Attenuation of vagal recovery during sleep and reduction of cortisol/melatonin ratio in late afternoon associate with prolonged daytime sleepiness among media workers with irregular shift work.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of Pre-Adult Latency Study was to evaluate lung findings among adults who had been environmentally exposed to Libby Amphibole only during childhood and adolescence. METHODS:Recruitment was restricted to volunteers who attended primary and/or secondary school, lived in Libby, MT, prior to age 23 ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Szeinuk J,Noonan CW,Henschke CI,Pfau J,Black B,Miller A,Yankelevitz DF,Liang M,Liu Y,Yip R,Linker L,McNew T,Flores RM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational bladder cancer mortality among minority racial/ethnic groups is not well described compared to occupational bladder cancer mortality among non-minority males in the United States. METHODS:Race/ethnicity- and sex-specific bladder cancer mortality (1985-1992) of workers employed in 21 states was ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schulz MR,Loomis D

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examines the prevalence of physician-diagnosed respiratory conditions and mental health symptoms in firefighters and emergency medical service workers up to 9 years after rescue/recovery efforts at the World Trade Center (WTC). METHODS:We analyzed Fire Department of New York (FDNY) physician and ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Webber MP,Glaser MS,Weakley J,Soo J,Ye F,Zeig-Owens R,Weiden MD,Nolan A,Aldrich TK,Kelly K,Prezant D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incinerator workers are exposed to many toxic compounds, most notably heavy metals. We evaluated medical and exposure monitoring data of an actively employed cohort of Philadelphia incinerator workers following an Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry site survey and National Institute for Occupational Safe...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bresnitz EA,Roseman J,Becker D,Gracely E

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The oncogene product EGF-receptor (EGF-R), the tumor suppressor gene product p53, and anti-p53 antibodies are detectable in serum of certain cancer patients. Increased levels of some of these products were reported in lung cancer patients after occupational asbestos exposure, after exposure to polycyclic aro...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schneider J,Presek P,Braun A,Woitowitz HJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational exposure to vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) has been established as a cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver angiosarcoma (ASL). However, some controversy remains due to conflicting results on liver cirrhosis, and to evidence on HCC based on few confirmed cases. The aim of the study is t...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Fedeli U,Girardi P,Gardiman G,Zara D,Scoizzato L,Ballarin MN,Baccini M,Pirastu R,Comba P,Mastrangelo G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The peripheral nerve conduction velocity (NCV), distribution of nerve conduction velocities (DCV), somatosensory, visual, and brainstem auditory evoked potentials (SEP, VEP, and BAEP, respectively), event-related potential (P300), computerized static posturography with spectral analysis (postural balance), a...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Araki S,Sato H,Yokoyama K,Murata K

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sensitivity to beryllium was investigated among workers at an aluminum smelter in Norway as a consequence of the findings in an occupational exposure survey. METHODS:Three hundred and sixty-two employees and 31 reference persons were tested for sensitization to beryllium with the beryllium lymphocyte prolif...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Nilsen AM,Vik R,Behrens C,Drabløs PA,Espevik T

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the increasing incidence of diseases such as gastritis and ulcers in workers exposed to noise, we assessed whether noise does in fact affect gastric secretion. Then, considering the conflicting findings published on the effects of noise on gastric secretion, we also investigated whether the response was rel...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Tomei F,Papaleo B,Baccolo TP,Persechino B,Spanò G,Rosati MV

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-employed business owners in Korea make up one-quarter of the working population, and half of those who are self-employed are in micro and small businesses. Compared to the significant research interest in business management and economics, to date, there has been little interest in the health of small b...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Kim HJ,Min JY,Min KB

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the city of Petrópolis, Brazil, artisans carve souvenirs from a variety of silica-containing minerals. The finding of pulmonary massive fibrosis in one of the workers motivated an investigation of the prevalence of silicosis in this group. METHODS:Between January 2000 and June 2002, a cross-sectional stu...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Antão VC,Pinheiro GA,Kavakama J,Terra-Filho M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examines the association between asbestos-related pleural plaques and lung function in a group of workers with occupational exposure to asbestos. Exposure, smoking, and respiratory histories, chest radiographs, flow-volume loops, and single breath DLCOs were obtained on 383 railroad workers. A score ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Oliver LC,Eisen EA,Greene R,Sprince NL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of the upper extremities are a major problem globally, though most relevant studies have been reported from high income countries. AIMS AND METHODS:The prevalence of neck and shoulder pain and its association with work-related physical and psychosocial factors a...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Alipour A,Ghaffari M,Shariati B,Jensen I,Vingard E

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are very few published studies evaluating the impact of safety and health training on injury outcomes in the construction industry. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the training program on injury rates at a major railway construction project. METHODS:The population consisted of 2,795 ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bena A,Berchialla P,Coffano ME,Debernardi ML,Icardi LG

