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29 Dec 11

Signs and Symptoms of Asbestos Poisoning

Asbestos poisoning also called as asbestosis is an interstitial pulmonary fibrosis that is caused by asbestos exposure. When asbestos containing materials break down or disturbed, its microscopic fibers become airborne that can easily be inhaled or swallowed and can cause serious health concerns in the long run.

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21 Dec 11

Asbestos in Schools

Asbestos is naturally occurring mineral that is very durable and affordable, used in thousands of construction products because of its fire-proof, heat and erosion resistant and thermal insulating properties. Like many buildings, asbestos was also used in building materials that are common in schools. Schools that built before 1978 contain asbestos in their building materials like:

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14 Dec 11

Nutrition to Help You Fight Mesothelioma Cancer

Proper diet and nutrition play a key role to living a healthy life, especially if someone has been diagnosed with a life threatening disease mesothelioma or asbestos cancer. Individuals suffering from mesothelioma can get benefit from healthy nutrition because side effects related to a few mesothelioma treatment methods make it difficult for mesothelioma patients to eat properly. The body needs a lot of energy to fight against cancer cells and this can only be possible if the patient's nutritional needs are properly fulfilled. Eating a healthy and balanced diet has improved the process of prognosis in some mesothelioma patients.

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7 Dec 11

Children with Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is an aggressive type of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Generally this deadly cancer is found in elderly people and until a few years back, it was considered that children cannot get infected with mesothelioma. But recently children under the age of 10 have been diagnosed with mesothelioma. Since the prognosis is very poor, therefore doctors need to carefully diagnose mesothelioma in children.

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30 Nov 11

Mesothelioma in Women

Mesothelioma is a deadly disease that is largely associated with asbestos exposure. Since occupational asbestos exposure is less common for women because men worked more frequently at asbestos job sites which put them in contact with harmful asbestos fibers. Men are the most prominent victims of the mesothelioma, but there is also some indication that mesothelioma in women is on the rise in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom in recent years.

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