The recent surge in incorporation of metallic and metal oxide nanomaterials into consumer
products and their corresponding use in occupational settings have raised concerns over …

Allergic disease represents one of the most prominent global public health crises of the 21st
century. Although many different substances are known to produce hypersensitivity …

Work-related asthma, which includes occupational asthma and work-aggravated asthma,
has become one of the most prevalent occupational lung diseases. These guidelines aim to …

A retrospective investigation of 86 asthmatic subjects defined clinical features of irritant-
induced asthma and assessed the contributory role of an allergic predisposition. Three …

Background: The prevalence of welding related respiratory symptoms coexisting with
welding related systemic symptoms in welders is unknown. Aims: To determine in a sample …

Background Although biocides at low concentrations have been used to control pests, they
can be more harmful than industrial chemicals as humans are directly and frequently …

OBJECTIVES To investigate the occurrence of work related respiratory symptoms and to
assess the effect of atopy in a group of trainee bakers. METHODS A prospective study of …

A generally accepted definition proposed in an authoritative text, Asthma in the Workplace, 1
has defined occupational asthma (OA) as “variable airflow limitation and/or airway …

Occupational asthma (OA) and work-exacerbated asthma (WEA), collectively known as work-
related asthma (WRA), have been recognized as the most prevalent work-related lung …

Objectives Whereas accumulating evidence indicates close associations between rhinitis
and asthma, little is known about the relationships between occupational rhinitis (OR) and …