Monthly Archives: July 2015
Study: Mesothelioma different for young patients
It should come as no surprise to readers that mesothelioma is a devastating, aggressive and fatal illness. While many people who are diagnosed with this illness are older men who worked with asbestos decades ago, mesothelioma can affect any person…
Asbestos industry ignored government safety guidelines
The health hazards of exposure to asbestos fibers are widely known in North Carolina and throughout the United States. Nevertheless, a recent study has shown that federal regulations establishing safe limits for concentration of airborne asbestos fibers have been routinely…
Places where the risk of asbestos exposure may be serious
On a day-to-day basis, the risk of coming into contact with asbestos may not even register on a person’s radar. Realistically speaking, many people will never have to worry about asbestos or the devastating consequences of toxic exposure. However, there…
Federal appeals court reinstates mesothelioma claim against GE
In a ruling that could affect claims by North Carolina servicemen and women who worked on jet engines, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit by the relatives of a serviceman who died of mesothelioma and who…
North Carolina residents: be aware of summer asbestos hazards
Summer is the perfect time to take vacations with the family, spend time with friends at a backyard barbecue and just generally relax. However, there are still risks of getting seriously injured or sick during these months and it can…
North Carolina parents beware: asbestos found in kids’ product
Parents will often go to great lengths to keep their kids safe. They put helmets and knee pads on kids who go skateboarding, check for worrisome ingredients in their food and install apps on a teen driver’s phone to prevent…
Why do so many Navy veterans develop mesothelioma?
In several blogs and articles on our website, we discuss the fact that members of the military — particularly those who served in the Navy — are disproportionately affected by illnesses caused by asbestos exposure. In one article titled, “Naval…
The risk of contracting an asbestos-related disease
In our last post, we discussed the difficulty of measuring the number of persons who suffer from or who die from exposure to asbestos. Another way to look at the problem is to focus on the environmental conditions that carry…
Could an aspirin a day keep mesothelioma away?
Mesothelioma is a truly devastating illness that affects many of the millions of people who have been exposed to asbestos. Despite the extensive research and testing that has taken place over the years, there is still no cure for mesothelioma.…
Ways to keep employees safe from asbestos on the job
Many products we use today still contain asbestos, even though we have known for quite some time that exposure to asbestos can be toxic. Most people would agree that when a product is proven to be hazardous, it probably shouldn’t…
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