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Correlation of Lipopolysaccharide Endotoxin Level in Cotton Dust with the Increase of TNFα Level and the Decline of Lung Function in Cotton Spinning Factory Workers [PDF]

, 2014
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) endotoxin contained in cotton dust may cause airway inflammation and decline of lung function when inhaled, which eventually leads to respiratory symptoms.
Indahwati, L. (Leli), Keman, S. (Soedjajadi), Noviarmi, F. S. (Fadilatus)   +2 more
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Impact of Secondary Prevention on Mortality in the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program: Effectiveness of Occupational High‐Risk Management

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Since 1997 the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) has offered medical exams to construction workers employed in US nuclear weapons facilities. The process consists of two steps: (1) a detailed work history interview; and (2) a medical exam.
Knut Ringen, John M. Dement, Marianne Cloeren, Sammy Almashat, William Grier, Stella Hines, Laura S. Welch, Kim Cranford, Scott Haas, Patricia Quinn, Anna Chen, Miles Fisher   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-Resolution Computed Tomography and Pulmonary Function Findings of Occupational Arsenic Exposure in Workers

Balkan Medical Journal, 2017
Background: The number of studies where non-malignant pulmonary diseases are evaluated after occupational arsenic exposure is very few. Aims: To investigate the effects of occupational arsenic exposure on the lung by high-resolution computed tomography ...
Recai Ergün, Ender Evcik, Dilek Ergün, Begüm Ergan, Esin Özkan, Özge Gündüz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Twenty‐Year Longitudinal Cohort Study of Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among Workers in Two Primary Aluminum Prebake Smelters

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Classified as carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, aluminum production has been transitioning towards lower polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon‐emitting prebake smelters. This study explored the risk of cancer and mortality over 20 years follow‐up among a cohort of aluminum prebake smelter workers ...
Natasha Kinsman, Christina Dimitriadis, Anthony Del Monaco, Geza Benke, Sophia Xie, Malcolm Sim, StellaMay Gwini, Karen Walker‐Bone   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Confronting the growing epidemic of silicosis and tuberculosis among small-scale miners

The Lancet Public Health
Summary: An estimated 49·5 million small-scale miners worldwide are exposed to high concentrations of silica during their work. The substantial morbidity and mortality of silicosis and tuberculosis among workers exposed to such intensities have been ...
Patrick Howlett, MbChB, Bibie Said, MD, Emmanuel Mwanga, MSc, Alexander Mbuya, MD, Manti Nota, MSc, Onn Min Kon, ProfMD, Perry Gottesfeld, MPH, Johanna Feary, PhD, Stellah Mpagama, PhD, Rodney Ehrlich, ProfFCPHM   +9 more
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Commentary on Notification and Recordkeeping of Occupational Mesothelioma in India

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In India, some occupational diseases are notifiable under the Mines Act, 1952, and the Factories Act, 1948. Mesothelioma, primarily attributable to asbestos exposure, has been listed specifically as one of the notifiable diseases under the Mines Act, 1952, and is notifiable under the category of occupational cancer in the Factories Act, 1948 ...
Raja Singh, Arthur L. Frank
wiley   +1 more source

A persistent variant telomere sequence in a human pedigree

Nature Communications
The telomere sequence, TTAGGG, is conserved across all vertebrates and plays an essential role in suppressing the DNA damage response by binding a set of proteins termed shelterin. Changes in the telomere sequence impair shelterin binding, initiate a DNA
Angela M. Hinchie, Samantha L. Sanford, Kelly E. Loughridge, Rachel M. Sutton, Anishka H. Parikh, Agustin A. Gil Silva, Daniel I. Sullivan, Pattra Chun-On, Matthew R. Morrell, John F. McDyer, Patricia L. Opresko, Jonathan K. Alder   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contemporary Concise Review 2023: Environmental and occupational lung diseases

Respirology (Carlton South. Print)
Air pollutants have various effects on human health in environmental and occupational settings. Air pollutants can be a risk factor for incidence, exacerbation/aggravation and death due to various lung diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive ...
K. Yatera, Chinatsu Nishida
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Performance of an Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis–Derived Multibiomarker Panel for Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective To assess whether a panel of peripheral blood biomarkers associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is also associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using three independent cohorts. Methods We first assessed the association of a panel of IPF‐associated biomarkers with prevalent ILD ...
Brent A. Luedders, Daniel Kass, Joshua F. Baker, Michael J. Duryee, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Halie Frideres, Katherine D. Wysham, Paul A. Monach, Andreas Reimold, Gail S. Kerr, Gary Kunkel, Grant W. Cannon, Scott M. Matson, Jill A. Poole, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Ted R. Mikuls, Bryant R. England, Dana P. Ascherman   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occupational screening [PDF]

, 1997
Medical screening of workers is one of the tools often used to assess suitability for work and to attempt to reduce worker ill-health. This article outlines the objectives of the screening process and the basic criteria to be followed in developing a ...
Gauci, Mark, Vella, Noel
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