Every Martian year (which last 686.98 Earth days), the red planet experiences regional dust storms that coincide with summer ...

Introduction Previous studies suggest respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is an important driver of resurgent pneumoconiosis ...

HWANGE residents have challenged an application made by a Chinese firm, Sunny Yi Feng (Private) Limited, for an exclusive ...

A PETITION by Hwange residents demanding action over noise and air pollution in the coal mining town has been referred to ...

There has also been a decrease in silicosis, pulmonary disease, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, and other diseases. “It is regrettable that during the reporting year 2023, the gold sector reported ...

The health ministry has urged health workers to embrace healthcare integration of services in all government hospitals.Ministry permanent secretary Diana Atwine made the call during the closure of a ...

Introduction Pneumoconiosis is characterised by diffuse fibrosis in lung tissue, and its incidence is on the rise. At present, there are limited therapeutic options for pneumoconiosis. Pulmonary ...

Baritosis is one of the benign pneumoconioses in which inhaled particulate matter lies in the lungs for years without producing symptoms, abnormal physical signs, incapacity for work, interference ...

In October 2007, former employees of a St. Croix bauxite mining company claimed they’d been exposed to dangerous dust and may ...

Think of the kind that makes you pause and take a moment or more to pronounce these words. With around 273,000 headwords — for example, if you look up the word “cat” in a dictionary, “cat” is the ...