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Respirable Dust Exposure in Western Australian Mining: Trends, Variability, and Implications for Occupational Health

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Mining workers are exposed to a range of respiratory hazards, including respirable dust. While exposure to respirable crystalline silica in the mining industry has been found to be common, less is known about trends in measured levels of exposure to respirable dust overall.
Renee N. Carey, Susan Peters, Nicholas de Klerk, Fraser Brims, Peter Franklin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Triangulating Abuse Liability Assessment for Flavoured Cigar Products Using Physiological, Behavioural Economic and Subjective Assessments: A Within-subjects Clinical Laboratory Protocol [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction In the USA, Food and Drug Administration regulations prohibit the sale of flavoured cigarettes, with menthol being the exception. However, the manufacture, advertisement and sale of flavoured cigar products are permitted.
Barnes, Andrew J., Bickel, Warren K., Bono, Rose S., Cobb, Caroline O., Eissenberg, Thomas E., Guy, Mignonne C., Hoetger, Cosima, Lester, Rebecca C., Lipato, Thokozeni, Wall, Catherine S.   +9 more
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Local Specific IgE Levels Can Predict and Monitor the Therapeutic Response to Subcutaneous Immunotherapy With House Dust Mite

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Identifying predictive and monitoring biomarkers for allergen immunotherapy response is crucial for enhancing clinical efficacy. This study aims to investigate the systemic and local levels of immunoglobulins and identify potential biomarkers in house dust mite (HDM) allergic rhinitis (AR) patients who are undergoing subcutaneous ...
Xu Xu, Jingyun Li, Xu Zhang, Yu Song, Lin Xi, Luo Zhang, Yuan Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contributions to risk assessment in the departments of welding mechanical engineering companies

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
The risk assessment professional should cover every activity and every workstation in an enterprise engineering, considering each component of the production system (the system working), each duty, work equipment and working environment.
Amza Gheorghe, Nitoi Dan Florin, Petrescu Valentin Dan, Apostolescu Zoia, Chivu Oana Roxana   +4 more
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Cambios en la mucosa nasal de los médicos por exposición al humo por electrocoagulación

Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, 2016
Objective: to prove that exposure to smoke resulting from electrocoagulation causes changes in the nasal mucosa of physicians in training at a public hospital in Mexico.
María C. Navarro, Raquel González, María G. Aldrete, David E. Carmona   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Hazard Manual for Firefighters [PDF]

, 1990
[Excerpt] Firefighters, as well as victims, can be exposed to a variety of toxic substances during a fire. Some of these toxicants are particularly insidious because they are produced by thermal decomposition before smoke makes a fire ...
Brown, Nellie J.
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Effect of Budesonide Nasal Irrigation in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps Without Prior Sinus Surgery: A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Study

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The indication for nasal irrigation with corticosteroids after sinus surgery in patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP) is well established, as surgery facilitates distribution throughout the sinonasal cavity.
Juliana Sant'Ana, Isabela Pontes, Caio Floriano, Renato Rios, Marlos Cortez, Marcel Miyake   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-rated everyday prospective memory abilities of cigarette smokers and non-smokers: a web based study [PDF]

, 2005
The present study examined self-ratings of two aspects of everyday memory performance: long-term prospective memory—measured by the prospective memory questionnaire (PMQ), and everyday memory—measured by the everyday memory questionnaire (EMQ).
Buchanan, T., Buchanan, T., Heffernan, T.M., Heffernan, T.M., Ling, J., Ling, J., Parrott, A.C., Parrott, A.C., Rodgers, J., Rodgers, J., Scholey, A.B., Scholey, A.B.   +11 more
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Extent of Sinus Surgery Is Associated With Disease Control in Biologic Treated Type 2 Dominant CRS

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background A greater benefit of biologics is observed after surgery in Type 2 chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). However, the extent of surgery remains undefined in many studies. This study evaluated the extent of surgery on disease control in patients receiving biologics for refractory Type 2 dominant CRSwNP.
Nicholas J. Campion, Peta‐Lee Sacks, Lu Hui Png, Ruoxin Hua, Rhea Darbari Kaul, Raquel Alvarado, Christine Choy, Raymond Sacks, Peter Earls, Raewyn G. Campbell, Larry Kalish, Richard J. Harvey   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanoparticles in the treatment of chronic lung diseases [PDF]

, 2019
Nanoparticles, although considered a topic of modern medicine, actually have an interesting history. Currently, advances in nanomedicine hold great promise as drug carrier systems for sustained release and targeted delivery of diverse therapeutic agents.
Alexescu, Teodora G, Cosnarovici, Maria, Negrean, Vasile, Orasan, Olga H, Para, Ioana, Perne, Mirela G, Popovici, Ionela, Ruta, Victoria M, Tarmure, Simina, Todea, Doina A   +9 more
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