Saturday, September 21, 2013

Philadelphia millionaire Verdict: $ 25.2 million for asbestos victim

The jury in the case of Baccus v. Crane Co., held and heard before Judge James Murray Lynn in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, recently Awarded James Baccus' Estate $ 25.2 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

Mr. Baccus Claimed to Have Been exposed to Asbestos while working for the Navy in Philadelphia, But Also was injured in Kentucky, where I spent the remainder of his life.

The defense attorneys requested the Kentucky law be applied in the hopes of more evenly distributing the liability for the injuries on defendants who had Already Settled, but the jury DECIDED no liability against the defendants who Settled and Awarded significant punitive damages to the Plaintiff. Other Plaintiffs and defendants in the suit Settled for undisclosed Amounts

Attorneys will help you receive the compensation you deserve as Mesothelioma patients

Attorneys will help you receive the compensation you deserve

Mesothelioma is a cancer that derives solely from exposure to asbestos. Asbestos fibers inhaled our bodies remain in our body for 20 to 40 years before the disease manifests.

A judicial proceeding of this type has three objectives:


  • Financially compensate the damage and the pain suffered
  • Compensate any financial loss that may result from the disease, as is, for example, loss of employment
  • Reimburse medical expenses, if they existed, from the treatment of the disease

The lawyers in this field must be knowledgeable about the legal and medical terms related to a case of asbestos.

Pain and suffering : two common words in these procedures and describe the state of emotional turmoil, psychological stress and physical suffering experienced by the patient.

These three areas correspond to most of the amount to indemnify and depend on the specific case. If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma you should be advised by professional experts who will fight for fair compensation.

Economic loss : although most of those affected are retired when the mesothelioma develops, there are others who are still working. A professional expert will claim compensation for remuneration lost as a result of the disease.

Medical expenses : although not usual in our country, it is possible to claim medical expenses incurred by the affected as it has the right to have private health care, including medical treatment, rehabilitation and hospitalization. They may also claimed the costs of home care that required affected.

Who pays?

Most actions are filed against companies who manufactured, exported or used asbestos. As these companies responsible for the use of asbestos is obvious that they are responsible for the damage caused to their workers. Procedural success will depend, in large part, to prove that the employer knew the danger that asbestos had implicit and lack of information provided to the worker.

What do you need to know about mesothelioma?

What do you need to know about mesothelioma?

Claims for diseases related to asbestos exposure are complex claims in which the lawyer has to be from a technical point of view fully informed. Mesothelioma lawyers want to know and understand this disease and the rights they have.

The reason for existence of these claims is that there is medical evidence linking asbestos with this type of cancer. There are many cases in which judges have decided that this disease have been responsible for the company that manufactured and used asbestos and who put their workers in a situation of risk.

When a judicial proceeding of this type starts is when the lawyer realizes that time is the essence of everything. And the aggressiveness of this cancer is such that the rate at which destroys the lungs and other vital organs makes life expectancy ranges between one and two years.

Another finding of particular relevance to these lawyers is that the death rate in workers exposed to asbestos is 300 times that of the general population. And the worst thing is not that, but many companies, especially since 1940-1980, knew the toxicity of this material and any information given to workers.

There are many ways in which occupational exposure to asbestos leads to mesothelioma include:

Shipyards. - Asbestos was widely used in shipyards, among others, in the steam pipes, hot water heaters and boilers.

Building construction. - products containing asbestos include insulation, concrete pipes, covers and tiles.

Demolition and remodeling. - When a building containing asbestos is demolished or repaired, workers can be exposed to deadly levels of asbestos fibers in the air

Exhibits also may be fatal secondary

Studies estimate that currently, despite the restriction of 2002, there are thousands of products containing asbestos. This means that more workers than there are more people who are at risk for mesothelioma. So there are few complaints of people suffering from mesothelioma who were exposed to asbestos in their homes.

So you can not say that there is a safe level of exposure to asbestos. If you have worked or lived near this material you may suffer from this disease

Contact professionals.

The expert lawyers Oria, Pajares & Associates fight for defending the rights of mesothelioma sufferers, reaching satisfactory agreements reached just solutions.

