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Effect of borax on immune cell proliferation and sister chromatid exchange in human chromosomesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Borax is used as a food additive. It becomes toxic when accumulated in the body. It causes vomiting, fatigue and renal failure. Methods: The heparinized blood samples from 40 healthy men were studied for the impact of borax toxicity on immune cell proliferation (lymphocyte proliferation) and sister chromatid exchange in human chromosomes. The MTT assay and Sister Chromatid Exchange (SCE) technic were used in this experiment with the borax concentrations of 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.6 mg/ml. Results: It showed that the immune cell proliferation (lymphocyte proliferation) was decreased when the concentrations of ...
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - October 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Malinee Pongsavee Source Type: journals

Ergonomic assessment of the posture of surgeons performing endoscopic transurethral resections in urologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: From an ergonomic point of view, application of the video-assisted resection method should be preferred in transurethral endoscopic operations in order to prevent awkward postures of the surgeons and to limit muscular strain and fatigue. Furthermore, the application of the monitor method enables the use of a chair equipped with back support and armrests and benefits the reduction of postural stress. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - October 18, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Alwin LuttmannMatthias JaegerJuergen Soekeland Source Type: journals

Exposure rate of needlestick and sharps injuries among Australian veterinariansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The exposure rate of NSI is high for Queensland veterinarians and clearly remains a major occupational health problem. Current guidelines and strategies to reduce NSI in veterinary practice should be promoted, but appear to be adapted from human health care. Studies to understand why veterinarians have such high NSI rates are required to not only identify risk factors for NSI, but also to determine attitudes and beliefs about NSI. From these studies specific strategies for veterinarians can be designed and trialed to develop evidence-based guidelines and policies that are effective in decreasing the exposure ra...
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - August 27, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Peter LeggatDerek SmithRichard Speare Source Type: journals

Narrow band imaging (NBI) during medical thoracoscopy: first impressionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: It is not yet possible to assess to what extent the evidence provided by NBI is superior to that achieved with white light. Further studies are required, particularly in the early stages of pleural processes. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - August 25, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Nicolas SchonfeldCarsten SchwarzJens KollmeierTorsten BlumTorsten BauerSebastian Ott Source Type: journals

New views on the hypothesis of respiratory cancer risk from soluble nickel exposure; and reconsideration of this risk's historical sources in nickel refineriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this report, we present a weight of scientific evidence examination of the human and toxicological evidence to show that soluble nickel is not carcinogenic; and, furthermore, that the carcinogenic potencies previously assigned by regulators to sulphidic and oxidic nickel compounds for the purposes of developing occupational exposure limits have likely been overestimated. Methods: Published, file and archival evidence covering the pertinent epidemiology, biostatistics, confounding factors, toxicology, industrial hygiene and exposure factors, and other risky exposures were examined to evaluate the soluble nickel carcinoge...
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - August 22, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: James HellerPhilip ThornhillBruce Conard Source Type: journals

Shiftwork in the Norwegian petroleum industry: overcoming difficulties with family and social life - a cross sectional studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions. Since most participants reported few problems with social and domestic/family life, the availability of more leisure time may be a positive feature of shiftwork in the Norwegian petroleum industry. Locus of control and the use of coping strategies were important for shiftworkers' social and domestic/family life. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - August 2, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Cathrine Haugene LjosaBjorn Lau Source Type: journals

Psychotrauma and effective treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in soldiers and peacekeepersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Psychotrauma occurs as a result to a traumatic event, which may involve witnessing someone's actual death or personally experiencing serious physical injury, assault, rape and sexual abuse, being held as a hostage, or a threat to physical or psychological integrity. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder and was defined in the past as railway spine, traumatic war neurosis, stress syndrome, shell shock, battle fatigue, combat fatigue, or post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSS). If untreated, post-traumatic stress disorder can impair relationships of those affected and strain their families and society. D...
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - July 29, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Karin VitzthumStefanie MacheRicarda JoachimDavid QuarcooDavid Groneberg Source Type: journals

