The aim of the study is to analyse the profile of the non-specific systemic immune response in a group of subjects with silicosis, that have variable opacities profusion on standard chest X-ray, and to try an estimate of the immune aggression in silicosis, to find a possible association of the humoral immunological parameters with the silicosis evolution stages as a criteria for the disease pro...

e The Choosing Wisely initiative is a national campaign led by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, focused on quality improvement and advancing a dialogue on avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, procedures, and treatments. The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) Prevention Practice Committee is an active participant in the Choosing Wisely project. The commi...

Thousands of workers are employed in textile industries under different job categories including dyeing, printing, finishing, cutting, weaving and spinning. The textile industry workers are exposed to a number of chemicals including dyes, solvents, optical brighteners, finishing agents and numerous types of natural and synthetic fibre dusts which affect their health. In this paper an attempt ha...