The popular product can be found in kitchens and bathrooms across Australia. But it won't be allowed into the country from ...

A grandfather is taking legal action against a Stirlingshire brickworks where he was employed after being diagnosed with a lung disease.

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

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

It told the minister in January 2024 there was "a growing body of evidence of harm". The new consultation comes five years after the first safety alert issued by WorkSafe, warning the dust can cause ...

Anemia is more common in later-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), with diabetes and dialysis increasing the risk. Treating the underlying cause can improve symptoms and quality of life.

PRACTICALLY all types of dust fibrosis of the lungs are now known to be manifestations of the presence of silicon, though in the older textbooks several forms of pneumoconiosis are described ...

Those battling severe asthma, upper respiratory tract disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asbestosis, and other breathing-related health problems could qualify for Personal ...

Spence, a titan of labour rights, succumbed to silicosis-a debilitating lung disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust from mines. If he were here now, he would be shocked to find silicosis ...

Objective: To evaluate the incidence rates of mycobacterial infections in silicosis patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (ARD). Methods: This was a retrospective cohort of silicosis ...