Over 550 men in California have fallen ill after cutting natural or factory-made stone countertops. But epidemiologists say this isn't just a California problem.

California is poised to become the first state in the country to adopt special measures to protect workers who make kitchen and bathroom countertops out of a popular kind of artificial stone known as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quartz countertops, a staple in many high-end kitchens, are being linked to an alarming number of cases of lung disease. Marek ...

Workers making the most popular type of countertop sold in the United States are at risk for potentially deadly lung disease, a new study finds. The risk owes to the tiny particles of dust produced ...

Testing workers to detect cases of silicosis in young quartz stonemasons could catch the disease early and avoid the need for ...

Quartz countertops, a staple in many high-end kitchens, are being linked to an alarming number of cases of lung disease. Marek Marzec, a dad of three from Poland, was diagnosed with silicosis in April ...