Environmental/Occupational News

The FDA has announced a proposed rule that would require manufacturers of talc-containing cosmetic products to use standardized testing methods to identify the presence of asbestos, a known carcinogen.

In a nonoccupational setting, low ambient benzene exposure over a year was linked to a heightened mortality risk, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In a set of healthy school-aged children, several lung function measures, including FEV1 and FVC, improved with classroom plus bedroom air purification, according to results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Close to 40% of Hispanic men employed as engineered stone countertop workers with silicosis had an atypical pattern of the disease on CT imaging, according to research presented at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting.

With the known negative impacts of air pollution on health, especially in patients with respiratory diseases/conditions, lacking local air quality and pollution data can be detrimental to an individual’s well-being.

BOSTON — Amidst climate change, it is important that pulmonologists/critical care experts consider the impact worsening particulate matter, ozone and allergens have on their patients, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — A woman with unexplained shortness of breath had improved symptoms with an electric incense device vs. stick incense, according to data presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — Resident physicians had a better understanding of how air pollution impacts patients and how to prevent exposure after attending a 15-minute educational presentation, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Veterans using inhaled corticosteroids did not face increased odds for an asthma-related health care event after short-term fine particulate matter rises, according to a research letter.