Occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs of hospital personnel involved in their preparation and administration is a major issue: ever since the introduction of protective measures in recent decades, the handling of these drugs has always been referred to as an occupational health hazard. Isolator technology was one of the protective equipments aimed at providing safe handling, but it has not y...

Twenty-five farm (F) households and 25 nonfarm (NF) households in Iowa were enrolled in a study investigating agricultural pesticide contamination inside homes. Air, surface wipe, and dust samples were collected. Samples from 39 homes (20 F and 19 NF) were analyzed for atrazine, metolachlor, acetochlor, alachlor, and chlorpyrifos. Samples from 11 homes (5 F and 6 NF) were analyzed for glyphosat...

Background: Whole-body MRI (WB-MRI) allows assessment of the overall inflammation in arthritis patients, including joint and entheses. To enhance use WB-MRI clinical trials, OMERACT Arthritis Working Group developed score for Inflammation Peripheral joints Entheses inflammatory (MRI-WIPE) [1]. This has been validated entire body, hip/pelvis region, but not each individual region. More detailed ...