Kerin Occupational Health Blog http://www.kohc.ca/blog/ Occupational Health Discussions en Copyright 2008 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:30:49 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.17 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Occupational Asthma Occupational asthma (OA) is a serious and sometimes fatal illness; it is a growing problem in many Canadian workplaces. A very wide range of chemicals, and agents of biological origin, has been described as causes of OA. The costs to the worker and the employer are significant but preventable. Advances in effective management of asthma bring new hope to the employer when attempting to handle this chronic disease effects on their workers and the workplace. About 10% (5-15%) of asthma cases are occupationally caused. The proportion of asthma cases attributable to workplace factors may be as great as 28% (US National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, 1996).

]]> http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2007/04/occupational_as.html http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2007/04/occupational_as.html Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:30:49 -0500 Announcing An International Conference: Occupational Lung Disease: Up Close May 10th, 2007 at Cambrian College’s eDome in Sudbury, Ontario
The Sudbury Occupational Health Clinic is pleased to announce an International Conference on Occupational Lung Disease: Up Close, and we hope that you will join us. This conference will provide a forum and discussion of Occupational Lung Diseases in order to address scientific understanding and draw public attention to these health issues.

]]> http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2007/03/announcing_an_i.html http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2007/03/announcing_an_i.html Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:26:13 -0500 Composition for treatment of a hydrofluoric acid burn Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP - Boston, MA, US
Inventors: Noel Kerin, Gioulchen Tairova, Engin Ozberk

Applicaton #: 20050266098 Class: 424682000 (USPTO)

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/575,397, filed Jun. 1, 2004.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention relates to a composition comprising a non-toxic calcium compound and a carrier for the treatment of a hydrofluoric acid burn. In a preferred embodiment, the invention relates to a calcium levulinate composition for treatment of a hydrofluoric acid burn.

]]> http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2006/12/composition_for.html http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2006/12/composition_for.html Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:33:17 -0500 New ATS Criteria for Non-Malignant Asbestos Related Diseases The American Thoracic Society (ATS) recently updated their Statement on the Diagnosis and Initial Management of Non-Malignant Asbestos Related Disease.

]]> http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2006/12/new_ats_criteri.html http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2006/12/new_ats_criteri.html Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:58:33 -0500 Asthma Breathe Easy BREATHE EASY

Today is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease day. What better an opportunity to learn about this disease, asthma and The Asthma Society of Canada’s support of Canadians in exercising their right to breathe easily and freely?

]]> http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2006/12/asthma_-_breath.html http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2006/12/asthma_-_breath.html Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:37:33 -0500 Mesothelioma Mesothelioma cases in Ontario
Mesothelioma is a most lethal cancer. It has unusual characteristics. The more I look at it the more I am convinced it does not behave like a true solid tissue cancer.]]> http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2006/12/mesothelioma.html http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2006/12/mesothelioma.html Sun, 03 Dec 2006 14:43:34 -0500 Occupational Medicine Conference Invites General Public to Attend and Learn of an Unfolding Crisis The Occupational & Environmental Medical Assoc. of Canada (OEMAC) hosts “The Impact of Chronic Disease on Business & Industry — A crisis unfolding” 12/13 June, 2006, Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

]]> http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2006/06/major_national.html http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2006/06/major_national.html Tue, 06 Jun 2006 17:32:53 -0500 Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAP) Over the past 25 years there have been widespread improvements to both the design and delivery of Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAP). There does however, remain, significant concern among occupational medical personnel as to the measured effectiveness of these programs in helping to identify and manage, in particular, mental health issues.

]]> http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2005/08/employee_and_fa.html http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2005/08/employee_and_fa.html Tue, 16 Aug 2005 18:31:03 -0500 The Miracle Mineral Fibre - Asbestos By Dr. Noel Kerin

Asbestos was recognized for centuries before scientists and industrialists saw it as the dream answer to acid and heat resistance. Asbestos did not conduct electricity and was resistant to the massive heating/cooling cycles that were the basis of the industrial revolution. No wonder the great industrial corporations of the late-19th and 20th centuries embraced asbestos with such fervor.

]]> http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2005/07/asbestos.html http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2005/07/asbestos.html Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:39:37 -0500 Welcome to KOHC’s Discussion Format I’m Doctor Noel Kerin, and this is my small spot on the web to express opinions, organize observations and, very possibly, vent on issues surrounding occupational, environmental and ergonomic medicine.

]]> http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2005/07/welcome_to_kohc.html http://www.kohc.ca/blog/archives/2005/07/welcome_to_kohc.html Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:15:09 -0500