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Autor:
Larry W. Figgs
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Climate Change and Health, Vol 5, Iss , Pp 100100- (2022)
Rationale: Observational studies suggest that increased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk is associated with prolonged, high ambient temperatures (i.e., heatwaves). Yet, reports of pulmonary circulatory disease (PCD) risk associated w
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https://doaj.org/article/4db253052e86413dbfa76daac4bacdc8
Autor:
Larry W. Figgs
Publikováno v:
Heart & Lung. 49:934-939
Background Concerns about global climate change force local public health agencies to assess potential local disease risk. Objective Determine if risk of an emergency department chronic bronchitis diagnosis in Douglas County, NE, was higher during th
Autor:
Larry W. Figgs
Publikováno v:
Heartlung : the journal of critical care. 48(3)
Global climate change concerns are forcing local public health agencies to assess potential disease risk.Determine if risk of an emergency department asthma diagnosis in Douglas County, NE, was higher during the 2012 heatwave compared to 2011.Retrosp
Autor:
Larry W. Figgs
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Pest Management. 57:217-222
Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) is a host for several zoonoses. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides survey tools to ascertain prevalent rat food and harbourage (FAH) and activity (RA) to complement as integrated pest m
Autor:
M.P.H. Larry W. Figgs Ph.D.
Publikováno v:
Cancer. 97:335-341
This essay questions the appropriateness of racial categories in breast cancer research and recommends the discontinuation of “African-American” as a valid racial category in breast cancer research until better categories can be developed. Cancer
Autor:
Aaron Blair, Paurene Duramad, Martyn T. Smith, Alan Hubbard, Nathaniel Rothman, Larry W. Figgs, Nina Holland
Publikováno v:
Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 521:165-178
Widespread use of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and its association with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and other cancers has raised public concern. Here, micronucleus (MN) formation has been used as a biomarker of genotoxicity
Publikováno v:
Oncogene. 21:7341-7348
The health hazards due to exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) are increasingly established. ETS contains thousands of chemicals including 43 known carcinogens. One of the most important known health effects of ETS exposure is lung cancer in
Autor:
Karen VanDyck, Aaron Blair, Frederick F. Holmes, Nathanial Rothman, Cathy D. Boysen, Martyn T. Smith, Robert H. Hill, Robert E. Tarone, Shelia Hoar Zahm, Larry W. Figgs, Robert F. Vogt, Nina Holland
Publikováno v:
Cancer Causes and Control. 11:373-380
Objective: Evaluate peripheral blood lymphocyte proliferation (replicative index:RI) and micronuclei frequency (MF) among 2,4–D herbicide applicators. Methods: Twelve applicators spraying only 2,4–D provided a blood and urine specimen upon enroll
Autor:
Elizabeth A. Baker, Larry W. Figgs, Ross C. Brownson, Kwesi Dugbatey, Yael Bloom, Carol A. Stanwyck
Publikováno v:
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 6:78-86
The purpose of this study was to describe data use, benefits, and barriers among BRFSS users. A trained facilitator conducted eight focus groups of eight to 12 state health department employees. NUD*IST qualitative software was used to code responses
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 34:57-64
We compared initial job assignments of African-American and white employees at eight worksites that used formaldehyde between 1940 and 1979. Unexposed workers were excluded. Median, ambient air formaldehyde, 8-hour, time-weighted average (TWA8) expos