Narrative review examines silicate pneumoconiosis mechanisms and epidemiological links to tuberculosis.
Why Everyday Dust Might Be Harming Your Breathing
This narrative review explores silicate pneumoconiosis and silicosis, covering human and animal populations globally. Authors synthesize mec…
Common dust from volcanoes and soil scars lungs just like factory work, raising risks for everyone living near these areas.
Case series reports 18 silicosis cases among stone fabrication workers in four states
Eighteen silicosis cases found among stone fabrication workers in four states
A case series identified 18 silicosis cases among workers in the stone fabrication industry across California, Colorado, Texas, and Washingt…
Eighteen stone fabrication workers in four states have been found to have silicosis, a serious lung disease caused by breathing silica dust.