Month: November 2017

There's no question that cancer, including mesothelioma, is a traumatic diagnosis to hear -- and the treatments are often brutal in their own way. The trauma can actually be so severe that up to 20 percent of their patients end up developing post-traumatic stress...

As a follow-up to a recent blog post discussing the dangers of vermiculite insulation, we thought it was a good idea to talk more on this subject. Specifically, we wanted to address this type of insulation in the hopes of helping residents in Illinois and other areas...

Despite the known health risks of asbestos, the U.S. still imports a significant amount of the mineral fiber for use in some manufacturing processes. While it is not legal to mine asbestos in the U.S., its use is allowed for some specific purposes. Many countries in...

Since the 1970s, asbestos use in the United States has consistently dropped. Unfortunately, however, the number of mesothelioma deaths has not experienced a similar decrease. In fact, some studies show that mesothelioma deaths may even be increasing. So, if we are...

Asbestos exposure is a known risk for those in the construction and mining industries. However, a new study out of Australia is suggesting that even just having loose-filled asbestos (vermiculite insulation) in your home can increase the risk of mesothelioma.According...

While service members were toiling aboard navy vessels during the World War II era, most had no idea that an additional threat lurked aboard these vessels. This threat carried no weapons and it did not care about political or social viewpoints. It could affect anyone...