A lot of people travel during the holiday season -- and it's seldom a fun adventure for anyone. However, when you suffer from a chronic illness like mesothelioma, the difficulty of traveling takes on new proportions.Here are some helpful tips that can get you through...
Month: November 2018
What kind of in-home assistance do you need?
When you're struggling with a chronic illness that severely limits your ability to handle everyday tasks, it's time to get help. In-home care services can help you lead a better life, despite your illness. Depending on the nature of your sickness and your symptoms,...
How to handle chronic illness and depression
Nobody likes to find out that they're sick, and it's even worse to find out that you're going to stay sick. That's why nobody's really surprised to find out that depression and chronic illness often go hand-in-hand. So, how can you cope if you've been handled both of...
What does the DOJ investigation mean for asbestos trust funds?
Recently, the Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest regarding the establishment of a new asbestos trust fund. While filing for bankruptcy, the Kaiser Gypsum Company also established funds for an asbestos trust to compensate former employees who got...
The combination of two mesothelioma treatments looks promising
In 2003, the Human Genome Project (HGP) completed one of the greatest feats in the history of mankind. That year, after ten years of labor, an international team of experts gave us the genetic blueprint to build a human being. Twelve years later, in 2015, individual...
Asbestos that’s hiding in plain sight
You probably know that asbestos is dangerous -- even lethal. What you may not know, however, is the fact that asbestos can be hiding right in front of you in numerous forms.Asbestos can turn up in places that you least expect -- from the walls you want to renovate in...
What a recent mistrial means for mesothelioma cases
As we have learned more about the connection between asbestos and mesothelioma, the connection has become clearer. While not everyone who is exposed to asbestos gets a mesothelioma diagnosis, there is a connection between people who have more exposure developing this...
The cost of treating mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a difficult diagnosis to understand and deal with. The average mesothelioma patient lives less than five years after being diagnosed. Mesothelioma is a deadly and aggressive cancer. Like other cancers, mesothelioma is also expensive to treat. Often...
New treatments for mesothelioma are in the works
October was National Healthy Lung Month. The intention of recognition is to encourage people to consider the health of their lungs.When people think about lung health, tobacco use is one of the first things that comes to mind. While smoking is largely responsible for...
This biomarker could better stage and treat mesothelioma
Researchers may have found a better way to identify the severity of malignant pleural mesothelioma, or MPM. A study published in the October edition of the Journal of Molecular Cancer suggests that using a particular type of "biomarker" could help doctors diagnose...
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