655 results for “General Electric”, page 20 of 33
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Asbestos and the pleura: a review
…the evidence indicated plaques do not increase cancer risk, though this was far from a universal view. They reported general agreement that diffuse pleural thickening can cause significant restrictive ventilatory impairment. For mesothelioma, they reviewed incidence…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Ionizing radiation: a risk factor for mesothelioma
…but not all, epidemiology studies (particularly those of Thorotrast- and radiation-treated patients). Given the low mesothelioma rate in the general population, the consistently increased risk among these radiation-exposed individuals is noteworthy. Many studies were…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Exposure to non-arsenic pesticides is associated with lymphoma among farmers in Spain
…with all other occupations. Farmers were analysed according to the type of farming job performed: crop farming, animal farming, and general farming. Occupational exposure was summarised into 15 main categories: organic dust, radiation, contact with animals…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
The epidemiology of renal cell carcinoma
…analgesics have been convincingly linked with renal cell cancer. With respect to diet a general protective effect of fruit and vegetable consumption is the only consistently reported finding. For occupational factors the weight of the evidence…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Cytotoxicity study of rock wool by cell magnetometric evaluation
…of decay of cytotoxicity, was observed by cell magnetometry immediately postmagnetization in the group to which RW was added. In general, materials phagocytosed by macrophages are ingested into phagosomes and digested while migrating. This migration of…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Mortality from occupational exposure to relatively pure chrysotile: a 39-year study
…was attributed to cardiovascular diseases in 23 subjects and to liver cirrhosis in 1. Overall mortality rate was significantly lower than that of the Greek general population, standardized mortality ratio (SMR) was 0.71 (95% CI…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2002
The quantitative risks of mesothelioma and lung cancer in relation to asbestos exposure: the Wittenoom data
…and mill. It covered 12 shifts and collected 38 static samples, and it was reported only in general terms in 1968. Others had derived median estimates of 50 fibres/ml for ever mill workers, 12 fibres…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Airborne asbestos in buildings
…microscopy. The buildings that were surveyed were the subject of litigation related to suits alleging the general building occupants were exposed to a potential health hazard as a result the presence of asbestos-containing materials (ACM)…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Occupational asbestos exposure and digestive cancers - a cohort study
…occupationally exposed to asbestos. The incidence of digestive cancer was calculated from 1st January 1978 to 31st December 2004 and compared with levels among the local general population using Standardized Incidence Ratios. Asbestos exposure was assessed…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2000
Government laboratory worker with lung cancer: comparing risks from beryllium, asbestos, and tobacco smoke
…San Francisco, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital for an evaluation of whether past workplace exposures may have contributed to his current disease. The goal of this paper is to provide an…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2000
Mesothelioma and lung tumors attributable to asbestos among petroleum workers
…many studies clearly show a definitely increased risk of mesothelioma, but no proven excess of lung cancer after comparison to the general population. Through the presentation of new data and the re-appraisal of two recent…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Emphysema findings associated with heavy asbestos-exposure in high resolution computed tomography of finnish construction workers
…exposure duration, age, pack years and asbestosis diagnosis were analyzed in general linear models for possible associations with emphysema. The inter- (quadratic weighted kappa, kappa(qw)=0.46-0.72) and intraobserver (kappa(qw)=0.78…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Cytotoxic effects of aggregated nanomaterials
…lung cell lines as comparators. The nanoparticulate materials exhibited varying degrees of cytoxicity for all cell lines and the general trends were similar for both the murine and human macrophage cell lines. These findings suggest that…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Exposure matrix development for the Libby cohort
…cohort, there has not been a comprehensive approach to characterizing these varied exposure pathways. Any approach toward assessing historical exposures among this population must account for three general categories: (1) occupational exposures, (2) residential exposures, and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Mortality among shipyard Coast Guard workers: a retrospective cohort study
…In addition, 20 job groups were created on likely similar exposures. Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated based on the general population of the state and adjusted for age, calendar period, sex and race. The follow…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 11, 2007 · in the opinion
Cadlo v. Metalclad Insulation Corporation (2007)
…Cadlo's\] contraction of cancer, \[Maxlyn Cadlo\] would have continued her marital relationship with him for another 20 years." (See Mangini v. Aerojet-General Corp. (1991) 230 Cal.App.3d 1125, 1152 \[briefs are reliable indications…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division · June 23, 2005 · in the opinion
IN the Matter of Cammarata v. Caldwell & Cook, Inc. (2005)
…Fahringer, Roll, Salisbury & Cambria L.L.P., Buffalo (John A. Collins of counsel), for Sheila Cammarata, respondent. Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, Albany (Estelle Kraushar of counsel), for Workers' Compensation Board, respondent. Before: Spain, J.P., Carpinello…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · March 22, 2001 · in the opinion
Crawford v. Artuz (2001)
…Naponoch, NY, Plaintiff Pro se. Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of the State of New York by Michael J. Keane, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, New York City, for Defendants. OPINION CHIN, District Judge. Pro se plaintiffs Clifton…
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Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · February 8, 2002 · in the opinion
In re Babcock & Wilcox Co. (2002)
…the principle of conservatism, under which uncertainties "are reflected in a general tendency toward early recognition of unfavorable events and minimization of the amount of net assets and net income."\[96\] Mr. Gaubert also testified with…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · September 9, 2008 · in the opinion
Taylor v. Csr Limited (2008)
…of Baltimore for sugar deliveries from which CSR derived substantial revenue. Taylor next contends that she presented evidence satisfying the due process requirements for Maryland's exercise of both specific and general personal jurisdiction over CSR…