Correction: Saito et al. Sex-Specific Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases, Lung and Ovarian Cancer in Municipalities with High Asbestos Consumption, Brazil, 2000-2017. 2022, , 3656.

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Sex-Specific Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases, Lung and Ovarian Cancer in Municipalities with High Asbestos Consumption, Brazil, 2000-2017.

The aim of this study is to compare the mortality rates for typical asbestos-related diseases (ARD-T: mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural plaques) and for lung and ovarian cancer in Brazilian municipalities where asbestos mines and asbestos-cement plants had been operating (areas with high asbestos consumption, H-ASB) compared with in other municipalities. The death records for adults aged 30+ years were retrieved from multiple health information systems. In the 2000-2017 time period, age-standardized mortality rates (standard: Brazil 2010) and standardized rate ratios (SRR; H-ASB vs.

Knowledge of and attitudes toward the WHO MPOWER policies to reduce tobacco use at the population level: a comparison between third-year and sixth-year medical students.

Objective: To evaluate third- and sixth-year medical students in Brazil in terms of their knowledge of and attitudes toward the WHO MPOWER policies to reduce tobacco use.

Methods: The WHO Global Health Professions Student Survey was applied in five cohorts of medical students evaluated in their third and sixth years of medical school, between 2008 and 2015. Comparisons were drawn between the two years of medical school in terms of the proportions of students who experimented with or used tobacco products in the last 30 days prior to the survey; knowledge of and compliance with smoke-free policies on the university campus; formal training on smoking cessation strategies; and self-recognition as role models for patients/society.

Mortality from silicosis in Brazil: Temporal trends in the period 1980-2017.

Background: Silicosis is the most prevalent pneumoconiosis in Brazil. We aimed to estimate mortality rates and temporal trends for silicosis, and to identify areas of highest mortality.

Methods: Records of silicosis as the underlying (1980-2017) or contributory (2000-2017) cause of death in adults aged 20 years and older were retrieved from the Brazilian Mortality Database.

Inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers induced by silica exposure in crystal craftsmen.

Background: Identification of biomarkers associated with the diagnosis and prognosis of silicosis would be highly advantageous in the clinical setting. The aim of this study is to evaluate inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in subjects exposed to silica.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of crystal craftsmen currently (n = 34) or formerly (n = 35) exposed and a group of nonexposed subjects (n = 12) was performed.

Mortality from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a temporal trend analysis in Brazil, 1979-2014.

Objective: To analyze mortality from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in Brazil over the period 1979-2014.

Methods: Microdata were extracted from the Brazilian National Ministry of Health Mortality Database. Only deaths for which the underlying cause was coded as International Classification of Diseases version 9 (ICD-9) 515 or 516.

Effective tobacco control measures: agreement among medical students.

Objective:: To determine the level of agreement with effective tobacco control measures recommended by the World Health Organization and to assess the attitudes toward, knowledge of, and beliefs regarding smoking among third-year medical students at University of São Paulo School of Medicine, located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods:: Between 2008 and 2012, all third-year medical students were invited to complete a self-administered questionnaire based on the Global Health Professionals Student Survey and its additional modules.

Results:: The study sample comprised 556 students.

The next mesothelioma wave: mortality trends and forecast to 2030 in Brazil.

Background: There are limited data on mesothelioma mortality in industrializing countries, where, at present, most of the asbestos consumption occurs.

Objectives: To analyze temporal trends and to calculate mortality rates from mesothelioma and cancer of the pleura in Brazil from 2000 to 2012 and to estimate future mortality rates.

Methods: We retrieved records of deaths from mesothelioma (ICD-10C45) and cancer of the pleura (ICD-10C38.

Experimentation with and knowledge regarding water-pipe tobacco smoking among medical students at a major university in Brazil.

Objective: Water-pipe tobacco smoking is becoming increasingly more common among young people. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the use of water pipes and other forms of tobacco use, including cigarette smoking, among medical students, as well as to examine the attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of those students regarding this issue.

Methods: We administered a questionnaire to students enrolled in the University of São Paulo School of Medicine, in São Paulo, Brazil.

Occupational exposure profile of Pb, Mn, and Cd in nonferrous Brazilian sanitary alloy foundries.

In addition to the primary components of alloys, approximately 5% of the formulation may contain other metals, including lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic, manganese (Mn), iron, phosphorus, and nickel. Workers in the foundries are exposed to several compounds; therefore, it is important to assess the levels of injury that may reflect an additive, synergistic, or antagonistic effect caused by these compounds. The mean values of the environmental evaluation of the facilities range from 16.

Longitudinal decline in lung function in former asbestos exposed workers.

Background: This study was designed to assess the effect of asbestos exposure on longitudinal lung function decline.

Methods: A group of 502 former asbestos-cement workers with at least two spirometry tests 4 years apart. Repeated evaluations included respiratory symptoms questionnaire, spirometry and chest imaging.

A real-life study of the effectiveness of different pharmacological approaches to the treatment of smoking cessation: re-discussing the predictors of success.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), bupropion, nortriptyline and combination therapy and describe factors associated with treatment success.

Introduction: Clinical trials clearly demonstrate the efficacy of pharmacotherapy in smoking cessation. However, it is only after its use in real-life settings that clinical effectiveness and limitations of a treatment are fully known.

Prevalence and risk of asthma symptoms among firefighters in São Paulo, Brazil: a population-based study.

Unlabelled: The firefighters are at increased risk of respiratory disease as a result of exposure to smoke and dust. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk associated with respiratory symptoms among city firefighters in São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods: A cross-sectional study utilizing the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) questionnaire was administered to firefighters and police officers, in order to evaluate their respiratory symptoms.

[Harmonization and toxicological classification of pesticides in 1992 in Brazil and the need to foresee the impacts from the forthcoming introduction of GHS].

In 1992, Brazil modified its toxicological classification criteria for pesticides. This modification aimed to follow the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) hazard classification of pesticides. In 2002, the United Nations adopted the "Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals" (GHS).

[Impact of legislation on registration of acutely toxic pesticides in Brazil].

Objective: To evaluate the impact of the application of the "Pesticides Law" (Law no. 7,802/89) on the toxicological classification profile of registered pesticides in Brazil, from 1990 to 2000.

Methods: Data on registered commercial products in the years 1990 and 2000 were analyzed according to toxicological class, date of registration of the active ingredient (before or after the Law) and usage class (insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and others).

Occupational asthma in the city of São Paulo, 1995-2000, with special reference to gender analysis.

Background: Occupational asthma (OA) is the leading occupational respiratory disease in the area of São Paulo Municipality. Understanding its characteristics can provide useful information for better interventions.

Methods: From a joint registry of OA from five outpatient public clinics for occupational respiratory diseases, data on occupation, with job titles corrected by an expert evaluation, agents, exposure and symptom duration, and spirometry were analyzed by gender.