973 results for “General Electric”, page 39 of 49
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Medical study · Medical research · 1986
The in vitro cytotoxicity of asbestos fibers: I. P388D1 cells
…lactate dehydrogenase, and glucosaminidase levels were determined. In general, there was a close association between the reduction in cellular viability and the loss of intracellular enzymes induced by each dust, the chrysotile asbestos samples proving more…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2000
Health effects of asbestos and nonasbestos fibers
…different fiber types. Mechanistic studies continue to provide a window into pathogenesis and some hope for understanding dose-response relationships at the lower levels seen in contemporary Western workplaces and the general environment. Changes in clinical…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Malignant pleural mesothelioma in US automotive mechanics: reported vs expected number of cases from 1975 to 2007
…not compare the reported number of cases to an "expected" value, even though pleural mesothelioma occurs in the general population in the absence of asbestos exposure. We compare the number of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) cases…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Can serum inflammatory parameters estimate outcome of pleurodesis in mesothelioma?
…total of 58 consecutive patients (26 men, 32 women) with malignant pleural mesothelioma underwent video-assisted thoracoscopy under general anaesthesia with monopulmonary ventilation between the years 2003 and 2006. Four grammes of asbestos-free and sterile…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Libby vermiculite exposure and risk of developing asbestos-related lung and pleural diseases
…led to huge investments in public health actions and research. The resulting studies have added much to the body of knowledge concerning health effects of exposures to Libby amphibole fibers specifically and asbestos exposure in general.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Environmental asbestos exposure and risk of mesothelioma
…related industries. Potential, but uncertain, mesothelioma risk also may be associated with general population asbestos exposure through contact with asbestos-containing commercial products, particularly housing materials that can be easily disturbed through normal activity. Finally, studies…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Asbestos poisons World Trade Organization atmosphere
…controlled use" a fallacy, and used (for the first time) an exception clause in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that permits trade-restrictive measures to protect human life or health. At the same time…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Lung cancer and mesothelioma in towns with environmental exposure to asbestos in Eastern Anatolia
…3-fold higher in Hekimhan and fourfold higher in Arguvan then in the general population of Turkey. The incidences of mesothelioma and lung carcinoma in Hekimhan were higher than those of the general population in Turkey…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1982
Fiber counting and analysis in the diagnosis of asbestos-related disease
…large numbers. Numbers of asbestos bodies markedly underestimate total numbers of fibers present in lung. In patients from the general population, the mean number of asbestos fibers is about 1 X 10(6)/g dry lung;…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1978
Malignant mesothelioma of the pleura in Barrow-in-Furness
…lungs has been measured in the last 20 cases, in 18 of whom it was found to be substantially greater than the accepted levels for the general population. In a small number studied by electron microscopy…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Cryptococcus pneumonia presenting in an immunocompetent host with pulmonary asbestosis: a case report
…follow up, she had marked improvement in her general condition along with a diminution of the lower lobe lung mass. We report a clinical and radiological improvement in a patient treated for cryptococcal pneumonia. Asbestos exposure…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Overview of asbestos issues in Korea
…ban of its use, previously applied asbestos still causes many problems. A series of asbestos-related events that recently occurred in Korea have caused the general public to become concerned about asbestos. Therefore, it is necessary…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1976
The reliability of measures of amphibole fiber concentration in water
…However, the relative variability among laboratories was reasonably uniform. There was general agreement that water from some sites was consistently high in concentrations of amphibole fibers, while other sites were consistently low. We conclude that comparisons…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with oxaliplatin for peritoneal mesothelioma: preliminary results and survival analysis
…multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma from August 2004 to October 2012 was analyzed. Patients with sarcomatoid or biphasic peritoneal mesothelioma were not included due to general poor prognosis. Treatment consisted in CRS and HIPEC-OX (460 mg/m…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1990
Cancer mortality and exposure to crocidolite
…a further 800 f/ml shorter than 5 µm. Samples from the general area outside the plant showed up to 2 f/ml longer than 5 µm. Rogers noted that de Klerk et al had applied…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
The microbial and danger signals that activate Nod-like receptors
…may be perceived similarly by host recognition systems. Gaining insight into the function of NLR proteins in general will impact considerably on our understanding of the mechanisms underlying immunity to infection, adjuvanticity and auto-inflammatory disorders…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1983
Proportionate mortality among US shoeworkers, 1966-1977
…None of the shoeworker deaths were attributed to nasal cancer, whereas 2.2 were expected on the basis of general population data. Mortality from leukemia and cancer of the urinary bladder was not unusual in either…
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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 · 1992
Parenchymal and pleural fibrosis in construction workers
…male population from another investigation indicates that the frequency of lung fibrosis (ILO greater than or equal to 1/1) is at least two times higher among the examined construction workers than among the general population…
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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…