News tagged with american journal of industrial medicine
Farm injury risks increase with age
Older North American farmers work fewer hours than their younger peers but spend more time operating heavy machinery and equipment—raising their risk of serious injury, according to new research from the University of Alberta.
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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Pictures effective in warning against cigarette smoking, study shows
Health warning labels (HWLs) on cigarette packages that use pictures to show the health consequences of smoking are effective in reaching adult smokers, according to the results of a new study published in the December issue ...
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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A sad legacy—Victims of childhood asbestos exposure
(Medical Xpress)—"Wittenoom kids" who spent their childhoods exposed to asbestos in the north-west of Western Australia are now developing a range of cancers or dying at a rate well above the average population, ...
Cancer
Sep 04, 2012 |
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Asthma rates double for WTC first responders
The American Journal of Industrial Medicine recently published a study showing that World Trade Center (WTC) responders suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population as a result of their exposu ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 02, 2011 |
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WTC attacks increase subsequent firefighter retirements
A new study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine reveals that the WTC attacks affected the health of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) resulting in more post-9/11 retirements than expected.
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Aug 12, 2011 |
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Construction industry has highest number of traumatic brain injuries in US workplace
Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, work-related TBI has not been well documented. In a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Preventive Me ...
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Jun 07, 2011 |
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