Can workplaces be predictors for recent onset latent tuberculosis in health care workers?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ObjectiveTo study the association of workplaces and recent onset latent tuberculosis (LTB) in health care workers (HCW). Methods: A case-control study was conducted at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. We recruited HCW who had results of tuberculin test within 2 consecutive years from 2001-2008 and also had fixed workplaces (working hours more than 40 hours/week). Cases were subjects with tuberculin conversion, while controls were subjects with negative results of tuberculin test in two consecutive years. Tuberculin conversion was defined if a subject had a negative baseline tuberculin test and a positi...
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - July 23, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kittisak SawanyawisuthNaesinee ChaiearKanlayanee SawanyawisuthPanita LimpawattanaJanpen BourpoernWipa ReechaipichitkulKen Takahashi Source Type: journals

Occupational kneeling and radiographic tibiofemoral and patellofemoral osteoarthritisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Results corroborate the existence of a causal relationship between occupational kneeling and radiographic TF OA and suggest a dose-response association with trade seniority. An association between kneeling and PF OA was however doubtful. Apparent discrepancies between findings in different age groups are most likely reflecting selection bias. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - July 12, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Soren RytterNiels EgundLilli Kirkeskov JensenJens Peter Bonde Source Type: journals

Serum heavy metals and hemoglobin related compounds in Saudi Arabia firefightersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Such results might point to the need for more health protective and prophylactic measures to avoid such hazardous health effects ( elevated Blood carboxyhemoglobin and serum ferritin and decreased serum TIBC and UIBC) that might endanger firefighters working under dangerous conditions. Firefighters must be under regular medical follow-up through standard timetabled medical laboratory investigations to allow for early detection of any serum biochemical or blood hematological changes . (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - July 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Abdulrahman Al-malki Source Type: journals

Pandemic influenza: implications for occupational medicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reviews the biological and occupational medicine literature related to H5N1 pandemic influenza and its impact on infection control, cost and business continuity in settings outside the health care community. The literature on H5N1 biology is reviewed including the treatment and infection control mechanisms as they pertain to occupational medicine. Planning activity for the potential arrival of pandemic avian influenza is growing rapidly. Much has been published on the molecular biology of H5N1 but there remains a paucity of literature on the occupational medicine impacts to organizations. This review summarize...
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - June 22, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: W. Shane JourneayMatthew Burnstein Source Type: journals

Antemortem diagnosis of asbestosis by screening chest radiograph correlated with postmortem histologic features of asbestosis: a study of 273 casesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Accuracy in the clinical diagnosis of asbestosis has significant implications for the future health of affected patients as well as serious medicolegal implications for both patients and asbestos-associated industries. The radiographic gold-standard for diagnosis of asbestosis has been the plain chest radiograph, and in many asbestosis-screening clinics, chest radiograph abnormalities in conjunction with a history of asbestos exposure have been the mainstay of diagnosis. No studies have yet compared the antemortem chest radiographic diagnosis of asbestosis with the subsequent presence of pulmonary fibrosis and ...
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - June 11, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kelly MizellChristopher MorrisJ. Elliot Carter Source Type: journals

An aerobiological perspective of dust in cage-housed and floor-housed poultry operationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Canadian poultry production industry contributes nearly $10 billion to the Canadian economy and employs nearly 50,000 workers. However, modern poultry facilities are highly contaminated with airborne dust. Although there are many bioaerosols in the poultry barn environment, endotoxin is typically attributed with the negative respiratory symptoms observed in workers. These adverse respiratory symptoms have a higher prevalence in poultry workers compared to workers from other animal confinement buildings. Workers in cage-housed operations compared to floor-housed facilities report a higher prevalence of some respiratory ...
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - June 9, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Natasha JustCaroline DuchaineBaljit Singh Source Type: journals

In-hospital contact investigation among health care workers after exposure to smear-negative tuberculosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our findings suggest a low contagiosity of the particular index case. The frequency of positive QFT-GIT results may in fact reflect the pre-existing prevalence of latent TB infection among the study population. TB transmission seems unlikely and contact tracing not generally warranted after cumulative exposure (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - June 8, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Felix RingshausenStephan SchlosserAlbert NienhausAnja SchablonGerhard Schultze-WerninghausGernot Rohde Source Type: journals

