It can quickly spread to other organs around the body. Asbestosis, or diffuse pulmonary fibrosis, is a lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. Though asbestosis is not cancerous, it ...

An unnamed 80-year-old woman in West Virginia with a potentially life-threatening lung complication is thought to have ...

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EMBL scientists uncover potential use of an FDA-approved over-the-counter cough syrup ingredient to treat fibrotic lung ...

Nov. 6, 2024 — Exhaled breath contains chemical clues to what's going on inside the body, including diseases like lung cancer. And devising ways to sense these compounds could help doctors ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule to require standardized testing of talc-containing ...

exposure to pollution or cancer-causing toxins (asbestos, radon), and a personal or family history of lung cancer. However, cough and difficulty breathing are common with other diseases, including the ...

Asbestos mining on an industrial scale started at the end of the 1800s, with the development of mesothelioma in exposed miners first reported 50 years later (Wagner et al., 1960). The use of asbestos ...