Henry Anderson

..We examined the relation of demographic and tobacco-related risk factors to both lifetime asthma diagnosis and the asthma attack rate among Wisconsin adolescents. The impact of asthma on adolescent school absenteeism was also examined...

..Several environmental contaminants have been found to alter the sex ratio of offspring at birth, but the evidence of such an effect of polychlorinated biphenyls has been inconsistent...

..Therefore, characterization of these contaminants in breast milk can add to our knowledge of potential environmental exposures among children...

..However, Wisconsin will need further advances if it is to achieve the US Healthy People 2010 objective of no adult blood lead level >25 microg/dL...

..In our cohort Great Lakes sport fish consumption does not contribute strongly to PBDE exposure...

..Advisories to reduce consumption of contaminated fish have been issued by states since the early 1970s. Advisories are being integrated to include both sport and commercial fish...

..We evaluated the effectiveness of biomonitoring as an intervention against methylmercury exposure...

..These findings suggest that exposure to MeHg is widespread and that men may be a previously unrecognized high risk population...

..It is hoped that continued monitoring of this cohort will improve our understanding of the complex interactions that exist between nutrients and contaminants found in fish harvested from the Great Lakes...

..Three of these individuals reported vague, subclinical symptoms such as mental confusion, sleep difficulty, balance problems, or visual disturbances, which improved after their mercury levels returned to normal...

..6 to 3.2 microg/L. Total PCB levels declined in 80% of participants with the mean concentration falling from 4.2 to 2.8 microg/L. Annual declines in serum DDE and PCB concentrations averaged 4.6% and 3.5%, respectively...

..This exploratory study suggests that house dust may be a significant source of exposure to PCBs and supports the need for further investigations...

..This paper reviews the methods used to develop a summary measure of the environmental health of Wisconsin's 72 counties and the city of Milwaukee...

..The possible risk for women exposed to levels of atrazine at or above statutory action levels of >or=3 ppb (OR 1.3, 95% CI 0.3-6.5) could not be ruled out due to small numbers in this category...

..By combining data gathered from Waukesha County's participants with other study sites, a holistic picture of environmental exposures in the United States can be evaluated as it influences the health of our nation's children...

....

..Tobacco use was also associated with higher rates of skin cancer and appeared to synergize the effect of arsenic on the development of skin cancer...

..Our objective was to evaluate women who were occupationally exposed to electromagnetic fields (EMF) and breast cancer risk...

..The Wisconsin Asthma Plan, released by the Wisconsin Asthma Coalition, provides concrete steps for improving provider and patient asthma management...

..While almost half of the women were aware of Wisconsin's sport fish advisory, only 13% of them remembered seeing any of the outreach materials...

....

..16-2.50). In this study we found no overall association between recent consumption of sport-caught fish and breast cancer, although there may be an increased breast cancer risk for subgroups of women who are young and/or premenopausal...

..This information technology approach can thus serve as the basis for building a comprehensive system to assess environmental cancer etiology...

..The data suggest that fetal DDE exposure (as indicated by maternal serum DDE concentration) may decrease birth weight and that decreased birth weight effects associated with GLSCF consumption have decreased over time...

..Demographic indicators associated with higher hair mercury levels included residence in northeastern USA, marital status of married, college education, annual household income greater than $75,000, and Asian race...

..73, 95% CI = 1.18-2.52), being injured at work (AOR = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.10-1.96), and feeling that the job was more important than school (AOR = 2.74, 95% CI = 2.08-3.60)...

..In epidemiologic studies, it may be important to include populations with higher organochlorine exposures as well as background exposures and to consider the effects of individual congeners or mixtures of congeners on health outcomes...

..Additional research and biomonitoring is needed to improve our understanding of the risk and benefits associated with childhood consumption of fish and shellfish...

..This background is useful for future epidemiological investigations linking environmental factors with chronic health effects...

..Such surveillance data informs the understanding of environmental and other important risk factors for occupational diseases and injuries...

..Therefore, this study investigated the differences in workplace injury among white teens, African-American teens, and Hispanic teens...

..Indoor release was a consistent risk factor, whereas quantity of ammonia released was not always a risk factor. Preventive maintenance and worker training may be effective tools to reduce the burdens of hazardous ammonia releases...

..Significant demand exists for centers that can evaluate environmental health concerns, as well as for educational opportunities...

..In addition, the National Children's Study will provide training in pediatric environmental health for the next generation of researchers and practitioners...

..Further studies should help delineate specific exposure effects and effects of exposures to other common environmental contaminants alone and in combination with PCBs...

..Whereas investigations of health effects have generally focused on human populations with relatively high exposures through occupation, accident, or high fish consumption, general population exposures may also carry risk...

..To evaluate work characteristics and safety training among teenagers with severe work-related injuries...

..9 million adults living in these states consume more than 104 fish meals per year and may be at risk of exceeding the reference doses for methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, and other bioaccumulative contaminants...

..In other states, physicians have found this emergency training to be of value to their overall practice of medicine. Information about how to sign on to WEAVR is provided...

....

..Data from the anonymous school based surveys will be used to determine whether youth who have obtained a work permit are less likely to experience a work related injury. ..