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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Source: Getty / Bill Oxford Silicosis is a lung condition that is being likened to asbestosis that is causing concern among Australians. The dangers around silicosis have prompted calls to ban ...