Between 1992 and 2005, 72 cases of occupational hypersensitive pneumonitis were reported to the Czech National Registry of Occupational Diseases. This represented 0.24% of all occupational diseases reported in the Czech Republic during that period. The greatest number of cases occurred in 1997 (10 cases), of which men constituted 58.3% (42 cases) and women 41.7% (30 cases). The most prevalent c...

background occupational insecticidal poisoning (oip) is a global phenomenon, which is even more prevalent among indoor residual spray-workers and this can pose a serious threat to their health. objectives this study aimed to assess spray-workers' management of insecticide risk indicators and occupational insecticidal poisoning. materials and methods an analytical cross-sectional survey was...

BACKGROUND Pulmonary function tests are valuable measures for diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases. In the field of occupational medicine, spirometry is commonly performed, and in a considerable number of spirometries during occupational health evaluations, restrictive pattern is observed without any respiratory symptoms and may necessitate referral of the subject for body plethysmo...

A number of studies have shown a high incidence of lung cancer in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (9.8 to 38%) compared to control subjects (2 to 6.4%). A similar trend occurs in other entities that affect the interstitial lung compartment, such as systemic sclerosis and sarcoidosis, as well as occupational diseases. The pathogenesis of lung cancer in patients with diffuse pulmonary...

W ith the reduction in the disease burden from the pneumoconioses in recent years, especially in developed countries, occupational asthma has emerged as the occupational lung disease of greatest importance. It is usually the most common respiratory condition reported in occupational disease surveillance programmes and makes a substantial contribution to the burden of asthma in the community, wi...

Respiratory diseases from occupational exposures have a major adverse effect on worker health, with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimating that deaths from work-related respiratory disease and malignancies account for about 70% of all occupational disease mortality. NIOSH has a range of research activities in the Respiratory Diseases Research Program (RDRP)...

Objective. Taking into account a high prevalence of occupational pathology associated with the exposure industrial aerosols, to analyze principles therapy used for patients these diseases.
 Materials and methods. The regulating medical documents, data preventive examinations as well applied diseases, which are presented in scientific literarure, analyzed.
 Results. role harmful produc...

background: long term exposure to hazards at the work place is injurious to health and usually leads to diseased conditions. the objective of this study was to determine the occupational health problems associated with driving among the professional drivers in sagamu, ogun state, nigeria. methods: this study is a cross‑sectional study. total sample of all the consenting professional drivers in ...

1. Center for Lung Regeneration, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15250; 2. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710; 3. The Dorothy P. and Richard P. Simmons Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Pulmonary Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh,...

background: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are among important health problems in working population. because of performing difficult physical activities, hand-woven shoe-sole makers are at risk of developing various types of msds. objective: to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in different body areas of hand-woven shoe-sole makers, assess workers′ postures and workstation...