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14 Apr 2022, 3:50 am
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 12,000 women die each year of cancers affecting the uterus, with most of those cancers being endometrial. [read post]
5 Apr 2022, 7:14 pm
The workers’ compensation system has been plagued by an epidemic of industrial illness, including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, flowing from exposure to asbestos fiber in the workplace.The U.S. [read post]
30 Mar 2022, 6:12 am
CNN reports that the federal government “gets ‘mostly failing grades on its efforts to prevent and reduce tobacco,’ a new report from the American Lung Association says. [read post]
19 Mar 2022, 2:09 pm
American Petroleum Inst., 448 U.S. 607, 656 (1980) (“OSHA is not required to support its finding that a significant risk exists with [read post]
27 Feb 2022, 3:03 pm
Circuit’s decision in the Supreme Court: the Biden administration; interest groups that include the American Lung Association and the Sierra Club; a group of Democratic-led state and local governments, led by New York; and several of the country’s largest power companies, which include Consolidated Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric. [read post]
14 Feb 2022, 8:28 am
Chantix Is Big Drug It is estimated that 46 million American adults currently smoke cigarettes. [read post]
8 Feb 2022, 5:01 am
During his Army tour in Iraq, Torres suffered serious lung damage from exposure to “burn pits. [read post]
3 Feb 2022, 6:30 am
In American Lung Association v. [read post]
26 Jan 2022, 9:46 am
American Humanist Association, allowing a 40-foot-tall cross, erected in a Washington, D.C., suburb shortly after World War I to honor soldiers killed in battle, to remain in a traffic circle. [read post]
8 Dec 2021, 5:04 am
Interstitial Lung Disease As explained by the American Lung Association, interstitial lung disease is an umbrella term for a large group of diseases that scar the lungs. [read post]
29 Nov 2021, 1:55 pm
In particular, heart problems such as heart attacks, strokes, pulmonary embolism (PE), and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), as well as cancers such as lymphoma and lung cancer. [read post]
22 Nov 2021, 8:30 am
Last year, a formal joint request to reconsider the NCD was submitted to CMS by the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and American College of Radiology (ACR), and CMS received numerous comments from various stakeholders, including from the Association for Quality Imaging. [read post]
9 Nov 2021, 6:30 am
Airway and Digestive Disorders Also known as aerodigestive disorders, this group of illnesses includes conditions including: Asthma Chronic cough syndrome Chronic laryngitis Chronic nasopharyngitis Gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) Interstitial lung disease New-onset or 9/11-exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Reactive airway dysfunction syndrome (RADS) Sleep apnea that is medically associated with another airway or digestive disorder Upper airways… [read post]
2 Nov 2021, 8:26 pm
This post surveys the pro/con social science evidence presented in the amicus briefs in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. [read post]
1 Nov 2021, 6:10 am
Filter (NY) reports, “On September 28, a string of mainstream public health organizations including the American Lung Association and the American Heart Association, together with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK), sent a letter to Janet Woodcock, acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). [read post]
20 Oct 2021, 11:29 am
Erika Sward, national assistant vice president for advocacy at the American Lung Association, told the New York Times this of the FDA ruling allowing an e-cigarette delivering high levels of nicotine: Continue reading [read post]
19 Oct 2021, 7:00 am
According to Scientific American, more than 4,000 participants of the WTC Health Program a federal program that provides medical treatment and monitoring services to 9/11 responders and survivors have died. [read post]
16 Oct 2021, 9:21 am
Still there was some comfort in having causal associations predicated upon necessary relationships. [read post]
15 Oct 2021, 2:05 pm
The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons sues the Board, alleging that it violated the Sherman Act by conspiring with hospitals and insurers to make Board Certification effectively mandatory. [read post]
7 Oct 2021, 12:10 pm
Risk Factors for Asbestos-Related Diseases Mesothelioma is the most common health problem associated with asbestos exposure, but other cancers and noncancerous conditions can arise, including: Lung CancerLaryngeal CancerOvarian CancerPleurisy: Severe inflammation within the pleural lining of the lungs.Pleural Effusion: Increased difficulty breathing due to fluid buildup around the lungs.Pleural Plaques: Fibrous thickening of the lung lining occurs.Diffuse Pleural… [read post]
