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Environmental Health , Parkinson Disease/etiology , Adult , Aged , Aging , Animals , Disease Models, Animal , Environmental Pollutants/adverse effects , Epidemiologic Studies , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Humans , Middle Aged , Parkinson Disease/physiopathology , Parkinson Disease/prevention & control , Pesticides/adverse effects , Risk Assessment , Smoking/adverse effectsSubject(s)
Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis , Motor Vehicles , Occupational Exposure , Police , Vehicle Emissions/analysis , Adult , Air Pollution, Indoor/adverse effects , Environmental Exposure , Humans , Research Design , Risk Assessment , United States , United States Environmental Protection Agency , Vehicle Emissions/adverse effectsABSTRACT
Singapore was the site of an East-West convergence over the week of 27 November-1 December 2000. At the behest of their respective governments, scientists from the United States and Vietnam came together for what promises to be the first of many meetings. Their mission: to explore the possibility of launching a joint research program to study the human and environmental health effects resulting from spraying Agent Orange and other herbicides during the Vietnam War.
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2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid , 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid , Defoliants, Chemical , Dioxins , Environmental Pollutants , Environmental Pollution/prevention & control , Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins , Agent Orange , Humans , International Cooperation , United States , Vietnam , WarfareABSTRACT
Chromium has been used commercially in the United States for more than 100 years in metal alloys and other compounds, as a pigment, and in the tanning and metal plating industries, and many studies have looked at its effects in terms of occupational health. But, although scientists know that Cr(VI) is a human carcinogen and that it can cause other deleterious health effects including kidney and liver damage, certain questions remain about the metal's effects, such as which routes of exposures are dangerous for humans.
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Carcinogens, Environmental/adverse effects , Chromium/adverse effects , Environmental Exposure , Humans , Industry , Occupational Exposure , Public Policy , Risk AssessmentSubject(s)
Curriculum , Environmental Medicine/education , Adolescent , CD-ROM , Child , Child, Preschool , Environmental Health , Female , Humans , Male , Research Support as TopicABSTRACT
The use of chlorination to purify water supplies is considered one of the most important public health advances of the twentieth century. Following the 1908 introduction of widespread water chlorination, once-common diseases such as cholera, dysentery, and typhoid fever were practically eliminated. However, the chlorination cure-all proved to have a caveat: disinfection by-products (DBPs), which result from the reaction between the chlorine added during chlorination and organic material such as leaves and sediment in the source water. In the mid-1970s, certain DBPs were found to cause adverse health effects including cancer in laboratory animals.
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Chlorine , Disinfection , Public Policy , Water Purification , Water Supply , Animals , Chlorine/chemistry , Chlorine/toxicity , Humans , United States , United States Environmental Protection Agency , Water Purification/methodsABSTRACT
Since the now-famous storm of September 1999, the name "Floyd" has taken on new associations for many people in eastern North Carolina: devastation and environmental catastrophe. On 12 November 1999, representatives from state and federal agencies and local universities met on the NIEHS campus in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, to discuss the environmental health implications of the floods following Hurricane Floyd. In addition to determining the potential long-term human health and ecological problems, participants hoped to develop strategies, collaborations, and partnerships to be used in the restoration of eastern North Carolina.
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Disasters , Public Health , Water Supply , Humans , North CarolinaSubject(s)
Archives , Toxicology , Environmental Pollutants/adverse effects , Humans , Public Health , ResearchABSTRACT
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has been intriguing health care professionals for years. It is a disease of the cardiac muscle characterized by hypertrophy with or without left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. It affects people of all ages and is commonly associated with sudden death. The clinical presentation and treatment of HCM varies widely with the individual and therefore offers the cardiovascular nurse a unique challenge. This article assists the nurse in providing care to these patients by reviewing the cause and prognosis, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, surgical and medical therapy, and the nursing care following surgical intervention for HCM.