Despite the danger that asbestos can pose to students, teachers and other workers in Louisville and across the country, a national program to monitor the substance in schools is significantly underfunded. According to a report by the Environmental Protection Agency's...
Month: September 2018
Does gender have an impact on mesothelioma?
When the doctors diagnose you with mesothelioma, they determine your survival rate and what treatment you need using several factors. They could figure it out by your age, medical history, how long you have had the disease and various other conditions. It plays a...
Company sued for alleged asbestos exposure
Some people in Louisville may be following the trial in which Johnson & Johnson is defending against a woman's claim that the talc in their baby powder caused her mesothelioma. On Sept. 4, her attorneys introduced an email from 2000 in which the now-deceased...
Why it may be time to worry about asbestos exposure again
For many years, it wasn't uncommon for asbestos, a material known for its high heat resistance capabilities, to be used in various residential and commercial structures in Louisville, many other parts of Kentucky and throughout the rest of the United States. Since...