http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. New Zealand outdoor workers are generally poorly protected from solar UV radiation, with only around one-third wearing sunscreen or a suitably protective hat, according to a University of Otago study published in the latest issue of the international Journal of Occupational Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-nz-outdoor-workers-poorly-sun.html Health Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:28:16 EST news285924490 Multiple myeloma is a type of leukaemia which affects B lymphocytes. There have been some indications that exposure to pesticides or chlorinated solvents increases the risk of developing this cancer. New research published in Biomed Central's open access journal Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology provides a large (from 22 centres across Europe), matched control study into lifetime risk of multiple myeloma. They find that risk of Multiple myeloma is related to farm work, printing and cleaning. But although exposure to pesticides seemed to be a risk, exposure to organic solvents was not. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-large-factors-multiple-myeloma.html Cancer Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:00:02 EST news274642834 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study published by researchers from University of Otago, Wellington has found that smoking rates have declined rapidly amongst many occupational groups over the last 25 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-good-key-occupational-groups.html Health Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:10:03 EST news246088351