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Association of plasma PCB levels and HbA1c concentration in Iran
The rapid increase in prevalence of diabetes mellitus over the last decades warrants more attention to the effects of environmental and occupational exposures on glucose metabolism. Our study aimed to assess t... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - May 31, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sahar Eftekhari, Omid Aminian, Zeinab Moinfar, Thomas Schettgen, Andrea Kaifie, Michael Felten, Thomas Kraus and Andr é Esser Tags: Research Source Type: research

Willingness to commute among future physicians: a multicenter cross-sectional survey of German medical students
Many countries are faced with a decrease in physicians in non-urban areas. Especially for regions with decreasing populations, temporary solutions like commuting models might be a suitable option. So far, litt... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - May 29, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Johannes Quart, Tobias Deutsch, Solveig Carmienke, Susanne D öpfmer and Thomas Frese Tags: Research Source Type: research

Hepatitis C in healthcare personnel: secondary data analysis of therapies with direct-acting antiviral agents
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infections are blood-borne, generally chronic and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to describe the results of therapies with direct-acting... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - May 25, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Claudia Westermann, Dana Wendeler and Albert Nienhaus Tags: Research Source Type: research

Occupational infection and needle stick injury among clinical laboratory workers in Al-Madinah city, Saudi Arabia
In this study, we examined self-reported frequency of occupational infection and needlestick i... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - May 21, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Omar F. Khabour, Khalil H. Al Ali and Waleed H. Mahallawi Tags: Research Source Type: research

Noise exposure and auditory thresholds of military musicians: a follow up study
Military musicians are working in a noisy environment with high sound exposure levels above the international standards. Aim of the current study is to find out, whether they develop the expected hearing impai... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 12, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Reinhard M üller and Joachim Schneider Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cotton dust exposure and self-reported respiratory symptoms among textile factory workers in Northwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
Cotton dust induced respiratory disorders are dramatically increased over the globe, especially the problem is serious in developing countries. Respiratory symptoms, such as cough, phlegm, wheezing, shortness ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 3, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sintayehu Daba Wami, Daniel Haile Chercos, Awrajaw Dessie, Zemichael Gizaw, Atalay Getachew, Tesfaye Hambisa, Tadese Guadu, Dawit Getachew and Bikes Destaw Tags: Research Source Type: research

In vitro toxicological evaluation of surgical smoke from human tissue
Operating room personnel have the potential to be exposed to surgical smoke, the by-product of using electrocautery or laser surgical device, on a daily basis. Surgical smoke is made up of both biological by-p... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 2, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Jennifer D. Sisler, Justine Shaffer, Jhy-Charm Soo, Ryan F. LeBouf, Martin Harper, Yong Qian and Taekhee Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research

Evaluating a framework for tuberculosis screening among healthcare workers in clinical settings, Inner Mongolia, China
Health care workers are at high risk for tuberculosis (TB). China, a high burden TB country, has no policy on medical surveillance for TB among healthcare workers. In this paper, we evaluate whether China ’s na... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - March 20, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Shiming Cheng, Deanna Tollefson, Guangxue He, Yuan Li, Hui Guo, Shua Chai, Fangfang Gao, Fei Gao, Guoxin Han, Liping Ren, Yulin Ren, Jianbo Li, Lixia Wang, Jay K. Varma, Dongmei Hu, Haiying Fan & hellip; Tags: Research Source Type: research

Hydrogen sulphide exposure in waste water treatment
The aims of this study was to assess exposure to hydrogen sulphide (H2S) among waste water treatment workers (WWWs), and achieve a better measure of the risks of H2S exposure than only using the eight-hour averag... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - March 1, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Åse Dalseth Austigard, Kristin Svendsen and Kari K. Heldal Tags: Research Source Type: research

Food offerings on board and dietary intake of European and Kiribati seafarers - cross-sectional data from the seafarer nutrition study -
Overweight and cardiovascular risk factors are a common phenomenon in seafarers. According to internal observation particularly crew members from the Pacific Island State of Kiribati are exposed to a high risk... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 27, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Birgit-Christiane Zyriax, Robert von Katzler, Bettina Jagemann, Joachim Westenhoefer, Hans-Joachim Jensen, Volker Harth and Marcus Oldenburg Tags: Research Source Type: research

Employment status and changes in working career in relation to asthma: a cross-sectional survey
Asthmatics confront inconveniences in working life that make it more difficult to pursue a sustainable career, such as unemployment and work disability. Ways of dealing with these inconveniences may be career ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 14, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Saara Taponen, Lauri Lehtim äki, Kirsi Karvala, Ritva Luukkonen and Jukka Uitti Tags: Research Source Type: research

Validating the Demand Control Support Questionnaire among white-collar employees in Switzerland and the United States
The Demand Control Support Questionnaire (DCSQ) is an established self-reported tool to measure a stressful work environment. Validated German and English versions are however currently missing. The aim of thi... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 13, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Daniel Mauss, Raphael M. Herr, T öres Theorell, Peter Angerer and Jian Li Tags: Research Source Type: research

Diagnosis, monitoring and prevention of exposure-related non-communicable diseases in the living and working environment: DiMoPEx-project is designed to determine the impacts of environmental exposure on human health
The WHO has ranked environmental hazardous exposures in the living and working environment among the top risk factors for chronic disease mortality. Worldwide, about 40 million people die each year from noncom... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 5, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Lygia Therese Budnik, Balazs Adam, Maria Albin, Barbara Banelli, Xaver Baur, Fiorella Belpoggi, Claudia Bolognesi, Karin Broberg, Per Gustavsson, Thomas G öen, Axel Fischer, Dorota Jarosinska, Fabiana Manservisi, Richard O’Kennedy, Johan Øvrevik, Eliz Tags: Review Source Type: research

Occupational exposure to ultrafine particles in police officers: no evidence for adverse respiratory effects
Inhalation exposure to fine and ultrafine particles (UFPs) has been associated with respiratory diseases. However, little is known on the quality, threshold levels and concentration of these particles causing ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 3, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: G. Jordakieva, I. Grabovac, E. Valic, K. E. Schmidt, A. Graff, A. Schuster, K. Hoffmann-Sommergruber, C. Oberhuber, O. Scheiner, A. Goll and J. Godnic-Cvar Tags: Research Source Type: research

Oxygen Consumption (V ’O2) and physical Strainas measured by the occupational activity of cleaning personnel
The aim of the study was to determine the physical effort and energy expenditure needed over a working period of 45 –60 min, specifically for the occupational activity of cleaning. The effort was demonstrated i... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - January 19, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: M. J. Fr öhlich, R. F. Kroidl and T. Welte Tags: Research Source Type: research