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Two Central Nervous System Tumors in One Catheter Lab: Time to Rethink Radiation Protection

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Very little research has been done on the possible effects that repeated, frequent, and low‐dose ionizing radiation exposure has on the long‐term health of interventional cardiologists. Aims Following the diagnosis in the same year of two central nervous system tumors in two operators working in the same catheter laboratory, we ...
James R. Bentham, John D. R. Thomson
wiley   +1 more source

Cancer Risks among Welders and Occasional Welders in a National Population-Based Cohort Study: Canadian Census Health and Environmental Cohort

Safety and Health at Work, 2017
Background: Welders are exposed to many known and suspected carcinogens. An excess lung cancer risk among welders is well established, but whether this is attributable to welding fumes is unclear.
Jill S. MacLeod, M. Anne Harris, Michael Tjepkema, Paul A. Peters, Paul A. Demers   +4 more
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Incident Ischemic Heart Disease After Long-Term Occupational Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter: Accounting for 2 Forms of Survivor Bias. [PDF]

, 2016
Little is known about the heart disease risks associated with occupational, rather than traffic-related, exposure to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 µm or less (PM2.5).
Brown, Daniel M, Costello, Sadie, Cullen, Mark R, Eisen, Ellen A, Hammond, S Katharine, Neophytou, Andreas M, Noth, Elizabeth M   +6 more
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From Food Waste to Valorized Nanomaterials: Sustainable Green Synthesis and Biomedical Applications

ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
Food waste‐derived biomolecules act as natural reducing and stabilizing agents for the green synthesis of functional NPs with applications in antimicrobial systems, food packaging, biomedical technologies, and environmental remediation. ABSTRACT Food waste is a global issue, with billions of tons discarded and unutilized annually, causing economic ...
Siddhraj Rajput, Gautam Priyadarshi, Santosh Kumar Sahu, Bhakti Patel, Avni Thakker, Sherzodbek Tashbaev, Gulomov Gafurjon Shavkatbek Ugli, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Ashish Patel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex-differences in the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome: results from a large Ontario, Canada worker cohort

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a prevalent cumulative strain injury associated with occupational risk factors such as vibration, repetitive and forceful wrist movements, and awkward wrist postures. This study aimed to identify Ontario workers
Fanni R. Eros, Paul A. Demers, Jeavana Sritharan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of Particulate Matter With Lock‐In Thermography

CleanMat, EarlyView.
Accurate quantification of black carbon is essential due to its significant impact on climate, air quality, and human health. Lock‐in thermography (LIT), as implemented by NanoLockin's instrument Calorsito, offers a sensitive, scalable, and reproducible approach for detecting black carbon on filter substrates.
Alina Oetsen, Christoph Geers, Andreas Traube, Gunter Festel, Daniel Fehr, Mathias Bonmarin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Occupational Diseases among Artisans and Factory Workers in Ifo, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2013
The ever increasing incidences of occupational diseases among workers have continually drawn the attention of researchers towards ameliorating the situation.
Dahunsi, S. O., Idowu, S. A., Oranusi, S. U.   +2 more
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Textile art promoting well-being in long-term illness: Some general and specific influences [PDF]

, 2004
The paper reviews previous research into the meanings of textile art-making for people living with long-term illness. Qualitative accounts of the creative process suggest that textile art-making is a multi-dimensional experience.
Reynolds, F
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Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of GMDTC for Cadmium Poisoning: A Randomized Phase 1a/1b Trial

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Cadmium exposure causes serious health consequences; however, there is no clinically approved antidote for cadmium poisoning. This Phase 1a/1b trial aimed to investigate safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of Sodium (S)‐2‐(dithiocarboxylato((2S,3R,4R,5R)‐2,3,4,5,6‐pentahydroxyhexyl) amino)‐4‐(methylthio) butanoate (GMDTC), a novel chelating ...
Xuefeng Ren, Wei Hu, Xiaobin Deng, Rong Ma, Fang Pei, Xushen Chen, Xuemei Wang, Jixin Tang, Yan Lai, Shangming Pan, Zhiyong Zhong, Sheng Fu, Huamin Yuan, Juan Yuan, Chuntao Huang, Yuan Zeng, Xiaodong Ying, Guanghui Dong, Jinxin Zhang, Jinyuan Zhao, Kangguang Lin, Xiaojiang Tang   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urinary naphthalene and phenanthrene as biomarkers of occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVES: The study investigated the utility of unmetabolised naphthalene (Nap) and phenanthrene (Phe) in urine as surrogates for exposures to mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Garshick, E, Hart, J. E., Herrick, R. F., Laden, F., McClean, M. D., Rappaport, S. M., Smith, T. J., Sobus, J. R., Waidyanatha, S., Zheng, Y.   +9 more
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