Silicosis is a potentially fatal, irreversible, fibrotic pulmonary disease that may develop
subsequent to the inhalation of large amounts of silica dust over time. In most circumstances …

Objectives: Silica is one of the most common occupational exposures worldwide. In 1997 the
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified inhaled crystalline silica as a …

A Sentinel Health Event (SHE) is a preventable disease, disability, or untimely death whose
occurrence serves as a warning signal that the quality of preventive and/or therapeutic …

The authors state in their preface that this book was designed mainly to assist the practising
clinician, including the pathologist and radiologist, to keep in touch with the changes in the …

G6 NDUSTRIAL hygiene is one of the most im-e) portant topics in preventive medicine and
hy-XT il giene, as it deals with the health, the welfare and the human rights of the vast …

Abstract In 1997, the International Agency for Research on Cancer determined that
crystalline silica was a human carcinogen but noted inconsistencies in the epidemiology …

Silica exposure has been associated with kidney disease and rheumatoid arthritis; an
autoimmune mechanism has been proposed. Approximately 2 million people are …

Previous studies have shown that the increased risk of cardiovascular disease In adults with
diabetes is independent of heart disease risk factors and have suggested that the effect of …

Resistance to anoikis is a prerequisite for tumor metastasis. The epithelial-to-mesenchymal
transition (EMT) allows tumor cells to evade anoikis. The wound-healing regulatory …

The potential for introducing bias in studies of pulmonary function by the exclusion of
subjects with nonrepeatable measurements was examined In a cohort of Vermont granite …