Occupational Diseases

• Gardeners More Likely to Get Parkinson's
• Researchers Focus on Liver Cancer Cases
• WHO Urges All Countries to Ban Smoking
• Radiation and Radioactive Exposures May Harm Railroad Workers
• Miners Suffer Health Effects Seeking Marble
• Rexnord to Pay $40,000 in Safety Violations
• Confidentiality Deal Restricted Professors
• Cancer is World's Biggest Health Problem
• Whitman Will Testify About 9/11 Issues
• Family of Pennsylvania Worker Files Complaint
• China Miners Risk Deadly Disease
• Asbestos Worries in Roosevelt Schools
• Work-Related Asthma is Fastest Growing Occupational Disease
• Widow Wins Large Asbestos Settlement
• Was Giuliani to Blame for 9/11 Toxin Exposure?
• A Defense of OSHA's Enforcement Program
• OSHA Proposes $46,000 in Fines for New Bedford Seafood Company
• West Virginia Doctor Gives Up Texas License
• California Considers Banning Diacetyls
• WHO Calls for Cancer Prevention in Workplaces
• Occupational Diseases Kill More Than Workplace Accidents
• OSHA Plans to Look at Dangers of Microwave Popcorn Butter Flavorings
• Sheriff's Office, FBI Investigating Asbestos Removal
• China Plagued by Occupational Disease
• Workplace Victims Walk for Life
• Medical History Con Explores Mining Health Risks
• It's Official: Study Links Shoulder, Neck Pain with Chair Design
• Ireland's Smoking Ban Cut Pub Toxins
• New Mesothelioma Cases Prompt Explanation
• Former NFL Players Unhappy with NFL's Treatment of Injured Retirees
• DuPont Employee Sues For Benzene Related Disease
• AoC Pulls Workers From Tunnels Over Asbestos Worries
• Building Trade Unions Reach Hexavalent Chromium Agreement
• Asbestos Suit Names 163 Defendants
• New York Contractor Asked About Asbestos Removal
• Firefighters May Have Exposed to Asbestos
• Researcher Says Asbestos Outlook Too Optimistic
• Hardie Appoints American
• Army Medics Prepared for Emotional Trauma of War
• New EPA Brochure Warns Mechanics About Asbestos
• Montana Town Contaminated by Asbestos
• Long-Term Loss of Wages Caused By Carpal Tunnel
• Lunar Dust Poses Hazard for Astronauts
• Firefighters Face Heart Risk While Fighting Fires
• Workers Miss Out on Occupational Disease Benefits
• Nesca Says Radiation Not to Blame for Illness
• ISEA Requests OSHA to Lower Noise Limit
• OSHA Identifies Worksites With High Illness Rates
• Office Workers Prone to Blood Clots
• Shipyard Workers Sick from Asbestos
• Asbestos Demolition Rules Loosened
• China Says Migrants Need More Awareness of Occupational Diseases
• Take Breaks to Avoid Back Injury at Work
• Dying Veteran Says Ex-Sailors Should be Warned about Asbestos
• Mt. Bachelor Fined $15,700 for Lift Accident
• Silicosis Screener Fined for X-Ray Procedure
• City of Toronto Labeled a "High-Risk" Employer
• Cancer Study Wake Up Call
• Health Care Workers Exposed to HIV on Should Undergo Treatment
• Report Says Commuting is Dangerous to Health
• Businesses Urged to Take Action on Asbestos
• Women Non-Smokers Face Greater Lung Cancer Risk
• East Orange Loses Disability Fight
• Building Firm Sued Over Asbestos Compensation Plan
• New OSHA Branch Will Promote Safety for Hotel Workers
• Ohio Judge Bans California Lawyer in Asbestos Lawsuit
• 120,000 More Likely Will Die As Asbestos Cases Peak
• Workers Plead Guilty to Faking Mine Safety Checks
• Court Ruling Protects Mine Workers
• Office Desks Harbor Bacteria
• The Dangers of Grit Weed
• Afternoon Naps Linked to Healthier Hearts
• Prison Workers Required to be in Shape?
