With the recent outbreak of Zika virus, many insect repellents are very popular and became best-selling products, but researchers say they’re not equally effective at warding off mosquitoes that carry diseases like Zika virus, chikungunya, yellow fever and dengue. It is very difficult to choose a repellents : a search for “mosquito repellent” on Amazon.com delivers more than 28,000 […...
Zika virus disease is a mosquito-borne disease caused by zika virus, On 1st February 2016 the World Health Organization has declared the Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Until 2007, there were only isolated cases in Africa and Southeast Asia. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend […]...
Until recently there has been no truly effective prevention against dengue except avoiding getting bit. Sanofi has produced a dengue fever vaccine that is now available in Brazil The Philippines and Mexico but it is for use only for people who live in these areas of high endemicity, and not for travellers. Bookmark on Delicious Digg […]...
According to the French Social security code article L341-1, when a worker has lost two-thirds of his workforce, because of an illness, he is entitled to a disability pension. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post...
An occupational disease is the consequence of exposure of varying duration to a risk that exists during the normal course of an individual’s job. A disease can be recognised as an occupational disease if it is on the lists appended to the Social Security Code. If the disease is recognised as occupational , the victim will receive […]...
Since 2009, within the context of REACH, the CLP regulation (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) has introduced throughout the EU a new system for classifying and labeling chemicals. In 2015, the existing registration will be lifted, however, actually, whe have at the same time pictograms from CLP and pictograms from the existing registration. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this […]...
Since 1987, any French enterprise employing more than 20 employees is required to employ at least 6 % of disabled workers. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post...
The occupational physican may request the employer a workstation layout or arrangement of working conditions for a worker, whom state of health requires it. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post...
After each medical examination, the occupational physician issues a medical statement : he says if the employee is fit or unfit to work, or fit subject to work modifications . Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post...
The welders are exposed to many chemicals , strong physical constraints and nanoparticles. A lot of epidemiological studies have shown reproductive disorders among welders. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post...
