Association between biosecurity and zoonotic transmission of LA-MRSA CC398 from industrial pig farms to farm workers and their household members ...

1 INSERM-IRSET no. 1085, Epidemiological Research on Environment, Reproduction and Development, University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France Objective The potential impact of environmental exposure to ...

Objectives Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Exposure to occupational hazards is an important preventable risk factor but the ...

3 National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Utrecht, The Netherlands 5 Public Health and Primary Care Directorate, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK ...

The development of methods for the assessment of the thermal environment is traced, and the reasons for the devising of special indices of thermal stress are discussed. The more important of the ...

Background The health impacts of temperatures are gaining attention in Australia and worldwide. While a number of studies have investigated the association of temperatures with the risk of ...

Aims: To examine work associated upper airway inflammation in 31 waste handlers, and to correlate these findings with personally monitored exposure to different bioaerosol components. Methods: Cell ...

Objectives This study investigated the ergonomic and safety hazards of small-scale miners in one of the largest small-scale mining area in the Philippines which is the area of Itogon, Benguet. Methods ...

Correspondence to Prof. Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; nirmala.bhoopathy{at}ummc.edu.my ...

Correspondence to Dr Kristan J Aronson, Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Cancer Research Institute, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6 , Canada; aronson{at}queensu.ca Objectives The ...

Objectives Despite mounting evidence on epidemiological risk factors, Parkinson’s disease (PD) incidence remains largely unexplained. The purpose of this study was to test associations between ...

Employees at six sewage treatment plants and three drinking water plants were interviewed for the presence of specific medical symptoms. Serum immunoglobulin concentrations, white blood cell counts ...