A Southern California man battling an irreversible lung disease that doctors say he got by doing his job has been awarded a historic justice in court. Gustavo Reyez Gonazlez, who was diagnosed with ...

A Los Angeles County jury found businesses that make or distribute engineered stone at fault Wednesday for the suffering of a 34-year-old stonecutter afflicted with an incurable disease. In a decision ...

Engineered stone high in crystalline silica, which can damage the lungs when inhaled, has faced growing scrutiny as countertop cutters have grown ill and died from silicosis. Some companies that make ...

César Manuel González, 37, used to work with stone that was engineered to endure: dense, polished slabs designed to outlast the kitchens in which they were installed. Engineered quartz countertops ...

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Caesarstone, which has a facility in Sun Valley, is one of the companies named in an L.A. County lawsuit. (Zoe Cranfill / Los Angeles Times) From morning to evening, six days a week, Gustavo Reyes ...

Background: Silicosis, an occupational disease caused by chronic silica exposure, has a high global burden and limited treatment options. This study analyzed the epidemiological trends and future ...

A new diagnostic tool developed by physicians and scientists from UNSW Sydney that analyses a person’s breath for signs of silicosis has the potential to catch the disease earlier rather than wait for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Cosentino store in West Hollywood. The company now manufactures its Silestone slabs with 40% crystalline silica or less and also ...