Recently added articles from International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health:
Reuse Prevention Syringes for Reconstitution of Lyophilized Vaccines: Operational Study and UNICEF Plans for Expanding Introduction
Jan 01, 2009; ... Since the 1990s, the United Nation's Children's Fund has encouraged injection safety for immunizations through bundling vaccines with appropriate amounts of supporting equipment and by supplying autodisable (AD) syringes for injections. However, poor vaccine reconstitution practices continue to ...
A Survey of Work-Related Injury in a Rapidly Industrializing Commune in Vietnam
Jan 01, 2009; ... Estimating the burden of occupational injury in developing countries might provide support for strengthening injury prevention during industrialization. A crosssectional survey was administered to all households in the Xuân Tien Commune in Vietnam to collect information on the characteristics of ...
Cananea Copper Mine: An International Effort to Improve Hazardous Working Conditions in Mexico
Jan 01, 2009; ... A team of international occupational health and safety professionals evaluated the working conditions and health status of miners at a giant open-pit copper mine in Cananea, Mexico. Workers in the ore processing plants were exposed to levels of crystalline silica 10 times the Mexican regulatory ...
Mortality and Morbidity among Farmers, Nonfarming Rural Men, and Urban Referents: A Prospective Population-Based Study
Jan 01, 2009; ... A cohort of 1,220 farmers, 1,130 nonfarming rural men, and 1,087 urban referents from Sweden were monitored for 12 years. Farmers had lower mortality than urban referents for all causes of death (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.51; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.37-0.71), cancer (HR = 0.44; 95% CI, ...
Aggression Towards Health Care Workers in Spain: A Multi-facility Study to Evaluate the Distribution of Growing Violence Among Professionals, Health Facilities and Departments
Jan 01, 2009; ... In recent years instances of aggression by patients towards health workers appear to have become more frequent. In Spain, no scientific studies appears to have been performed so far on this question. We analyzed questionnaires on workplace aggression from a stratified sample of 1826 health ...
Vinyl Chloride Propellant in Hair Spray and Angiosarcoma of the Liver among Hairdressers and Barbers: Case Reports
Jan 01, 2009; ... Two cases of angiosarcoma of the liver (ASL) are, to the best of our knowledge, the first literature reports of such cases identified among hairdressers and barbers who used hair sprays containing vinyl chloride (VC) as a propellant. The cases were exposed to VC aerosols between 1966 and 1973, ...
Policy and Research Recommendations Emerging from the Scientific Evidence Connecting Environmental Factors and Breast Cancer
Jan 01, 2009; ... A substantial body of evidence links environmental exposures to increases in breast cancer incidence over the past decades. State and federal legislative initiatives that could help prevent breast cancer include: federal standards to achieve consistency in radiation-emitting medical and dental ...
Chrysotile Biopersistence: The Misuse of Biased Studies
Jan 01, 2009; ... Although it is widely accepted that exposure to any asbestos type can increase the likelihood of lung cancer, mesothelioma, and non-malignant lung and pleural disorders, manufacturers and some chrysotile miners' unions contend that chrysotile either does not cause disease or that there is ...
Avoiding Reused Instruments for Immunizations Exposes Unsolved Problems
Jan 01, 2009; ... Fleming et al.'s article in this issue reports results from a trial of reuse prevention (RUP) syringes to reconstitute vaccine (i.e., to transfer diluent from a vial or ampoule to a vial of freeze-dried vaccine).1 In the trial, health care workers in Indonesia reported that several models of RUP ...
Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Asbestos, and a "Sane Appreciation of the Risks"
Jan 01, 2009; ... There are too few examples of proper corporate response to occupational hazards. In 1930, Merewether first recognized that exposure to asbestos from brake replacement and manufacture could induce asbestos disease. Merewether demanded that companies give "workers a sane appreciation of the risks" ...
IJOEH and NIOSH Work Together to Publish Information on Federal Health Hazard Evaluations
Jan 01, 2009; ... With this issue IJOEH enters into a partnership with the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to publish a set of abstracts of important Health Hazard Evaluations (HHEs). While these abstracts of NIOSH investigations have been available on the NIOSH web site, our ...
Mold Science and Conflict of Interest
Jan 01, 2009; ... To the editor-I am writing in response to your recent article on ACOEM's 2002 position statement on adverse human health effects associated with molds in the indoor environment.1 It is regrettable that this issue continues to take up editorial time and space. Those who read the article ...
ACOEM Response Fails to Address Central Issues
Jan 01, 2009; ... To the Editor-The response of Dr. Orford, President of ACOEM, to my article is disappointing but not altogether unexpected. Dr. Orford's response regrettably corroborates my criticisms of the organization's lack of accountability toward its members and its stakeholders-the workers and others ...
Literature on Mycotoxins and Human Health at the Time of the ACOEM Report
Jan 01, 2009; ... To the Editor-We read with interest the review by Dr. Craner1 outlining a long-standing controversy on fungal mycotoxins, exposures, and the possibility of disease. The obvious question is whether scientific literature supported an association of mycotoxins and human health effects at the time ...
Courtroom Impact of the ACOEM Statement on Mold
Jan 01, 2009; ... To the Editor-As an attorney who practices primarily in the construction defect arena, I read Dr. Craner's commentary1 with particular interest. My practice includes both prosecution as well as defense of owners and developers in residential and commercial property cases, many of which have a ...
State of the Evidence: The Connection Between Breast Cancer and the Environment
Jan 01, 2009; ... A substantial body of scientific evidence indicates that exposures to common chemicals and radiation, alone and in combination, are contributing to the increase in breast cancer incidence observed over the past several decades. Key recurring themes in the growing scientific literature on breast ...
Development of the St. Louis Audit of Fall Risks at Residential Construction Sites
Oct 01, 2008; ... We describe the development and pilot testing of the St. Louis Assessment of Fall Risks, a worksite audit to assess fall prevention safety practices on residential construction sites. Surveillance data and feedback from carpenters and safety instructors regarding work tasks associated with falls ...
The Effects of Transdermal Scopolamine on Simulated Ship Navigation and Attention/Reaction Time
Oct 01, 2008; ... Transdermal scopolamine is commonly used by mariners to prevent or treat seasickness. Most studies indicate that scopolamine administered transdermally via an adhesive patch does not impair performance of skills required to navigate a vessel, but trials have not been conducted testing navigation ...
An Epidemiologic Study Comparing Fetal Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in Three Southeast Asian Countries
Oct 01, 2008; ... The high prevalence of smoking in Southeast Asia (SEA) means pregnant women face exposure to tobacco smoke that may affect the health of their fetus. This study determined fetal exposure to tobacco smoke by meconium analysis for cotinine in 3 locations in SEA: Bulacan Province, Philippines ...
Occupational Disease among Non-governmental Employees in Malaysia
Oct 01, 2008; ... In the absence of systematic occupational disease surveillance, other data collected by governmental agencies or industry is useful in the identification of occupational diseases and their control. We examined data on occupational diseases reported by non-governmental employees to the national ...