Black lung disease and silicosis have roots in the industrial revolution, and beryllium disease dates to before World War II, but these conditions have not been consigned to the dustbin of history. In ...

Dr. Lisa Maier shows photos of Hanford work that could have exposed workers to beryllium at a public presentation Monday night at the Richland library. Annette Cary Tri-City Herald Hanford workers ...

Christine R Schuler, M Abbas Virji, David C Deubner, Marcia L Stanton, Aleksandr B Stefaniak, Gregory A Day, Ji Young Park, Michael S Kent, Rachel Sparks, Kathleen Kreiss Scandinavian Journal of Work, ...

We conducted a medical screening for beryllium disease of 577 former workers from a beryllium processing facility. The screening included a medical and work history questionnaire, a chest radiograph, ...

Former employees of several closed beryllium-producing facilities in Pennsylvania, including one in Muhlenberg Township, can now learn if their health has been affected by their work. Through a free ...

Chances look good that more Hanford site workers will get timely medical help after being unknowingly exposed to a toxic metal at the nuclear reservation. Last August Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., ...

The document explains in English and Spanish what workers and employers should do to prevent sensitization and diseases related to beryllium exposure. Feb 22, 2011 NIOSH has published a new Alert ...

Researchers are hoping to find out more about the risk factors for beryllium disease at Hanford in a new study being launched this week. National Jewish Health in Denver is conducting the ...

Using exquisitely detailed maps of molecular shapes and the electrical charges surrounding them, researchers have discovered how the metal beryllium triggers a deadly immune response in the lungs.

Berylliosis, also known as acute beryllium disease, is a rare complication of metal poisoning. The different routes through which beryllium can enter and harm one's health include inhalation through ...

ALTADENA, California (KCRA) — On June 6, it had been almost exactly six months since Claire Thompson and Tim Szwarc evacuated their home as the Eaton Fire tore through their community. That Friday ...