985 results for “General Electric”, page 38 of 50
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Medical study · Medical research · 1998
Lung cancer risk and welding: results from a case-control study in Germany
…In contrast, a history of welding in general for at least a half-year is 28% among cases and 23% among controls, yielding an OR of 1.25 (95% CL: 0.94-1.65) after adjustment…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2013
Atypical solitary fibrous tumor of the nose and maxillary sinus
…with negative surgical margins. The patient did not receive any adjuvant treatment. Postoperative monitoring was uneventful. In general, these tumors are reported to follow an indolent course. SFTs adopt a biological behavior that cannot be determined…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1976
Pulmonary mineral dust. A study of ninety patients by electron microscopy, electron microanalysis, and electron microdiffraction
…of a specific type of pneumoconiosis. This method is particularly useful in differentiating between asbestos bodies and ferruginous bodies. The value of the method in general and its importance in the study of pneumoconiosis are discussed.
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Medical study · Medical research · 1969
Prevalence of "asbestos" bodies in human lungs at necropsy
…same number of "asbestos" bodies. None of the subjects had manifested pulmonary asbestosis during life. Their occupational and environmental histories were quite varied; in general, they did not point to a history of exposure to asbestos.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Occupational exposure to dusts and risk of renal cell carcinoma
…multi-center, hospital-based renal case-control study. General occupational histories and job-specific questionnaires were reviewed by occupational hygienists for subject-specific information. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) between RCC risk…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1980
Electron microscopy applied to studies of the biological significance of defects in crocidolite asbestos
…planar faults, and pores. Fibres sectioned in lung tissue and fibres taken from in vitro exposure to blood serum show evidence of erosion by two mechanisms--preferential attack at (100) planar defects and general surface dissolution.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Toxic epidermal necrolysis related to Cisplatin and pemetrexed for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
…the diagnosis of TEN. Treatment with systemic steroids and intravenous antibiotics as well as topical wound treatment led to resolution and improvement of his general condition. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2000
Computer modeling of population exposure to a carcinogen: the example of asbestos and mesothelioma mortality in France
…since exposure, and age. When exposure to a carcinogenic agent and its impact in terms of morbidity and mortality are modeled on the scale of the general population, individual exposures must often be estimated. If appropriate…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Oral presentation of malignant mesothelioma
…mesothelioma as an oral metastasis is not previously reported. This article highlights the importance of biopsy and histopathological diagnosis in presumed benign lesions and the role of the general dental practitioner in screening for oral neoplasms.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
Medically reported work-related ill-health in the UK agricultural sector
…of WRI within the UK from 2002 to 2008, as reported to The Health and Occupation Reporting (THOR) network by occupational physicians, clinical specialists and general practitioners, were analysed. Directly standardized incidence rate ratios (SRRs) for…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1971
The calcification of fibrous pleural lesions produced in guinea-pigs by the injection of chrysotile asbestos dust
…asbestos dust in the fibrous area. The first signs of general calcium deposition were seen both in contact with collagen fibres and on the surface of the coated asbestos dust. Eventually calcium deposits filled all the…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
An evaluation of potential occupational exposure to asbestiform amphiboles near a former vermiculite mine
…the potential for airborne exposure and transport of AA in the Kootenai National Forest. These findings are especially relevant to those that work in the area and to the general public who may conduct recreational activities.
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Medical study · Medical research · 1994
Carcinogenesis and related cell and tissue responses to asbestos: a review
…of lung cancer. Several caveats important in the interpretation of these data include the general lack of dose-response protocols both for in vivo and for in vitro studies as well as the absence, in many…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Cross reactivity between many anti-human antibodies for their hamster homologs provide the tools to study the signal transduction pathway activated by asbestos and SV40 in the malignant mesothelioma model
…NFkappaB p65, IkappaB, GAPDH) cross-reacted with their hamster counterparts. These data indicate that hamster mesothelioma model and more in general hamster experimental model, can be used for functional studies because many mouse, rabbit, and goat…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1974
Ultrastructure of human mesotheliomas
…intermingled on the same cell. One biopsy specimen that did not conform to this general pattern was proved at autopsy to be a bronchial carcinoma with secondary spread into the pleural cavity. This indicated that electron…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
A comparison of exposure assessment approaches: lung cancer and occupational asbestos exposure in a population-based case-control study
…assessment of occupational exposure to asbestos was compared using self-reports and a general population job-exposure matrix (DOM-JEM). Cases and frequency matched controls provided life-time job histories and self-reported exposures to potential…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1985
Quantitative risk assessment of environmental hazards
…to traditional methods for making individual and social decisions about health hazards in the home, workplace, and general environment. Risk assessment, which is the process of estimating risks to populations exposed to hazardous agents or activities…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1981
The need to control asbestos fibers in potable water supply systems
…and urine. One animal study showed tumor production related to ingestion of asbestos-containing material but, in general, the results of seven animal feeding studies have been inconclusive. A statistically significant relationship between male lung and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2005
Computed tomographic characterization of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma
…CT scans available for review. A Z-score was used to evaluate the incidence of cancer at a particular anatomic site as compared to a general incidence of disease at all sites. CT was analyzed by…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1985
Asbestos and tuberculosis in Trieste, Italy
…asbestos use appears to be unassociated with risk of tuberculosis. Potentiation of the risk of death from tuberculosis may require both a high risk of tuberculosis in the general community and intense personal exposure to asbestos.