Occupation and lung disease

Occupation, smoking, and lung cancer.

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 (...

Statins and Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is a chronic multisystem disease with a considerable burden. One of its most common complications is pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). It has been demonstrated that the development of PAH is correlated with decreased quality of life and survival. Different medications have been proposed for the treatment of PAH, among which one can name statins. Howeve...

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 ...

Vitamin D serum level and chronic obstructive lung disease

Vitamin D serum level and chronic obstructive lung disease