Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is attributed predominantly to tobacco smoke, occupational exposures are also suspected risk factors for COPD. Estimating the proportion of COPD attributable to occupation is thus an important public health need. A randomly selected sample of 2,061 US residents aged 55-75 yrs completed telephone interviews covering respiratory health, genera...

background: the presence of hyperuricemia and renal function impairment, especially in the absence of urate stone formation is strongly suggestive of lead nephropathy. the evaluation of this association is essential in areas where lead exposure is still prevalent and uncontrolled. objective: to determine the relationship between serum uric acid and renal function indices in lead-exposed workers...

background: taxi drivers are exposed to various risk factors such as work overload, stress, an irregular diet, and a sedentary lifestyle, which make these individuals vulnerable to many diseases. this study was designed to assess the health status of this occupational group. objectives: the objective was to explore the health status, the intention to seek health examination, and participation i...

BACKGROUND Occupational skin disease is a common problem among health care workers (HCWs). The prevalence of occupational skin disease in HCWs has been reported in several international studies, but not in the UK. AIMS To estimate the prevalence of occupational skin disease in a population of UK HCWs and to explore possible causative factors. METHODS Clinical and non-clinical HCWs attending...

In the Gothenburg primary prevention study 7083 middle aged men were classified into five categories by occupational state. A retrospective analysis of the data showed that low occupational class was associated with slight increases in smoking rates, systolic blood pressure, serum cholesterol concentration, body mass index, and heart rate. Alcohol abuse was strongly associated with low occupati...

Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease. It is difficult to diagnose during life because the clinical picture is relatively non-specific and the disease is therefore often mistaken for abdominal carcinomatosis. Diffuse mesothelioma of the serosal surfaces should be considered as an index tumour of occupational exposure to asbestos dust. However, internists, surgeons or gynecologists who first...

AIMS To update notifications to the Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour (OSH) Notifiable Occupational Disease System (NODS) from June 1996 to the beginning of 1999. METHODS All notifications received for non-asbestos related occupational respiratory disease were reviewed to confirm the clinical diagnosis, occupational causation, and to identify the causative age...