Journal Club


Title:  Exposure to hydrogen peroxide and eye and nose symptoms among workers in a beverage processing plant
Authors:  G. Mastrangelo, R. Zanibellato, E. Fadda, et. al.
Source:  Ann. Occup. Hyg. 53(2);161-165, 2009
Presented by: Stephanie Stoke
Date:   Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:15 PM, J106, Molly Blank Conference Center
NJH Campus, 1400 Jackson St., Denver, CO

NOTE:  Change in date from third Tuesday.
This will be a video broadcast with CSU at the EH building, Room 120, Ft. Collins.  
This broadcast is one of the selections for students taking Occupational and Environmental Health Interdisciplinary Seminar, Spring 2010. For more information, please contact Stephanie Clancy at 303-398-1520.



Archive

Title:  Are uranium-contaminated soil and irrigation water a risk for human vegetables consumers? A study case with Solanum tuberosum L., Phaseolus vulgaris L. and Lactuca sativa L.
Authors:  O. Neves, M. M. Abreu
Source:  Ecotoxicology 2009; 18:1130-1136
Presented by: Kathy Bird

Title:  Supervisory behaviour as a predictor of return to work in employees absent from work due to mental health problems  
Authors:  K. Nieuwenhuijsen, J. H. A. M. Verbeek, A. G. E. M. de Boer, et. al.  
Source:  Occup Environ Med, 2004;61:817-823.
Presented by: Dean Prok

Title:  Influenza vaccination compliance among health care workers in a German university hospital
Authors:  S. Wicker, H.F. Rabenau, H.W. Doerr, R. Allwinn
Source:  Infection 2009;37(3)197-202
Presented by: Kathy Bird

Title:  Performance of an N95 Filtering Facepiece Particulate Respirator and a Surgical Mask During Human Breathing: Two Pathways for Particle Penetration
Authors:  S. A. Grinshpun, H. Haruta, R. M. Eninger, et. al.
Source:  J Occup Environ Hygiene, Oct. 2009;6:593-603
Presented by: Randy Craig

Title:  The role of the Back Rx exercise program in diskogenic low back pain: A prospective randomized trial
Authors:  V. B. Vad, A. L. Bhat, Y. Tarabichi
Source:  Arch Phys Med Rehabil Vol 88, May 2007; 577-82.
Presented by: Dean Prok

Title: Blood and urine mercury levels in adult amalgam patients of randomized controlled trial:  Interaction of Hg species in erythrocytes
Authors: S. Halbach, S. Vogt, W. Köhler, et.al.
Source: Environmental Research 107 (2008) 69-78
Presented by: Stephanie Stoke

Title:  Radiofrequency Microtenotomy: A promising method for treatment of recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis
Authors:  K. Meknas, A. Odden-Miland, J. B. Mercer, et.al.
Source:  Am J Sports Med, October 2008;36:1960-65
Presented by: Dean Prok
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Title:  The Back Disability Risk Questionnaire for Work-Related, Acute Back Pain:
Prediction of Unresolved Problems at 3-Month Follow-Up

Authors:  W. S. Shaw, G. Pransky, T. Winters
Source:  New England Journal of Medicine 2009;51(2):185-194
Presented by: Stephanie Walker
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Title:  Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and the two in combination for painful knee osteoarthritis
Authors:  D. O. Clegg, D. J. Reda, C. L. Harris, et. al.
Source:  New England Journal of Medicine 2006;354(8):795-808
Presented by: Dean Prok
Date: Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2009

Title:  A randomized trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee
Authors:  A. Kirkley, T. B. Birmingham, R. B. Litchfield, et. al.
Source:  NEJM, 359(11);1097-1107, September 11, 2008
Presented by: Angie Munger
Date:  Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009

Title:  Respiratory Function in Pesticide Workers
Authors:  E. Zuskin, J. Mustajbegovic, E. N. Schachter, et. al.
Source:  JOEM, 50(11);1299-1305. November 2008
Presented by: Stephanie Walker
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:15 PM, A431, Smith Building

Title:  Using a return-on-investment estimation model to evaluate outcomes from an obesity management worksite health promotion program
Authors:  K.M. Baker, R.Z. Goetzel, X. Pei, et.al.
Source:  JOEM 50(9):981-990, September 2008
Presented by: Angie Munger and Julie A. Maertens
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:15 PM, J106, Molly Blank Conference Center
National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St.

