Article: Female vets at greater risk of a miscarriage - survey says.(News)

Article: Vets at risk.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  April 3, 2008 ;     57 words ...FEMALE vets are twice as likely to suffer miscarriage due to exposure to anaesthetic gases, radiation and pesticides, a study suggested today. Young women should be warned of the risks if they wish to become pregnant, it said. A total of 1,197 female vets took part in the research, ...

Article: Female vets face greater risk of miscarriage
The Hindustan Times;  April 13, 2008 ;     346 words ......by HT Syndication. Washington, April 13 -- Female veterinarians who fail to protect themselves from x-rays and anaesthetic gases double their risk of having miscarriage, says...exposure to occupational dangers such as x-rays, anaesthetic gases and pesticides could have adverse effects ...

Article: Pregnant vets 'in danger' warning.
The Australian (Sydney, Australia);  April 4, 2008 ;     70 words ......Australian and UK researchers found that female vets who were exposed to anaesthetic gases, radiation and pesticides were twice...miscarriage. The researchers said that female vets should be fully informed of the risks...

Article: IN BRIEF: Vets warning.(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  April 3, 2008 ;     46 words ...FEMALE vets are twice as likely to suffer miscarriage due to exposure to anaesthetic gases, radiation and pesticides, a study suggested. Young women should be warned of the risks if they wish to become pregnant, says a...

Article: FED: CheckUp column for Friday, April 4
AAP General News (Australia);  April 4, 2008 ;     669 words ......clinics on getting asthmatics to quit. FEMALE VETS AT GREATER RISK OF MISCARRIAGE Female vets run twice the normal risk of miscarriage from the anaesthetic gases and pesticides they are exposed to...carrying out surgery and exposed to anaesthetic gases that were not ...

Article: Manto warns on overcharging by private hospitals; Billing for anaesthesia under spotlight as minister calls for compliance with single exit pricing laws.(News)
The Sunday Independent (South Africa);  September 9, 2007 ;     548 words ......overcharging patients for anaesthetic gases, claiming the practice...law. The minister said anaesthetic gases are sold in millilitres...hospitals have been billing anaesthetic gases on a per minute basis...

Article: Genotoxicity of waste anaesthetic gases
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......whether occupational exposure to waste anaesthetic gases increases genotoxic risk. We examined...anaesthetists with occupational exposure to anaesthetic gases and a sex- and age-matched group...without occupational exposure to anaesthetic gases were studied. The participants were...

Article: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ANAESTHETIC GASES AND SPONTANEOUS ABORTION
Gynecological Endocrinology;  February 1, 2004 ;     186 words ......exposure of pregnant staff members to anaesthetic gases and the occurance of spontaneous...relationship between the exposure to anaesthetic gases and occurance of spontaneous abortion...pregnant cases, 262 were exposed to anaesthetic gases during pregnancy. The rate of spontaneous...

Article: Relationship between occupational exposure to anaesthetic gases and spontaneous abortion
European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care;  June 1, 2004 ;     250 words ......exposure of pregnant staff members to anaesthetic gases and the occurance of spontaneous...relationship between the exposure to anaesthetic gases and the occurance of spontaneous...pregnanc cases, 262 were exposed to anaesthetic gases during pregnancy. The rate of spontaneous...

Article: Row rages over anaesthetic costs.(News)
The Sunday Independent (South Africa);  September 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......to stop overcharging patients for anaesthetic gases. Roly Buys, the company's director...hospital groups to stop overcharging for anaesthetic gases. She claimed the practice - which...side of the law. The minister said anaesthetic gases are sold in millilitres, but private...

Article: Waste anaesthetic gas disposal system.
New Materials Japan;  May 1, 2002 ;     268 words ......a system for disposing of waste anaesthetic gases at hospitals. A mixture of nitrous...equipment, known as Anesclean. The waste anaesthetic gases are currently discharged into the...considered difficult to dispose of waste anaesthetic gases. This is because waste anaesthetic...

Article: Hospital gas fear: Support offered to staff
Yorkshire Post;  August 27, 2005 ;     436 words ......the change in protocol," she said. Anaesthetic gases enter the atmosphere in operating...long- term exposure of low doses of anaesthetic gases because you cannot and would not...effects of small amounts of breathed in anaesthetic gases concludes there is a risk to staff...

Article: Prosecution threat wins hospitals over.(Business Report)
The Star (South Africa);  January 15, 2008 ;     432 words ......comply with the law when charging for anaesthetic gases, or face prosecution. The warning...year, and increases in the costs of anaesthetic gases by as much as R13 a minute. However...the law with regard to charges for anaesthetic gases. Bhengu said delegates had been told...

Article: GAS WARNING FOR SURGEONS; Operating theatres' staff scare.
Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  June 23, 1999 ;     240 words ......British operating theatre staff. Recommended limits for anaesthetic gases in the UK are more than double Germany's and three times...Medicine: Even exposure to low concentrations of waste anaesthetic gases leads to an increased risk of genetic damage. Whether the...