The most common blood disease across America and the world at large is a condition called ‘anemia’. Anemia is either the lack of red blood cells, a lack of hemoglobin in your blood, or both, resulting in a loss of oxygen to the body. Though this is not a specifically…
The select cancers we cover under our free home healthcare services for EEOICPA and RECA beneficiaries are in large part caused by high levels of exposure to radiation. The potential to develop a radiation-induced cancer is particularly high in some professions, such as those which are associated with the mining…
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a common ailment among senior citizens in the United States. Hypertension is the result of many factors, but all of these all factors result in extra pressure against the walls of your arteries, thus making your heart work harder and more strenuously…
Beryllium is everywhere. It is in your cell phone, car, and computer. It may be in your cavity filling, and it is in such common, everyday items – like springs and pipes – that we barely recognize how abundant it is. So what is beryllium, and should this concern us?…
Not many people are fully aware of chronic silicosis or its effects, even those who are diagnosed with it. Silicosis is an incurable lung disease that is a result of inhaling small dust particles of crystalline silica overtime. Crystalline silica is the small, jagged rock that comprises the makeup of…
We consume and are exposed to different types of metals all the time. The human body is actually comprised of different, naturally-occurring metals, even including heavy metals, though these only exist in trace amounts. Some metals are even necessary to our health, which most people know as minerals and include…
Pulmonary fibrosis is one of the many diseases covered under EEOICPA and RECA for which United Energy Workers Health offers free home health care. Pulmonary refers to the lung system of the body. Fibrosis refers to scar tissue. The term pulmonary fibrosis, therefore, refers to a condition where the lungs…
Paducah, Kentucky has a history nearly as old as the United States itself. Though the town may be small, its heritage certainly isn’t, and the sites around the city reflect that. Its rather aberrant attractions allure visitors from all around the country who are interested in the town’s deeply rooted…
