Chronic lung diseases, such as pneumoconiosis ( black lung ) were once common in miners, leading to reduced life expectancy.
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Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis, silicosis, coal workers pneumoconiosis, carmustine related pulmonary fibrosis, respiratory broncholitis associated with interstitial lung disease.
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Separately, a group of 130 people from Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu are appealing a different court ruling involving pneumoconiosis.
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The Black Lung Benefits Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination by mine operators against miners who suffer from " black lung disease " ( pneumoconiosis ).
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Prolonged inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause serious and fatal illnesses including lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis ( a type of pneumoconiosis ).
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Pioneered by Dr ( Late ) Harkirat Singh, the institute invented a medicine for Coal Miners Pneumoconiosis, an illness very similar to asthma.
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Eventually, 446 people joined the suit, including 185 who suffer from pneumoconiosis, a disease caused by inhalation of dust, including coal dust.
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There are numerous occupational hazards associated with mining, including exposure to rockdust which can lead to diseases such as silicosis, asbestosis, and pneumoconiosis.
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R & SA argued that a policy clause which excluded cover for pneumoconiosis also excluded other asbestos-related disease such as asbestosis and peritoneal mesothelioma.
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Congress enacted the BLBA in 1969 to afford compensation to coal miners and their survivors for death or disability caused by pneumoconiosis ( black lung disease ).
