Mesothelioma - Asbestos

Asbestos
Title: Asbestos
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/21/2000 8:48:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/16/2002

CAT Scan
Title: CAT Scan
Category: Procedures and Tests
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2005

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Awards Top Honors to Leading Voices in Asbestos Awareness; Awards to Be Received at Second Annual National Asbestos Awareness Day Conference on April 1
Redondo Beach, CA - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) today announced the honorees for the Tribute of Unity, Tribute of Hope and Tribute of Inspiration Awards to be presented at the second annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference on April 1, 2006 at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Honorees are recognized [...]

Doctor: Checklist to Take To Your Doctor's Appointment
Title: Doctor: Checklist to Take To Your Doctor's Appointment
Category: Health Facts
Created: 7/13/2005
Last Editorial Review: 7/14/2005

How to Choose a Doctor
Title: How to Choose a Doctor
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 6/17/2005
Last Editorial Review: 8/9/2005

Commentary - The Search For The Cause Of Cancer Of The Lung
37-YEAR-OLD MALE slips on an icy sidewalk, falls, and fractures his wrist. It does not take a collegium of scientists to declare that the bone injury was caused by the fall. Certainly there may have been mitigating or contributory factors: Had he worn thicker clothing, it might have lessened the impact and thus prevented the fracture. Or he may have had three martinis, upsetting his balance. Or a pre-existing osteoporosis may have converted a bone bruise into a fracture. But the fundamental cause, whether enhanced or constrained, was the fall. With most diseases, however, the relationship between cause and effect is not patently clear. The ancient Greeks selected a word that became our etiology to define those prec...