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NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Every job has its risks, but some jobs are linked to specific issues, such as lung disorders. The risks change over time, but an expert in occupational lung diseases says ...

A dangerous lung disease called silicosis is rapidly spreading among workers who cut and shape engineered stone. This ...

Health officials confirmed Massachusetts’ first case of silicosis in a man who worked for a stone countertop fabrication and installation company for 14 years ...

DENVER - In a groundbreaking study led by a multinational team of experts, researchers at National Jewish Health and their collaborators in Colorado, Illinois, Taiwan and Israel have introduced a new ...

Dust from popular countertop material that causes incurable lung disease found in Massachusetts worker - The disease has previously resulted in dozens of deaths in California and across the country ...

Engineered stone fabrication releases toxic silica dust that can cause incurable silicosis, highlighting a growing ...

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