Tag: Occupational Health
Melatonin Improves DNA Damage Repair Capacity in Night Shift Workers
Melatonin intervention linked to borderline significant increase in urinary 8-OH-dG, which is indicator of oxidative DNA damage repair capacity
Concentrations of Selected PFAS Up in Firefighters After 2023 Maui Wildfires
Firefighters had higher serum concentrations of some PFAS than employees from other occupations, but mainly below threshold for screening
Occupational Exposures Tied to Higher Risk for Vertigo
Risk increased with exposure to noise and vibrations
Smoking Tied to Lower Earnings, Labor Market Participation
Associations even stronger among those with lower educational attainment
Lean Quality Improvement Helps Surgical Residency Programs
Benefits seen for work hours, without negatively impacting preparedness
2000 to 2024 Saw Rise in Physician Union Petitions
Most organizing efforts motivated by nonfinancial factors
Usual/Permanent Night Shifts, Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Epilepsy
Higher risk for epilepsy also seen for sleep duration less than seven or more than eight hours per day, frequent insomnia, and daytime sleepiness
RSNA: Silicosis Often Missed in Engineered Stone Countertop Workers
Recognition of silicosis at initial encounter was 19 percent by primary clinicians and 33 percent by radiologists
Work-Time Physical Activity Tied to Ambulatory Blood Pressure
Work-time standing behavior tied to less favorable diastolic blood pressure profile
Reducing Sedentary Time, Increasing Standing Does Not Reduce BP
Intervention with use of sit-stand desk reduces sedentary behavior but does not reduce BP or pulse wave velocity