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or any symptoms associated with this disease, contact Oria, Pajares & Associates, specialists experts will assist you in all steps to be taken, providing legal support you need.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Recalls hygiene measures to prevent contamination of the return from the grocery store

Bags and reusable grocery bins may contain harmful bacteria from food. These bacteria can contaminate food or other items found in the bag or container and put you at risk of food poisoning. Regular washing is essential.

It is important to follow some tips to reduce the risk of contamination and food poisoning. For example.

• At the grocery store, wrap the meat, poultry, and raw seafood in individual plastic bags. This will prevent the juices leaking out and contaminating the bag or reusable container and other foods.

• At home, clean and disinfect all areas, such as counters and tables, where you place your bags and bins.

• Wash your bags thoroughly before reuse for groceries if you are used to transport non-food products.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Surgical Intervention For Mesothelioma Patient

If the mesothelioma patient is stable according to a medical standpoint, your doctor may advise surgically treatment to stop the malignant tumor from growing rapidly.

How many treatments for mesothelioma, surgery is a palliative measure to relieve the pain and discomfort that causes tumor. Since the tumor tends to spread the chest wall through nerves and diaphragm, it is difficult for physicians during surgery shave all malignant tissue. So even if the intervention is not made to cure the patient as such, the attempt to transmit the tumor, they will prolong life expectancy.

When the tumor can not be settled with a simple surgical intervention, you can try a pleurectomy. This procedure involves severing the thin membrane around the lungs and inner chest (pleura) but leaves intact lungs. This surgery helps relieve chest pain patients with mesothelioma, improve breathing and you can control the fluid stored in the chest cavity.

Additionally, the doctor may recommend chemotherapy treatment given after surgery, in order to kill cancer cells that could not be filed during the intervention.

If the doctor thinks the remains localized pleural mesothelioma and in a first phase, may recommend an extrapleural pneumonectomy, which is a rare treatment to try to cure the patient. This type of intervention is extreme and difficult, which is why some surgeons only perform as it extracts not only the pleural membrane that lines the chest wall but also part of the diaphragm, pericardium and the full lung tumor is near. For this reason, this procedure is reserved for patients with moderately overall optimal health and not suffering other diseases.

Similar Surgical also practiced for peritoneal mesothelioma and pericardial.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Asbestos-Related Diseases

Asbestos-related Diseases

Those who have been occupationally exposed to asbestos mainly construction workers and shipyard-present have a high risk of asbestosis, mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancer.

It is estimated that between 1960 and 1990 more than 100,000 workers were exposed to asbestos fibers in more than 1,100 companies.

What about safety standards?

Although today there controls on the production and use of asbestos products and procedures that will reduce the number of cases of asbestosis, mesothelioma and other diseases related to asbestos exposure has grown steadily.

After a person has been exposed to significant levels of asbestos takes decades to one with symptoms related to the disease, to the point that in many cases, such as mesothelioma, symptoms appear when the disease has entered its phase terminal.

Have you been exposed to asbestos?

If you or your family has suffered any asbestos-related disease, such as mesothelioma, and want a professional you of your rights, please fill out the questionnaire and experienced personnel, like mesothelioma lawyers, they provide help and will contact you.

Usually they give a free consultations for you, no obligation involved for you and in no case enter into an attorney-client except as you wish.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Diseases Caused By Asbestos

Diseases caused by asbestos

It is estimated that from 2007 to 2016 accounted for 1321 deaths to mesothelioma.

According to medical research related deaths caused by asbestos diseases have increased in the last three decades. Thus for example the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC for short) has concluded that the number of people suffering from lung diseases associated with the inhalation of powder metals or minerals-such as silicosis, has increased in 70% since 1982.

The deaths from exposure to asbestos, however, have increased steadily, which undoubtedly is because the latency period of the disease is very long since the use of asbestos began in mid-1900.
Asbestosis

Asbestosis is a chronic lung inflammation which occurs as a result of inhaling asbestos fibers over an extended period. The first symptom of asbestosis is the limitation in breathing accompanied by dyspnea. A medical examination may reveal whether fibrosis in lungs, which means that the asbestos fibers are deposited in the lung tissue.

