Hazardous Substances (Hazardous Materials)

Substances which, upon release into the atmosphere, water, or soil, or which, in direct contact with the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes, or as additives to food, cause health risks to humans or animals through absorption, inhalation, or ingestion. The concept includes safe handling, transportation, and storage of these substances.

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Networked: 652 relevant articles (11 outcomes, 54 trials/studies)

Relationship Network

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): 5 articles (05/2015 - 11/2000)
2.	Edgren, Johanna: 3 articles (04/2015 - 01/2011)
3.	Korzeniewski, Krzysztof: 3 articles (04/2015 - 05/2008)
4.	Kallinen, Mauri: 3 articles (04/2015 - 01/2011)
5.	Rantanen, Taina: 3 articles (04/2015 - 01/2011)
6.	Salpakoski, Anu: 3 articles (04/2015 - 01/2011)
7.	Sihvonen, Sanna E: 3 articles (04/2015 - 01/2011)
8.	Sipilä, Sarianna: 3 articles (04/2015 - 01/2011)
9.	Ahmed, Bilal: 3 articles (07/2013 - 01/2011)
10.	Pauciullo, A: 3 articles (08/2012 - 03/2010)

Related Diseases

1.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 01/01/2002 - "The following are some recommendations for producing graduates who are effective in protecting communities from environmental hazards and risks: (1) Teach the precautionary principle and its application; (2) Evaluate programs for teaching environmental and occupational health, medicine and epidemiology in schools of public health by their impact on the WHO health indicators and their impact on measures of ecosystem sustainability; (3) Develop problem-oriented projects and give academic credit for projects with definable public health impact and redefine the role of the health officer as the chief resident for Schools of Public Health and Community Medicine; (4) Teach the abuses of child labor and working conditions of women in the workplace and how to prevent the hazards and risks from the more common types of child work; (5) Upgrade teaching of injury prevention and prevention of deaths from external causes; (6) Teach students to recognize the insensitivity of epidemiology as a tool for early detection of true risk; (7) Teach the importance of context in the use of tests of statistical significance; (8) Teach the epidemiologic importance of short latency periods from high exposures as sentinel events for later group risk for cancer and stating the case for action; (9) Protect students and colleagues who are whistleblowers in environmental health from harassment and punishment; (10) Develop curricula and workshops that promote the use of epidemiologic tools for preventing genocide, democide, and their precursors. " 01/01/1991 - "Induced cancers in rodents would corroborate field observations in fish; positive results from these studies would provide further evidence about potential human health hazards from eating substantial amounts of chemically contaminated fish. " 07/01/2011 - "The activities focused on (1) the further development of the EPIC-Soft software (the software developed to conduct 24-h dietary recalls (24-HDRs) in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study) and the validation of the 2-day non-consecutive 24-HDR method using EPIC-Soft, (2) defining and investigating the applicability of the most appropriate dietary assessment method to younger age groups and expanding the applicability of the software for use in exposure assessment of some potentially hazardous chemicals and (3) to improve the methodology and statistical methods that estimate usual intake distributions from short-term dietary intake information and develop a methodology to quantify uncertainty in usual intake distributions. " 01/01/2011 - "These tumors challenge the diagnostic pathologist's acumen, the epidemiologist's skill in devising meaningful and definitive studies, the industrial hygienist's knowledge of environmental hazards in diverse occupational settings, and the clinician's skill in managing an intrepid and uniformly fatal malignancy." 08/01/2009 - "Although little is known about the relationship between exposure to electromagnetic fields and health hazards, several studies have demonstrated causal relationships between electromagnetic fields exposure and various symptoms, cancers, and other diseases. "
2.	Congenital Abnormalities (Deformity) 06/30/1999 - "The detailed analysis of congenital abnormalities in all settlements of a given territory may help to detect clusters of congenital abnormalities and their possible relation to the environmental hazards." 11/01/2006 - "Beyond the basic but important function of mapping, sophisticated statistical approaches and software are available to analyze the spatial or spatial-temporal occurrence of birth defects, alone or in association with environmental hazards, and to present this information without compromising the confidentiality of the subjects. " 04/01/2006 - "The authors describe methods for linking birth certificate and birth defect registry data to potential environmental hazards and assess potential confounding factors. " 04/01/2006 - "Linking environmental hazards and birth defects data." 01/01/2011 - "Despite people suffering from several forms of ill health, physical and mental deformities, constant exposure to toxic wastes and chronic diseases as a result of chromite mining, there is a tragic gap in the availability of 'scientific' studies and data on the health hazards of mining in India. "
3.	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 03/01/2003 - "Home intervention based on home visits to assess the home for environmental hazards, providing information about possible changes, facilitating any necessary modifications, and training in the use of technical and mobility aids was effective in a selected group of frail older subjects with a history of recurrent falling." 11/01/1990 - "A study was designed to examine the hypothesis that increased awareness of the health hazards of smoking aids smoking cessation in female health care workers. " 01/01/2014 - "Walking aids, wheelchair characteristics and environmental hazards are significant environmental risk factors. " 01/01/2014 - "Walking aids, wheelchair characteristics and environmental hazards are significant environmental risk factors. " 07/01/2005 - "People living with HIV/AIDS may experience health benefits from using the Internet for accessing health information as well as potential health hazards, including seeking sex partners online. "
4.	Pain (Aches) 01/01/2003 - "Their health hazards were also eliminated, that is, inhalation of toxic fumes, exposure to too much noise, and pain due to pressing sharp components." 01/01/2011 - "Patients in this study were characterized by poor physical ability, high levels of pain, and high prevalence of age-related health hazards." 04/01/2015 - "It included evaluation and modification of environmental hazards, guidance for safe walking, pain management, home exercise, physical activity counseling, and standard care. " 05/01/2014 - "The intervention included evaluation and modification of environmental hazards, guidance for safe walking, nonpharmacological pain management, a progressive home exercise program, physical activity counseling, and standard care. " 01/01/2011 - "ProMo-intervention included Standard Care and a year-long program including evaluation/modification of environmental hazards, guidance for safe walking, pain management, progressive home exercise program and physical activity counseling. "
5.	Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) 10/01/2012 - "Despite several surveys and studies showing occurrences of schistosomiasis and geohelminthiasis in the ZMP, no preventive measures that are known to have been effective in decreasing these health hazards have yet been implemented in the endemic area."

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	AICA ribonucleotide (CAIR)
2.	Insecticides
3.	Radon
4.	Arsenic
5.	Asbestos
6.	Smoke
7.	Endocrine Disruptors
8.	Sweetening Agents (Sweeteners)
9.	Aromatic Polycyclic Hydrocarbons (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
10.	Gasoline (Diesel Fuel)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Radiotherapy
2.	Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
3.	Prostheses and Implants (Prosthesis)
4.	Polypharmacy
5.	Breast Implants (Breast Implant)