Coal mining remains a sizable industry, with millions of working and retired coal miners
worldwide. This article provides an update on recent advances in the understanding of …

Rationale: Recent reports of progressive massive fibrosis and rapidly progressive pneumoconiosis
in US coal miners have raised concerns about excessive exposures to coal mine dust…

Objectives Epidemiological reports since 2000 have documented increased prevalence and
rapid progression of pneumoconiosis among underground coal miners in the United States. …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the definitions for classification of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) recommended by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and …

Background: Diisocyanates, a group of highly reactivechemicals, have frequently been
associated with occupational asthma. Weevaluated respiratory health in workers at a new wood …

The article presents the results of an assessment by the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) of the prevalence, severity and geographic distribution of …

Lung function level and decline are each predictive of morbidity and mortality. Evaluation of
the combined effect of these measurements may help further identify high-risk groups. Using …

Objectives. We better defined the distribution and determinants of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis
(CWP) among US underground coal miners. Methods. We obtained chest radiographs …

Rationale: The reasons for resurgent coal workers’ pneumoconiosis and its most severe
forms, rapidly progressive pneumoconiosis and progressive massive fibrosis (PMF), in the …

Background Miners inhale dust at work and are at a risk for coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP),
a preventable and potentially fatal lung disease. After regulations were implemented in …