The symptoms of this disease appear after 20 to 40 years from first exposure to asbestos. When we inhale asbestos fibers reach the alveoli which are the organs that serve to operate the mechanism by which oxygen reaches the blood. Once the fibers are deposited in the alveoli, asbestos produces an inflammatory reaction in the lungs. Inhaling asbestos fibers can cause scar tissue (fibrosis) within the lung.

The Scarred lung tissue does not expand and contract normally and can not perform gas exchange. People suffering asbestosis have an increased risk of developing mesothelioma and other lung cancers related to exposure to asbestos. There is no cure for asbestosis, but there are treatments to relieve the symptoms of the disease, such as oxygen therapy, aerosol inhalers and remove the pleural fluid of the chest cavity.

Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is cancer of the lining of the internal organs of the abdominal cavity and chest. In addition, the National Cancer Institute in the United States has determined that over 30% of all mesothelioma cases are of unknown origin, when the only known cause is exposure to asbestos.

Unlike asbestosis occurs that develops after prolonged periods exposure, mesothelioma cases can occur after only one month of exposure. Some cases of mesothelioma have occurred as a result of a single exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma has a latency period of 20-40 years and when symptoms manifest cancer has already spread to other parts of the body. Although there are treatments that relieve symptoms, there is currently no cure. For a complete study please go to what is Mesothelioma.

Other cancers

Studies show that after a year or constant exposure to asbestos after five years of exposure to asbestos gradual bend the chances of getting lung cancer. Each of the four types of lung cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma and small-cell carcinoma are associated with exposure to asbestos. People who smoke and have been exposed to asbestos are more likely to develop lung cancer resulting from such exposure to asbestos.

These cancers have a latency period of 10 to 30 years from asbestos exposure. The fact that a person exposed to asbestos develop lung cancer depends not only on the accumulation of risk exposure, but the person has to develop it. Asbestos has also been associated with cancer of the larynx. Some studies suggest that exposure to asbestos increases the risk of stomach cancer and colorectal cancer.

Have you been diagnosed with an illness related to asbestos exposure?

If you or a family member has been diagnosed with any of the asbestos-related diseases contact Oria, Pajares & Associates, specialists experts will assist you in all steps to be taken, providing legal support you need.

Please read what is asbestos.

Hope you are now aware of the diseases caused by asbestos.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

History Of Asbestos

History of Asbestos

Although the commercial use of asbestos began in the late nineteenth century, the fact is that previously were known publicly the risks associated with such material. In late 1800, the inspector general of the factories of the United Kingdom reported to Parliament on the possible harmful effects of asbestos dust could have on workers in the factories. In 1906 a committee of the British Parliament confirmed the first death in the factories of Britain, recommended improvements in ventilation and safety measures.

Yet it was not until 1918 when an insurance company in the United States published a study showing a high rate of premature mortality of workers in the industry where asbestos was used, which subsequently resulted in the rejection of the insurance policies of these workers given the detriment of their health. It is in 1926 when the Society of Industrial Accidents Massacusetts successfully admitted to an affected first claim that compensated without going to trial.

It's first medical statistics was done on workers exposed to asbestos was published in 1930 and revealed that one in four workers suffered asbestos, also revealing that it was a long latency disease and asbestos dust could be controlled simply by improving ventilation and using respirators.

All these findings led to our country in the publication of the first regulations governing the work with asbestos exposure and its adverse effects (31.01.1940 Ministerial Order approving the Regulation of Health and Safety at Work and in establishing working conditions and environments pulvígeno Ministerial Order of 03/07/1941 for the prevention and compensation of pneumoconiosis, silicosis, which is mentioned as a variety of neumoconioss asbestosis).

In 1942 the head of the environmental cancer section of the National Cancer Institute of the United States, Dr . Heuper, suggested that asbestos increases the risk of developing cancer in people who were at the production lines and installation of products containing this material.

The following year confirmed the first case of mesothelioma related to asbestos exposure. Nevertheless, the use of asbestos increased dramatically during the Second World War and many people who worked on the boats showed signs of asbestosis and mesothelioma.

