It is no secret that exposure to asbestos is the cause of many types of serious, debilitating, and sometimes chronic health concerns. Exposure to asbestos has been responsible for a host of health concerns: asbestosis, lung cancer, asbestos warts, pleural plaques, pleural thickening and mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare, serious, and often terminal form of [...]

Fen-Phen hit the market in the early 1990’s proclaiming to be the world’s leading diet pill for patients who were struggling to lose unwanted weight. Somewhere between six million and seven million people took the miracle drug and for many of them, Fen-Phen provided their weight loss miracle at a terrible price. Fen-Phen wasn’t recalled [...]

Heart disease kills more of us than any other disease. In fact, more than all types of cancer combined. Some of the warning signs include angina, shortness of breath, edema, heart beat irregularities, fatigues, and light headedness.  But oddly enough the chances of falling victim to heart disease have a great deal to do with [...]

Injuries can occur anywhere and at anytime. They can result due to the medical negligence, being involved in road traffic accidents, slips and falls at work, etc. Many a times, the person being involved may be at fault or the other person may have caused the injury either directly or indirectly. Whatever be the cause [...]

Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs. Lung cancer can affect everyone, that is why we should try on prevent this terrible ‘disease’. I will give you some ways how YOU!! can prevent [...]

It is second to cancer of the breast in women and of the prostate Every year lung cancer kills more men and women than any other form.  There is no cure for it and depending on how early the diagnosis and the treatments given will determine the outcome of the disease. Early diagnosis  is important.  [...]

The words Swine Flu have become boring. Turn on the TV and it is there on all the news channels, open a newspaper and the column inches are thick. There can be no doubting the seriousness of the disease but would it be fair to assume we are in over kill mode? The concern for [...]

Every day our health is exposed to danger when we use a computer. Computer harms our eyes, moreover BBC reported that computer use could be linked to glaucoma which can lead to blindness. Not only our eyes suffer from computer. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, RSI’s of all types account for 60% of [...]

Personal injury is generally used as a legal term against physical, emotional and injury to property.  We all might have heard that due to medical negligence on part of doctor patient lost his eyesight or developed complications post treatment. In such an event plaintiff, the patient or victim can file a lawsuit against the medical [...]

What is a Lung Cancer?Lung cancer is cancer that starts in the lungs. Cancer is a disease where cancerous cells grow out of control, taking over normal cells and organs in the body. Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women.An estimated 173,700 new cases of lung cancer and an estimated [...]