Short-term effects of airborne pollen on the risk of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis.

abstract：:In the United States, there is limited literature on occupational pesticide exposures despite being associated with adverse health outcomes, including in large states such as Texas. The purpose of this article is to characterize occupational pesticide poison center exposures in Texas. Descriptive statistics were used ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Trueblood AB,Shipp EM

更新日期：2018-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the influence of demographic, environmental, and occupational factors as well as behavioral characteristics of intercity bus drivers on their crash involvement risk. A total of 107 intercity bus drivers from Tehran, Iran, participated in the study. Logistic regression model suggest...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Besharati MM,Tavakoli Kashani A

更新日期：2018-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the associations between nonoccupational exposure to agricultural work, through husband or head of household (H/HH) occupation, and urinary bladder cancer risk among Egyptian women. A total of 1,167 women (388 bladder cases and 779 age- and residence-matched, population-based controls) from a multi...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Jackson SS,St George DM,Loffredo CA,Amr S

更新日期：2017-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the aggregation of four leisure behaviors and the association between the number of leisure behaviors and common mental disorders (CMD). A cross-sectional study was carried out with a representative sample of healthcare workers of Brazil. The aggregation of the types of l...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Rocha SV,Barbosa AR,de Araújo TM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood of 76 cacao farmers from Southwestern Nigeria was monitored for erythrocyte cholinesterase enzyme activity (AChE) and hemoglobin values before and after insecticide application. Eight farmers had 30% to 50% baseline AChE activity, which suggests chronic organophosphate insecticide poisoning. AChE activity in...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Sosan MB,Akingbohungbe AE,Durosinmi MA,Ojo IA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fitness instructors routinely use high music volumes that may be harmful to hearing. This study assessed noise levels during 35 low-intensity and 65 high-intensity fitness classes in 1997-1998 and 2009-2011. Questionnaires examined instructors' and clients' preferred music volumes and whether they found loud music "st...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Beach EF,Nie V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This overview of systematic reviews (SR) aims to determine how the potential confounding and/or mediating effects of lifestyle habits were taken into consideration in SR examining the job strain effect on cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence. Thirteen SR were identified. Lifestyle habits were often considered as con...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Riopel C,Lavigne-Robichaud M,Trudel X,Milot A,Gilbert-Ouimet M,Talbot D,Aubé K,Brisson C

更新日期：2020-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:South Korea has experienced rapid economic development over a 60-year period, since the 1960s, rising up from the ruins of the 1950-1953 Korean War. During this short period, South Korea experienced a wide range of occupational safety and health (OSH) problems, similar to that experienced in most developed countries a...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Park J,Kim Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors aimed to assess genotoxic damage in the lymphocytes of workers chronically exposed to ionizing radiation. The studied population included 15 exposed donors of the radiology unit of a public hospital in La Plata, Argentina. The control group included 15 nonexposed employers from administrative areas that th...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Güerci AM,Grillo CA,Dulout FN,Seoane AI

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a cross-sectional study conducted among paddy farmers to characterize potential risk factors that influence levels of DNA damage from exposure to mixtures of organophosphates. Comet assay was used to determine the level of DNA damage by measuring the comet tail length from the exfoliated buccal mucosa. The res...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： How V,Hashim Z,Ismail P,Omar D,Said SM,Tamrin SB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Workers exposed to fuels and paints may present alterations in several parameters. Thus, we assessed potential biomarkers, with the aim of detecting early changes in gasoline station attendants and painters. Blood samples were collected for the analysis of inflammatory and DNA damage markers, besides biochemical, haem...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Brum EDS,da Silva LM,Teixeira TP,Moreira LDR,Kober H,Lavall MC,Silva JÉPD,Piana M,Lenz LS,da Cruz IBM,Duarte T,Duarte MMMF,Brandão R

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The increasing use of nanomaterials in academic and industrial environments has raised concerns about the potential effects of these materials on human and the environment. Researches have shown that occupational exposure to nanomaterials can affect employees' health. Many companies are active in the field of n...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Omari Shekaftik S,H Shirazi F,Yarahmadi R,Rasouli M,Ashtarinezhad A

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of mycotoxigenic Penicillium species in poultry houses of Telangana, India, was studied during 4 seasons between June 2009 and May 2010. Fungi belonging to 13 genera, including Penicillium, comprising 43 species were collected using petri plates. Fourteen Penicillium species demonstrated varying degrees...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Koteswara Rao V,Girisham S,Madhusudhan Reddy S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine induced sputum (IS) cells profile from restorers/conservators of cultural heritage (restorers) with no lower airway symptoms and normal ventilatory lung function. The study involved 22 restorers and 48 control workers. Medical interview, physical examination, spirometry, skin...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Kanceljak-Macan B,Trošić I,Varnai VM,Pavičić I,Macan J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to examine associations between night shift work and serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels. We analyzed 1,537 blood samples from premenopausal female nurses in the Nurses' Health Study II, assayed for AMH. Rotating or permanent night shifts worked in the two weeks before blood collection and year...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Johnson CY,Tanz LJ,Lawson CC,Howards PP,Bertone-Johnson ER,Eliassen AH,Schernhammer ES,Rich-Edwards JW

