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Despite the many uses of asbestos, it is now considered as hazardous to public health. Studies have finally found out heavy and prolonged exposure to asbestos causes several serious illnesses to people. People who are exposed to asbestos hold high-risk occupations like: construction and demolition, shipbuilding and shipyard work, drywall removal and installation, auto brake repair, firefighting, and fireproofing. - 13 hours ago

Pericardial Mesothelioma, also known as mesothelioma of the pericardium is a disease that affects the lining of the heart. This is found in less than 10 percent of the patients who have mesothelioma. The following information about pericardial mesothelioma will help you understand the condition... - 2 days ago

Nine out of ten cases of mesothelioma are caused by exposure to asbestos. This information can help you to avoid this deadly disease. If you already have the disease, this information can help you to understand where it came from. - 2 days ago

Mesothelioma lung cancer is a major disease brought about by being exposed to asbestos. It is said that malignant cells appear in the mesothelium, the sac that acts as a defensive cover for many of the internal organs in the body. - 3 days ago

Asbestos was a major material used in the building process until the late 70's and early 80's. If not done correctly and handled professionally, demolition sites can be extremely dangerous for reasons you cannot see with the naked eye. Make sure your local sites are taking proper precautions. - 8 days ago

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking several actions to reduce the risk of overdose in patients using pain medications such as Darvon and Darvocet that contain propoxyphene. The actions were taken because of data linking propoxyphene and fatal overdoses. The agency is requiring manufacturers of propoxyphene-containing products to strengthen the label, including the boxed [...] - 2 days ago

Catastrophic epilepsy characterized by severe muscle spasms, persistent seizures, mental retardation and sometimes autism results from a mutation in a single gene, said Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) researchers in a report that appears in the current issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. The BCM department of neurology team replicated the defect in mice, [...] - 2 days ago

Obesity very often leads to insulin resistance, and now researchers reporting in the July 8 issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, have uncovered another factor behind that ill consequence. The newly discovered culprita protein known as pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF for short)is secreted by fat cells. They also report evidence to suggest that [...] - 2 days ago

Preventive operations are being used more and more often to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms. Even though the operation is now being offered to ever older and sicker patients, the long-term survival of those who have had the operation has improved over the last two decades. This is shown in a major Swedish study in which [...] - 2 days ago

Windborne fungus Coccidioides causes at least 100,000 respiratory infections each year in California, Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas San Antonio Medical mycologists in The South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (STCEID) and the Department of Biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have significantly advanced the fight against San Joaquin [...] - 2 days ago

New research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) sheds light on a genetic function that gives breast cancer cells the ability to survive and spread to the bone years after treatment has been administered. The findings support the study of therapies that target this survival capacity and force the death of latent [...] - 2 days ago

Structural muscle damage may be present in patients who have statin-associated muscle complaints, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/press/cmaj-181-E11.pdf (www.cmaj.ca). Statins are one of the most widely prescribed medications in the world, given their importance in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Many patients on statins develop muscle weakness and pain. [...] - 2 days ago

UVA Health System Study Finds Nearly Three-Fourths of Patients Reported Notable Sustained Improvements in Sleep The estimated one-third of adults who suffer from insomnia could soon find effective treatment without ever leaving their homes. Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have developed a unique Internet-based intervention, based on well-established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, [...] - 3 days ago