News tagged with asbestos exposure
1 in 8 with lung cancer show asbestos exposure, study finds
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Pleural plaques, or a thickening of lung membranes due to asbestos exposure, were found in one in eight lung cancer patients, according to medical research papers jointly released Monday by 12 medical institutions in Japan.
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Scientists study how asbestos fibers trigger cancer in human cells
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Ohio State University scientists believe they are the first in the world to study the molecular underpinnings of cancer by probing individual bonds between an asbestos fiber and human cells.
Researchers assessing health impacts of one of the nation's largest environmental disasters
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Over nearly a century, thousands of residents and workers in Libby, MT, have been exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore, leading to markedly higher rates of lung disease and autoimmune disorders, and causing to ...
Low exposure to asbestos-like mineral from Montana vermiculite may up lung disease risk
Mar 14, 2008 |
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Workers exposed to low levels of an asbestos-like mineral from Montana more than two decades ago are at an increased risk for lung disease today, according to research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).
Study shows how carbon nanotubes can affect lining of the lungs
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon nanotubes are being considered for use in everything from sports equipment to medical applications, but a great deal remains unknown about whether these materials cause respiratory ...
Asbestos disease projections too low
Apr 02, 2007 |
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Current predictions of the future incidence of asbestos-related disease have been substantially underestimated, according to new modelling to be presented in Melbourne today by an epidemiologist from The Australian National ...
Carbon nanotubes that look like asbestos, behave like asbestos
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 20, 2008 |
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A major study published today in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes – a poster child for the “nanotechnology revolution” – could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities.
Testing for asbestos exposure OK'd
Nov 20, 2006 |
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The Architect of the Capitol in Washington has agreed to foot the bill for diagnostic testing of 10 employees of the Capitol Power Plant tunnel.
New test offers better diagnosis of asbestos cancer
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new test can significantly improve diagnosis of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma, a joint team from the University of Oxford and the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine at the ...
New technique can help diagnose mesothelioma
Aug 24, 2009 |
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A new technique may help clinicians hone in on a diagnosis in patients presenting with a pleural effusion of unknown cause.
Scientists predict individual risk of lung cancer
Dec 20, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a model which can predict the risk of any person developing lung cancer within a five-year period.
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