Hepatitis and tuberculosis are growing threats. Health care workers are at high risk for both. Lee, D.J., L. Carrillo and L. Fleming. Educational courses for medical first responders are needed to increase vaccination compliance, with a special emphasis on older workers and EMTs. Administrative barriers, such as vaccination scheduling difficulties, should be added.
Contact allergy to salicyl alcohol in aspen bark.
The author demonstrates that salicyl alcohol is a potential contact allergen in forest workers coming into contact with aspen trees. Paulsen, E., J. Sogaard and K.E. Andersen. Occupational dermatitis in Danish gardeners and greenhouse workers. The author's results confirm that floristry is a dermatologically hazardous occupation and emphasize the importance of eliciting agents in the working environment rather than personal inherent factors. Biological monitoring of workers exposed to carbon disulfide.