The family of a former school secretary from Wigan is appealing for help from her former colleagues and others with knowledge ...

Asbestosis claims are usually considered to be on the lower end of settlements for asbestos law cases. A verdict of $25 million was returned by a jury in Philadelphia, where the last asbestosis ...

Asbestos has not been used in decades, but mesothelioma are still being diagnosed and treatments are remain difficult. A ...

In 2006, she sought medical care after developing shortness of breath. Her pulmonologist diagnosed her with asbestosis and she later died of “hypoxic respiratory failure” as a result of the ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Anyone who was in Lincoln County for at least six months in past decades can come get screened for possible asbestosis today through Wednesday in Kalispell. The CDC is giving a ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court ruling that ordered the state to pay compensation to the surviving family of a former factory worker who was diagnosed with asbestosis has been finalized ...

ASBESTOSIS has been produced in monkeys, rabbits and guinea pigs exposed to crocidolite, amosite and chrysotile asbestos dusts in experimental dust rooms 1. No record of asbestosis occurring in ...

Silicosis shares some similarities with asbestosis in that they are both caused by the lung’s reaction to inhaling certain dusts (see below). However, while symptoms from breathing in asbestos ...

The family of a county championship bowls player have spoken out about the impact of asbestosis following the death of their father. Keith Hutson, of Charmbeck Park in Haveringland, near ...

In 1927 the term “asbestosis” was adopted to describe a devastating lung disease often seen in asbestos workers, and doctors began to notice that victims of asbestosis often also developed ...

Today, cases of lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma from asbestos exposure occurring at this time are still being diagnosed. Among these conditions, mesothelioma is the most complicated to ...