Asbestosis

Asbestosis is a chronic inflammatory medical condition affecting the parenchymal tissue of the lungs. It occurs after long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos, e.g. in mining, and is therefore regarded as an occupational lung disease. Sufferers have severe dyspnea and are at an increased risk regarding several different types of lung cancer.As clear explanations are not always stressed in non-technical literature, care should be taken to distinguish between several forms of relevant diseases. According to the [http://www.euro.who.int/document/aiq/6_2_asbestos.pdf World Health Organisation] , these may be defined as; asbestosis , lung cancer, and mesothelioma . (From the Wikpedia article Asbestosis.)

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Recent Publications on Asbestosis:
Short- and Long-Term Effects of the Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation for Patients with Asbestosis. BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an...	18th November, 2009	Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfall-Ambulanz und Reha-Zentrum am Airport	Pneumologie. 2009 Nov 16. DOI Direct Link
Asbestosis: demonstration of distinctive interstitial fibroelastosis: a pilot study. Asbestosis has long been defined as a diffuse interstitial "fibrotic"...	13th November, 2009	Division of Surgical Pathology, University of Virginia Medical Center,	Ann Diagn Pathol. 2009 Oct;13(5):297-302. Epub 2009 Aug 6. DOI Direct Link
Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites. BACKGROUND: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) established medical...	5th November, 2009	Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Duke University	Am J Ind Med. 2009 Sep;52(9):671-82. DOI Direct Link
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: quantitative analysis of asbestos burden. Malignant mesotheliomas develop commonly in the pleural cavity and rarely...	4th November, 2009	Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.	Pathol Int. 2009 Nov;59(11):823-7. DOI Direct Link
[Hygienic evaluation of asbestos-containing friction goods application] The author analyzed literature data and conducted hygienic studies on...	29th October, 2009		Med Tr Prom Ekol. 2009;(7):1-6.
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Asbestosis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7407973	Use of pirfenidone in therapeutic regimens
7456189	Bicyclic heterocycles, medicaments containing these compounds, their use and processes for their preparation
7459531	50 Human secreted proteins
7468370	[1,7]naphthyridines as PDE4 inhibitors
7470687	Aryl oximes
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