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Lung disease experts have called on the government to consider banning a popular material used for kitchen worktops after the first cases of artificial stone silicosis in the United Kingdom were ...

It may now be time to ban artificial stone - a firm favorite for kitchen worktops in the UK - to ward off the incurable lung disease caused by its manufacturing and fitting, say a team of doctors in ...