Lipids peroxidation (LP) and antioxidant defence (AD) were compared in the patients facing pneumoconiosis and dust bronchitis. The studied group included 35 patients with suspected pneumoconiosis, 75 patients facing the 1 grade of pneumoconiosis, 43 coniotuberculosis patients and 43 patients with dust bronchitis. Active LP was demonstrated, values and intensities of its stages depended on the origin and severity of disease. AD was characteristically depressed, which necessitates the antioxidant treatment of patients with pneumoconiosis and dust bronchitis.
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December 2024
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, K Myslivně 3/2182, 708 00, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic.
While car exhaust emissions in the EU are clearly decreasing, the future of non-exhaust emissions looks more pessimistic. The relative importance of the latter is thus expected to increase in terms of air quality and human health. The aim of the study was to assess regional and seasonal differences in the chemical composition of road dust across the Czech Republic and the health impact of its resuspension, with special respect to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metals.
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February 2025
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Introduction: Respiratory ill-health in welders is well documented but without a clear indication of exposures responsible.
Methods: In a Canadian cohort study of welders and electrical workers, we collected self-reports of asthma/wheeze and rhinitis at each 6-monthly contact for up to 5 years. Physician diagnoses of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD/bronchitis) were extracted from the Alberta administrative health database (AHDB).
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October 2024
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, P.O. Box 100, Tampere, FI-33014, Finland.
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Labor Dr. Wisplinghoff.
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May 2024
Laboratory Dr. Wisplinghoff.
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