Medical work Assessment in German hospitals: a Real-time Observation study (MAGRO) - the study protocolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study is unique in its focus. To date no results have been found for computer-based real time studies on work activity in the clinical field in order to objectively evaluate a physician's work-related stress. After a complete documentation of the physicians' work processes the daily work flow can be estimated and systematically optimized. This can stimulate an overall improvement of health care services in Germany. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - June 8, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Stefanie MacheDavid Groneberg Source Type: journals

Influence of horse stable environment on human airwaysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Biomarkers involved in the development of airway diseases have been studied in relation to environmental exposure levels in equine stables. Respirable dust and 1,3-beta-glucan levels were increased at winter stabling conditions. Some employees (3/13) had signs of bronchial obstruction, which may be aggravated by working in the stable environment. This study contributes to the identification of suitable biomarkers to monitor the indoor horse stable environment and the personnel. An improved management of the stable climate will be beneficial for the health of both stable workers and horses. (Source: Journal of ...
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - May 25, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Lena ElfmanMiia RiihimakiJohn PringleRobert Walinder Source Type: journals

Short term exposure to cooking fumes and pulmonary functionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: In our experimental setting, there seems to be minor short term spirometric effects, mainly affecting FET, from short term exposure to cooking fumes. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - May 4, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sindre Svedahl, Kristin Svendsen, Torgunn Qvenild, Ann Kristin Sjaastad and Bjorn Hilt Source Type: journals

Multiple synchronous primary malignancies induced by benzene exposure: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This case reminds us that the occurrence of solid tumors should be monitored in workers with occupational history linked with a high concentration exposure to benzene, though it's rarely happened. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 16, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Pingli Wang, Gensheng Zhang and Huahao Shen Source Type: journals

Effects of rock wool on the lungs evaluated by magnetometry and biopersistence testEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These findings indicate that RW exposure is unlikely to cause pulmonary toxicity within four weeks period. Lung magnetometry studies involving long-term exposure and observation will be necessary to ensure the safety of RW. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - March 27, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Yuichiro Kudo, Makoto Kotani, Masayuki Tomita and Yoshiharu Aizawa Source Type: journals

Ill-lighting syndrome: prevalence in shift-work personnel in the anaesthesiology and intensive care department of three Italian hospitalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: We cannot share other authors' enthusiasm regarding the effects on workers well-being correlated to the use of fluorescent lighting. The stress level of our workers was found to be more heavily influenced by their familial and working conditions, irrespective of the ambient light stimulus. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - March 27, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ilaria Morghen, Maria C Turola, Elena Forini, Paolo Zanatta, Piero Di Pasquale and Teresa Matarazzo Source Type: journals

Psychosocial stress, demoralization and the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and medical drugs by veterinariansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The findings support the hypothesis of complex interrelationships between psychosocial stress, demoralization and the consumption of psychotropic substances in the veterinary profession and underscore the need of further research. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 25, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Melanie Harling, Petra Strehmel, Anja Schablon and Albert Nienhaus Source Type: journals

Trend towards multiple authorship in occupational medicine journalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The same trend towards multiple authorship can be observed in medical specialty journals as in major journals for medicine and health sciences. There is a direct relationship between occupational journals with higher impact factors and a higher average number of authors per article in those journals. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 9, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sami Shaban and Tar-Ching Aw Source Type: journals

Refractory cardiopulmonary failure after glyphosate surfactant intoxicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The toxicokinetics of glyphosate surfactant is complicated. Respiratory failure, metabolic acidosis, tachycardia, elevated creatinine, and hyperkalemia are poor prognostic factors if presented. Physicians should consider using hemodialysis early to improve the outcome of patients with glyphosate surfactant intoxication. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - January 30, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Chirn-Bin Chang and Chia-Chu Chang Source Type: journals

Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Health Care Workers in a hospital for pulmonary diseasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Prevalence of LTBI assessed by QFT-IT is low, this indicates a low infection risk even in hospitals for pulmonary diseases. No statement can be made regarding the occupational risk as compared to the general population because there are no LTBI prevalence data from Germany available. The higher LTBI prevalence rate in older HCWs might be due to the cohort effect or the longer time at risk. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - January 9, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Anja Schablon, Gudrun Beckmann, Melanie Harling, Roland Diel and Albert Nienhaus Source Type: journals

