We estimated that in a group of around 2,000 workers involved in these Queensland tunnel projects, 200 to 300 would develop ...

The widow of a former stonemason who died of silicosis after inhaling large amounts of silica dust is warning of its dangers ...

The widow of a former stonemason is warning of the dangers of silica dust after lawyers secured a settlement in connection ...

The rapid, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered breath test combines mass spectrometry — which is a technique that analyzes ...

Around 10% of underground tunnel workers in Queensland could develop silicosis, our new study has found. Silicosis is a serious, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling small particles of silica ...

Silicosis is an incurable but entirely preventable lung disease. It has only one cause: breathing in too much silica dust. This is a risk in several industries, including tunneling, stone masonry ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Silicosis is an incurable but entirely preventable lung disease. It has only one cause: breathing in too much silica dust. This is a risk in several industries, including ...

“The doctor called me and said, ‘Dennys, I have to tell you something, you have two years to live,’” recalls Dennys René Rivas Williams, who suffered from a severe lung disease. With every breath he ...