News tagged with occupational epidemiology
Trauma of war doubles asthma risk among civilians
Living through the trauma of war seems to increase the risk of developing asthma, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Lead in bone associated with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease in men
Growing evidence shows that exposure to lead in the environment is associated with cardiovascular disease, including increased risk of hypertension. However, those studies have looked at lead concentrations in blood, not ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Mobile phones 'don't cause cancer': yet another study
Scientific evidence goes increasingly against the theory that mobile phones cause cancer, a new study has concluded.
Jul 02, 2011 |
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Team approach reduces urinary tract infections in rehab patients
Nurses, occupational and physical therapists, case managers and education staff, all working together at a 300-bed Nebraska rehabilitation hospital, have successfully implemented a team approach to dramatically reduce infections ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Repellent-treated clothing nearly eliminates tick bites for outdoor workers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A pilot study shows clothes treated with long-lasting insect repellant appear to offer outdoor workers significant protection against tick bites.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 30, 2011 |
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The BCG World Atlas: a world first in the fight against tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to pose a major global health threat. Someone in the world is newly infected with TB bacteria every second. Every year, more than 9 million people develop active TB and it claims about 2 million ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Ancient Egypt and a pioneer of palaeopathology
At the start of the last century, a team of archaeologists began a race against the clock to rescue thousands of human bodies from ancient graves in modern Egypt’s Lower Nubia region. They would have ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Osteopathy 'of no benefit' to children with cerebral palsy
Research commissioned by Cerebra, the charity that helps to improve the lives of children with brain conditions, and carried out by the Cerebra Research Unit (CRU) at the Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry, has found ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Researchers say e-health must be a priority
An electronic health record system should be the backbone of health care reform in Canada and more must be done to speed up the implementation of this initiative across the country. Furthermore, for this system to be put ...
Feb 24, 2011 |
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The association between unhealthy behaviors and socioeconomic status differs between countries
According to a study by Silvia Stringhini and colleagues from INSERM, (U1018 Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health) and University College London, (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health), published ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Hearing impairment common, perhaps preventable, chronic disease among middle-aged adults
Several factors may be associated with hearing impairment in middle-aged adults, including cardiovascular disease risks, being male and having a noisy job, according to a report published online first in the Archives of Ot ...
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Health-care systems not using best evidence in decision-making
Health care systems around the world are failing to use evidence obtained through research when making decisions, causing inefficiencies and reduced quantity and quality of life, according to a leading expert in the field ...
Jan 19, 2011 |
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