Denver, CO 4/28/2008 7:44:22 PM
LegalView Updates Readers with News of Potential Asbestos Exposure after a Power Plant Boiler Explodes on College Campus
LegalView, the best resource for everything legal on the Internet, recently updated its mesothelioma blog with startling reports of several thousand college students' potential risk for exposure to asbestos fibers. The exposure occured after a campus power plant boiler explosion released asbestos dust into the air. The explosion injured only a handful of individuals who were in the building and left more than 3,000 students without hot water or heat. However, officials are worried that when the windows blew out of the building the asbestos fibers may have become airborne, exposing thousands nearby at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Students and neighboring individuals who may have been exposed should consider using LegalView resources to contact a mesothelioma lawyers in their area for advice on what to do concerning exposure to asbestos.
Asbestos is a deadly fiber that can settle into the lungs of an individual through inhalation, and can caus the development of cancerous cells on the chest and abdominal cavity lining. Eventually, the cancerous cells will cause the development of mesothelioma cancer. It is advisable for individuals who feel they may suffer from this cancer to contact a medical professional as well as search for mesothelioma attorneys. Mesothelioma cancer is usually latent in an individual and takes, on average, decades before symptoms become recognizable. Even after symptoms become noticeable, physicians often misdiagnosis the condition because of its similarity to other illnesses, which prolongs the pain of an individual enduring mesothelioma. Symptoms of mesothelioma range from soreness in lower back to fatigue to the swelling of the abdomen, depending on the type of mesothelioma cancer. The bulk of mesothelioma cancer diagnoses include pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma. To learn more about protecting yourself from this condition speak, individuals may want to speak to a mesothelioma lawyer.
Mesothelioma can be a painful and lonely condition to live with. Treatments that are available include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biotherapy and immunotherapy. Although, mesothelioma is highly incurable, the sooner it is caught, the better chance for living a fuller life with this disease. It may be important for individuals suffering from mesothelioma to speak with a mesothelioma attorney about the potential for developing a mesothelioma lawsuit and potentially receiving monetary compensation for the pricey medical bills often associated with this illness.
LegalView offers resources for patients of mesothelioma through its homepage, which also provides victims of other conditions information on their plight. For example, those suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can locate a brain injury law firm through LegalView. Additionally, LegalView has a bountiful resource for those with questions on prescription drugs such as the most recent Baxter Heparin controversy. Baxter International Inc. recalled a tainted batch of its injectable blood thinner, Heparin. In late 2007 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began investigating the drug after reports surfaced of violent allergic reactions among those given the drug during a surgical procedure. The drug was recalled but not before nearly 90 individuals deaths were connected with the drug. Officials for the United States and China are currently discussing the source of the Heparin contamination but both have accused one another of neglect in maintaining quality controls.
Another example of a prescription drug that may be adversely affecting millions of Americans is an oral medication used to type 2 diabetes. Avandia began being manufactured by GlaxoSmithKlein in 1999 and has since made headlines for its link to a potential increased risk of heart disease as well as osteoporosis. Individuals taking the prescription drug are advised to speak with an Avandia attorney about their condition and history with taking the drug.
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