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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx121 Conceptual heuristic models of the interrelationships between obesity and the occupational environment Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, April 16, 2013 Review Article
122 The employee absenteeism costs of inflammatory bowel disease: evidence from us national survey data Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, April 16, 2013 Review Article
123 Helping women but hurting ourselves? Neck and upper back musculoskeletal symptoms in a cohort of Australian Midwives Midwifery, April 16, 2013 Clinical Article
124 Occupational Exposure and Risk of Central Nervous System Demyelination American Journal of Epidemiology, April 15, 2013 Clinical Article
125 INTEROCC case--control study: lack of association between glioma tumors and occupational exposure to selected combustion products, dusts and other chemical agents Full Text BMC Public Health, April 15, 2013 Review Article
126 Disability rates for cardiovascular and psychological disorders among autoworkers by job category, facility type, and facility overtime hours American Journal of Industrial Medicine, April 15, 2013 Review Article
127 Airborne Seafood Allergens as a Cause of Occupational Allergy and Asthma Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, April 15, 2013 Review Article
128 Occupational activity and cognitive reserve: implications in terms of prevention of cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease Full Text Clinical Interventions in Aging, April 12, 2013 Review Article
129 Effects of Smoking on Non-AIDS Related Morbidity in HIV-Infected Patients Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 11, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
130 The effect of performance indicator category on estimates of intervention effectiveness International Journal for Quality in Health Care, April 11, 2013 Review Article
131 Shift worked, quality of sleep, and elevated body mass index in pediatric nurses Journal of Pediatric Nursing, April 11, 2013
132 Work related injury among aging women Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, April 10, 2013
133 The effectiveness of a construction worksite prevention program on work ability, health, and sick leave: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, April 9, 2013 Clinical Article
134 Effects of Occupational Exposure to Mineral Dust on Lung Function in a 9-year Study Lung, April 9, 2013 Clinical Article
135 Promoting occupational health interventions in early return to work by implementing financial subsidies: a Swedish case study Full Text BMC Public Health, April 9, 2013 Review Article
136 Work ability assessment in a worker population: comparison and determinants of Work Ability Index and Work Ability score Full Text BMC Public Health, April 9, 2013 Review Article
137 Occupational amputations in Illinois 2000-2007: BLS vs. data linkage of trauma registry, hospital discharge, workers compensation databases and OSHA citations Injury, April 9, 2013
138 Improving the quality of palliative and terminal care in the hospital by a network of palliative care nurse champions: the study protocol of the PalTeC-H project Full Text BMC Health Services Research, April 9, 2013 Review Article
139 Smoking, the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope and ACPA fine-specificity in Koreans with rheumatoid arthritis: evidence for more than one pathogenic pathway linking smoking to disease Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 8, 2013 Review Article
140 Depression as a psychosocial consequence of occupational injury in the US working population: findings from the medical expenditure panel survey BMC Public Health, April 8, 2013 Clinical Article
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health conducted a study involving 96,008 women in the Nurse’s Health Study II with 18 years of follow up, which demonstrated a strikingly strong association with non-fatal cardiovascular disease. There were 2463 participants with psoriasis and 1,709,069 person-years of follow up. There were 713 cases of non-fatal cardiovascular disease (HR=1.55). The HRs for myocardial infarction and stroke were 1.70 and 1.45, respectively. For women with psoriatic arthritis, the HR was 3.47. For women < 40 years of age and psoriasis > 9 years, the HRs were 3.26 and 3.09, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs reported in the British Journal of Dermatology, two cytokine genes (IL-2RA and TNF/LTA) which have been implicated in autoimmune diseases are associated with severe alopecia areata. The study involved 768 patients with alopecia areata and 658 controls, and 26 cytokine genes were genotyped.
Read the article summaryAs reported in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and based on participants in the Nurses’ Health Study, Women’s Health Study, Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study, and Physicians’ Health Study II, total testosterone (RR = 0.62) and SHBG levels (RR = 0.65), and the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 2.63) are associated with colorectal cancer risk in men. An inverse association exists between the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 0.43) and colorectal cancer risk in women.
Read the article summary1 Comparison of Nicotine and Carcinogen Exposure with Water Pipe and Cigarette Smoking Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, April 25, 2013
2 Occupational Exposure and Risk of Central Nervous System Demyelination American Journal of Epidemiology, April 15, 2013
3 Therapeutic vaccines against tobacco addiction Expert Review of Vaccines, March 28, 2013 Review Article
4 Work related injury among aging women Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, April 10, 2013
5 Smoking, the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope and ACPA fine-specificity in Koreans with rheumatoid arthritis: evidence for more than one pathogenic pathway linking smoking to disease Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 8, 2013 Review Article
6 Promoting occupational health interventions in early return to work by implementing financial subsidies: a Swedish case study BMC Public Health, April 9, 2013 Free full text Review Article
7 Reducing sitting time in office workers: Short-term efficacy of a multicomponent intervention Preventive Medicine, April 19, 2013
8 The effectiveness of a construction worksite prevention program on work ability, health, and sick leave: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, April 9, 2013
9 Occupational Gradients in Smoking Behavior and Exposure to Workplace Environmental Tobacco Smoke: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, February 24, 2012
10 One thousand cases of severe occupational contact dermatitis Contact Dermatitis, April 25, 2013
11 Cigarette smoking and smoking cessation in relation to risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women Arthritis Research & Therapy, April 23, 2013
12 Clients and RTW experts view on the utility of FCE for the assessment of physical work ability, prognosis for work participation and advice on return to work International Archives of Occupational & Environmental Health, March 18, 2013 Review Article
13 Effect of working characteristics and taught ergonomics on the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders amongst dental students BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, April 3, 2013 Free full text
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