Taxanes: vesicants, irritants, or just irritating? [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, 2014 Several classes of antineoplastic agents are universally referred to as vesicants with ample supporting literature. However, the literature surrounding the taxanes is controversial.
Meagan S. Barbee +2 more
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Prediction of Respiratory Irritation and Respiratory Sensitization of Chemicals Using Structural Alerts and Machine Learning Modeling [PDF]
ToxicsInhalation of toxic substances and contaminants can have adverse effects on the respiratory tract, leading to a range of health problems, such as irritation and inflammation, allergic reaction and asthma, lung damage, or even death. It is not possible to
Yaroslav Chushak +2 more
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Insights into uncovered public health risks. The case of asthma attacks among archival workers: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthObjectiveTo ascertain the prevalence of asthma attacks among archivists and identify the associated occupational factors in this understudied professional population.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study among 1,002 archival ...
Liu Yang +8 more
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Irritable bowel syndrome: Is it "irritable brain" or "irritable bowel"? [PDF]
Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 2015 ABSTRACTIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been recognized as one of the most common and best studied disorders among the group of functional gastrointestinal disorders. It is a functional bowel disorder in which abdominal pain or discomfort is associated with defecation or a change in bowel habit.
Saroj Kumar Sinha +3 more
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A survey of Pulex irritans (Linnaeus 1758, Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) infestation in sheep and residential areas in Kurdistan Province, Iran [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2015 Fleas are the most common and important external parasites worldwide and also serves as vectors of various pathogens for humans and animals. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of Pulex irritants in sheep herds and residential areas of villages ...
Mohammad Yakhchali, Kia Bahramnejad
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Contact chemical burn of the hand caused by xylene: A case report
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020 The use of household cleaners during non‐commercial cleaning applications is a very common task, and the chemical makeup of the cleaning solutions vary as much as their applications do.
Zachary Ewan Dewar, Gregory Christiansen
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 The adult human lung is constantly exposed to irritants like particulate matter, toxic chemical compounds, and biological agents (bacteria and viruses) present in the external environment.
Manuela Marega +4 more
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Wet-work Exposure: A Main Risk Factor for Occupational Hand Dermatitis
Safety and Health at Work, 2014 Wet-work can be defined as activities where workers have to immerse their hands in liquids for >2 hours per shift, or wear waterproof (occlusive) gloves for a corresponding amount of time, or wash their hands >20 times per shift.
Ali Behroozy, Tessa G. Keegel
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Fortnightly Review: Irritable bowel, irritable body, or irritable brain? [PDF]
BMJ, 1995 Summary points The irritable bowel syndrome affects about 20% of adults in the industrialised world The condition is a disturbance of gastrointestinal function of unknown cause, but abnormalities of intestinal motility and visceral sensation are found in some patients Symptoms of the irritable bowel syndrome are often associated with extraintestinal
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Manicurists and pedicurists – Occupation group at high risk of work-related dermatoses
Medycyna Pracy, 2013 In recent years occupational skin and respiratory diseases have been more and more frequently diagnosed in small production and service enterprises. The awareness of occupational exposure and its possible health effects among their workers and employers ...
Marta Kieć-Świerczyńska +3 more
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