Challenges and opportunities for silicosis prevention and control: need for a national health program on silicosis in India
Silicosis has been one of the most serious occupational public health problems worldwide for many decades. The global burden of silicosis is largely unknown, although it is thought to be more prevalent in low ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - July 11, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Mihir P. Rupani Tags: Review Source Type: research

Microbiota and mycobiota in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of silicosis patients
The contribution of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) microbiota and mycobiota to silicosis has recently been noticed. However, many confounding factors can influence the accuracy of BALF microbiota and myco... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - July 10, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Linshen Xie, Xiaoyan Zhang, Xiaosi Gao, Linyao Wang, Yiyang Cheng, Shirong Zhang, Ji Yue, Yingru Tang, Yufeng Deng, Baochao Zhang, Xun He, Mingyuan Tang, Hua Yang, Tianli Zheng, Jia You, Xuejiao Song & hellip; Tags: Research Source Type: research

Correction: A kinematic posture analysis of neurological assistants in their daily working practice-a pilot study
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Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - June 20, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Anne Bijanzadeh, Ingo Hermanns, Rolf Ellegast, Laura Fraeulin, Fabian Holzgreve, Stefanie Mache, David A. Groneberg and Daniela Ohlendorf Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Managers perception of hospital employees ’ effort-reward imbalance
Hospitals are frequently associated with poor working conditions that can lead to work stress and increase the risk for reduced employee well-being. Managers can shape and improve working conditions and thereb... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - June 6, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Meike Heming, Johannes Siegrist, Rebecca Erschens, Melanie Genrich, Nicole R. Hander, Florian Junne, Janna K. K üllenberg, Andreas Müller, Britta Worringer and Peter Angerer Tags: Research Source Type: research

The association between study conditions and hair cortisol in medical students in Germany – a cross-sectional study
Medical students often experience high levels of stress due to adverse study conditions, which may have adverse health consequences. Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) has been described as a physiological mark... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - May 30, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Meike Heming, Peter Angerer, Jennifer Apolin ário-Hagen, Urs Markus Nater, Nadine Skoluda and Jeannette Weber Tags: Research Source Type: research

Musculoskeletal complaints, postural patterns and psychosocial workplace predictors in police officers from an organizational unit of a German federal state police force - a study protocol
Police officers are exposed to a particularly high risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and psychosocial stress due to their working conditions. Therefore, the aim of this project will be to assess the occ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 13, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Daniela Ohlendorf, Janna Schlenke, Yunes Nazzal, Faiz Dogru, Ioannis Karassavidis, Fabian Holzgreve, Gerhard Oremek, Christian Maurer-Grubinger, David A. Groneberg and Eileen M. Wanke Tags: Research Source Type: research

Differential Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Occupation: Evidence from the Virus Watch prospective cohort study in England and Wales
This study aimed to investigate how infection risk di... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - April 3, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sarah Beale, Susan Hoskins, Thomas Byrne, Wing Lam Erica Fong, Ellen Fragaszy, Cyril Geismar, Jana Kovar, Annalan M. D. Navaratnam, Vincent Nguyen, Parth Patel, Alexei Yavlinsky, Anne M. Johnson, Martie Van Tongeren, Robert W. Aldridge and Andrew Hayward Tags: Research Source Type: research

Occupational life-style programme over 12 months and changes of metabolic risk profile, vascular function, and physical fitness in blue-collar workers
Occupational health programmes have been successfully implemented to improve body composition, physical fitness and cardiovascular risk. However, most programmes have been small and have not included long-term... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - March 22, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Nina Schaller, Katharina Blume, Markus Hornig, Ludger Senker, Bernd Wolfarth, Tibor Schuster, Martin Halle and Katrin Esefeld Tags: Research Source Type: research

Sickness absenteeism among primary health care workers in Qatar before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
To explore the patterns, trends, nature, and extent of changes in sickness absence among health care workers (HCWs) at the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) in Qatar-during the COVID-19 pandemic compared ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - March 16, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Asma Ali Al-Nuaimi, Sami Abdeen, Muna Abed Alah, Sameera AlHajri, Sandy Semaan and Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari Tags: Research Source Type: research

Clinical outcomes and survival following lung transplantation for work-related lung disease: a single-center retrospective cohort study
This study aimed to assess the clinical outcomes of lung transplantation (LTx) fo... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - February 13, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Chunrong Ju, Yalan Yang, Qiaoyan Lian, Lulin Wang, Xiaohua Wang, Bing Wei, Danxia Huang, Xin Xu and Jianxing He Tags: Research Source Type: research

Exposure to cosmetic talc and mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is associated with asbestos exposure. In this case series, we present 166 cases of individuals who had substantial asbestos exposure to cosmetic talc products as well as some who had potential or ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - January 18, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Jacqueline Moline, Kesha Patel and Arthur L. Frank Tags: Research Source Type: research

Hospital admissions due to snake envenomation in the Republic of Cyprus: a 7-year retrospective review
Snake envenomation is a major neglected tropical disease, lacking data in many countries including Cyprus, a Mediterranean island inhabited by the medically important blunt-nosed viper (Macrovipera lebetina). Rev... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - December 21, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Daniel Jestrzemski, Maria Athanasiadou, Vasos Scoutellas, Parviz Ghezellou, Bernhard Spengler, Frank Gessler and Ulrich Kuch Tags: Research Source Type: research

Estimation of the mortality rate of workers in Japan
This study aimed to analyze... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - December 15, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tatsuki Kimura, Michiya Sasaki and Takatoshi Hattori Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Analysis and mapping of global research publications on shift work (2012 –2021)
The main objective of the study was to identify research trends, collaboration patterns, and the most impactful publications in the field of shift work. (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - December 14, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Waleed M. Sweileh Tags: Research Source Type: research

Occupational safety practice among metal workers in Bangladesh: a community-level study
This study aimed to (i) examine the prevalence of occupational injuries, (ii)... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - December 12, 2022 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Farhin Islam, MR Alam, SM Abdullah AL Mamun and Mohammad Sorowar Hossain Tags: Research Source Type: research