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Latex allergy is poorly understood in latex-exposed textile workers. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out to better characterize respiratory symptoms, using personal breathing zone latex allergen measurement and specific IgE to latex allergens. RESULTS:Forty-four of the 86 (51% participation rat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Harris-Roberts J,Tate P,Robinson E,Griffin P,Mason H,Barber C,Curran AD,Fishwick D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal studies suggest that mesothelioma is most effectively induced by fibers longer than 8 mu. However, studies of asbestos fibers recovered from human lungs in cases of mesothelioma indicate that, at least in large-scale samples, relatively few fibers meet this size criterion, perhaps implying that the animal data ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Churg A,Wiggs B

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess changes in work characteristics, socioeconomic status inequalities in changes in work characteristics, and whether US workplaces are becoming more stressful. METHODS:We analyzed data from 5361 employed participants from the 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014 NIOSH Quality of Work Life Surveys, based on re...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Myers S,Govindarajulu U,Joseph M,Landsbergis P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhalational exposure to zinc oxide fumes is associated with metal fume fever, a self-limited but very uncomfortable condition closely resembling influenza. Very little is known regarding the toxicokinetics of inhaled zinc, making the interpretation of zinc measurements in serum and urine problematic. METHO...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Martin CJ,Le XC,Guidotti TL,Yalcin S,Chum E,Audette RJ,Liang C,Yuan B,Zhang X,Wu J

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over-exposure to lead was identified among developmentally disabled workers engage in furniture refinishing at two separate sites. The index case was identified at the first site by a public health nurse assigned to provide care to some of the workers. Referral to a regional occupational health clinic initiated an exp...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lax MB,Siwinski G

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the cardiotoxic effects of 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2- Trifluoroethane (fluorocarbon 113 or FC113) exposures among healthy workers cleaning rocket and ground support equipment for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) programs. Exposure and ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Egeland GM,Bloom TF,Schnorr TM,Hornung RW,Suruda AJ,Wille KK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational exposure to lead and solvents has declined steadily over the past 20 years, however, construction workers continue to be exposed to these neurotoxicants. The purpose of this study was to investigate the cognitive effects of chronic occupational exposure to lead and solvents. METHOD:Based on K-X...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Fiedler N,Weisel C,Lynch R,Kelly-McNeil K,Wedeen R,Jones K,Udasin I,Ohman-Strickland P,Gochfeld M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conjunction with industrial hygiene surveys, mutagenicity studies were performed for the airborne contaminants in three polyurethane manufacturing plants. Airborne particles were collected on glass-fiber filters with Hi-Vol pumps from different locations in each plant. Gases were collected in multiple-sorbent cartr...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ong TM,Stewart J,Whong WZ,Boeniger M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noise exposure in the sawmill industry is an area of concern. This study documents the level of noise exposure in nine sawmills in the province of Alberta, Canada. METHODS:Personal noise monitoring data were collected in nine Alberta sawmills, in winter and in summer (n = 213). Exposures were considered in ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Koehncke N,Taylor M,Taylor C,Harman L,Hessel PA,Beaulne P,Guidotti T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of airway hyperresponsiveness induced by methylene diphenyldiisocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI) at a petrochemical industry complex in Korea. METHODS:Questionnaires, allergic skin test, and nonspecific airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jang AS,Choi IS,Koh YI,Moon JD,Lee KJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article the material collected for a case-control study is analyzed in order to evaluate the existence of relationships between organic solvent exposure and the entitlement to disability benefits due to neuropsychiatric disorders. Questionnaires were used to collect information on 252 cases receiving compensat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： van Vliet C,Swaen GM,Volovics A,Slangen JJ,Meijers JM,de Boorder T,Sturmans F

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home healthcare workers (HHWs) provide medical and nonmedical services to home-bound patients. They are at great risk of experiencing violence perpetrated by patients (type II violence). Establishing the reliable prevalence of such violence and identifying vulnerable subgroups are essential in enhancing HHWs...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Byon HD,Lee M,Choi M,Sagherian K,Crandall M,Lipscomb J

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of breast cancer was investigated in a large dynamic population-based cohort of all 1.1 million economically active women in Norway with potential exposure to 50 Hz magnetic fields at the censuses of 1960, 1970, and 1980. METHODS:The follow-up period for the cohort was 1961-1992. For each woman, da...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Kliukiene J,Tynes T,Martinsen JI,Blaasaas KG,Andersen A

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Work-related injuries in commercial fishing are of concern internationally. To better identify the causes of injury, this study coded occupational injuries by working processes in commercial fishing for fresh market fish. METHODS:A classification system of the work processes was developed by participation i...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jensen OC,Stage S,Noer P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hexavalent chromium is widely recognized to be a lung carcinogen. However, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has failed to reduce the permissible exposure limit (PEL), despite having acknowledged in 1994 that the current limit is too high. In 1993, Public Citizen and the Paper, Al...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lurie P,Wolfe SM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal studies show that antimony may cause lung cancer and heart and lung disease in rodents. In exposed humans, ECG abnormalities and heart and lung disease have been reported. This mortality study of 1,014 men employed between 1937 and 1971 in a Texas antimony smelter consisted primarily of workers of Spanish ances...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schnorr TM,Steenland K,Thun MJ,Rinsky RA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00