CARDIAC DISEASE AND OCCUPATION

The Relationship Between Areas of Occupation and Severity of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Parkinson’s Disease

Objective Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative progressive condition with a number of nonmotor symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and stress. These have the most debilitating characteristics and increase the severity and progression of the disease and often reduce functional ability in the sufferers. For this reason, they may, over time, lose their daily living activities skills (...

Occupation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

In a recent editorial Dr. Sherwood Burge reviewed the evidence for the relationship between occupational exposures to dusts, gases and fumes and chronic obstructive lung disease [1]. We welcome Dr Burge's attention for this important but often under-appreciated subject. In the same issue of the journal our paper "Occupational exposures estimated by a population specific job exposure matrix and ...

Mechanisms linking Mental Health Problems and Cardiac Disease: A Review

Psychological problems play a critical role in development of cardiovascular disease. Several mechanisms were suggested to explain the association and mechanism of this effect, recently. Knowledge of the mechanisms mediating the association between psychological status and heart disease could help in developing treatments. The effects of mind and mood on the cardiovascular system can be due to ...

Occupation groups and Covid-19

The Relationship between Occupation and Semen Quality