbestos, which had physical properties [...]
$1.2 Million Awarded for Asbestosis (July 12, 2011) asbestosis is a lung disease resulting from inhaling asbestos particles. asbestos exposure was unfortunately a common occurrence among members of all uniformed services as well as civilian defense employees, military contractors and people in the merchant marines. Because the Navy as well as the other branches of [...]
Asbestosis Settlement in the Amount of $1.2 Million Awarded (July 12, 2011) asbestos exposure is the primary reason for the development of asbestosis -a lung disease caused by the inhaling of asbestos particles. According to research, the military began using asbestos-based products in the 1930’s and did not decrease its use until the 1970’s. Asbestos [...]
Settlement in the Amount of $1.2 Million Awarded to Veteran (July 12, 2011) An asbestos awsuit was filed against John Crane by Richard Nybeck, a Navy veteran who claims that he developed asbestosis as a direct result of asbestos exposure . Asbestosis is a lung disease caused by airborne asbestos particles that if inhaled, can [...]
Asbestos Exposure and You (June 14, 2011) Asbestos is described as a combination of long, thin fibers and fibrous minerals that studies have shown can cause cancer in the lungs as well as other asbestos-related illness. What also makes this mineral dangerous is the fact it will not breakdown or dissolve in water, is heat, [...]
Atrial Septal Defects Caused by Paxil 5/19/2011 Paxil problems. Paxil, a widely distributed antidepressant, is used to help control and treat depression and other anxiety disorders. Studies have shown that children of mothers who use Paxil while pregnant, especially during the first three months of pregnancy, are at an increased risk of suffering from a [...]
Asbestos Exposure Concerns Still Linger in New York (May 24, 2011) Asbestos continues to be a concern for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the lower Manhattan and New York Harbor areas as the catastrophe of the fall of the World Trade Towers continues to haunt New York. Even after clean-up efforts following the incident [...]
A Brief History of Asbestos (April 24, 2011) The use of asbestos dates back over 2,000 years and its name meaning “inextinguishable”, was given by the Ancient Greeks. Asbestos is the name of a group of minerals that contain long, thin, separable fibers that can be separated into threads and woven. Even though a lung [...]
Identifying Asbestos in the Home (April 23, 2011) Asbestos Exposure has been a major concern for some time now but the majority of its focus has been in the industrial sector. For example, many buildings constructed after the 1860’s in the U.S and Canada contained high amounts of asbestos in its concrete, bricks, pipes and [...]