Dr. John Howard, director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, is expected to soon issue a final rule on which cancers will be covered under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, according to an article in Newsday.
The Zadroga law, enacted January 2011, sets aside $2.8 billion to compensate people made ill by exposure to toxins at the site of the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist ...
continue reading...An opinion piece in the Seattle Times concerns a shipyard worker diagnosed with mesothelioma – a type of cancer associated with asbestos exposure – and faults both the shipyard that employs him and the manufacturer of respirators used there for failing to adequately warn him.
The piece cites a case from the Washington Supreme Court, concerning a tool keeper at Todd Shipyards in Seattle named Leo Macias.
From 1978 to 2004, the ...
continue reading...According to a report from the Australian Broadcasting Company, children exposed to asbestos may suffer more wide-ranging problems than mesothelioma and lung cancer.
The report concerns a study in which researchers from Western Australia analyzed health data from nearly 2,500 children who lived at Wittenoom, a now-abandoned town where crocidolite, or “blue asbestos,” was mined for nearly 20 years.
The results indicate that exposure to blue asbestos in early childhood elevates the risk of a range of cancers and even heart disease ...
continue reading...Although the few modern-day products containing asbestos must be labeled, there are still places in the home where asbestos hazards may be found, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The EPA Website provides a list of places in the home where asbestos might be, and some suggestions about what to do if you suspect you have it in your home.
Breathing high levels of asbestos fibers can lead to an increased ...
continue reading...According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, most products made today don’t contain asbestos, and the few modern-day products still containing asbestos that could be inhaled must be labeled as such.
That’s because studies of people who were exposed to asbestos in factories and shipyards indicate that breathing high levels of asbestos fibers can lead to an increased risk of:
Your time is limited during a doctor’s appointment. And if you suspect you have mesothelioma, you’ll have a lot of ground to cover. The Mayo Clinic suggests you draw up a list of questions before the appointment, ordered from the most to the least important in case time runs out.
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that affects the protective lining covering many of the body’s internal organs, which is called ...
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