Affordable Health Care?
Affordable Health Care?
Health care increases are placing a financial burden on many American homes so the need for affordable health care has never been so great. Workers are being hit hard by employers anxious to save money on their premiums by reducing cover or passing on the rises in cost. Read more
New Clinical Trial For Patients With Asbestos-associated Lung Cancer
The Mesothelioma Center within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is now recruiting patients for a clinical research study of a new targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung’s lining that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos.
Raw Food and Skin Health
What’s the largest organ in your body? It’s your skin! It provides a protective covering for the other organs of the body. It changes to regulate your internal body temperature. And it’s a good indicator of overall health and well-being. Read more
No Role For Simian Virus 40 In Human Pleural Mesotheliomas
A study, published in the September 25 issue of Lancet, calls into question the proposed link between SV40 and pleural mesothelioma and provides a possible explanation for the discrepancies in the results obtained by different groups.
Kinds of Hair Dye
There are many reasons why people dye their hair, from just trying, following trends, impressing people, beautifying performance, or even covering gray hair appears on their head. The ways are varied; from only highlighting the bangs until coloring the whole hair. Read more
Exposure To Volcanic Mineral Associated With Increased Mesothelioma Incidence In Turkey
High exposure to a fibrous volcanic mineral called erionite was associated with a high incidence of a type of cancer called mesothelioma, according to a study in the March 15 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Workers Exposed To Libby Vermiculite Ore Have High Rate Of Chest Wall Abnormalities
More than one-quarter of tested workers at an Ohio manufacturing plant historically exposed to asbestos-containing vermiculite ore exhibited signs of scarring of the chest wall lining, or pleural plaques, which are usually considered markers of previous exposure to asbestos fibers, according to research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
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