Medical Surveillance

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Name: Medical Surveillance

description: " A periodic comprehensive review of a worker's health status; acceptable elements of such surveillance program are listed in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for asbestos."

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 1 Documents

Blood Lead Exposure - Statistics on blood-lead levels of workers in Great Britain exposed to lead - 2008/09p

Lead poisoning is a medical condition caused by excessive exposure to and absorption of lead. Symptoms of lead poisoning are varied and can occur in other medical conditions. Exposure to lead can lead to a range of medical problems, which is why a regime ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by National Statistics Online]

Entities: Medical Surveillance, Alloy, Surveillance, Suspension, Battery

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 1 Documents

Australian-first study shows DCIS increases risk of invasive breast cancer (media release, Tuesday 9 March 2010) (AIHW)

Women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are at significantly increased risk of being diagnosed with a subsequent invasive breast cancer according to study findings released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by Australian Government]

Entities: Breast Cancer, Helen Zorbas, Ductal Carcinoma, Medical Surveillance

First Reported Mar 08 2010 - Updated Mar 08 2010 - 1 Documents

Obese cops put WC fans 'at risk'

FOOTBALL fans could be put at risk during the World Cup because police in South Africa are too fat, experts warned.A study on Metro police officers in the city of Port Elizabeth found more than half were medically obese.Officials said the extra pounds ... [Published Mar 08 2010 by New Zimbabwe.com]

Entities: Obesity, 2010 FIFA World Cup, Port Elizabeth (South Africa)

First Reported Mar 03 2010 - Updated Mar 03 2010 - 1 Documents

Health Canada Offers Environmental Health Resource

The four-year Hazardcheck campaign unveiled on March 1 builds on the Government of Canada's Chemicals Management Plan and Clean Air Agenda.Health Canada on March 1 unveiled a new environmental health campaign and a related Hazardcheck online resource ... [Published Mar 03 2010 by Occupational Health & Safety]

Entities: Health Canada, Environmental Health, Government of Canada, Medical Surveillance, Dosimetry

First Reported Feb 25 2010 - Updated Feb 25 2010 - 1 Documents

Prostate Cancer: Studies from Maternal and Child Health Bureau provide new data on preventive medicine

Today's Medical & Research NewsProstate CancerAccording to recent research from the United States, "Injury surveillance is the first and most critical step of the injury prevention process. Without it, successful injury prevention could not be sustai ... [Published Feb 25 2010 by NewsRX]

Entities: Preventive Medicine, Prostate Cancer, Medical Surveillance, 'H'. Jones

First Reported Nov 03 2009 - Updated Nov 03 2009 - 1 Documents

Hong Kong: Guangdong woman ill with an H9 flu

Thanks to the readers who sent the link to this report on the Hong Kong government website: Guangdong woman ill with avian flu. Excerpt:The Centre for Health Protection is investigating an imported case of H9 influenza A infection involving a 47-year-old ... [Published Nov 03 2009 by H5N1]

Entities: Hong Kong, Bird Flu, Infection, Medical Surveillance

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...This increased risk may be owing to behavioral factors, genetic susceptibility or medical surveillance," the authors conclude. "Melanoma survivors should remain under surveillance not only for recurrence but also for future primary melanomas and other cancers." Arch Dermatol. 2010;146[3]:265-272. Source Archives of Dermatology

Melanoma Survivors Appear To Be At Increased Risk For Another Melanoma [Medical News Today - Mar 18 2010]

...and colleagues wanted to measure the risks of the disease coming back or of survivors developing a second melanoma or another type of cancer. "The risk of subsequent cancer is important for melanoma survivors" they write in the March issue of the Archives of Dermatology

Melanoma survivors at increased risk for other cancers [New York Daily News - Mar 17 2010]

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