Psychology & Psychiatry
Middle age is highest risk time for veteran suicide
Scottish veterans face the highest risk of suicide in middle age, many years after leaving service.
Oct 15, 2021
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Occupational and Environmental Medicine is a monthly-published journal which covers the titular topics of occupational and environmental medicine. It contains studies and articles concerting topics related to human health and environmental topics. The journal is published by the BMJ Group, part of the British Medical Association and the publisher of BMJ; and is the official journal of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of London. First published in 1944 under founding editor Donald Hunter, its original title was British Journal of Industrial Medicine (0007-1072). It adopted its present title in 1994.
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Website
- http://oem.bmj.com/
- Impact factor
- 3.302 (2008)
Health
The changing occupation landscape: How automation affects workers health and mortality
A study on how structural economic risk at the occupational level is linked to long-term health outcomes of employees found that individuals in occupations characterized by high routine intensity are likely to become unemployed ...
Sep 28, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer risk 24% higher among 9/11 rescue/recovery workers after World Trade Center attacks
The risk of prostate cancer was 24% higher among 9/11 rescue and recovery workers after the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, with the highest risk among the earliest responders, finds research published online in ...
Sep 11, 2021
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Health
World Trade Center firefighters 13% more likely to develop cancer than those not working at site of 9/11 attacks
Firefighters who worked at the World Trade Center following the 9/11 attacks in 2001 are 13% more likely than colleagues who didn't work at the site to develop cancer, particularly prostate and thyroid cancer, finds research ...
Sep 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Livestock workers face high MRSA risk
For Michigan State University's Felicia Wu, the surprise isn't that people who work with livestock are at higher risk of picking up antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but instead how much higher their risk levels are.
Jan 28, 2021
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Health
Home care health workers frequently verbally abused by clients and their families
Home care (domiciliary) health workers are frequently verbally abused by clients and their families, finds research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Jun 11, 2019
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Health
Irregular schedules, being new on the job raises risk of injury for miners working long hours
Numerous studies have reported on the association between long work shifts and an increased risk of getting injured on the job. Fatigue, fewer breaks and psychomotor impairments resulting from long hours are believed to play ...
Apr 15, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Possible link found between exposure to household chemical and heart disease and cancer
Dichlorophenols (DCPs) are chemicals known to disrupt hormone systems. DCPs can be found in a variety of consumer and industrial products, such as deodorizers, antibacterial additives and even chlorinated drinking water.
Jan 16, 2019
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Health
Your office may be affecting your health
Workers in open office seating had less daytime stress and greater daytime activity levels compared to workers in private offices and cubicles, according to new research led by the University of Arizona.
Aug 20, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
After 40 years in limbo: Styrene is probably carcinogenic
For 40 years, researchers have believed there is an increased risk of cancer associated with styrene. Now, a working group under the auspices of the WHO and appointed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), ...
Jun 01, 2018
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