In 1949 he published two hundred references about asbestos-caused diseases, including Dr. Heuper explicit warning that asbestos was carcinogenic material for the general public. In 1949 the British encyclopedia acknowledge this. A major epidemiological study conducted in 1955 concluded that workers exposed to AND ENVIRONMENT had a tenfold increased risk of developing lung cancer than any other person.

The resulting 1960 epidemiological study confirmed that exposure to asbestos caused mesothelioma, suggesting that those living with asbestos workers also had mesothelioma risk because they had that secondary exposure to asbestos dust.

In mid-1960 an investigation carried out in the U.S. Mt Sinai Hospital, published a report on the dangers of asbestos in occupational safety. Medical literature and industrial asbestos continued to describe as an occupational and environmental hazard. Despite this common knowledge asbestos was commonly used as a building material during the 80s.

If you or your family has suffered any asbestos-related disease, such as mesothelioma, and want a professional to report their rights, please complete the questionnaire and expert staff we provide our office will contact you. These consultations are free, no obligation involved for you and in no case enter into an attorney-client except as you wish.

What Is Asbestos?

What is asbestos?

Asbestos is a mineral fiber that has been used in a wide variety of products, including isolates from homes and offices because of their heat resistance and flame retardance such material has.

It has been shown that although asbestos has many qualities useful in the construction of buildings, thousands of people have died from asbestos inhalation. 2030 An estimated 50,000 people die in Spain for asbestos related cancer in Spain as 1,200 people die each year.

Exposure to asbestos has been reflected as the likely cause of a number of deadly diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma which is a type of cancer that develops in the chest and abdominal cavities.

Some people are more likely to suffer diseases caused by asbestos exposure, so for example firefighters, miners, plumbers, factory workers, ship builders and construction workers are more susceptible to these diseases because of the had exposure to such material and the nature of their work

The use of asbestos in Spain

Have the characteristics of this material which have been determined and conditioned its widespread use, not in vain because asbestos is a thermal insulator, electric and acoustic, fire resistant to mechanical stress (friction, stress ...) and bases and acids, is soft, flexible and can be fragmented into fibers or filaments longitudinally invisible and odorless, tasteless and insoluble in water and organic fluids.

Massive use of asbestos began with the Industrial Revolution began in the mid eighteenth century, when society was machined to levels never before imagined.

The spectacular growth of the combustion in boilers thousands of massive fires generated as never before. That was how the Industrial Revolution transformed the asbestos curiosity in an essential raw material.

After the Industrial Revolution asbestos use continued to grow, to the point that its features and low cost of extraction made ​​during the first three quarters of twentieth century was used to manufacture more than 3,000 different products.

(Cement, boilers, furnaces, fireproof clothing, machinery, vehicle parts, aircraft, trains and ships, pipes, decks, roof panels, boards, floors, roofs, electric cables, plastics, resins, asphalt, construction elements, boilers, heating systems and air conditioning, soundproofing systems ...) and for almost a hundred different industries.

Asbestos removal

The asbestos must be handled and removed only by specialists. Unfortunately these people who specialize in this type of work are at high risk of contracting the asbestos-related diseases because in the complicated process of removing asbestos are exposed to damaging insulation where this is located. Products containing asbestos can be released to cut, polish or remodel can increase the levels of asbestos fibers in the air and threatening to many people who can inhale and even ingest through food.

Symptoms caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles, as happens with other health problems, they are very difficult to detect. Besides asbestosis and mesothelioma have a long incubation period to the extent that their symptoms do not appear until after 20 or 40 years so that immediate and early detection of the disease is almost impossible.

The desamiantadores, workers in factories and construction and any other person who is exposed to asbestos should be aware of the threat to their health and that of their families may have this item.

Issues and questions

If you or your family has suffered any asbestos-related disease, such as mesothelioma, and want a professional you of your rights, please fill out the questionnaire and experienced personnel provided in the mesothelioma lawyers office, they will contact you . These consultations are free, no obligation involved for you and in no case enter into an attorney-client except as you wish.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Lawyers For Mesothelioma Patients

Lawyers for Mesothelioma patients


The first victims had nowhere to go

Lawyers today we fight for the rights of victims

Despite being a distant disease onset, it was not until 2006 when the mesothelioma was recognized as an occupational disease because, as with other diseases, the relationship between the cause and the result could not be understood until many years after.

