When Illinois workers are continually exposed to asbestos on the job, the chances of contracting an asbestos-related disease are high. In fact, mesothelioma is probably the most common form of diseases in this category. Mesothelioma usually appears in three different...
Illinois workers don't tend to think about their knees until they hurt them. A work-related knee injury can be especially common in active jobs, like construction work, work that involves standing for long periods and other occupations. This article will discuss one...
Asthma is a difficult disease that relates to the inflammation of lung tissues -- specifically the lining of the lungs. It also relates to the intermittent spasm of the smooth muscles underneath the lung lining. Normal asthma is often a mystery as to why it's caused,...
On a recent Friday morning, a little after 8:45 a.m., a Shiloh police officer saved a construction worker from a puddle filled with electrified water. Then, another officer employed CPR to bring the injured man back to life. The incident happened right behind the...
When a worker is hurt and wants to receive workers' compensation benefits, the first question he or she should ask is, "Did the injury happen 'on-the-job?'" In other words, in order for a worker to qualify for workers' compensation benefits, the injury needs to have...
A repetitive lifting injury is an injury caused when a worker has to repeatedly lift up items at work. Most workers who have to bend over and lift things in their jobs do not tend to worry about the activity -- especially if the items being lifted seem to be...
The Mesothelioma Treatment Center at Baylor College of Medicine is recruiting patients who have pleural mesothelioma to carry out clinical trials of an experimental drug named anetumab ravtansine. The trials are intended to compare the efficacy and safety of the drug...
A construction worker was tragically killed recently not far from Blue Grass, Illinois. The worker was struck by a fleeing automobile that was being pursued by sheriff's deputies. The deceased construction worker was an employee of Valley Construction, which is based...
Illinois State Troopers have ramped up their enforcement of speed limits in construction zones. The increased patrols, prompted by a recent fatal accident in which a construction worker died, will utilize plain-clothed officers who will be looking out for lawbreakers...
Workers' compensation laws in the state of Illinois and elsewhere were created to make sure that employees who suffer an on-the-job injury or illness can get money to pay for their medical care and other financial hardships caused by their injuries. Workers'...
