53 results for “Owens-Illinois”, page 2 of 3
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Medical study · Medical research · 2025
Trends in Mesothelioma Mortality in the United States Between 1999 and 2020
This study used the CDC WONDER national death-certificate database to examine U.S. mesothelioma deaths from 1999 to 2020. It did not measure anyone's asbestos exposure or occupation. There were 54,905 mesothelioma deaths, an age-adjusted rate of 7.5…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1971
Diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma and asbestos exposure
This case series, continuing an earlier one by Owen, covered 52 people with diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma diagnosed between 1955 and 1970 at three Merseyside hospitals in England. Industrial histories confirmed asbestos exposure in 80% of…
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Medical study · Medical research
Studies on Smoking in Relation to Lung Cancer
…cancer is badly damaged, so only a limited summary is possible. The scan opens with a notice that the original is illegible or of poor legibility. Much of the text is unreadable, and none of the…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
Asbestos containing materials in schools of Rome and surrounding area (Italy)
…vinyl floor tiles. Forty also had friable ACM, such as boiler insulation, linings of laboratory ovens and centrifuges, and Bunsen burner gauze mats. Crocidolite with chrysotile was found in about 80% of roofing samples, and vinyl…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1966
Health hazards of asbestos
…Middlesbrough Borough Council. The Leicester article is not a research study. It opens by describing a step Leicester City Council took in June 1976 concerning asbestos in premises the council owned, leased or occupied, in a…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1998
Health survey of former workers in a Norwegian coke plant: Part. 1. Estimation of historical exposures
…monoxide (CO) and heat) based on measurements and other indicators of exposure. Exposure to PAHs was highest for those who worked at the top of the ovens (300 micrograms/m3) in the period from 1970-6…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1992
Medico-legal issues in occupational lung disease litigation
…groups. The case settled confidentially in July 1991. The authors explained that a physician retained by an attorney to examine radiographs or a claimant owes a duty of care to the attorney, not the patient, though…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Computed tomography features of liparitosis: a pneumoconiosis due to amorphous silica
…22 of 31 showed no changes, 6 showed pleural plaques and 3, who had worked at drying ovens, showed masses near the centre of the lungs. Detailed CT of the remaining 28 workers found pleural plaques…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Malignant pleural mesothelioma in bakers and pastry cooks
… 222 cases). Field-investigations revealed asbestos-containing material (ACM) in ovens for baking bread, that were manufactured prior to the 1980s. It is suggested that there is a possible new association of the risk of having…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1991
Difficulties of attribution of effect in workers exposed to fiberglass and asbestos
…0.46) was also elevated. Although only 78% of fiberglass production workers gave histories of asbestos exposure, all had shared the air in a manufacturing plant where ovens insulated with asbestos were continuously cleaned, repaired, dismantled…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1971
Asbestos exposure to coke oven operators
…not necessarily with benzpyrene. They offered another explanation. Coke ovens and gas retorts require effective insulation, much of it containing asbestos, and the authors had been informed that its repair and maintenance were often the responsibility…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2019
Refining classification of malignant pleural mesothelioma reveals its Achilles' heel
…gene-activity results were checked against protein levels in a replication series. The author concluded that the present classification cannot predict the most effective treatments and that the study opens a window for new targeted treatments.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2019
Meroterpenoids from Neosetophoma sp.: A Dioxa[4.3.3]propellane Ring System, Potent Cytotoxicity, and Prolific Expression
…μM, the highest concentration tested. Eupenifeldin made up more than 28% of the dried organic extract. The authors concluded that this ample supply opens the door to further studies to enhance activity and optimize delivery.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2024
Specific Targeting of Mesothelin-Expressing Malignant Cells Using Nanobody-Functionalized Magneto-Fluorescent Nanoassemblies
…3D cell clusters, particles reached only the outer layers. Under flow, they bound almost only to mesothelin-expressing cells. The authors concluded that the approach opens prospects for delivering drugs specifically to mesothelin-expressing cancer cells.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Old Sonic Hedgehog, new tricks: a new paradigm in thoracic malignancies
…that this does not seem restricted to lung cancer, as Shh-positive cells can also be found in mesothelioma. The authors concluded that Shh pathway inhibition opens a new avenue for therapies targeting cancer stem cells.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Antitumor efficacy of Kisspeptin in human malignant mesothelioma cells
…showed visible lesions, but untreated mice had about 5 times more human DNA in their lungs than FTM080-treated mice. The authors concluded that their work opens the possibility of using Kisspeptin as therapy in mesothelioma.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Ban asbestos phenomenon: the winds of change
The shift in the public perception of asbestos from "magic mineral" to "deadly dust" owes much to the mobilization by asbestos victims, ban-asbestos activists, health and safety campaigners, and individuals concerned about the global asbestos…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Differences and similarities between carbon nanotubes and asbestos fibers during mesothelial carcinogenesis: shedding light on fiber entry mechanism
The emergence of nanotechnology represents an important milestone, as it opens the way to a broad spectrum of applications for nanomaterials in the fields of engineering, industry and medicine. One example of nanomaterials that have the…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Induction of Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Activity and Consequent Pro-oxidant Reactions in Human Macrophages Exposed to Crocidolite Asbestos
Asbestos is the main causative agent of malignant pleural mesothelioma. The variety known as crocidolite (blue asbestos) owns the highest pathogenic potential, due to the dimensions of its fibers as well as to its content of…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1987
Microwave polymerisation of epoxy resin: rapid processing technique in ultrastructural pathology
…authors tested whether microwave irradiation could polymerise epoxy resin when preparing tissue for electron microscopy. With conventional ovens this step needs at least half an hour. The work was done at the University Department of Pathology…