Lawyers, as experts in claims mesothelioma patients, they want to understand how this disease was identified as responsible companies sometimes unaware of the dangers of asbestos. Today, these loosely lawyers know the relationship: Exposure to asbestos is the only cause of mesothelioma cancer, a disease that destroys the lungs and other organs and in Spain until 2030 kill between 40,000 and 60,000 workers

Any kind of help for the first victims

There were no lawyers for mesothelioma victims first. Originating Victims who were recording at the beginning of the last century when British factory workers began the numbers of cancer progression increased more than in other sectors. These victims were alone at a disease about which little more than his name was known and was first recorded in 1906 and whose first two victims were British workers who were exposed to asbestos.

Gradually increasing workers who joined the extraction and production of asbestos, and thus those who had diseases affecting the lungs. In 1930 the British government published a study that found what could be an apparent connection between asbestosis and occupational exposure to asbestos.

In the following decades, asbestos workers continued to develop lung cancer, but as snuff consumption also increased, it was difficult to determine what was causing cancer. Cause on that today lawyers have no doubt, as it is more than evident that asbestos was responsible for a large number of deaths and the industry of this material closed his eyes to this undeniable mortal risk.

Lawyers know that exposure to asbestos is responsible only for what is now known as mesothelioma and that many of the producers knew full well the danger to workers involved working with this substance.

The lawyers are available

The Mesothelioma lawyers provide unconditional support of mesothelioma victims, many of whom were exposed to asbestos without even knowing it. Lawyers expert in these types of claims can explain your rights and give those professional advice at this stage so hard you'll require.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Is The Asbestos In The Air?

Is the asbestos in the air?

The lawyers reveal sources of asbestos in the air

Inhaling asbestos fibers can lead to developing mesothelioma is a type of cancer that damages the lungs and although lesser extent, other internal organs. Since many victims are workers who were not informed of the dangers of the substance, the lawyers in this area struggle to get fair compensation for these people.

Asbestos found in the environment brings with high mortality rates (assuming that between 2007 and 2016 will be in Spain 1321 mesothelioma deaths). The lawyers in asbestos lawsuits, such as mesothelioma lawyers, struggling to raise awareness of the danger of asbestos exposure at home and at work.

Learn how Asbestos enters into body.

Asbestos, as we know, can be present in many places. Among others, can be found in:

  • isolates
  • pipes
  • roofs
  • auto parts such as brakes and clutch
  • porcelain
  • pavements
  • pipes
  • and an endless list of products that thousands of people daily contact
While the use of asbestos has deteriorated gradually, lawyers experts in this field representing hundreds of victims who were exposed to asbestos prior to this decline. When a victim comes in contact with the lawyer, he should know that there may be several places where exposure could occur.

It is true that not many people currently working directly in the production of asbestos, but the danger is still prevalent. Asbestos can be found in old houses, offices, schools and manufacturing plants. When repair or demolition work usually released thousands of asbestos particles that remain suspended in the air and can be inhaled by anyone.

There are medical tests that allow detecting asbestos in urine, feces and mucus. The X-Rays even though they can not reveal the existence of novel fibers, if they can show if there are telltale signs of the existence of a disease caused by asbestos. Because mesothelioma has a latency period of 20 to 40 years, asbestos fibers can remain in our bodies for decades without causing any damage, which makes the lawyer should always realize that everyone is exposed to asbestos.

The lawyers in this area have already made the necessary inquiries and know that the only cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos. The lawyers who know this field know well that the victims were not aware of the risk implicit wearing not only work with asbestos but their clothes impregnated with this material remain.

The lawyers are committed to results

Mostly the mesothelioma lawyers know that anyone who has been exposed to asbestos are at risk for cancer. Our lawyers are legal experts who have helped many mesothelioma patients have received the compensation they deserve.

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or has the typical symptoms of the disease, contact mesothelioma lawyers  the firm of experts in the field who will remain at your side as needed.

Stages of Mesothelioma That You Should Know

Stages of Mesothelioma

The treatment and care of mesothelioma depend primarily on the stage of the tumor is.

