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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma course 2025 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | New Url for the Oasys Server |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma course March 14/15 2024 - booking now live! |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Stopping sprayed cleaners improves asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Bakers asthma and rhinitis still occuring with exposure levels <1mg,m3 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Metalworking fluid HP with no mycobacteria |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Office workers constitute 5% of those with confirmed occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Small changes in PEF may be first sign of developing occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Removing the cause improves survival in fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Can type IV hypersensitivity cause occupational asthma? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | The prognosis after acute irritant-induced asthma is worse than after sensitiser-induced occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Cannabis allergy confirmed by positive skin prick tests using crushed cannabis leaves in normal saline |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | FEV1/FVC can replace FEV1 % predicted when predicted equations unreliable |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Genes separate fibrotic from non-fibrotic HP |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Asthma not a reason to turn down firefighter applicants |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational Asthma Course 2021 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Working as a cleaner pre-conception may increase the risk of asthma in their progeny |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Causes of occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | How to complete your peak flow measurements |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Induction of innate immunity to Chitin may explain some allergy to invertebrates |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Stainless steel welding asthma shows active inflammation from differentially expressed genes, not seen with isocyanates or flour |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Lung sarcoid associated with inhaled dusts, liver and speen sarcoid with infections? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Exposures causing occupational asthma differer between atopic and non-atopic asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Changes in NSBR and FeNO in 29% of workers with a positive SIC to epoxy resins |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Pre-employment NSBR unhelpful in predicting potroom asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Cooks are an overlooked group with occupational respiratory symptom |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | New Kim (a female racing pigeon,) sells for $1,800,000 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Increassed risk of asthma, but also COPD in cleaners, a metaanalysis |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Should we accept increased diurnal variation in PEF or FEV1 in place of mandatory NSBR in the diagnosis of acute irritant-induced asthma? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Mycophenolate treatment of chronic HP less effective in patients with short telomer |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | The cut-off for a positive Area Between Curves score in the diagnosis of occupational asthma from serial FEV1 meaasurements is 0.056litres/hour |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Diagnosis of occupational eosinophilic bronchitis |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Significant late asthmatic reactions defined by values outside 95% CI for control days identifies late reactions with smaller changes in FEV1 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Cassava milling a potent cause of occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Validation of the Canadian score for predicting positive specific challenges to high molecular weight agents |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Referrals from occupational health services  improves the prognosis of occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Lipid transfer proteins may be cause of cross-reactivity of allergens causing occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Increased  incidence of asthma in low income workers in the USA |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Increased asthma deaths in soft paper makers, is this the explanation of occupational asthma from cardboard dust? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys February 2020 Released |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis caused by bacteria within healthy sapwood rather than the wood itself |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational Asthma Course 2020 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Vaping causing giant cell interstitial pneumonitis (GIP |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Acrylate occupational asthma has features suggesting an IgE-type reaction |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | 23% of patients diagnosed with asthma in Turkish hospital clinics have work-related symptoms |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Complete removal from exposure produces the best health and worst financial outcomes in occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | How do I perform a specific inhalation challenge for an occupational agent? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Can RPE allow workers with occupational asthma to remain exposed to the cause? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Reporting water damage, mould growth or odour at work or home  increases the risks of new onset doctor diagnoses asthma over the next 11 years. |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Symptomatic adults with normal surveillance spirometry have increased respiratory mortality |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Laboratory animal allergy is largely preventable |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys June 2019 Released |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Many cleaning agents have constituents with the chemical signature of a potential respiratory sensitiser |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupation exposure accounts for 16% of adult-onset asthma in prospective population studies |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Modest BAL lymphocytosis associated with better prognosis in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | One shower too many? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Predicting positive SIC to high MW agents works best for flour and grain |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Review of the causes of occupational asthma due to food products with good reference list |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma from low level exposure to pure cellulose, implications for the paper and cardboard industries? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Smartphone app with bar code reader identifies  asthmagens in cleaning agent |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Cleaning agents now the commest cause of occupational asthma in Slovakia |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Reduced lung function in Ethiopian coffee workers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Respiratory and cutaneous reactions to cannabis are common in police workers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma from cheese making; new cause |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational Asthma Course 2019 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | New allergen from fresh water shrimps |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Does air pollution increase the incidence of hypersensitivity pneumonitis? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Does photocopier toner fume or dust cause lung disease? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Admission forms for patients with asthma should incude occupation and work-relationship |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Salmon processing causes hypersensitivity pneumonitis as well as occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | A wide range of cleaning products cause occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Diacetyl associated with wide range of lung diseasess in popcorn flavourers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Gene-environment interactions identified in cleaners and healthcare workers with occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Biological monitoring in platinum refiners has very long half life |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | First cross-sectional study of 3D printers showing asthma, rhinitis and skin symptoms |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys plots and challenge tests show concordant results |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Enzyme allergy with negative IgE to native enzyme caused by genetic modification |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | New highly potent sensitiser for plant husbandry |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Recording occupation is an important part of emergency care |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Vaping causing interstial lung disease? