Health of farming communities prior to modification of the occupational environment through a watershed development project in Kolar, India
Conclusions: VBDs, poor water quality and child undernutrition were found to be important local health concerns, amenable for preventive and promotive measures through the planned WSD project. Occupational environments in agricultural settings affect the workers and their households, and comprehensive projects such as WSD can seize the opportunity for improving health of farming and other rural households. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - July 9, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Adithya Pradyumna Andrea Farnham J & #252;rg Utzinger Mirko S Winkler Source Type: research

Assessment of bacterial pathogens and their antibiotic resistance in the air of different wards of selected teaching hospitals in Tehran
Conclusions: High bacterial contamination may be related to a lack of hygiene management and poor ventilation system. It seems effective infection control processes, appropriate ventilation systems and supervision systems should be improved. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - July 9, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Marzieh Montazer Neda Soleimani Masoomeh Vahabi Mehrnosh Abtahi Korosh Etemad Rezvan Zendehdel Source Type: research

Healthcare workers exposure to ionizing radiation: Oxidative stress and antioxidant response
Conclusion: Ionizing radiation exposure induce oxidative stress which has an important role in radiation-related health effects. Anemia was the most common hematological health hazards among the exposed group. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - July 9, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sarah A Bolbol Mona F Zaitoun Sahar A Abou El-Magd Noha A Mohammed Source Type: research

The effect of high temperature on cardiovascular autonomic function tests in steel plant furnace worker
Conclusion: The sympathetic autonomic dysfunction was seen in steel furnace workers in response to environmental stressor–excessive heat. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - July 9, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sachin B Rathod Smita R Sorte Sandeep Patel Source Type: research

Visual examination standard for forklift and crane operators: A report for 66 operators of a factory in Mumbai
Conclusions: The study demonstrates an urgent need to set up standards for vision assessment at the time of employment and frequency of eye examination for forklift and other powered industrial vehicles. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - July 9, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Prema K Chande Kalika L Bandamwar Source Type: research

Study of the basic labor activity of a general practitioner using the time-keeping method on the example of polyclinics of the City of Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Conclusion: In clinics, it is necessary to properly organize the work of GPs in order to allocate sufficient time to interact with the patients. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - July 9, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Aigul Mergentay Dusentay B Kulov Vitaliy V Koikov Baurjan K Omarkulov Talgat S Sergaliev Gulnazira Imanbayeva Leila Stabayeva Source Type: research

Vaccination as a strategy to prevent or mitigate a potential COVID-19 third wave in India
T Rajgopal, Bobby JosephIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2021 25(2):55-59 (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - July 9, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: T Rajgopal Bobby Joseph Source Type: research

Reviewer list
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2021 25(1):54-54 (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 26, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Shared Experiences
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2021 25(1):53-53 (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 26, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Scientific Programme
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2021 25(1):52-52 (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 26, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Occucon Abstracts
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2021 25(1):42-51 (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 26, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Spectrum of occupational injuries presenting to the emergency department
A Indhu Ragavi, JS Jisha, M Sanjay, Darpanarayan Hazra, Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar AbhilashIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2021 25(1):39-41 (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 26, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: A Indhu Ragavi JS Jisha M Sanjay Darpanarayan Hazra Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash Source Type: research

A comparative study on the health problems and substance abuse among the tobacco farmers and non-tobacco farmers in hassan district, Karnataka
Conclusion: Lack of knowledge regarding health effects of tobacco farming, lack of use of PPE, dust and smoke exposure during curing, intense physical and mental stress maybe some reasons for health problems in tobacco growers. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 26, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sundar Muniswamy Steffi F Maliakel Source Type: research

Depression, anxiety, stress and workplace stressors among nurses in tertiary health care settings
Conclusions: Prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress was high. Workplace stressors varied across different working areas. Interventions need are to be tailored accordingly. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 26, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Akshiti Kaushik SR Ravikiran K Suprasanna Malathi G Nayak Kiran Baliga Sahana Devadasa Acharya Source Type: research

An analytical cross-sectional study to compare pulmonary function and respiratory morbidity-related quality of life between construction workers with age-and gender-matched controls
Conclusions: Pulmonary function and respiratory function-related quality of life are considerably poor among people working in the construction industry. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 26, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Praveen K Chittaluru Raj K Korra Vinay K Asuri Pratyusha Annakula G M M Reddy Source Type: research