Traditionally known three phases for mesothelioma but the American Cancer Society (American Cancer Society), the American Joint Committee on Cancer (American Cancer Committee) and the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (Group International Mesothelioma Interest) has approved the system TNM by which patients are grouped according to the forecast and according to different phases depending on the size and extent of the tumor mass, the status of the lymph nodes, and metastasis.

On the other hand the "Butchart System" and "Brigham System" focus on the tumor mass and the surgical facility exists to eradicate the tumor.

The TNM staging system

TNM staging system is very similar to that used for other types of cancer and is an acronym which, by its English origin, the T refers to the size of the tumor, the extension N of the lymph nodes and M to metastasis which is when the cancer spreads to other organs. Each of the three categories involves four phases determine grouped general phases of a case of mesothelioma.

Phase I of a mesothelioma tumor involves locating the membrane on the left or right breast. If the cancer has spread at this stage should be reached only a small part of the outer membrane that lines the lungs. At this stage the mesothelioma is still not located in the lymph nodes or other areas of the pleural or peritoneal cavities.

If the mesothelioma has spread from the pleural lining of the chest to the lining of the lungs, diaphragm or lungs, we will be in phase II mesothelioma, which still has not spread to lymph nodes or other distant sites.

Once pleural mesothelioma has reached the lymph nodes is considered to have reached phase III. This phase is also achieved if pleural mesothelioma has spread to the first layer of the chest wall or occupies its own space within the chest wall, in the thick of the mediastinum (the area that is within the pleural and contains the esophagus, trachea and heart and blood vessels) or any other layer of the heart.

Pleural mesothelioma reaches phase IV when the cancer has spread into the chest wall and muscles or ribs, through the diaphragm into the mediastinum any organ within the spine, through the pleura to the breast side from point of origin, through the lining of the heart or in the heart or in the nerves leading to the arm. The cancer at this stage need not have reached the lymph nodes or have spread to other areas of the body.

However, cancer can also reach this stage IV if it has spread to other sites in the body or not it has spread to other sites but if the lymph nodes in the neck bones or hila (L areas where arteries, veins, bronchi and lymph in and out of the lung) or mediastinal lymph nodes on the opposite side of the lung where the cancer originated.

The staging system "Butchart"

Is the oldest staging system and relies on differences in the mass of mesothelioma tumors, differentiating four stages.

Under this system, if the tumor is in the left or right of the pleura and possibly on the same side of the diaphragm that affects the pleura, cancer is considered under Phase I. Phase II is reached or when the tumor has invaded the chest wall and commits the esophagus, heart, or both sides of the pleura, or has reached the lymph nodes in the chest. If mesothelioma has invaded the diaphragm and is moving toward membrane lining the abdominal cavity, we will find in phase III, even if it has reached the lymph nodes. Under this system, phase IV is reserved for those cases where there are metastases in other organs are not mentioned.

The staging system "Brigham"

It is the latest creation system and ranking due to the possibility of surgery, also distinguished four phases.

If mesothelioma has not reached the lymph nodes and the tumor can be surgically we are in phase I. If the cancer has spread to lymph nodes but the tumor is operable, we are in the phase II. With or without spread to lymph nodes, we will be in Phase III if the cancer has penetrated the chest wall, diaphragm or abdominal cavity without the tumor can be operated. Finally if there are metastases to the phase IV.

You should also learn about symptoms of mesothelioma after / before reading the stages of mesothelioma.

Symptoms Of Mesothelioma: Pleural And Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Symptoms of mesothelioma


The core symptoms of mesothelioma appears elapsed between 20 and 40 years after the person was first exposed to asbestos. Furthermore, in many cases the patient develops symptoms only two or three months before the disease was diagnosed

Symptoms of pleural mesothelioma


The limitation in breathing, cough and chest pain arising from the accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (specifically in the lining of the lungs) are the most common symptoms of pleural mesothelioma.

A malignant tumor in the pleural cavity tissue is a clear sign of mesothelioma. In the later stages of the cancer patient collapses into the lungs as the excessive accumulation of gas or air in the pleural cavity and which is what is known as pneumothorax.

Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma


Peritoneal mesothelioma (cancer of the outer membrane abdominal) is a strange variety of mesothelioma. Only between 10-30% of mesothelioma affect the peritoneum. As with pleural mesothelioma, a malignant tumor in the abdominal membrane is a clear sign of mesothelioma.

This type of symptoms does not cause any symptoms until it reaches the last stage, including its symptoms: fever, weight loss, pain in the abdominal cavity, fever, muscle atrophy, malnutrition, hinzachón abdomen, bowel obstruction, blood sugar, jaundice , pleural effusion (pleural cavity ponding) clots (including pulmonary embolism) anemia, paralysis of the neck and face.

If you or your family been exposed to asbestos and symptoms related to mesothelioma, you should seek immediate medical attention. If you would like to know your rights if you are interested in legal actions can exercise or if you have information on other cases you want to share, please complete the short questionnaire and send it to Mesothelioma Lawyers. Such consultations are free and not being implied any obligation to you and without creating an attorney-client relationship until you deemed appropriate.

Recommended reading to know what's mesothelioma and how asbestos enters into body.

What is Mesothelioma? And How Asbestos Enters Into Body?

Everything you need to know about what is Mesothelioma, how if you are diagnosed having it, and what's asbestos and how it enters your body? Read this article to find out.

What is Mesothelioma?


Mesothelima is a rare type of cancer that affects the cells that produce the membrane that covers most of the organs. There are three types of mesothelioma: the pleural and pericardial peritoneal:

  • Pleural mesothelioma originates in the chest and affects the lining of the heart and lungs.
  • Peritoneal mesothelioma begins in the abdominal cavity, where they are the liver, stomach, pancreas and intestine
  • Pericardial Mesothelioma is a cancer that is focused on the lining of the heart and extremely rare

How asbestos enters into my body?


Asbestos is a fibrous substance that can be separated into filaments and crack to form part of variety of products that have been used in the construction industry. Although the asbestos fibers are recognized for their heat resistance, water and many chemical reactions, when transformed easily disintegrate.

Finally, the fibers are broken into microscopic particles are transported by air and can be inhaled. Asbestos fibers can also be ingested, setting the stage for peritoneal mesothelioma after elapsed from the intestinal tract into the abdominal cavity.

Asbestos fibers acting on the body differently than other inhalants. Particles are generally 5x5 microns in diameter that are capable of being deposited in the cavities of human body respiratory. But asbestos fibers 10 microns in diameter are able to reach regions of the lung bases, where they can cause serious damage to lung tissue.

Once the fibers have reached the lungs, the small fibers are absorbed by special cells called macroérgicas lung tissue that few fibers can digest and transported as fibrous debris to the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system, lymph nodes via acts filtering foreign materials out of the body.

Nevertheless macroérgicas molecules are unable to ingest the asbestos fibers of greater length, allowing them become lodged in the lung tissue. The deposited fibers acquire a form similar to a stick known as "body asbestos." It is speculated that these fibers can break and resquebrajares into small particles that migrate to the membrane that lines the lungs and peritoneal cavities.

How asbestos causes mesothelioma?


Macromolecules amount of free radicals generated that usually cause damage to any type of high molecular weight molecule, including the breakage of chromosomes, which can lead to cancer.

Some studies have established that asbestos fibers can cause a detrimental impact on the DNA. These studies show how phagocytosed asbestos fibers can stick your feet on the chromosomes, which normally causes abnormalities in the structure of the DNA.

The most common failure is the presence of one copy of chromosome 22 instead of the chromosomes that exist as a pair and which is typically a cancer cell. More specifically one can say that malignant mesothelioma cells involved in eliminating tumor suppressor genes, which increases the likelihood of cancerous tumors grow.

Have you been diagnosed with mesothelioma?


If you would like to speak with a professional to know what their rights after being diagnosed with mesothelioma and have been exposed to asbestos, please fill out the questionnaire and to send to Mesothelioma lawyers. These consultations are free, no obligation involved for you and in no case enter into an attorney-client except as you wish. The choice is yours to take.

