Doctor dispenses hope (Detroit News) ROYAL OAK -- Richard Marshall, a former GM pipe fitter with asbestosis, quickly recounts the measures he has taken to keep from aggravating his scarred lungs....more...Bergman & Frockt: Families of Workers Who Bring Asbestos Home On Work Clothes May Now File Their Own Claims Against the ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) A Washington State Court of Appeals decision paved the way for claims to be filed on behalf of individuals exposed to deadly asbestos fibers brought into the home by thousands of Washington workers....more... Look for the silver in those dark clouds (The Enid News & Eagle) Do you look for the silver linings? Think about it. There is an old song about looking for the silver lining. It suggests we try to find the sunny side of life. Well, do we?...more... Your current topic is ?fluids? (Lifetime) Q: I know I'm supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day. Can coffee and tea count toward my daily quota? What about juice and soda? ?Jess......more... Adopting Western lifestyle one cause for Asthma (Daily News) Dr. Viraj Peramuna writing to the Healtwatch on Asthma, quoting the - ?Global Burden of Asthma Report 2004? says that according to this report one cause for the increasing prevalence of Asthma around 300 million in the world at present is the adoption of Western lifestyle by more and more communities in the developing world....more... Mesothelioma Patient Recovers $3.5 Million in Settlements in Addition to a $2.6 Million Judgment (PRWeb) Mesothelioma lawyers at the firm Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason successfully litigated claim for financial compensation on behalf of Franklin Ham, a retired union pipe fitter. Mr. Ham had developed pleural mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos while working in Northern California and Nevada. All but one of the companies responsible settled, with the amount totaling 3.5 million ......more... Mesothelioma Patient Recovers $3.5 Million in Settlements in Addition to a $2.6 Million Judgment (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Mesothelioma lawyers at the firm Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason successfully litigated claim for financial compensation on behalf of Franklin Ham, a retired union pipe fitter. Mr....more... MOVERS & SHAKERS (Portsmouth Herald) InterGen, Wheelabrator tap Calypso's expertise ...more... The face of health (Khaleej Times) EXPERTS BELIEVE our faces reflect our state of wellbeing, and that problems often dismissed as trivial, such as bloodshot eyes, could be a sign of something more serious.Here, with the help of leading medical practitioners, we look at the hidden health problems which may be revealed in the mirror....more... |