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is the most common symptom of sleep-disorders. Although high levels of EDS have been reported among firefighters, there is a limited understanding on EDS in firefighters. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in full-time firefighters (n = 275). The survey included the Epworth Sleep...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Shi Y,Bender B,McGovern P,Jung EM,DeMoulin D,Jacobs S,Prichard JR,Kim H

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast sensitivity (CS) emerged more than 30 years ago as an alternative to traditional acuity testing, and recently it has become the focus of attention in the field of neurotoxicology. CS testing may be useful for detecting defects in oculoneural processing and therefore possible chemical-induced neurotoxicity, su...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Waksman JC,Brody A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous symptom-based survey of veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War suggested a neurological syndrome (blurred vision, loss of balance/dizziness, tremors/shaking, and speech difficulty). The authors conducted the present study to determine whether specific findings could indicate an organic basis for this po...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Levine PH,Richardson PK,Zolfaghari L,Cleary SD,Geist CE,Potolicchio S,Young HA,Simmens SJ,Schessel D,Williams K,Mahan CM,Kang HK

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the plant features associated with increased irritation symptoms and levels of inflammation markers among compost workers (CWs). Ninety CWs were followed over 18 months, using questionnaires on respiratory symptoms, fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurements, spirometry, a methacholine bronch...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Demange V,Barrera C,Laboissière A,Duquenne P,Simon X,Millon L,Reboux G,Grzebyk M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 9,285 nuclear workers employed at the French company AREVA NC specializing in the nuclear fuel cycle was established. Vital status, causes of death, employment characteristics and annual exposure to ionizing radiation were reconstructed for each individual over the time period 1977-2004. Standardized morta...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Metz-Flamant C,Rogel A,Caër S,Samson E,Laurier D,Acker A,Tirmarche M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The year 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of NIOSH's Respiratory Health Division (RHD). RHD began in 1967 as the Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Respiratory Diseases (ALFORD), with a focus on coal workers' pneumoconiosis. ALFORD became part of NIOSH in 1971 and added activities to address work-related respirat...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Cummings KJ,Johns DO,Mazurek JM,Hearl FJ,Weissman DN

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether physicians' personality traits moderate the association between medical specialty and well-being at work. Nationally representative sample of Finnish physicians (n = 2,815; 65% women; aged 25-72 years in 2015) was used. Personality was assessed with the shortened Big Five Inventory. Indicators of w...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Mullola S,Hakulinen C,Gimeno Ruiz de Porras D,Presseau J,Jokela M,Vänskä J,Paunio T,Elovainio M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to design and validate an instrument to measure the wellness among university nursing faculty. The study was performed in two phases. Phase I consisted of the development of the instrument with discussion groups and participant consensus. We designed an instrument including the 21 items or ps...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Hurtado-Pardos B,Casas I,Lluch-Canut T,Moreno-Arroyo C,Nebot-Bergua C,Roldán-Merino J

更新日期：2018-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on the determinants of sickness presence can be based on employees' number of sickness presence days or employees' propensity to "opt" for presenteeism in case of sickness. This study compares associations between potential determinants and presenteeism in cross-sectional data from a sample of Austrian employ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Gerich J

更新日期：2016-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental factors appear to be important in the etiology of testicular cancer. In this study, the authors identified some risk factors for testicular cancer, paying particular attention to prenatal and early life exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Using a questionnaire, the authors obtained informa...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Nori F,Carbone P,Giordano F,Osborn J,Figà-Talamanca I

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors analyzed the effects of chronic exposure of Argentine air crew members to low doses of ionizing radiations. Genetic damage induced by either low doses or low rates of ionizing radiation was higher than expected. Seventy-one heparinized blood samples were obtained from technical ground workers (group A; n =...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： De Luca JC,Picco SJ,Macintyre C,Dulout FN,Lopez-Larraza DM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accelerating prevalence of coal workers pneumoconiosis is considered as a serious occupational health problem. This cross-sectional study was designed to determine the prevalence of lung function impairment of underground coal miners in West Bengal, India. A total of 230 underground coal dust-exposed subjects and 130 ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Kumari Prasad S,Singh S,Bose A,Prasad B,Banerjee O,Bhattacharjee A,Kumar Maji B,Samanta A,Mukherjee S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aircraft maintenance crews are constantly exposed to severe aircraft noise. The purpose of this study was to verify whether noise from aircraft adversely affects the hearing threshold levels (HTLs) of aircraft maintenance conscripts during their 2 years of mandatory military service. This study included 3,000 male air...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Park WJ,Moon JD

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to heavy metals and organic solvents are potential etiologic factors for multiple sclerosis (MS), but their interaction with MS-associated genes is under-studied. The authors explored the relationship between environmental exposure to lead, mercury, and solvents and 58 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) i...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Napier MD,Poole C,Satten GA,Ashley-Koch A,Marrie RA,Williamson DM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few studies examined interactive effects between air pollution and temperature on health outcomes. In this study, the authors aimed to examine whether temperature modified effects of ozone on cardiovascular mortality in 95 large US cities. The authors separately used a nonparametric regression model and a parametric...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Ren C,Williams GM,Mengersen K,Morawska L,Tong S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00