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Assessment of the endocrine disrupting properties of Bisphenol AF according to the EU criteria and ECHA/EFSA guidance

EFSA Journal, 2019
Endocrine disruptors (EDs) are exogenous compounds that interfere with the hormone system, affecting human health and environment. Specific legislative obligations have been introduced in the European Union (EU) to gradually eliminate EDs in water ...
Karolinska Institutet, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Sweden, Laura Escrivá, Annika Hanberg, Johanna Zilliacus, Anna Beronius   +4 more
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Characteristics of pediatric patients with heat-related illness transferred to emergency departments: a descriptive analysis from Japan [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Objective Children are particularly vulnerable to heat-related illnesses due to their unique physiological and behavioral characteristics. Understanding the epidemiology and clinical features of heat-related illnesses in children is crucial for guiding ...
Yohei Okada, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Tadashi Ishihara, Shoji Yokobori, Jun Kanda   +4 more
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Occupational Exposures and Cardiac Structure and Function: ECHO‐SOL (Echocardiographic Study of Latinos)

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Our objective was to determine associations of occupational exposures with cardiac structure and function in Hispanic/Latino adults. Methods and Results Employed participants were included (n=782; 52% women, mean age 52.9 years).
Melissa S. Burroughs Peña, Jean Claude Uwamungu, Catherine M. Bulka, Katrina Swett, Krista M. Perreira, Mayank M. Kansal, Matthew Shane Loop, Barry E. Hurwitz, Martha Daviglus, Carlos J. Rodriguez   +9 more
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Space Environment and Space Medicine

Hanggong uju uihakoeji, 2022
The space environment is a harsh space for humans who have evolved for a long time by adapting to the earth environment. The cosmic conditions that humans experience in outer space including the moon and Mars, such as altered gravity, exposure to cosmic ...
Kyu-Sung Kim
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Molecular bio-dosimetry for carcinogenic risk assessment in survivors of Bhopal gas tragedy

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2015
December 2014 marked the 30th year anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy. This sudden and accidental leakage of deadly poisonous methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas instigated research efforts to understand the nature, severity of health damage and sufferings of 570
Pradyumna Kumar Mishra, Gorantla Venkata Raghuram, Neha Bunkar, Arpit Bhargava, Naveen Kumar Khare   +4 more
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No Borders for Tobacco Smoke in Hospitality Venues in Vienna

Atmosphere, 2011
In public places many countries banned smoking as the most important indoor source of fine airborne particulate matter. In Austria partial bans have been in force since 2009, with exemptions for the hospitality industry.
Manfred Neuberger, Herbert Pletz
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Environmental and occupational health move forward together to create a new era of health: Minutes of the Eighteenth National Postgraduates Symposium on Environmental and Occupational Medicine

环境与职业医学
The 18th National Postgraduate Symposium on Environmental and Occupational Medicine, co-sponsored by the Editorial Board of Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine and the School of Public Health of Sun Yat-sen University, was successfully ...
Yunjia ZHAO, Yuan WANG, Jiao CHEN, Chenchen ZHANG, Xinyi GU, Di YI, Xiaoyu WANG   +6 more
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Public awareness on the rationale consumption and appropriate disposal methods of unused and expired medications in Kanchipuram district, Tamilnadu, India [PDF]

Scripta Medica
Background/Aim: Improper drug disposal methods are a threat to the nature and its ecosystem by accumulation of active compounds included in these pharmaceuticals. Aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on the rationale
Rajaraman Hema Gowtham, Panneerselvam Nithya, Shanmugam Hemanthkumar, Gupta Madhu   +3 more
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The Price of Academic Success

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Background. High school graduates are increasingly showing interest in medical studies, particulary in medicine and dentristy. Prospective students most commonly cite a personal interest in medicine as the primary reason for choosing these educational ...
Sylwia Maria Mroszczyk, Zuzanna Kowalczyk, Dawid Nowicki, Małgorzata Muszyńska, Julia Surowaniec, Katarzyna Karaś   +5 more
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Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters, Ji Yun Tark, Tiffany M. Chambers, Tania A. Desrosiers, Michael E. Scheurer, Charles Shumate, Wendy N. Nembhard, Mahsa M. Yazdy, Eirini Nestoridi, Amanda E. Janitz, Jean Paul Tanner, Russell S. Kirby, Jason L. Salemi, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Jeremy M. Schraw   +17 more
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