Alice Hamilton, who was born in New York City in 1869, helped make the American workplace a less dangerous place through her efforts as one of the founders of occupational medicine. Alice Hamilton, ...

The first meeting of representatives from 16 occupational medical societies took place last week at ACOEM's annual meeting. They agreed the estimated 270 million occupational accidents and 160 million ...

TREVOSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global burden of Occupational Health (OH) issues is considerable. Fatal and non-fatal work-related injuries and illnesses worldwide equate to a cost of approximately ...

Recent activities of the World Health Organization and other international agencies have placed new emphasis on occupational health in developing nations. Venezuela is a nation in transition from a ...

As many as 70 major employers are expected to announce tomorrow they are signing up as ‘vanguard’ employers to help drive ...

There is an urgent need to review occupational and environmental laws. The Society of Occupational and Environmental Health Physicians of Nigeria (SOEHPON) National President, Dr Okon Akiba, made the ...

AT first sight Lord Robens, the chairman of the National Coal Board, might seem an unusual choice for the opening speaker at a clinical meeting. But the occasion was unusual because the Annual ...

3 Leo AM Elders, Netherlands Society of Occupational Medicine, Department of Allergology/Internal medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands 4 Peter A van Beek, Dutch Society Sports ...

People working with pesticides can be at higher risk of respiratory illnesses, and this may often go undiagnosed, research has suggested. Coughs, chest tightness, wheezing and nasal allergies were all ...