Read the symptoms of Mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma Lawyers Find Them To Defend Yourself

Mesothelioma Lawyers is a law firm specializing in claims aimed at finding the best compensation for those affected by asbestos exposure and their families.

With open offices in many countries of our globe, and also there are many cooperation in the U.S. firm Seeger Weiss SLP, has a long track record in obtaining compensation to national and international concerns.

If you or your family have been exposed to asbestos and has health problems related to the exposure, then don't hesitate to seek medical attention immediately.

If you would like to know your rights if you are interested in legal actions can exercise or if you have information on other cases you want to share with us, please complete the short questionnaire and expert member of Mesothelioma Lawyers may immediately contact you. Such consultations are free and not being implied any obligation to you and without creating an attorney-client until you deemed appropriate.

We are aware of the economic difficulties that can cross those affected by asbestos and their families when confirming the diagnosis of any of the diseases causally related to this unhealthy materials.

For this reason and since we rely on the good work of our team of professionals, our fee will only be payable if there is a financial compensation for the victim and his family, noting beforehand and therefore a success rate.

Data on asbestos and mesothelioma

Asbestos Facts

Asbestos is the main cause of mesothelioma. In Spain it is expected that between 2007 and 2016 were 1,321 mesothelioma deaths occur. Regarding the United States, it is expected that a year around 3,000 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma. This scientifically recognized that if wants a small exposure to asbestos can increase the risk of mesothelioma

Learn about what is mesothelioma and how asbestos enters into body and what is asbestos.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Healthy Eating For Liver Health

Healthy eating for our liver health.

We all know the danger of Hepatitis C, this disease can harm and damage our liver. And liver is very important organ of our body. Liver is taking care of almost everything we drink and eat. Thus, it's recommended to protect our liver and keep our body away from hepatitis C.

Therefore in this post I would like to invite you all to read this article, which containing of what is the best food we should eat to keep our liver health.

Healthy eating.

  • provide the energy needed for you to work well,
  • boost your immune system,
  • help your liver to regenerate and
  • alleviate some symptoms of hepatitis C and side effects of your treatment - fatigue and malaise.

Eat Well

  • Choose a variety of foods from the four groups of Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating .
  • Accentuate grain products, vegetables and fruits.
  • Eat at least 2 servings of meat substitutes (such as meat, fish and poultry, eggs, peanut butter and beans, lentils and peas).
  • Opt for lower fat foods in each group.
  • Drink 6 to 8 glasses of fluids each day.
  • Keep your energy levels by eating smaller meals more often and snacks.

Beware of supplements

  • Do not take more than one multivitamin per day. It may be that for you it should not contain iron. Ask your health care provider about supplements of multivitamins and minerals are best for you.
  • Use only products herbal your health care provider said to be safe.

Take care of yourself

  • Avoid alcohol.
  • Practice the light to moderate physical activities you enjoy, such as walking, swimming, gardening and stretching.
  • Slowly to 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity and at least 4 days a week.
  • Avoid food poisoning by storing and preparing food to ensure their safety. Wash your hands often.
  • Talk to your health care provider if depression prevents you from eating well.

If you have complications ...

  • ... Such as cirrhosis or fluid retention, you should monitor your diet even more.
  • Get tailored advice from your doctor or dietitian.
  • Eat smaller meals every few hours. This may be easier for your body and keep your energy level.
  • If your abdomen or legs swell, you may want to limit your salt intake.
  • Try drinks nutrition supplements, are on sale at your local pharmacy. Some examples: Calories Boost Plus ® , Ensure Plus ® , Resource Plus ® .
  • Nutritious choices at low prices
  • Eating well should not be expensive. Nutritious choices at low prices are available in each food group:
  • bread, rice, pasta, oatmeal
  • carrots, potatoes, frozen vegetables, apples, berries in season
  • milk powder, milk or yogurt
  • baked beans, eggs, beans, peas and lentils, canned fish, meat

Nutritious choices at low prices

Eating well should not be expensive. Nutritious choices at low prices are available in each food group:
  • bread, rice, pasta, oatmeal
  • carrots, potatoes, frozen vegetables, apples, berries in season
  • milk powder, milk or yogurt
  • baked beans, eggs, beans, peas and lentils, canned fish, meat