Title:  Neutral wrist splinting in carpal tunnel syndrome: A comparison of night-only versus full-time wear instructions
Authors:  W. C. Walker, M. Metzler, D. Cifu, Z. Swartz
Source:  Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 81:424-429, 2000.
Presented by: Dean Prok
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008

Title:  Externally assessed psychosocial work characteristics and diagnoses of anxiety and depression
Authors:  K. Waldenström, G. Ahlberg, P. Bergman, et al.
Source:  Occup Environ Med;65:90-97, 2008
Presented by: Stephanie Walker
Date:  Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008

Title:  WTC “Sarcoid-Like” Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease in New York City Fire Department Rescue Workers
Authors:  G. Izbicki, R. Chavko, G. Banauch, et al.
Source:  Chest 2007;131;1414-1423
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008

Title:  Consensus criteria for screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea:  evidence of efficacy
Authors:  J. B. Talmage, T. B. Hudson, K. T. Hegmann, M. S. Thiese
Source:  JOEM, 50(3);324-9, March 2008
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date:  Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Title:  The Pain Disability Questionnaire
Authors:  C. Anagnostis, R. J. Gatchel, T. G. Mayer
Source:  Spine; 29(20); 2290-2302, 2004
Presented by: Angie Munger
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Title:  Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Soldiers Returning from Iraq
Authors:  C. W. Hoge, D. McGurk, J. L. Thomas, et. al.
Source:  NEJM, 358;5;453-463, 2008
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date:   Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Title:  The use of household cleaning sprays and adult asthma
Authors:  JP, Zock, E. Plana, D. Jarvis, et. al.
Source:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 176:735-741, 2007
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, April 29 (rescheduled from April 15)

Title:  Work-related asthma in the educational services industry:  California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-2000
Authors:  J.M. Mazurek, M. Filios, R. Willis, et. al.
Source:  Am J Indust Med 51:47-59 (2008)
Presented by: Angie Munger
Date:  Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Title:  Is testicular cancer an occupational disease of fire fighters?
Authors:  M.N. Bates, J. Fawcett, N. Garrett, R. Arnold, N. Pearce, A. Woodward
Source:  Am J Indust Med 2001; 40:263-270
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date:  Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Title:  Occupational Injury Mortality:  New Mexico 1998-2002
Authors:  KB Mulloy, S. Moraga-McHaley, C. Crandall, D. Kesler
Source:  Am J Indust Med 50:910-920, 2007
Presented by: Angie Munger
Date:  Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Title:  Effect of Occupational Exposures on Decline of Lung Function in Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Authors:  P. Harber, D. P. Tashkin, M. Simmons, L. Crawford, E. Hnizdo, J. Connett, for the Lung Health Study Group
Source:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 176:994-1000, 2007
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Title:  Determinants of Escalating Costs in Low Risk Workers’ Compensation Claims
Authors:  E. J. Bernacki, L. Yuspeh, X. Tao
Source:  JOEM, July 2007;49(7):780-90
Presented by: Angie Munger  
Date:  Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Title:  Peripheral neuropathy in chronic occupational inorganic lead exposure: a clinical and electrophysiological study
Authors:  O. Rubens, I. Logina, I. Kravale, M. Eglîte, M. Donaghy
Source:  Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2001;71:200-204
Presented by: Angie Munger
Date:  Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Time/Place:    2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J106, Molly Blank Conference Center

Title:  Shoulder Scoring Scales for the Evaluation of Rotator Cuff Repair
Authors:  A. Romeo, A. Mazzocca, D. Hang, S. Shott, B. Bach
Source:  Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research; Oct 2004; 427:107-114
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date:   Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Title: Effects of the Irish Smoking Ban on Respiratory Health of Bar Workers and Air Quality in Dublin Pubs
Authors:  P. Goodman, M. Agnew, M. McCaffrey, G. Paul, and L. Clancy
Source:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2007;175:840-845
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Title:  Injuries to International Petroleum Drilling Workers, 1988 to 1990
Authors:  S. McNabb, R. Ratard, J. Horan, T. Farley
Source:  Journal of Occupational Medicine. June 1994;36(6):627-30
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J103, Molly Blank Conference Center

Title:  Occupational Risk Factors and Asthma among Health Care Professionals
Authors:  G. L. Delclos, D. Gimeno, Ahmed Arif, et. al.
Source:  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2007(175):667-675
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Title:  Total dust and endotoxin in poultry operations: Comparison between cage and floor housing and respiratory effects in workers
Authors:  S. P. Kirychuk, J. A. Dosman, S. J. Reynolds, et al.
Source:  The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, July 2006, 48(7):741-48
Presented by:
Tracey Stefanon
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007

 

 

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