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Publikováno v:
Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics. 49:760-766
Aim To investigate the relationship between depression and fall risk in the elderly. Methods Residents of a village in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan (563 people), aged ≥65 years were given a self-administered questionnaire survey between June and July
Autor:
Minoru Kawakita, Sadami Maruyama, Woncheol Sung, Shiro Tanaka, Kenji Tamura, Mika Tanaka, Yoshito Mukai, Kayo Ushijima
Publikováno v:
Stress and Health. 26:394-403
Minamata disease (MD) is a neurological disorder caused by eating seafood contaminated with methylmercury, first identified in 1956 in Japan. However, reports of ill health related to MD increased sharply following a ruling by the Supreme Court in 20
Autor:
Kayo USHIJIMA, Woncheol SUNG, Minoru KAWAKITA, Yoshito MUKAI, Kenji TAMURA, Shiro TANAKA, Mika TANAKA, Sadami MARUYAMA, null Shiranui Study Group
Publikováno v:
Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi (Japanese Journal of Hygiene). 63:699-710
Objectives: Minamata disease (MD), first discovered in 1956, is a neurological disorder caused by mercury poisoning due to daily intake of fish and shellfish that have been contaminated by methylmercury discharged from chemical factories. However, re
Autor:
Chiho Watanabe, Tsukasa Inaoka, Kaori Miyazaki, Takefumi Kadono, Ryutaro Ohtsuka, Kayo Ushijima
Publikováno v:
Journal of Health Science. 49:239-242
Toxicological and metabolic interactions of selenium (Se) with arsenic (As) have been reported in many experimental studies. However, for human populations, possible interactions between As and Se and their toxicological significance have not been es
Autor:
Megumi Nagano, Kunihiko Tamaki, Satoshi Nakamura, Chiho Watanabe, Ryutaro Ohtsuka, Takafumi Kadono, Tsukasa Inaoka, Kayo Ushijima, Nobuko Murayama
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Dermatology. 41:841-846
Background Arsenic contamination in groundwater affects 35 million people in Bangladesh, but the prevalence of arsenic contamination in local communities remains to be clarified. As skin manifestations are sensitive markers of arsenicosis, we examine
Autor:
Takao Kitano, Keiko Minamoto, Tsukasa Inaoka, Kayo Ushijima, Ryuji Tasaki, Megumi Nagano, Atsuko Koyanagi
Publikováno v:
Journal of Occupational Health. 44:83-88
Objective: Studies were carried out in Kumamoto, Japan to examine 1) the winter-summer differences in the average individual exposure to styrene (8hr-TWA) and to end-shift-urinary mandelic acid (MA in g/g Cr), 2) the possible seasonal difference in t
Autor:
Takao Kitano, Makoto Futatsuka, Keiko Minamoto, Tsukasa Inaoka, Yoshiharu Fukuda, Megumi Nagano, Kayo Ushijima
Publikováno v:
INDUSTRIAL HEALTH. 40:42-50
Two surveys, one in winter the other in summer time, examined the skin problems of the entire manual workers (N=148) from 11 small-to-medium sized fiber-glass reinforced plastics (FRP) factories located in Kyushu, Japan. The workers were exposed to u
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Tsukasa Inaoka, Ryutaro Ohtsuka, Kaori Miyazaki, Kayo Ushijima, Chiho Watanabe, Satoshi Nakamura, Nobuko Murayama, Takefumi Kadono, Megumi Nagano
Publikováno v:
Environmental Health Perspectives
Spot urine samples were collected from the inhabitants of two rural communities in northwestern Bangladesh. We compared arsenic levels in the urine samples ([As](u); n = 346) with those in water from tube wells ([As](tw); range < 1-535 microg/L; n =
Autor:
Takao Kitano, Tsukasa Inaoka, Yoshiharu Fukuda, Kayo Ushijima, Makoto Futatsuka, Megumi Nagano, Kenjiro Miyamoto, Masahiro Shono, Junji Wakamiya
Publikováno v:
Environmental Research. 83:83-92
It is important to follow up on the health status of inhabitants living in the methyl mercury-polluted area surrounding Minamata City, paying particular attention to diseases not only of the central nervous system but also of other organs. We have be
Publikováno v:
Environmental Research. 81:100-107
The aim of this study is to document subjective complaints, to analyze the structure of a population living in a methylmercury-polluted area, and to investigate the relationship between the subjective complaints and methylmercury pollution. A total o