BACKGROUND The etiology of Dupuytren's disease is unknown, and the role of occupational exposure is still debated. Our objective was to study the association between occupational exposures, personal risk factors and Dupuytren's disease. METHODS In this cross-sectional survey, nine occupational physicians performed clinical examinations, focused on Dupuytren's disease, of 2,406 French male civ...

background: occupational contact dermatitis, especially in hand, is one of the most common occupational disorders. the present study aimed at evaluating patients with occupational allergic contact dermatitis (acd) caused by common allergens based on occupation type and disease history.   methods: this cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating the data of the patients with probable diagnosis of ...

La actividad laboral del ser humano ha permitido transformar el mundo pero, al mismo tiempo, ha generado riesgos y enfermedades que han sido reconocidas desde muy antiguo. Galeno describió las intoxicaciones de los mineros de Chipre; durante el renacimiento, Georg Agricola (1494-1555) realizó una primera división entre enfermedades laborales crónicas y agudas; Paracelso, a mediados del siglo XV...

This paper discusses older women’s “ways of doing” which are occupational strategies that facilitate successful ageing by maintaining participation in meaningful occupations. The paper adopts an occupational perspective of health. This particular view of people as occupational beings who need to participate in personally meaningful occupations for their health and well being is central to occup...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with non-melanoma skin cancer in the city of Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS Hospital-based case-control study with individuals residing in Taubaté, treated between January 2005 and December 2006. The subjects were matched 1:1 according to gender and age. Age, gender, phototype, European descent, time of residence, sun exposure, time (in years), nu...

The author presents a review of the history of occupational health in Brazil, concerning the last 3 centuries. This period was divided into (a) slave labour, (b) immigrant labour, and (c) industrial labour. The author shows the early occupational diseases, pioneering occupational physicians and Brazilian laws on the subject. The creation of Fundacentro (Brazilian Foundation of Occupational Heal...

Background: Occupational contact dermatitis, especially in hand, is one of the most common occupational disorders. The present study aimed at evaluating patients with occupational allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) caused by common allergens based on occupation type and disease history.   Methods: This cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating the data of the patients with probable diagn...

A case is described of occupational asthma in a worker with no previous history of asthma who sprinkled dried metabisulphite powder onto potatoes and developed work-related symptoms. Occupational asthma was confirmed by specific inhalation challenges.

Despite the many developments in maritime sector recent years, number of accidents is still at a significantly high level. Beyond accident analysis, which defined as reactive process, it clear that more studies are needed this sector, taking into account personal traits employees and with foresight these may cause accidents. Statistically significant relationships were determined result five-fa...