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Licensing and regulating facilities on topics from asbestos to mobile food establishments to youth camps; Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) The 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, abolished this agency effective Sept. 1, 2017. DADS services were transferred to HHSC. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
The DSHS Council governs the department. [3] The agency's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division, along with Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University coordinate the Texas School Survey, [4] a program consisting of two surveys on drug and alcohol abuse, an annual one done at the local school-district level and a biennial ...
Asbestosis is the scarring of lung tissue (beginning around terminal bronchioles and alveolar ducts and extending into the alveolar walls) resulting from the inhalation of asbestos fibers. There are two types of fibers: amphibole (thin and straight) and serpentine (curly).
In the United States, experts estimate about 20% of public and commercial buildings and millions of homes built before 1980 contain asbestos material. Thousands of people develop asbestos-related ...
Recognizing the symptoms of asbestosis. In most cases, symptoms don’t start to appear until approximately 20 years (in the range of 10 to 40 years) after exposure to asbestos. Common symptoms of ...
Accumulation of fluid in the pleura caused by the mesothelioma, if sufficiently large, may also contribute to the shortness of breath. Symptoms of peritoneal (abdominal) mesothelioma can include ...
Exposure to asbestos can contribute to several lung diseases, but there’s no clear evidence of a link to asthma. More long-term studies are needed. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that ...
Asbestos-related diseases are disorders of the lung and pleura caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres. Asbestos-related diseases include non-malignant disorders such as asbestosis (pulmonary fibrosis due to asbestos), diffuse pleural thickening, pleural plaques, pleural effusion, rounded atelectasis and malignancies such as lung cancer and ...