Development and evaluation of a computer-based medical work assessment programmeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionInitial results of this analysis supported the validity and reliability of this developed method for assessing physicians' working routines as well as organizational context factors. Based on results using this method, possible improvements for health professionals' work organisation can be identified. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - December 18, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Stefanie Mache, Cristian Scutaru, Karin Vitzthum, Alexander Gerber, David Quarcoo, Tobias Welte, Torsten T Bauer, Michael Spallek, Andreas Seidler, Albert Nienhaus, Burghard F Klapp and David A Groneberg Source Type: journals

Effect of fire smoke on some biochemical parameters in firefighters of Saudi ArabiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Besides using of personal protective equipments for firefighters to protect them against exposure to toxic materials of fire smoke, it is recommended that, firefighters must be under continuous medical follow up through a standard timetabled medical laboratory investigations to allow for early detection of any serum biochemical or blood hematological changes that might happen during their active service life and to allow for early treatment whenever necessary. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - December 11, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Abdulrahman L Al-malki, Ameen A Rezq and Mohamed H Alsaedy Source Type: journals

Burnout: need help?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Presence and severity of Burnout syndrome were linked to career satisfaction without personal features and salaries. All branches of healthcare occupations in ED seem to have been affected by Burnout Syndrome similarly. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - December 5, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Betul Gulalp, Ozgur Karcioglu, Azade Sari and Zikret Koseoglu Source Type: journals

Surgical smoke and ultrafine particlesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Our investigation showed a short term very high exposure to ultrafine particles for surgeons and close assisting operating personnel - alternating with longer periods of low exposure. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - December 3, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Irene Bruske-Hohlfeld, Gerhard Preissler, Karl-Walter Jauch, Mike Pitz, Dennis Nowak, Annette Peters and Heinz-Erich Wichmann Source Type: journals

Multiple Myeloma and farming. A systematic review of 30 years of research. Where next?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Farmers seem to have increase risk for MM. However, a major limitation of this analysis is the presence of significant heterogeneity across the studies and the evidence of publication bias in some models. A pooled analysis using individual level data could provide more power and permit the harmonization of occupational and exposure coding data (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - November 17, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Carla Perrotta, Anthony Staines and Pierlugi Cocco Source Type: journals

Safety evaluation of topical applications of ethanol on the skin and inside the oral cavityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ethanol is widely used in all kinds of products with direct exposure to the human skin (e.g. medicinal products like hand disinfectants in occupational settings, cosmetics like hairsprays or mouthwashes, pharmaceutical preparations, and many household products). Contradictory evidence about the safety of such topical applications of the alcohol can be found in the scientific literature, yet an up-to-date risk assessment of ethanol application on the skin and inside the oral cavity is currently lacking. The first and foremost concerns of topical ethanol applications for public health are its carcinogenic effects, as there i...
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - November 13, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Dirk W Lachenmeier Source Type: journals

The role of interleukin-12 in the heavy metal-elicited immunomodulation: relevance of various evaluation methodsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: It can be inferred that: (i) IL-12 profiles alone may represent a relevant indicator of heavy metal-induced immune modulation; (ii) evaluating cytokine profiles by CBA is relevant and can adequately replace other methods such as ELISA and RT-PCR in basic research as well as in immune diagnostics; and (iii) targeting IL-12 in therapeutic approaches may be promising to modify Th1/Th2-associated immune disorders. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - November 6, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Nasr Y A. Hemdan Source Type: journals

Appendectomy due to lead poisoning: a case-reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Lead poisoning is frequently overlooked as the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen which may result in unnecessary surgery. Appropriate occupational history taking is helpful in making a correct diagnosis. Occupational lead poisoning is a preventable disorder and a serious challenge for the health and labor authorities in developing countries. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - October 17, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Saber Mohammadi, Amirhooshang Mehrparvar and Mashaallah Aghilinejad Source Type: journals

Finding toxicological information: an approach for occupational health professionalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: A rating system of toxicological databases to assess their value for occupational health professionals discriminated well between databases in terms of their appropriateness, quality of information, and ease of use. Several American and European databases yielded high scores and provide a valuable source for occupational health professionals. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - August 13, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Irja Laamanen, Jos Verbeek, Giuliano Franco, Marika Lehtola and Marita Luotamo Source Type: journals

