im 19, started smokin a lil bit at 13, than stopped at 15. started last august smokin about 5 a day, than upto 10 cigarettes a day, than in march afta loosin my job, a pack a day, n for da past 2 weeks since my break-up, im at almost 2 packs a day. i dnt c myself stoppin, n my friend told me my lungs r already black…is dat true?

What would be the safest job environment for that?

my sister in law has been diagnosed first with lung cancer and then today with bone cancer how can we raise money to help with the treatments and to help with her bills. Her job she has worked at for 17 yrs is talking about letting her go.I live in texas can someone please help me with this.
can you put out donation containers without a license in the state of texas

My uncle just found out he has lung cancer. His job has let him go and they are taking his insurance from him. Worse yet, he will have made too much money this last year to get medicare. Disability will take way to long to get. Soon he will need help with treatment and medication costs. I just was hoping someone might have some suggestions of organizations that might be able to help us. I and my family would appreciate any help anyone can give.

My brother works for a company that installs some kind of communication wiring in ceilings of buildings. He came down sick about a month ago and doctors cannot find the cause. Nausea, heart palpitations, dizziness, fainting feeling, respiration problems etc. Doctors have ran all kinds of test and are unable to come up with anything.

My question is, could this be related to something he may have been exposed to while working, like mold or bat droppings, something along those lines? He does not fit the criteria for asbestos. I think there is a strong possibility of this. Where would he go to have this checked out? Doctors are not that interested in this theory, not that I am any way saying they are not doing their job, just that the doctors don’t seem to know how to investigate this, health wise. What test to run and all of that. Is there any agency that deals with this kind of thing? Where could he go for this?

Before putting in a carpet about 10 years ago and I pulled up the old carpet that the previous owner installed. It was glued indoor/outdoor carpeting. There was tile under the carpet but because it was stuck to the foam underside of the carpet I had to take up all the tiles. The house was built in 1963. I scrubbed the floor before the new carpet was laid. I did not know anything about wearing a respirator mask while doing this job. Also, our utility room has loose tiles (some broken) exposing the concrete floor due to water heater flood etc. Been living here for 30 years. Do I have to worry about the effects of asbestos from not knowing? I don’t feel sick and I am in relatively good health. I just found out this information on the web while considering taking up the carpet to lay new vinyl tiles.