263 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 11 of 14
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Asbestos poisons World Trade Organization atmosphere
…September 2000, a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel published its findings in the dispute between Canada and the European Union/France over France's ban on the import and use of chrysotile (white asbestos). The panel…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1972
Current opinions on the asbestos cancer problem
…expressed at the 1969 Pneumoconiosis Conference in Johannesburg. The author described international studies sponsored by the International Union Against Cancer and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. A large survey of Quebec chrysotile miners showed…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1995
Evaluation of the clinical TNM staging system for malignant pleural mesothelioma: an assessment in 88 patients
…scanning has improved the staging of non-invasive disease. The International Union against Cancer has recently proposed using the Tumour Node Metastases (TNM) staging system for mesothelioma, but in clinical practice it is difficult to assess…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
The Evolving Landscape of the Molecular Epidemiology of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
…shown benefit in other human tumors have thus far failed in MPM. Overall, MPM has been listed as orphan disease by the European Union. However, molecular high-throughput profiling is currently unveiling novel biomarkers and actionable…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Eighth Edition Staging of Thoracic Malignancies: Implications for the Reporting Pathologist
…proposals have been mostly accepted by the Union for International Cancer Control and the American Joint Committee on Cancer and incorporated into their respective staging manuals (2017). The Union for International Cancer Control recommended implementation beginning…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
The IASLC Mesothelioma Staging Project: Improving Staging of a Rare Disease Through International Participation
…surgical series and small clinical trials. Subsequently accepted by the American Joint Commission on Cancer and the Union for International Cancer Control for the sixth editions of their staging manuals, this system has since been the…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
Latency attention deficit: Asbestos abatement workers need us to investigate
…enforcement resources are limited. A significant proportion of asbestos abatement workers are foreign-born, and may face numerous challenges in achieving safe workplaces, including lack of union representation, economic vulnerability, and inadequate training. Public health surveillance…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2003
Bilateral environmental and occupational health program with India
…Occupational Health, which was approved by the Minister of the Indian Union of Health and Family Welfare and the Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United State in Geneva in May of 2002, formalizes…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
The fallout from asbestos
…the UK and the USA. He summarised international action. The European Union had banned asbestos and started a programme to prevent exposure, the International Labour Organization had endorsed a ban in 2006, and at least 40…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1976
Industrial hygiene and occupational health studies in Australian (New South Wales) shipyards
…noise, asbestos and solvents. In welding investigations, done mainly at the request of union representatives, four were judged hazardous. Total fume in the breathing zone frequently exceeded 15 mg/m3 when men welded over coated surfaces…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2005
Asbestosis in an asbestos composite mill at Mumbai: a prevalence study
…and medically certify them, whereupon they could avail of their basic rights to obtain compensation and proper treatment. The study was conducted by the Occupational Health and Safety Centre and the Workers' Union. Asbestosis was diagnosed…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
The doctors and the dockers
…provided jointly by a Consultant Chest Physician, the Port Medical Officer, and the Medical Advisor to the Trades Union Congress, declared that they knew of no disease affecting dockers, and stated that intermittent exposure to asbestos…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1998
Induction of manganese superoxide dismutase gene expression in bronchoepithelial cells after rockwool exposure
…an increase of MnSOD activity levels. The results were compared with BEAS 2B cells exposed to silica (alpha-quartz: DQ12; SiO2) and UICC (Union Internationale Contre le Cancer) crocidolite (concentrations of all dusts: 0, 2, 5…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH): prevention and detection of asbestos-related diseases, 1987-2005
…worker protection programs, the import of asbestos was ceased in 1993 with a few exceptions. Almost all imports ceased in 2005 following European Union directives. Regulation of asbestos abatement companies has been greatly increased. The occupational…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Estimating the incidence of lung cancer attributable to occupational exposure in Iran
…was estimated using exposure data from the CAREX (CARcinogen EXposure) database, an international occupational carcinogen information system kept and maintained by the European Union. The magnitude of the relative risk of lung cancer for each carcinogen…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
The role of intervention studies in ascertaining the contribution of dietary factors in lung cancer. The Seattle chemoprevention trial of retinoids in asbestos-exposed workers
…at Bremerton, medical specialists, lawyers and union screening programs. The planned double-blind randomized trial required about 2500 subjects (1250 per arm) receiving 25,000 units of retinol plus 15 mg of beta-carotene daily, or…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1999
Comparative hazards of chrysotile asbestos and its substitutes: A European perspective
…asbestos cement and friction linings in vehicle brakes and clutches. A ban on chrysotile throughout the European Union for these remaining applications is currently under consideration, but this requires confidence in the safety of substitute materials…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1997
p53, Cip1, and Gadd153 expression following treatment of A549 cells with natural and man-made vitreous fibers
…Cip1, and Gadd153 proteins were determined in cultured A549 cells treated with either Union Internationale Contre le Cancer crocidolite or JM 100 for 20 hr and cultured in fresh media. Immunolabeled cells were analyzed by flow…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1971
Hemolysis by asbestos
…and which chemical agents prevent it. Fourteen mineral dusts and fibers were tested, including Union Internationale Contre le Cancer (U.I.C.C.) standard reference asbestos samples. In the standard test, 50 mg of mineral was…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1981
Pulmonary metabolism of benzo(a) pyrene : effect of asbestos
…daily for 4 days), and lung microsomal fractions were isolated. Standard asbestos samples were supplied by the International Union Against Cancer. In one procedure, microsomes were preincubated with 2 mg of asbestos for 1 hour at…