Occupational Exposure - Adverse effects
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

DMPS can reverse the features of severe mercury vapor-induced neurological damage.

30 Oct 2009 CASE REPORT: A 36-year-old jewelry producer presented with tremor, slurred speech, lethargy, headache, and incoordination. On examination he had a coarse tremor of the outstretched hands and protruded tongue, slurred speech, "Hatter's shakes" ... Read more...

Gene expression changes in medical workers exposed to radiation.

29 Sep 2009 The use of nuclear resources for medical purposes causes considerable concern about occupational exposure. Nevertheless, little information is available regarding the effects of low-dose irradiations protracted over time. We used oligomicroarrays to ... Read more...

[Hyperthermic intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC): evaluation, prevention and policies to avoid occupational exposure for operating room personnel]

29 Sep 2009 To develop a treatment strategy for peritoneal carcinomatosis using a combination of extended peritoneal resections, local destructive procedures and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy creates great concern between healthcare workers involved ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Occupational Exposure - Adverse effects'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• DMPS can reverse the features of severe mercury vapor-induced neurological damage. 30 Oct 2009
• Gene expression changes in medical workers exposed to radiation. 29 Sep 2009
• [Hyperthermic intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC): evaluation, prevention and policies to avoid occupational exposure for operating room personnel] 29 Sep 2009
• Global and gene-specific promoter methylation changes are related to anti-B[a]PDE-DNA adduct levels and influence micronuclei levels in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-exposed individuals. 29 Sep 2009
• Lead poisoning cases spark riots in China. 10 Sep 2009
• [Skin protection. From TRGS 401 to guidelines on "occupational skin protection products"] 30 Aug 2009
• Exposure to violence, support needs, adjustment, and motivators among Guatemalan humanitarian aid workers. 30 Aug 2009
• Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites. 30 Aug 2009
• Relationships between asthma and work exposures among non-domestic cleaners in Ontario. 30 Aug 2009
• Neurological mortality among U.S. veterans of the Persian Gulf War: 13-year follow-up. 30 Aug 2009
• Comment on "Response to 'More on the risk of cancer among nuclear workers'". 30 Aug 2009
• Occurrence of frostbite in the general population--work-related and individual factors. 30 Aug 2009
• Life-long exposures on the farm, respiratory symptoms, and lung function decline. 30 Aug 2009
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in non-smokers. 27 Aug 2009
• An overview of how asbestos exposure affects the lung. 22 Aug 2009
• Nanoparticle safety in doubt. 18 Aug 2009
• The RBE of low-LET radiations. 16 Aug 2009
• Effective dose to staff from interventional procedures: estimations from single and double dosimetry. 15 Aug 2009
• A significantly joint effect between arsenic and occupational exposures and risk genotypes/diplotypes of CYP2E1, GSTO1 and GSTO2 on risk of urothelial carcinoma. 13 Aug 2009
• Effect of occupational exposure to multiple pesticides on translocation yield and chromosomal aberrations in lymphocytes of plant workers. 13 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Occupational Exposure'

Definition: The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation.

Descriptor UI: D016273

Alternative terms: Occupational Exposure; Exposure, Occupational; Exposures, Occupational; Occupational Exposures;

Related Mesh Headings: Air Pollutants, Occupational; Multiple Chemical Sensitivity;

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

Tree Number: N06.850.460.350.600;

Online Note: use ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE to search OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE 1989-90

History Note: 91; was see ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE 1989-90

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific occup dis (IM) or specific occupation (IM); DF: OCCUP EXPOSURE