Aims: To study the relation between exposure to crystalline silica and silicosis mortality. Although mortality is an important endpoint for regulators, there have been no exposure-response studies for ...

From 1 July 2024, Australia has banned the use, supply and manufacture of engineered stone, also known as artificial stone, which is made from crystalline silica-containing aggregates bonded with a ...

Aims: To evaluate the mortality experience of 11 039 workers exposed to formaldehyde for three months or more in three garment plants. The mean time weighted average formaldehyde exposure at the ...

Objective The aim of the current study is to investigate the association of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a group of environmental pollutants, with diabetes mellitus. Animal studies link ...

Objectives Adverse occupational exposures can accelerate age-related lung function decline. Some longitudinal population-based studies have investigated this association. This study aims to examine ...

OBJECTIVES: The possibility of an association between exposure to silica and autoimmune diseases has recently come under discussion. In the following case-referent study, a cohort exposed to ...

Edited by Dean Baker, Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen. Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008 pp 398. £34.95 (paperback). 978-0-19-852792-3 As a young scientist working and pursuing a PhD in the ...

Introduction Artifacts manufactured by Bell metal casting process is one of the traditional handicraft industries of India known as Dhokra craft. This craft work is recognized worldwide for its unique ...

Background Acute associations between mortality and ozone are largely accepted, though recent evidence is less conclusive. Evidence on ozone–heat interaction is sparse. We assess effects of ozone, ...

The objective of our systematic reviews and meta-analyses were to analyse the associations between high occupational physical activity (HOPA) and cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) and CV mortality and ...

This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the WHO to address the health consequences of nuclear weapons and war.1 Health professionals and their associations ...