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Assessment of Health Risks in Canteen Kitchens [PDF]

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 1996
The ergonomic, occupational hygiene, and safety factors in canteen kitchen work were examined using worksite surveys and a questionnaire. Pain in the shoulders was found to be associated with the raised position of the upper limbs caused by excessively high working surfaces.
Anneli, Pekkarinen, Hannu, Anttonen, Juhani, Niskanen   +2 more
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Anthraquinone in Chinese tea: concentration and health risk assessment

Cogent Food & Agriculture
Recently, the safety of anthraquinone (AQ) in Chinese tea has received much attention. This study determined the concentration of AQ in 1573 Chinese tea samples by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS).
Qianqian Xie, Dingguo Jiang, Ling Yong, Xiao Xiao, Dajin Yang, Haixia Sui, Daoyuan Yang, Tong Ou, Yin Wang, Yan Song   +9 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Lack of in vivo mutagenicity of carbendazim in the liver and glandular stomach of MutaMice

Genes and Environment
Background Carbendazim (methyl 2-benzimidazolecarbamate, CASRN: 10605-21-7) exhibits spindle poisoning effects and is widely used as a fungicide. With respect to genotoxicity, carbendazim is deemed to be non-mutagenic in vitro, but it causes indicative ...
Takako Iso, Kenichiro Suzuki, Yasumasa Murata, Nozomu Hirose, Takaaki Umano, Katsuyoshi Horibata, Kei-ichi Sugiyama, Akihiko Hirose, Kenichi Masumura, Mariko Matsumoto   +9 more
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Characterization of microbiota, antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors in retail Flammulina velutipes in Beijing City

Zhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi
ObjectiveTo analyze the microbial community structure， distribution of antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors in Flammulina velutipes using metagenomic sequencing， and explore its potential food safety risks.MethodsNine retail F.
NONG Yingying, BAI Li, GAN Xin, LI Menghan, WU Yongning, ZHAO Jianyun   +5 more
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A healthy lifestyle is positively associated with mental health and well-being and core markers in ageing

BMC Medicine, 2022
Background Studies often evaluate mental health and well-being in association with individual health behaviours although evaluating multiple health behaviours that co-occur in real life may reveal important insights into the overall association.
Pauline Hautekiet, Nelly D. Saenen, Dries S. Martens, Margot Debay, Johan Van der Heyden, Tim S. Nawrot, Eva M. De Clercq   +6 more
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An [Imperfect] Case for Dyadic Research in Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Stephanie M. Nanos, Lindsay A. Jibb, Gary Rodin   +2 more
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Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte, Hannah Koch, Olivia A. Coughlin, Jillian R. Bouck, Allie Carter, Seethal A. Jacob   +5 more
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Risk Assessment and Health Hazard Appraisal [PDF]

Annual Review of Public Health, 1981
The notion that it is wise to identify and act upon problems at an early stage is hardly novel. It is enshrined in our folk wisdom ("an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"), and it has been in the medical literature for at least 120 years. In 1861 Dobell (1) stated, "There should be instituted, as a custom, a system of periodical examination,
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