Exposure to asbestos, which most commonly occurs in the workplace, can lead to serious health problems even decades later. Prior to the 1970s, floor tiles, cement, installation and other building materials typically included this material. If you or a loved one had...
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Asbestos faces new restrictions under EPA ban
After mounting criticism regarding its asbestos policy, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has tightened the rules on the importation and use of products containing asbestos in the United States. The new rule stops just short of a complete ban on all asbestos...
Supreme Court extends rules on asbestos warnings
What happens when a company makes a product that is, in itself, asbestos-free -- but requires a part made from asbestos in order to function? Well, in the past, the people using those products mostly had no idea that they were in danger from the asbestos fibers coming...
Retailer recalls makeup after testing finds asbestos
Many people think that asbestos is only found in older building materials like drywall and insulation. However, it's been identified in everything from crayons to baby powder. It's also been found in some makeup products -- at least according to the U.S. Food and Drug...
Preventing mesothelioma: It’s harder than you know
Most people think that asbestos and asbestos exposure is a thing of the past -- but that's far from true. Asbestos products are still allowed in the United States under limited circumstances and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with plans...
Does mesothelioma ‘just happen’ to a lot of women?
When most people think of the victims of mesothelioma or other asbestos-related illnesses, they tend to think of factory workers, shipyard workers and the like -- not ordinary women who were poisoned in their own homes through the use of a common household item. Yet,...
Leave the vintage Christmas ornaments in the attic alone
Everybody seems to get slightly nostalgic around the winter holidays. If that sense of nostalgia has you digging through the attic for the family's vintage Christmas decorations, however, you might want to think twice. There are actually two different potential...
The early symptoms of asbestosis
Asbestos was commonly used in numerous industries, particularly manufacturing and construction, for decades. Many victims of asbestos exposure don't even realize that they were exposed -- until they get sick with an asbestos-related condition. One of those conditions...
Some crayons are believed to contain asbestos
Protecting their children from illness and injury is a parent's top priority. This causes parents to worry about everything from playground injuries to an outbreak of influenza. It turns out that parents may also need to add crayons to the list of safety issues for...
Secondary asbestos exposure could be the cause of your illness
Many Tennessee residents who are sick with mesothelioma or asbestosis might not know how they became ill. Secondary exposure to asbestos fibers can cause people to become ill even though they might never have worked around this material. This is especially so in older...
