Occupational health has been aptly described as a two-way relationship between work and health. This has served as a useful model emphasizing that workplace exposure has both adverse and positive effects on health as well as the health status of the worker having an impact on his work and...

Since Warren and Marshall successfully cultured Helicobacter pylori in 1983, it has been recognised as a major cause of several gastroduodenal diseases, including gastric and duodenal ulcers, although most infections remain asymptomatic. Infection with H. pylori has been associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer and gastric lymphoma. This...

In 1989, the International Agency for Research on Cancer acknowledged “painting” as an occupation that definitely causes cancer. Lung cancer was most strongly associated with painting, but an excess for bladder cancer was also noted. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top...

The earliest reports of a wasting disease among miners date back in the 1500s, with the description by Paracelsus and Agricola of the so-called “mala metallorum” among Schneeberg miners. The presence of uranium in the ores from Schneeberg mines was discovered only in 1921, and the carcinogenic role of...

Carbon disulfide (CS₂) is an organic solvent which is used all over the world in the production of viscose rayon fibres. A large number of animal, clinical and epidemiological studies have shown that CS₂ toxicity may harm many organ systems including the neurological and cardiovascular systems. This article is available...