• Radiation-Exposed Workers March
• Widow Wins Battle
• High Court Rejects Family's Claim for Benefits
• Inventor Given Large Asbestos Settlement
• New Trucks Pass EPA Diesel Exhaust Tests
• Lawsuit over Caterpillar Engines Could Affect Boats
• Firm to Fight OSHA Fine in Fatal Blast
• Son of 9/11 Cop Asks for More Funding
• Product Liability Ruling Overturned
• September 11 Deaths on the Rise
• Exposure to Silica Ups Lung Cancer Risk
• Cancer Drugs May Affect Reproductive Outcomes in Nurses
• Indium Damages LCD Plant Workers' Lungs
• Libby Activist Dies of Asbestos-Related Disease
• Safety in Mines Crucial
• Firefighters Face Higher Cancer Rates
• Workers Back on Job
• Coalition Fights for Tort Reform
• Panel Criticizes BP Safety
• OSHA Gives Guidance on Abrasive Blasting in Shipyards
• Workplace Deaths on the Rise in Canada
• Employers Hold Key to Employees' Health
• Scientist Says Lawsuits Hurt Research
• Review of Silicosis Lawsuit Scandal
• Workplace Deaths Dropping
• Uganda Government to Replace Roofs
• Asbestos Exposure Claimed in Suit
• Increase in PDA Related Injuries of Concern
• Jet Lag Can Hurt Health
• Asbestos Dangers Hidden for Decades
• Butter Flavoring Still Dangerous...
• Widow Wins Mesothelioma Case
• Whistleblowers Win Award
• Nurses Face Health Risks
• Australian Asbestos Lung Cancer Ruling Significant
• More Asbestos-Silicosis Suits Filed
• Asbestos Scam Case Penalties Uncertain
• Study Says No Cell Phone-Cancer Link
• Second Trial Results in Win for Defendants
• Black Lung Concerns
• Another BP Refinery Faces Fines
• Asbestos List Grows
• Date for Silicosis Lawsuit Hearings Set
• DaimlerChrysler to Pay Millions in Asbestos Lawsuit
• Dust and Debris at World Trade Center Site to Blame for Illnesses?
• Contractor in Asbestos Removal Project Sentenced
• Teacher Unaware of Asbestos Risks
• The Dangers of Hearing Loss at Work
• Asbestos Suits to Proceed
• Michelin Guilty in Asbestos Case
• Potter's Widow Gets $3 Million
• OSHA Offers More Advice on Bird Flu
• Nine Year Mesothelioma Survivor Inspires Patients
• Daughter of BP Workers Settles
• Firefighters at Higher Cancer Risk
• Hexavalent Chromium and Continued Problems with Permissible Exposure Limits
• Coal Mine Explosions More Likely in Winter
• BP Knew of Problems Before Deadly Fire
• Black Lung on Rise in VA Miners
• City Firefighters Can Breathe More Easily
• Manufacturing Computers Bad for Health
• Smoking Ban=Healthier Bar Workers
• Driving the Most Dangerous Part of Job
• OSHA Violations Share Recurring Theme
• Career Tied to Breast Cancer Rates?
• OSHA Fines CT Manufacturer $315K
• Bayer Explosion Investigation Continues
• OSHA Issues Hexavalent Chromium Guidelines
• Asbestos Claims Rising
• OSHA Makes Case for Safety and Health
• Health Concerns Raised about Quarry
• Popcorn Production Kills
• Buses to Receive Exhaust Filters
• Silicosis Lawsuit Scandal
• Deafness an Overlooked Occupational Hazard
• TB Preventative Drug Given to 38,000 Miners
• Sick Welders Seek Justice
• School Bus Clean-up Proposed
• Most WTC Responders Have Lung Problems
• Understanding Silicosis
• Coke Added to Benzene Suit
• Updated Sleep Apnea Screening Recommended
• Campaign Urges Proper Use of Firefighter Gear
• The Most Dangerous Jobs
• Message: Don't Gamble With Asbestos
• Ohio Company Fined $257,000
• Lyme Disease Bill Vetoed
• Pesticide Exposure Linked to Parkinson's
• Cancer Linked to Rotating Shifts
• "Safe" Lead Levels May be too High
• List of Occupational Diseases Released
• Guidelines Released to Protect Mechanics
• Black Lung Remains a Concern in the U.S.
• Martins Creek Power Plant: No Violations
• US Port, Cruise Ship Operators Team to Reduce Air Pollution
• Welding Industry Wins Arkansas Welding Fume Trial
• Cabot Corp Opens China's First Silica Plant
• Teen Workers Often Injured on the Job
• Correlation Between High Blood Pressure and Occupation
• Putting an End to Lethal Popcorn Flavoring
• Stricter Silica Regulations Placed in Labrador West
• Research Supports Correlation Between Diesel Exhaust and Heart Attacks
• Asbestos: A History
• USG Corp. Will Pay $3.95 Billion in Asbestos Settlements