Workers whose jobs involved exposure to asbestos – including boilermakers, boiler workers, carpenters, factory workers, laborers, pipe coverers, and pipefitters – may be in danger of developing ...

Mesothelioma is a cancer that develops in the thin tissue that lines some internal organs. It most frequently develops in the pleura, the tissue lining the chest cavity and lungs. It can also form in ...

A grandfather-of-five has been diagnosed with incurable cancer linked to asbestos—more than forty years after he was first exposed to the toxic dust. Steven Kenny, 64, worked at the Old Bank of ...

Most people know that asbestos exposure can be dangerous for health, but they may not realize that asbestos-related diseases still kill about 12,000 Americans every year. The perils of asbestos have ...

In 1922, the U.S. Navy identified the naturally occurring asbestos mineral as the most efficient and cost-effective insulation, gaskets, and shipbuilding material. During World War II, asbestos was ...

Pneumonia and lung cancer present similar symptoms like cough and chest pain. Pneumonia is a rapid infection, while lung ...

Asbestos is still claiming the lives of many of our veterans nationwide, after it became of critical importance to the U.S. Armed Forces, especially during scarce wartime years. In the early 1920s, ...