CREOD held a workshop in November 2006 to bring together key clinicians and researchers from across the country, to discuss current knowledge of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome, and to develop recommendations for improved recognition of the syndrome. The workshop was jointly funded by CREOD and the
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Akhtar US, McWhinney RD, Rastogi N, Abbatt JP, Evans GJ, Scott JA. Inhal Toxicol. 2010 Dec;22 Suppl 2:37-47. ABSTRACT: The composition of airborne particulate matter (PM) varies widely depending on its source, and recent studies have suggested that particle-associated adverse health effects are
Tarlo SM. PCCSU Article. 15 November 2010. Link to article
Thompson AM, House R, Krajnak K, Eger T. Occup Med (Lond). 2010 Oct;60(7):572-4. Epub 2010 Aug 3. BACKGROUND: Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) refers to the neurological, vascular and musculoskeletal problems that may arise due to exposure to segmental vibration to the hands. An analogous syndr
Hoy RF, Ribeiro M, Anderson J, Tarlo SM. Occup Med (Lond). 2010 Oct;60(7):546-51. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Work-associated respiratory symptoms may be caused by disorders of both the lower and upper respiratory tract. We propose that occupational exposures may initiate and/or trigger recurrent hyp
Verma DK, Demers C, Shaw D, Verma P, Kurtz L, Finkelstein M, des Tombe K, Welton T. J Environ Public Health. 2010;2010:526487. Epub 2011 Jan 3. ABSTRACT: A pilot study was conducted within the Ontario sawmill and veneer/plywood manufacturing industry. Information was collected by postal ques
House RA. August, 2010. Link to article
Liss GM, Buyantseva L, Luce CE, Ribeiro M, Manno M, Tarlo SM. Am J Ind Med. 2011 Apr;54(4):278-84. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20935. Epub 2011 Feb 15. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The health of workers in health care has been neglected in the past. There are few reports regarding occupational asthma (
Tarlo SM, Liss GM. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 2010; 10:278-286. ABSTRACT: Prevention of occupational asthma related to a work-sensitizing agent ideally would be achieved by avoidance of exposures that cause immunologic sensitization and subsequent asthma. There are a few examples in whic