985 results for “General Electric”, page 30 of 50
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Porcelain factory worker with asbestos-related mesothelioma
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare tumor among the general population, but for people exposed to asbestos, the lifetime risk is high. A 58-year old man presented with suffering from chest pain, upper back pain, shortness…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1992
Pleural mesothelioma
Diffuse pleural malignant mesothelioma (DMM) is an uncommon tumor in the general population, but its incidence can be very high in persons exposed to asbestos. There has been controversy about the role of the different fiber…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2003
Toxicologic agents of concern for search-and-rescue dogs responding to urban disasters
This narrative review followed an earlier report on general toxicologic hazards for search-and-rescue (SAR) dogs. Its aim was to raise awareness of specific common substances that may be found at urban disaster sites and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1976
Asbestos spraying, an occupational and environmental hazard
This report describes the damage likely to be sustained by both workmen and the general population when asbestos is sprayed to buildings as an insulating and sound-proofing material.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
The effect of smoking on the risk of lung cancer mortality for asbestos workers in Great Britain (1971-2005)
Workers in the asbestos industry tend to have high smoking rates compared to the general population. Both asbestos exposure and cigarette smoking are recognized risk factors for lung cancer mortality, but the exact nature of the…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Environmentally related diseases and the possibility of valuation of their social costs
The risks of the morbidity of the asbestos-related lung cancer was estimated in the general population of Poles as the result of increased exposure to asbestos fibers during the removal of asbestos-cement products and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1972
Current opinions on the asbestos cancer problem
This article was a synopsis of a recent review of epidemiological studies and a general summary by the same author, drawing on opinions expressed at the 1969 Pneumoconiosis Conference in Johannesburg. The author described international studies…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Updated mortality study of a cohort of asbestos textile workers
Limited information is available on risk of peritoneal mesothelioma after asbestos exposure, and in general on the risk of cancer after cessation of asbestos exposure. We updated to 2013 the follow-up of a cohort of…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
Occupational lung disease survey of respiratory physicians in Northern Ireland
Respiratory physicians are likely to encounter occupational lung disease (OLD) in their daily practice. To assess the profile of cases being encountered by general respiratory physicians in Northern Ireland (NI) and determine satisfaction with training, confidence…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Impact of biopersistent fibrous dusts on glycolysis, glutaminolysis and serine metabolism in A549 cells
The conversion rates of different metabolic pathways summarized as a metabolic signature mirror the physiological functions and the general physiological status of a cell. The present study compared the impact of crocidolite and chrysotile asbestos, glass…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Re-evaluation and re-classification of erionite series minerals
Governments and industries have introduced regulatory measures requiring safety controls to limit asbestos exposure of the general public and asbestos workers. Although erionite is a more potent health hazard mineral than asbestos, it has received far…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1992
Survival of asbestos insulation workers with mesothelioma
Malignant mesothelioma is a lethal disease. It is rare in the general population; however, workers exposed to asbestos suffer significant burdens of the neoplasm. The survival time of 457 consecutive fatal cases of pleural and peritoneal…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
COVID-19 in patients with thoracic malignancies (TERAVOLT): first results of an international, registry-based, cohort study
Early reports on patients with cancer and COVID-19 have suggested a high mortality rate compared with the general population. Patients with thoracic malignancies are thought to be particularly susceptible to COVID-19 given their older…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1996
Asbestos exposure and ovarian fiber burden
Epidemiologic studies suggest increased risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in female asbestos workers and increased risk of malignancy in general in household contacts of asbestos workers. Ovaries were studied from 13 women with household contact with…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2013
The use of indwelling pleural catheters for the management of malignant pleural effusion--direct costs in a Dutch hospital
Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are increasingly used in the treatment of malignant pleural effusion (MPE). In general, these catheters have been reported to manage MPE efficiently. Unfortunately, insurance companies in the Netherlands do not reimburse these…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Identifying predictors of personal exposure to air temperature in peri-urban India
…To date, no study evaluating personal air temperature in the general population has been conducted in a low-and-middle income country. We used data from the CHAI study consisting of 50 adults monitored in up…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
External quality assurance in nongynecologic cytology: The Australasian experience
…since 1993. Glass slide preparations of a wide range of nongynecologic cases were circulated to approximately 200 cytopathology laboratories in 16 countries. General nongynecologic cytology cases were manufactured from residual specimens after routine diagnosis. Fine-needle…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Exposure-Response Analyses of Asbestos and Lung Cancer Subtypes in a Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies
…asbestos exposure and assessed the joint effect of asbestos exposure and smoking by sex and lung cancer subtype in general population studies. We pooled 14 case-control studies conducted in 1985-2010 in Europe and Canada…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2023
Asbestos-Environment Pollution Characteristics and Health-Risk Assessment in Typical Asbestos-Mining Area
…has been confirmed as a major pollutant in asbestos-mining areas that are located in western China. In general, asbestos-fibre dust will is released into the environment due to the effect of intensive industrial activities…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Mortality risk among workers with exposure to dioxins
…experience of workers exposed to dioxins during trichlorophenol (TCP) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) production to that of the general population and to examine mortality risk by estimated exposure levels. A retrospective cohort study which followed up workers'…