Category: Health Risks

HVAC and Asbestos Risk in the Military When not abbreviated, HVAC refers to heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers. HVAC technicians in …

What Is The Honoring Our PACT Act? The ‘Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act’ was recently passed in the U.S House of Representatives …

Atomic Veterans and Nuclear Soldiers Atomic veterans are members of the American military services who participated in nuclear tests, served in or around Hiroshima and …

Cancer Linked to Burn Pit Smoke Among Veterans Veterans of military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries in Southwest Asia are likely familiar with …

Navy Fuel Contamination Shuts Down Major Water Source After shutting down a major drinking water source in Honolulu, the Navy confirmed the presence of harmful …

Helping Veterans Cope in the New Year At the beginning of the year, most people worry about keeping their New Year’s Resolutions, getting back to …

EPA Announces Strategy to Address PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ After years of hotly debated studies and petitions from local governments, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced …

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Patients Have Higher Risk of COVID-19 Mortality For nearly two years, people diagnosed with lung cancers worried about the complications caused by …

Can Veterans Get Asbestos Poisoning From Military Service? Like lead and carbon monoxide, asbestos is a type of carcinogen (a cancer-causing substance that may lead …

What is the Mesothelium? The mesothelium is one continuous thin layer of mesothelial cells. The three primary regions that make up the tissue are the …