The impact of allergic rhinitis on the management of asthma in a working population.

Background: Currently, little data is available about the management of asthma in the working population. The aim of this study was to describe asthma control and severity among workers according to current or previous allergic rhinitis comorbidity.

Methods: A network of occupational physicians participated in this pilot study on a voluntary basis.

EV@LUTIL: An open access database on occupational exposures to asbestos and man-made mineral fibres.

Objectives: The aim of Evalutil is to document occupational exposure to asbestos and man-made mineral fibers.

Methods: These databases provide grouped descriptive and metrological data from observed situations of occupational exposure, collected through the analysis of scientific articles and technical reports by industrial hygienists.

Results: Over 5,000 measurements were collected.

Surveillance programme for uncompensated work-related diseases in France.

Background: The surveillance programme for uncompensated work-related diseases (UWRDs) in France relies on a network of occupational physicians (OPs) who volunteer to report all UWRDs diagnosed during a biannual 2-week observation period.

Aims: To describe this programme and the usefulness of its results.

Methods: During the observation period, OPs record job title and employment sector for each worker.

Association of Parkinson's Disease and Its Subtypes with Agricultural Pesticide Exposures in Men: A Case-Control Study in France.

Background: Pesticides have been associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), but there are few data on important exposure characteristics such as dose-effect relations. It is unknown whether associations depend on clinical PD subtypes.

Objectives: We examined quantitative aspects of occupational pesticide exposure associated with PD and investigated whether associations were similar across PD subtypes.