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The Evolution of Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Distribution Plans [PDF]

, 2006
The evolution of asbestos litigation from the early 1970s to the present has become the source of much analysis. One commentator divides this history into several phases: the heroic phase, bureaucratic floundering, adaptation and maturity, search for ...
McGovern, Francis
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MicroRNA Expression in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma and Asbestosis: A Pilot Study

Disease Markers, 2017
Background The identification of diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers for asbestos-related diseases is relevant for early diagnosis and patient survival and may contribute to understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease development and ...
P. Mozzoni, L. Ampollini, M. Goldoni, R. Alinovi, M. Tiseo, L. Gnetti, P. Carbognani, M. Rusca, A. Mutti, A. Percesepe, M. Corradi   +10 more
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Inflation, Race, and Legislation—The Erosion in the Real Value of Monetary Compensation for Miners' Occupational Lung Disease in South Africa, 1973–2024

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 5, Page 335-344, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background For much of the 20th century, the South African mining industry had a statutory compensation system for pneumoconiosis and tuberculosis characterized by gross racial inequality. This study examines the impact of inflation over the period 1973–2024 on the real value of miners' lung disease compensation, including the effect of the ...
Martin Nicol, Jim teWaterNaude, Barry Kistnasamy, Rodney Ehrlich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of manganese superoxide dismutase and thioredoxin2 levels in asbestos-induced pleural mesothelioma

Medicine Science, 2020
Asbestos is a mineral known as human carcinogenic material. Exposure to asbestos both in an occupational and environmental way causes asbestosis and mesothelioma.
Abdullah Sivrikaya, Bayram Metin, Esma Menevse, Yavuz Selim Intepe, Ayse Yesim Gocmen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occupational Burden of Asbestos-Related Diseases in Korea, 1998–2013: Asbestosis, Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, and Ovarian Cancer

Journal of Korean medical science, 2018
Background Asbestos exposure causes asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) including asbestosis, malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, laryngeal cancer, and ovarian cancer. Although Korea used substantial amounts of asbestos in the past, no study has focused on
Dong-Mug Kang, Jong-Eun Kim, Youngki Kim, Hyun-Hee Lee, Se-Yeong Kim   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mortality rates from asbestos-related diseases in Italy during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health
Background and aimPatients with interstitial lung diseases, including asbestosis, showed high susceptibility to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and a high risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms.
Lucia Fazzo, Lucia Fazzo, Enrico Grande, Amerigo Zona, Amerigo Zona, Giada Minelli, Roberta Crialesi, Ivano Iavarone, Ivano Iavarone, Francesco Grippo   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Commentary on Notification and Recordkeeping of Occupational Mesothelioma in India

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 4, Page 219-225, April 2026.
ABSTRACT In India, some occupational diseases are notifiable under the Mines Act, 1952, and the Factories Act, 1948. Mesothelioma, primarily attributable to asbestos exposure, has been listed specifically as one of the notifiable diseases under the Mines Act, 1952, and is notifiable under the category of occupational cancer in the Factories Act, 1948 ...
Raja Singh, Arthur L. Frank
wiley   +1 more source

Asbestos Lessons: The Consequences of Asbestos Litigation [PDF]

, 2007
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Carrington, Paul D.
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Lung function in asbestos-exposed workers, a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2011
Background A continuing controversy exists about whether, asbestos exposure is associated with significant lung function impairments when major radiological abnormalities are lacking.
Dennis Wilken, Marcial Garrido, Ulf Manuwald, Xaver Baur   +3 more
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Management of Airway Foreign Bodies Caused by Dental Prostheses Complicated by Obstructive Pneumonia: A Report of Two Cases

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
Rigid bronchoscopy was intubated to remove the foreign body. Attempted grasping with flexible forceps, but the prosthesis was easily dropped due to insufficient grip strength. Successful retrieval was performed using rigid grasping forceps. Removed foreign body was demonstrated dental prosthesis (metal core post with attached crown).
Rizu Murakami, Yuki Takigawa, Ken Sato, Takeru Ichikawa, Shoichiro Matsumoto, Tomoyoshi Inoue, Suzuka Matsuoka, Hiromi Watanabe, Kenichiro Kudo, Akiko Sato, Keiichi Fujiwara, Satoshi Nogami, Takuo Shibayama   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source