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Drinking water contamination with hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] has become one of the most serious public health problems, thus the investigation of Cr (VI)-induced hepatotoxicity has attracted much attention ...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:15
Published on: 15 June 2017
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An adequate dance floor is said to prevent injuries. On the basis of scientific research, numerous recommendations regarding an adequate dance floor have been developed. Up to the present, however, studies hav...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:14
Published on: 7 June 2017
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Investigation of basic chronic inflammatory mechanisms and development of new therapeutics targeting the respiratory tract requires appropriate testing systems, including those to monitor long- persistence. Hu...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:13
Published on: 26 May 2017
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The tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate in foreign-born individuals has been increasing in Germany in recent years. Foreign students may be an important source of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in low-incid...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:12
Published on: 25 May 2017
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In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in psychosocial workplace risk assessments in Germany. One of the questionnaires commonly employed for this purpose is the Short Questionnaire for Workpla...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:11
Published on: 12 May 2017
Short report
Neurotoxic envenoming following the bites of kraits (Bungarus spp.) is a common cause of death in the dry zone of Sri Lanka and elsewhere in South Asia. Most of these bites occur at night and are inflicted on peo...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:10
Published on: 27 March 2017
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Organic hog barn dust (HDE) exposure induces lung inflammation and long-term decreases in lung function in agricultural workers. While concentrations of common gasses in confined animal facilities are well cha...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:9
Published on: 24 March 2017
Commentary
A thought experiment places Henry Ford and Thomas Alva Edison in a modern regulatory environment. In a utopian occupational world devoid of night-shifts or artificial light, Ford wants to experiment with “work...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:8
Published on: 16 March 2017
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Work injury is an important cause of morbidity and mortality, much of these work injuries burden can be found in industry required heavy manual work such as, agriculture and fishers. Hence; agriculture is cons...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:7
Published on: 16 March 2017
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Experimental evidence indicates that fetal exposure to xenobiotics with the potential to interfere with the endogenous steroid hormone regulation of fetal development may reduce birth weight. However, epidemio...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:6
Published on: 9 March 2017
Methodology
Musical performance-associated musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are a common health problem among professional musicians. Considering the manifold consequences arising for the musicians, they can be seen as a t...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:5
Published on: 1 March 2017
Case report
Protein contact dermatitis has frequently been reported in case studies (usually in cases involving contact with seafood products), but there are very few descriptive series.
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:4
Published on: 10 February 2017
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Since many hospitals report high MRSA colonization rates among elderly patients, and because it has been shown that S. aureus colonization increases with advancing age, there are concerns about the introduction o...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:3
Published on: 3 February 2017
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According to international study results, physical therapists are afflicted with work-related musculoskeletal, psychosocial and dermal disorders as well as infections. The few existing studies in German-speaki...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:2
Published on: 7 January 2017
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Currently available Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) show a considerable variability in serial testing for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:1
Published on: 5 January 2017
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Occupational exposure to crystalline silica is a well-established occupational hazard. Once in the lung, crystalline silica particles can result in the activation of alveolar macrophages (AM), potentially lead...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:57
Published on: 15 December 2016
Short report
From our experience the toilet paper is folded in the bathrooms in rooms in branded hotels. We aimed to study the total time yearly spent in the world on folding hotel toilet paper.
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:38
Published on: 12 December 2016
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The elemental composition of bones and teeth can allow exposure to heavy metals in the environment to be estimated. The aim of this study was to determine whether impacted mandibular teeth and the surrounding ...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:56
Published on: 12 December 2016
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Chemical burns caused by hydrofluoric acid (HF) frequently occur in the Western Zhejiang Province. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of HF burns within this region.
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:55
Published on: 7 December 2016
Commentary
In 2009, a working group of the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified formaldehyde as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) and concluded that formaldehyde causes cancer of the nasopharynx (NPC) an...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:54
Published on: 5 December 2016
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Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at higher risk than the general population of contracting tuberculosis (TB). Moreover, although subjects with latent TB infection (LTBI) are asymptomatic and are not infectious, t...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:53
Published on: 24 November 2016
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Hepatitis C infection is a global public health issue. Chronic hepatitis C infection is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to describe the costs for occupationally-ca...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:52
Published on: 24 November 2016
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Fishermen work in a physically challenging work environment. The aim of this analysis was to estimate the prevalence and predictors of musculoskeletal pain among Danish fishermen.
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:51
Published on: 15 November 2016
Short report
With increases in globalization, cultural remedies from Chinese, Ayurvedic, Arab and other traditions have become more available to international consumers, offering unfamiliar “Natural Health Products” (NHP),...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:49
Published on: 8 November 2016
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Employees of a multi-site institution for children and adolescents started to wear moulded hearing protectors (MHPs) during working hours, as they were suffering from a high level of noise exposure. It was agr...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:50
Published on: 8 November 2016
