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A Statewide Evaluation of the California Medical Supervision Program Using Cholinesterase Electronic Laboratory Reporting Data

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2017
The California Medical Supervision program is designed to protect workers who regularly mix, load, or apply the highly toxic Category I and II organophosphates and carbamates from overexposure by monitoring cholinesterase (ChE) inhibition in plasma and ...
Ouahiba Laribi PhD, Brian Malig MS, Katherine Sutherland-Ashley PhD, Rachel Broadwin MS, Walker Wieland BS, Charles Salocks PhD   +5 more
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Co-administration of a Rhododendron tomentosum extract does not affect mercury tissue concentrations and excretion rate in methylmercury-treated adult male rats

BMC Research Notes, 2019
Objectives Consumption of fish/seafood is clearly linked to higher mercury levels in human tissue samples. However, correlations between methylmercury (MeHg) intakes calculated from dietary surveys and mercury body burdens are usually weak and can vary ...
Guillaume Pelletier, Yong-Lai Feng, Karen Leingartner, Paleah Black   +3 more
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Improved capacity for influenza surveillance in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: Progress in a challenging setting

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020
Background: The World Health Organization Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean has partnered with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to strengthen pandemic influenza preparedness and response in the Region since 2006.
Mamunur R. Malik, Abdinasir Abubakar, Amgad E. Kholy, Evans Buliva, Wasiq M. Khan, Jaya Lamichhane, Ann Moen, Margaret McCarron, Kinda Zureick, Majdouline Obtel   +9 more
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Healthcare Managers to Medical Waste Management and Occupational Safety Practices: Findings from Southeast Nigeria [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Awareness of appropriate waste management procedures and occupational safety measures is fundamental to achieving a safe work environment, and ensuring patient and staff safety.
Okechukwu Bonaventure Anozie, Lucky Osaheni Lawani, Justus Ndulue Eze, Emmanuel Johnbosco Mamah, Robinson Chukwudi Onoh, Emeka Onwe Ogah, Daniel Akuma Umezurike, Rita Onyinyechi Anozie   +7 more
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Cadmium-induced apoptosis of Leydig cells is mediated by excessive mitochondrial fission and inhibition of mitophagy

Cell Death and Disease, 2022
Cadmium is one of the environmental and occupational pollutants and its potential adverse effects on human health have given rise to substantial concern. Cadmium causes damage to the male reproductive system via induction of germ-cell apoptosis; however,
Lingna Yi, Xue-Jun Shang, Linglu Lv, Yixiang Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Chao Quan, Yuqin Shi, Yunhao Liu, Ling Zhang   +8 more
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Association between coarse particulate matter and inflammatory and hemostatic markers in a cohort of midlife women

Environmental Health, 2020
Background Exposure to particulate matter air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality; however, most studies have focused on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure and CVD. Coarse particulate matter (PM10–
Emilie Davis, Brian Malig, Rachel Broadwin, Keita Ebisu, Rupa Basu, Ellen B. Gold, Lihong Qi, Carol A. Derby, Sung Kyun Park, Xiangmei (May) Wu   +9 more
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Skin contact of cobalt and its compounds in workers of hard metal tool manufacturing enterprises

环境与职业医学
BackgroundChina is the world's largest producer and consumer of cobalt. Skin exposure to excess cobalt can cause symptoms such as contact dermatitis. At present, there are few studies on skin contact of cobalt and its compounds.
Wubin LIU, Fangda PENG, Chunmin ZHANG, Yina YANG, Chunguang DING   +4 more
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Characterization of bacterium types isolated from commercial laying hen farms in Ogun State Nigeria

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2018
This study investigated the distribution of bacterium categories isolated from poultry feces and litters on commercial laying hen farms in Remo and Egba local government areas, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Oluwawemimo Adebowale, Olanike Adeyemo
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Advances on nervous system impairment induced by hand-transmitted vibration

环境与职业医学, 2022
Hand-transmitted vibration is one of the most common physical harmful factors in the workplace，and the hand-arm vibration syndrome caused by it lacks effective treatment, and seriously affects the physical and mental health of the involved workers. As an
Qian BU, Jingyun LI, Na CHEN, Lele JIA, Dingxin LONG, Zhongbin ZHANG   +5 more
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Bisphenol A and cancer: a critical review of the epidemiologic literature with an emphasis on exposure assessment

Environmental Health
Background Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production volume chemical that has been used for decades in numerous consumer and industrial applications. Daily exposure to BPA is likely; it is readily detected in >90% of the general population despite being ...
Neela Guha, Gwendolyn Osborne, M. Elizabeth Marder, Martha S. Sandy, Meng Sun, Nancy Firchow, Vincent J. Cogliano   +6 more
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