Calls have risen in the UK to consider a ban on quartz based work top, which when cut, produces large amounts of silica dust ...

The prognosis for silicosis is poor, with gradually worsening lung function leading to respiratory failure. The disease also makes patients more vulnerable to infection in the lungs, chronic ...

What disease can you get from inhaling silica dust? While silicosis is the most common illness linked to silica dust exposure, inhaling this toxic substance can also lead to: Chronic obstructive ...

The government is consulting on whether to follow Australia in banning engineered stone benchtops, or to stop short of one.

A Scots grandad is set to sue a brickworks after being diagnosed with an incurable lung disease .. John McCrae, 79, claims he ...

CDC.GOV Background: Although crystalline silica exposure is associated with silicosis, lung cancer, pulmonary tuberculosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there is less support for ...

However, the workers who craft these countertops are facing serious health risks. Increasingly, they are being diagnosed with silicosis, a severe and chronic lung disease, according to a study ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a surprising link between a chronic gut infection caused by a common virus and the development of Alzheimer's disease in a subset of people.