Occupational asthma

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HSE estimates that at least 1 500 people develop occupational asthma each year in Britain making it one of the major causes of occupational respiratory ill health Respiratory sensitisers are

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Occupational asthma a national study of clinical practice and patients perspective HSL has undertaken a national study of the process involved in the

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James Keller M D This develops either as a true allergy or as a result of a massive exposure usually a spill with irritation of the airways leading to a susceptibility to asthma The best ways to prevent occupational asthma include good ventilation and substituting allergenic materials with those less likely to cause allergy If neither of these is possible

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New occupational asthma guidelines HSE publishes Approved Code of Practice New guidance to help prevent occupational asthma has been published by the Health and Safety Executive The HSE s new Approved Code of Practice ACoP Control of Substances

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Occupational Asthma An estimated 11 million workers in a wide range of industries and occupations are potentially exposed to at least one of the deleterious agents known to be associated with

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Work Related Asthma Is on the Rise On the job exposure affects up to 15 percent of adults with the disorder HealthDay News For some people work may literally make them sick From 9 percent to 15 percent of all adults with asthma have what s known as occupational asthma

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diagnosed with occupational asthma in 2003 will not be seen until possibly the end of 2004 Figure 4 Subsequent history of patients diagnosed of occupational asthma in 2003 2002 and 2001 Gold Standards A gold standard occupational asthma case is defined by either 1 Specific bronchial challenge test 2 A four fold change in their non specific bronchial reactivity with a

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diagnosed with occupational asthma in 2002 will not be seen until possibly the end of 2003 Figure 4 Subsequent history of patients diagnosed of occupational asthma in 2002 2001 and 2000 Gold Standards A gold standard occupational asthma case is defined by either 1 Bronchial challenge test 2 A four fold change in their bronchial reactivity with a good history or 3

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7 The incidence of occupational asthma in cleaning workers provides cause for concern for household cleaning products Photo by Brandy Lintz While there is scant research available on asthma in individuals caused by the cleaning products they use in their homes research on the incidence of occupational

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new agents were reported to Shield in 1999 each agent has only been reported once to date Figure 3 Number of cases diagnosed with occupational asthma between the years of 1980 and 1999 Employers and Jobs There were 52 different employers reported to the scheme in 1999 with only 2 unknowns 27 of these employers were new to the scheme There were two outbreaks from places

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the peaks of 1990 and 1995 where 128 and 134 cases were reported respectively Figure 1 Figure 1 Number of cases diagnosed with occupational asthma between the years of 1980 and 1999 Reporting Hospital and Physician The Shield scheme is confined to the West midlands Region and West Midlands Metropolitan County In this region there are many chest physicians hospitals

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Asthma Occupational asthma is a disease categorised by breathing problems or chest tightness caused by substances that you may come across at work The

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work related asthma rhinitis algorithm for case finding and management in primary care Professor Tony Newman Taylor at the London launch The project won the BUPA Health at Work Award for 2005 In the words of Andrew Vallance Owen BUPA Group Medical Director A

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and edema of the airway mucosa damaging the airway epithelium Over time this sequence of events causes the airways to stiffen contributing to persistent abnormalities in lung function Airways show the effect of asthma Illustration courtesy of National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

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Dust from flour and grain pictured Industrial baking farm work and grain transport

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If you have periods of wheezing coughing and difficulty breathing on the job it could be that work is making you sick

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