BACKGROUND IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of glomerulonephritis, a principal cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. The mechanisms of onset and progression of IgAN have not been fully revealed, and epidemiologic studies have yielded diverging opinions as to the role of occupational exposure to organic solvents in the initiation or worsening of IgAN. As the authors en...

Teleoperated systems are used to perform remote maintenance functions in hazardous environments usually with the fundamental objective of reducing, or eliminating, human worker exposure to dangers Researchers are now considering how might Internet capabilities be used in such operations. This paper discusses this general idea in terms of the practical needs, constraints, and concepts that are a...

The nose and upper airways form the initial area of impact for air pollutants and allergens. The development of nasal allergies in the workplace (occupational rhinitis) may herald subsequent development of occupational asthma. Exposure controls, periodic surveillance, and early intervention may circumvent work-related airways disease and prevent unnecessary worker impairment and disability.

US policy regarding health care worker-to-patient transmission of bloodborne pathogens, issued in 1991, is flawed. We review current evidence of such nosocomial infections and conclude that a standardized national policy is needed, which includes improved surveillance and follow-up of blood exposures to patients and targeted practice restrictions for infected practitioners performing exposure-p...

This wireless sensor technology, currently being field-tested in an Ebola Treatment Unit in Sierra Leone, monitors multiple vital signs continuously and remotely. When connected with enhanced analytics software, it can discern changes in patients’ status much more quickly and intelligently than conventional periodic monitoring, thus saving critical health care worker time and reducing exposure ...

BACKGROUND Older yet still abundant munitions such as tetryl present easily forgotten health hazards and associated needs for worker protection. CASE PRESENTATION Symptoms and findings from 22 workers who were exposed to tetryl are summarized. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the health hazards from exposure to tetryl. Occupational health professionals need to maintain vigilance to protect...

Address for correspondence: Małgorzata M. Michalska-Jakubus, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Paediatric Dermatology, Medical University of Lublin, 13 Radziwiłłowska St, 20-080 Lublin, Poland, phone: +48 693 549 654, e-mail: [email protected] Received: 4.02.2016, accepted: 10.08.2017. Occupational exposure as a presumable cause of subcutaneous sarcoidosis in a tannery worker – case r...

The article considers the experience of development public exposure scenarios for land sites with residual radioactive contamination on example three located in Moscow and St. Petersburg. study was intended to identify anticipated groups users select parameters calculating radiation doses. Exposure regarding use living or working were described by such as duration stay, staying indoors outdoors...