Lipopolysaccharide induced inflammation in the perivascular space in lungsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: PVI might be a certain lung reaction pattern in the defense to infectious attacks. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - July 30, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Thomas Tschernig, Kyathanahalli S Janardhan, Reinhard Pabst and Baljit Singh Source Type: journals

Skin protection creams in medical settings : successful or evil ?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The differences observed for the two tested skin protection creams were probably due to their galenic composition and their possible interactions with the offending products. As a result, the creams present in vitro bioassays showed contrasted effects of the creams corresponding to either a protective or an irritant effect on human stratum corneum. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - July 25, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Emmanuelle Xhauflaire-Uhoda, Elena Macarenko, Raphael Denooz, Corinne Charlier and Gerald E. Pierard Source Type: journals

The role of cumulative physical work load in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis - a case-control study in GermanyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: As the knee osteoarthritis risk is strongly elevated in occupations that involve both kneeling/squatting and heavy lifting/carrying, preventive efforts should particularly focus on these "high-risk occupations". (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - July 14, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Andreas Seidler, Ulrich Bolm-Audorff, Nasreddin Abolmaali, Gine Elsner and Knee osteoarthritis Study-group Source Type: journals

Incidence of Raynaud's phenomenon in relation to hand-arm vibration exposure among male workers at an engineering plant a cohort studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results indicate that the EU directive on an action value for hand-arm vibration of 2.5 m/s2 is not too low. Rather, it suggests that employers should take on actions even at exposure values of 1 m/s2A(8). (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - June 16, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Mats Hagberg, Lage Burström, Ronnie Lundström and Tohr Nilsson Source Type: journals

Occupational allergy due to seafood delivery: Case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Faulty knowledge and increased work load may impede time-consuming usage of preventive measures for occupational health and safety. In predisposed atopic individuals even minor allergen exposure during seafood distribution may lead to occupational seafood allergy. With ongoing allergen exposure progression to potentially life-threatening allergy symptoms may occur. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - May 30, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Cornelia S Seitz, Eva B Bröcker and Axel Trautmann Source Type: journals

Effort-reward imbalance and overcommitment in employees in a Norwegian municipality: a cross sectional studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Satisfactory psychometric properties were found for most of the latent factors in the ERI-Q. The findings also indicate that it may be fruitful to explore health conditions among employees with different combinations of effort-reward and overcommitment. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 30, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Bjørn Lau Source Type: journals

Self-reported work ability of Norwegian women in relation to physical and mental health, and to the work environmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Results indicate that ageing, in addition to poor self-reported physical health and unskilled work, were the strongest factors associated with reduced work ability among female employees. Impact of work environment in general was visible only in univariate analysis. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 22, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Migle Gamperiene, Jan F Nygård, Inger Sandanger, Bjørn Lau and Dag Bruusgaard Source Type: journals

The effects of a graduated aerobic exercise programme on cardiovascular disease risk factors in the NHS workplace: a randomised controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This is the first objectively monitored RCT to show that moderate exercise can be successfully incorporated into working hours, to significantly improve physical capacity and cardiovascular health. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 28, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Jennifer A Hewitt, Gregory P Whyte, Michelle Moreton, Ken A van Someren and Tanya S Levine Source Type: journals

A prospective study of decline in lung function in relation to welding emissionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Long-term exposure to welding emissions may accelerate the age-related decline of lung function but at exposure levels in the range of 1.5 to 6.5 mg/m3 the average annual excess loss of FEV1 is unlikely to exceed 25 ml in smokers and 10 ml in non-smokers. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 26, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sigve W Christensen, Jens Peter Bonde and Øyvind Omland Source Type: journals

Effect of montelukast on platelet activating factor- and tachykinin induced mucus secretion in the ratEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Cys-leukotriene-1 receptor antagonism by montelukast reverses the secretagogue properties of platelet activating factor to the same degree as the specific platelet activating factor antagonist WEB 2086 but has no influence on treacheal secretion elicited by tachykinins. These results suggest a role of montelukast in the signal transduction pathway of platelet activating factor induced secretory activity of the airways and may further explain the beneficial properties of cys-leukotriene-1 receptor antagonists. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 20, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Rene Schmidt, Petra Staats, David A Groneberg and Ulrich Wagner Source Type: journals