Biomedical subjects

M Hours

Publications and source records attributed to M Hours.

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PubMed1986

Mortality experience in a polyamide-polyester factory.

Chemical workers have become increasingly concerned about the presence of carcinogens in their occupational environment. As a result, a number of studies of excess cancer mortality have been undertaken in groups of workers with well-characterized exposures. This paper reports the results of one such study carried out in a polyamide-polyester factory in France. A retrospective cohort design was chosen to evaluate the effect of exposure to phthalates, nickel catalyzers, and other chemicals in the work environment. Only a slight excess of cancers, marginally related to exposure category yet not significantly related to length of exposure, was found. The cohort, however, was young but stable, and a continued follow-up is therefore both feasible and justifiable, since it is likely to yield important information about the potential hazards associated with the tergal polymer industry.

Chemical Industry↗

PubMed1984

[Insulin-dependent juvenile diabetes. Descriptive study in the Rhône Department].

A systematic study of juvenile onset diabetes cases observed in the Rhône department between 1960 and 1979 indicates an annual incidence of 4.7/10(5) children from 0 to 15 years of age. This incidence is lower than that which has been reported for Great Britain and some Scandinavian countries. There was a surprisingly high incidence among immigrant children from North Africa (10.2/10(5) children) and also in some urban areas (middle-sized cities and the southeast suburb of Lyon). Farmers' children seem more often affected than others. The seasonal trend cited in earlier studies was also noted here for children between 5 and 15 years of age. These findings are compatible with the concept that environmental factors play some role in the onset of juvenile diabetes.

Adolescent↗

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Long-term disability due to guinea worm disease.

The village-based surveillance system for guinea worm disease (dracunculiasis), which has been established in all endemic villages in Ghana, was used to carry out a retrospective study of long-term disability due to the disease. A sample of 195 cases was interviewed and examined, 12-18 months after emergence of the worm. Currently continuing pain when walking or working, attributable by its location and date of onset to the episode of dracunculiasis, was reported by 55 persons (28.2%). Some difficulty in performing at least one of 6 everyday physical activities, attributable after careful interview to the episode, was reported by 66 respondents (34.0%), of whom 10 (5.1%) were unable to carry out one of the activities. In one case, the disease had caused impairment of movement of the joints of the right thumb. The prevalence of serious permanent physical impairment among the cases in the study was thus 0.5%.

Activities of Daily Living↗