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Increased asthma deaths in food, beverage and tobacco product workers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | New cause of occupational asthma in a concrete epoxy floor coater |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | 3D printing may cause asthma or hypersensitivity pneumonitis |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational Asthma Course 2018 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | How does a vegetarian become allergic to red meat? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | How to study work-effect without patient recruitmen |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Should an occupational lung clinic incorporate a return to work coordinator or an occupational hygienist |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Indian rope plant, new cause of occupational asthma and rhinitis |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Can aerosols of mycobacteria cause hypersensitivity pneumonitis? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Acylates continue to cause asthma in a wide range of workers from school teachers to limb makers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Genetics researchers become sensitised to fruit flies in their laboratory |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Further evidence of the dangers of sprayed disinfectants |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | How does a hospital ward resemble an indoor swimming pool? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | To cough or not to cough with pholcodeine. What has this to do with hairdressers? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Shooting is bad for your health |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Is the occupational asthma in laboratory animal workers with negative specific IgE due to irritation? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Anti-IgE effective in mouse model of persulphate asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma cause by Triclosan, a biocide used by a nursery nurse; new cause |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Ask patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis whether they play a wind instrument |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Why does respiratory surveillance fail to detect new onset occupational asthma? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma course 10th and 11th May 2017, Birmingham |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | A measure of microbial biodiversity in the childhood home has some protection of later atopy, but not as good as being born on a farm |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Asking about tasks as well as jobs helps identify high exposures to biocides and cleaning agents |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Composting workers show no accelerated FEV1 decline in Germany |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma from cardboard boxes? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Genetically modified allergens cause IgE-related sensitisation not identified by tests for unmodified enzymes |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Enzymes in breadmaking improvers can cause sensitisation in bakers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Jobs that take your breath away |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational lung diseases due to metal-working fluid references for FOM/SOM Stratford 2016 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys plots identify occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis as well as occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Reducing incidence of occupational asthma related to reduced reporting rather than reduced incidence |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Positive challenge test to sprayed sodium hypochlorite in a nurse, first report |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Birmingham Regional Occupational Lung Disease Centre |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Normal non-specific reactivity excluded occupational asthma? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Farmers exposed to cattle and pigs have an increased prevalence of COPD compared with crop farmers and matched controls |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | 2016 ARTP Occupational Asthma Course |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Argan, a new cause of occupational asthma in cosmetic manufacture |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Asthma and rhinitis in Parma Ham producers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | First attempt at a predictive model for low MW causes of HP. |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Even better method for predicting allergenicity of low molecular weight chemicals |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Objective evidence of FEV1 decline in cleaners |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants are rare causes of cross-reactivity between grass pollen and wheat flour in UK bakers with occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Website/Oasys downtime |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Consensus statement on occupational anaphylaxis |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Welders continue to have increased deaths from pneumococcal pneumonia |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | New! Course in Occupational Asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Bakers asthma, Africa shows what can be done |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma in a chef cooking yellowfin sole |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Why do workers with the highest exposure to laboratory animals have less disease than those with intermediate exposure? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Fatal lung disease in adults and children using humidifiers at home containing detergent biocides |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Cobalt dissolved in metal-working fluid causes an ongoing outbreak of occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | job strain is probably not an important risk factor for severe asthma exacerbations leading to hospitalization or death. |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | When and how to perform specific challenge tests with occupational agents |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Low level irritant exposure has greater risk for occupational asthma than sensitisers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Work-exacerbated asthma in Canada often relatively short-lived |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Wearing RPE associated with less laboratory animal allergy |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Endurance athletes develop occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Hairdressers at increased risk of allergy to neuromuscular blockers during anaesthesia |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Limonene is more likely to cause occupational asthma when oxidised |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Welding exposures increases FEV1 loss in smokers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in compost workers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Cleaning agents increasing cause of asthma in health-care workers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | 4,4-methylene-bismorpholine; new cause of occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Argan used in cosmetic manufacture new cause of occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Rituximab for resistant EAA (Hypersensitivity pneumonitis)? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Use of marginal structural models to allow for the healthy worker effect |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Acute alveolitis in a fisherman hot knife cutting nylon/polypropylene rope |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Skin prick tests with Obeche wood extract predicts a positive specific challenge with a sensitivity of 74% |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Does the introduction of exposure limits reduce the incidence of occupational asthma? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Chilli and Garlic dust exposures cause sensitisation and asthma symptoms at levels of specific exposure around 0.2mg/m3 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Omalizumab allows some bakers, vets and farmers with occupational asthma to continue their usual job |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma from crushed and sawed frozen squid |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys and irritant induced asthma tops 2012 downloads |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys joins elite company in the Osler historical library |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Safety of specific challenges with occupational agents |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | We cannot rely on commercial skin prick test antigens  for flour, latex and storage mites |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Obliterative bronchiolitis in boat builders laying up fibreglass (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Cleaners again, but also flour, enzymes, textiles and metal fume exposures increase incidence of adult onset asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Work-exacerbated asthma related to ammonia, solvents, exhaust, silica and aerosols |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Chrome causes occupational asthma in machinists of nimonic alloys |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Erythromcin causes asthma in a pharmaceutical packer (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys analysis validated for night and afternoon shiftwork |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Physicians in Canada more reluctant to attribute asthma to work than carpal tunnel syndrome |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | A window on occupation asthma in Japan |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Immediate asthmatic reactions following low molecular weight antigens last longer than those following high molecular weight antigens |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Cochrane review suports complete removal from exposure in workers with occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | First case report of specific IgE to spruce wood |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | ERS guidelines for occupational asthma; publication of background papers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | The incidence of OA in France is declining, but cleaning agents are increasing |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | New causes of LMW occupational asthma 2000-2010 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | More evidence implicating cleaning sprays as a cause of asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys April 2012 Released |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Two more guidelines on occupational asthma for the non-specialist |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Allergens in bakers asthma differ from wheat food allergy |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | New European Guidelines for Occupational Asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |  | Mannitol less sensitive than methacholine in assessing occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Usual exposure to irritants causes occupational asthma with latency indistinguishable from sensitisation-induced OA |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Removal from exposure still better than exposure reduction |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | A positive challenge to MDF at last |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Work-exacerbated asthma. ATS statement |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Smoking inhibits the increase in non-specific reactivity following challenge |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Petshop workers bring antigen home |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Conflict with a supervisor at work increases the risk of new onset asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Only 12% of adolescent asthmatics had advice on job choices |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | How big are the changes in PEF in non-symptomatic workers exposed regularly to high levels of a respiratory irritant? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Screening for isocyanate asthma saves money |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys April 2011 Released; new audit facility on Oasys plotter |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Sputum eosinophilia and NSBR can both be normal in challenge positive occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Moulds, ethanolamines and chloramine-T identified as causes of occupational asthma in cleaners |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Are mycobacteria the cause of metalworking fluid alveolitis? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys March 2011 Released |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Swimming pools and asthma, how much is safe? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys Website Move |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | What is the best strategy to reduce the burden of occupational asthma and allergy in bakers? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys Usage Report 2010 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Shield Report 2010 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Who pays for occupational asthma? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Health surveillance of workers exposed to laboratory animal allergens; evidence-based review |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys is a finalist at the MidTECH Innovation Awards 2010 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys at the BTS 2010 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys at the ERS 2010 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Why do workers with occupational asthma remain exposed? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | 14.7% of acute exaxerbations of asthma related to occupational exposures |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Paediatric interest in work (at last?) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma due to Colistin in a pharmaceutical worker (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma to predatory mites used for pest control |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Sputum eosinophilia more common than increase in FeNO after occupational challenge |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Dose-response for occupational asthma in cobalt refiners |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Two phenotypes of occupational asthma separated by exhaled nitric oxide |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Review of PEFs for the diagnosis of occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Shield Report 2009 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Quiet release of new version of Oasys |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Recent developments in occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Chemical structure-function analysis identifies further respiratory sensitisers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Vancomycin manufacture, a new cause of OA acting by direct histamine release? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Octopus cooking a new cause in a cannery worker |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Marigold flour asthma in an animal feed worker (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Timepoint Analysis: new method of diagnosising occupational asthma in Oasys |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Asthma may preceed rhinitis in detergent enzyme workers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Another definition of work-aggravated asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Mitoxantrone causes occupational asthma in an oncology nurse (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys now has 3 methods for identifying occupational asthma, what are the strengths and weaknesses of each? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Proceedings of the Third Jack Pepys Symposium. More questions than answers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oulu University Hospital PEF letter in Finnish |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Mini-Wright digital Instructions in Finnish |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma from diesel exhaust, an example of low dose irritant induced asthma? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational laryngitis may precede occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Sawing chengal wood causes occupational asthma in a Carpenter in Singapore (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys score and ABC score far superior to cross shift changes in the diagnosis of occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Voluntary covenent with flour producers fails to reduce exposures sufficiently |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational causes of adult onset asthma now up to 20% |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Rave review for this website (well pretty close) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma to gel flux containing dodecanedioic acid (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | PEF records suitable for analysis possible in 92% of detergent enzyme workers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | 2 hourly PEF for occupational asthma: 5 work days and 3 rest days are minimum requirement using new analysis |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Hydroxylamine used as glutaraldehyde replacement in paper deinking causes occupational asthma (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Determinants of asthma phenotypes in supermarket bakery workers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Nurses at increased risk of occupational asthma in Texas |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Shield report for 2008 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | The chemical structures of low molecular weight vitamins have structural features of inhalant allergens |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma due to Copperleaf (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma due to Panax ginseng and Sanyak (Dioscorea batatas); new causes |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Health surveillance without responsibity for surveillance failures is ineffective |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Outcome for setting exposure limits should be sensitisation rather than disease |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma, less common or less recognised? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma in a pharmaceutical worker due to Aescin (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | 29% have occupational asthma when specific challenges are negative |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | ACCP guidelines for occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | ABC (Area between curves) Oasys analysis |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Asthma in a chemist due to TBTU (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Asthmatic symptoms much more common than sensitisation in apprentice bakers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Reactions to inhaled flour in patients with wheat food allergy |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Positive challenge to linseed oilcake in chemist |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Consensus statement on occupational rhinitis |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational rhinitis due to sodium alendronate (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | occupational asthma due to chamomile tea dust (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma in a crusher of almond shells (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma in brush makers (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Endotoxin exposure reduces hayfever but increases respiratory symptoms in adults |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Omalizumab and occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Is exercise-induced asthma in elite athletes occupational asthma? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Asthma in a florist due to Ivy (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Standards of care for occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Eugenol causes occupational asthma and rhinitis (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Isocyanate pre-polymer exposure increases risk of asthma symptoms in spray painters |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational Asthma from Hydroxylamine (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Free one day course for UK practice nurses |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Smoking doubles the risk of occupational asthma from enzyme manufacture |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | What is work-exacerbated asthma? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | E learning for generalists about occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Delays in referral of workers with suspected occupational asthma to specialist care often over 3 years in the UK |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys wins BTS Silver Jubilee Award |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Do we really need artificial butter flavourings that cause bronchiolitis in those making them? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Skin absorbtion contributes to urine diamine levels used for biological monitoring in TDI exposed workers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Rhinitis peaks at 2-9 months after starting work with exposure to an occupational allergen |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Skin prick tests with natural rubber latex more sensitive than specific IgE |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | New biomarker for colophony exposure |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Cleaning products increase incidence of asthma again, this time in health-care workers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Industrial cleaners have increasing risk of new-onset occupational asthma with increasing years of exposure |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Shield Report 2006; cleaning agents in top 3 causes, with isocyanates and metal-working fluid |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | IgE to HDI polymer conjugates more sensitive than monomer conjugates |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Incidence of occupational asthma due to metal-working fluids from the Finnish registry |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Large outbreak of occupational asthma due to metal working fluid |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Depression and anxiety common in workers 2 years after occupational asthma diagnosed |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Prevalence of occupational asthma in a community sample in Massachusetts |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Rat and mouse urinary antigens found in beds at homes of lab animal workers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Systematic Review of diagnostic tests for occupational asthma |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | STUDY DAY 23/04/2007 - Management of occupational asthma patients |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | A sad addition for Valentines day |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | More on Nitrogen trichloride, this time in slaughter houses rather than swimming pools |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Poor prognosis of occupational asthma due to reactive dyes |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Nitrogen trichloride also related to childhood asthma? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma due to stainless steel welding; first large series |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational asthma as well as alveolitis due to metal-working fluid aerosols |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | What are the minimum requirements for a referral centre for workers with suspected occupational asthma? |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Pork meat as a cause of occupational asthma in butchers |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Jack Pepys Workshop, Montréal, Canada, May 17 to 19 2007 |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Prognosis of occupational asthma due to detergent enzymes |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Sevoflurane and isoflurane cause occupational asthma in healthcare workers (new cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Alternatives to glutaraldehyde for endoscope sterilisation |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Low level formaldehyde exposure enhances reaction to house dust mite during specific challenge |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Prevalence of occupational asthma in 23-25 year olds in Brazil |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Excess loss of FEV1 in firefighters exposed to world trade centre dust after one year |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational Asthma from Achillea millefolium and Carthamus tinctorius (New Cause) |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Workers with occupational asthma have accelerated rates of FEV1 decline |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Oasys in Brazil |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Occupational Asthma incidence in Finland |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Reported occupational respiratory diseases in Catalonia |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | Precision of longitudinal lung function measurements |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | New Case Histories Section |  |  | 
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|  |  |   | New Website Launched (Beta Version) |  |  |