Objectives To determine the effects of work exposures on fertility in tradeswomen. Methods Women apprenticed in welding and electrical trades across Canada were recruited (2011–2017) to a prospective ...

Maternal occupational exposure to noise: prevalence, maternal effects and infant outcomes in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997–2011 ...

The objective of our systematic reviews and meta-analyses were to analyse the associations between high occupational physical activity (HOPA) and cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) and CV mortality and ...

Objective The aim of the current study is to investigate the association of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a group of environmental pollutants, with diabetes mellitus. Animal studies link ...

Conclusion Maternal occupational noise exposure below the 85 dBA threshold recognised as hazardous may be associated with SGA among infants. Elevated point estimates (>1) were observed for the highest ...

Edited by Dean Baker, Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen. Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008 pp 398. £34.95 (paperback). 978-0-19-852792-3 As a young scientist working and pursuing a PhD in the ...

This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the WHO to address the health consequences of nuclear weapons and war.1 Health professionals and their associations ...

Objective Although construction industry generates multiple exposures, including known carcinogens, there is still insufficient knowledge regarding the role of construction work in the development of ...

Is the evidence for its carcinogenicity conclusive? For decades, ethylene oxide (ETO) has attracted considerable research interest as a direct alkylating agent and likely human carcinogen.

Introduction Artifacts manufactured by Bell metal casting process is one of the traditional handicraft industries of India known as Dhokra craft. This craft work is recognized worldwide for its unique ...

Objective To evaluate weight loss maintenance among truck drivers following an effective initial intervention and to test a priori hypotheses that social support and stress factors would moderate long ...