Environmental Exposure - Prevention & control
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Prevention of allergic sensitization by environmental control.

30 Aug 2009 For about 20 years, investigators have been attempting to design studies to reduce exposure to allergens in order to prevent the development of allergic sensitization and thus prevent the onset of allergic disease, particularly asthma. Seven such ... Read more...

The social costs of childhood lead exposure in the post-lead regulation era.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the benefits that might be realized if all children in the United States had a blood lead level of less than 1 microg/dL. DESIGN: Data were obtained from published and electronic sources. A Markov model was used to project ... Read more...

Indoor allergens in Minnesota schools and child care centers.

30 Aug 2009 Elevated concentrations of allergens in the indoor environment may cause allergic sensitization and symptoms. Occupant exposure to indoor allergens in educational facilities should and can be controlled. This study (1) assessed the presence of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Environmental Exposure - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Lead poisoning cases spark riots in China. 10 Sep 2009
• Prevention of allergic sensitization by environmental control. 30 Aug 2009
• The social costs of childhood lead exposure in the post-lead regulation era. 30 Aug 2009
• Indoor allergens in Minnesota schools and child care centers. 30 Aug 2009
• Asbestos production increases despite WHO opposition. 30 Aug 2009
• Potential unintended consequences of smoke-free policies in public places on pregnant women in China. 30 Jul 2009
• Reach and the obligations of the chemical industry. 30 Jul 2009
• Real noise from the urban environment: how ambient community noise affects health and what can be done about it. 30 Jul 2009
• Radon control systems in existing and new construction: a review. 19 Jul 2009
• Living with nuclear power: A Q-method study of local community perceptions. 6 Jul 2009
• Mono and multifaceted inhalant and/or food allergen reduction interventions for preventing asthma in children at high risk of developing asthma. 6 Jul 2009
• Indoor allergens in school and day care environments. Jul 2009
• Starting a health care system green team. 29 Jun 2009
• Protecting our children's health: The ultimate government 'stimulus package'. 29 Jun 2009
• Environmental pollution and blood lead levels in Nigeria: who is unexposed? 29 Jun 2009
• SCNA hosts states first Environmental Health Summit for Nurses. 29 Jun 2009
• Bomb survivors and radiation protection. 29 Jun 2009
• Uncertainty reduction in environmental data with conflicting information. 29 Jun 2009
• NCRP Report No. 160, Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the Population of the United States, medical exposure--are we doing less with more, and is there a role for health physicists? 29 Jun 2009
• Management of the effects of exposure to tear gas. 17 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Environmental Exposure'

Definition: The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.

Descriptor UI: D004781

Alternative terms: Environmental Exposure; Exposure, Environmental; Environmental Exposures; Exposures, Environmental;

Related Mesh Headings: Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants; Occupational Exposure; Multiple Chemical Sensitivity; Environmental Illness; Persian Gulf Syndrome;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; analysis; classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; standards; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N06.850.460.350;

History Note: 74(67)

Technical Notes: may or may not result in a disease; coord IM with specific substance (IM); DF: ENVIR EXPOSURE