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Occupational Health
27
Aug

BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Expression: Diurnal Variability and Influence of Shift Work

August 27, 2019
Cancers 2019, 11(8), 1146; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers11081146 Received: 10 July 2019 / Revised: 5 August 2019 / Accepted: 7 August 2019 / Published: 9 August 2019 (This article belongs to the Special Issue 3rd Etnean Occupational Medicine Workshop—Breast Cancer and Work) Abstract BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are involved in DNA double-strand break repair and related to breast cancer. Shift work is associated with biological clock...
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11
Aug

Building science and radiofrequency Radiation:What makes smart and healthy buildings

August 11, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106324 9. Discussion and conclusion The breadth of peer-reviewed scientific research demonstrating biological effects of radiofrequency radiation (RFR) below current guidelines and standards highlights the need to further develop and codify pertinent building technology standards and guidance. Public health risks, accessibility needs, industrial liability and international precautionary actions indicate that RFR is an important performance parameter...
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09
Aug

DNA damage from long-term occupational exposure to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields among power plant workers

August 9, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrgentox.2019.07.007 Abstract: Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) are not known as definite occupational carcinogens, but some studies have reported the genotoxic effects of these fields on cell lines. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of long-term occupational exposure to these fields on DNA damage. In this cross-sectional study, blood samples were taken...
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23
Jul

Effect of Long-term Occupational Exposure to Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Proinflammatory Cytokine and Hematological Parameters

July 23, 2019
Majid Bagheri Hosseinabadi, Narges Khanjani, Ehsan Samaei & Freshteh Nazarkhani (2019) Effect of Long-term Occupational Exposure to Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Proinflammatory Cytokine and Hematological Parameters, International Journal of Radiation Biology, DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2019.1642542 Abstract: Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) on proinflammatory cytokines and hematological parameters, among the...
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05
Jul

Sleep Quality among Police Officers: Implications and Insights from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature

July 5, 2019
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(5), 885; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050885 Abstract Poor sleep is associated with bad health outcomes, worse wellbeing and decreases in performance, productivity and safety at work. Police officers are exposed to several risk factors including extended work schedules, shift work, occupational stress, dangerous and traumatic events and can, as such, develop sleep problems. The...
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05
Jul

IARC Monographs evaluation of the carcinogenicity of night shift work

July 5, 2019
5 July 2019 The results of the recent IARC Monographs evaluation of the carcinogenicity of night shift work have now been published in The Lancet Oncology. This summary article presents the conclusions of the IARC Monographs Meeting 124. Shift work involving circadian disruption was previously evaluated by the IARC Monographs, in 2007. In this updated evaluation, the Working Group chose the...
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21
Jun

ANSES publishes new review on the health effects related to exposure to low frequency electromagnetic fields

June 21, 2019
Health effects related to exposure to low frequency electromagnetic fields ANSES published a new review today (21/6/2019) on the health effects related to exposure to low frequency electromagnetic fields. ANSES’s new expertise aimed to analyze all the new scientific knowledge available on exposure to low-frequency electromagnetic fields and their possible biological and health effects. In order...
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29
May

Fifth Court in Italy Ruled Cell Phones Cause Cancer and Determined it is an Occupational Disease

May 29, 2019
Re – Posted with permission from: May 29, 2019 Written by: Martine Vriens, Director of International Legal Affairs for We Are The Evidence On 30 January, 2019, an Italian Court in the city of Monza, Italy ruled that the Acoustic Neuroma brain tumor of an airport employee was caused by exposure to the radiation from a cell...
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15
May

French Agency ANSES Press release – LED: recommendations to limit exposure to blue light

May 15, 2019
Source: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/led-les-recommandations-de-l%E2%80%99anses-pour-limiter-l%E2%80%99exposition-%C3%A0-la-lumi%C3%A8re-bleue While the use of LEDs is becoming more widespread for lighting and LED objects are on the increase, ANSES published the update of its 2010 expertise on the health effects of LEDs in light of the new scientific knowledge available. The Agency confirms the toxicity of blue light on the retina and highlights effects...
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12
May

Microwave diathermy induces mitogen-activated protein kinases and tumor necrosis factor-α in cultured human monocytes

May 12, 2019
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15368378.2019.1613426 Abstract Although rehabilitation practice for most patients consists of a combined use of thermotherapy that is produced from diathermy devices resulting faster and deeper heating to the patient, major concerns about occupational exposure to electromagnetic radiation for the operators must be considered. In most occasions, physiotherapists have involved multi-hour treatment sessions to different patients,...
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