Preventing Occupational Ailments and Disorders Associated with Cassava Mash Dewatering Techniques

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[Living conditions and occupational organization associated with common mental disorders].

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) and evaluate their association with living conditions and occupational organization. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of a random sample of private households was carried out in Olinda, Brazil, in 1993. The sample consisted of 621 adults aged 15 years or over and the participants were interviewed using the Self-Reporting Q...

Preventing occupational asthma.

What are the priorities for prevention of occupational asthma? Five years ago, it seemed difficult to prevent without further information on exposure-response relations obtained by prospective epidemiological studies incorporating measurement of environmental exposure.' This need is now accepted so that not only are such studies being carried out but it is also possible to view prevention with ...

Preventing occupational cancer.

The classic episode in the history of disease prevention occurred in London in 1854 (1). There was an epidemic of cholera in the neighborhood around Broad Street. John Snow, the hero of the story, studied the habits of the victims and found that almost all obtained their water from the well on Broad Street. Swift action was taken; the pump was closed down and the epidemic rapidly subsided. This...

Respiratory disorders associated with stroke and the role of physiotherapy in the treatment of these disorders

Introduction Stroke is a common neurological disease that can have a negative effect on all parts of the body. The respiratory system is one of the parts of the body that may be damaged by stroke. The respiratory disorders caused by stroke can occur in all three sections of the breath; including metabolic respiration, behavioral respiration and emotional respiration. Disorder in each of these ...