The reawakening of national concern about silicosis.
From West Texas to West Virginia, from California to New York, in industries from oil refining to coal mining and work settings from foundries to shipyards, the United States is experiencing an...
Race, foster care, and the politics of abandonment in New York City.
Following the end of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the sectarian system of foster care services in New York City practiced open discrimination. African-American children were generally...
"Cater to the children": the role of the lead industry in a public health tragedy, 1900-1955.
A major source of childhood lead poisoning, still a serious problem in the United States, is paint. The dangers of lead were known even in the 19th century, and the particular dangers to children...
When does a worker's death become murder?
During the past 2 decades, a growing number of manslaughter and even murder charges have been brought against employers in cases involving the death of workers on the job. In this commentary, the...
Use of health services by children of smokers and nonsmokers in a health maintenance organization.
McBride, C M, Lozano, P, Curry, S J, Rosner, D, Grothaus, L C
OBJECTIVES: Use of health services by children of smokers and nonsmokers was compared to assess whether exposure to environmental tobacco smoke resulted in greater use of health services among...
Labor Day and the war on workers.
We celebrate Labor Day every year with barbecues and picnics, rarely remembering that the holiday was born in the midst of tremendous labor struggles to improve working conditions. In the last...
The limits of thresholds: silica and the politics of science, 1935 to 1990.
Since the 1930s threshold limit values have been presented as an objectively established measure of US industrial safety. However, there have been important questions raised regarding the adequacy of...
Gaining control: reform, reimbursement and politics in New York's community hospitals, 1890--1915.
This is an historical study of an early twentieth century political struggle regarding hospital reimbursement in New York City. During a period called the "Progressive Era" (1895--1915),...
The reawakening of national concern about silicosis.
From West Texas to West Virginia, from California to New York, in industries from oil refining to coal mining and work settings from foundries to shipyards, the United States is experiencing an...
Race, foster care, and the politics of abandonment in New York City.
Following the end of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the sectarian system of foster care services in New York City practiced open discrimination. African-American children were generally...
"Cater to the children": the role of the lead industry in a public health tragedy, 1900-1955.
A major source of childhood lead poisoning, still a serious problem in the United States, is paint. The dangers of lead were known even in the 19th century, and the particular dangers to children...
When does a worker's death become murder?
During the past 2 decades, a growing number of manslaughter and even murder charges have been brought against employers in cases involving the death of workers on the job. In this commentary, the...
Use of health services by children of smokers and nonsmokers in a health maintenance organization.
McBride, C M, Lozano, P, Curry, S J, Rosner, D, Grothaus, L C
OBJECTIVES: Use of health services by children of smokers and nonsmokers was compared to assess whether exposure to environmental tobacco smoke resulted in greater use of health services among...
Labor Day and the war on workers.
We celebrate Labor Day every year with barbecues and picnics, rarely remembering that the holiday was born in the midst of tremendous labor struggles to improve working conditions. In the last...
The limits of thresholds: silica and the politics of science, 1935 to 1990.
Since the 1930s threshold limit values have been presented as an objectively established measure of US industrial safety. However, there have been important questions raised regarding the adequacy of...
Gaining control: reform, reimbursement and politics in New York's community hospitals, 1890--1915.
This is an historical study of an early twentieth century political struggle regarding hospital reimbursement in New York City. During a period called the "Progressive Era" (1895--1915),...
Occupational exposures to solvents and aluminium and estimated risk of Alzheimer's disease
Graves, A. B., Rosner, D., Echeverria, D., Mortimer, J. A., Larson, E. B.
OBJECTIVES: To study the role of occupational exposures to solvents and aluminium in the aetiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). An industrial hygienist rated exposure. METHODS: 89 subjects diagnosed...
Consumption, silicosis, and the social construction of industrial disease.
In the wake of the bacterial revolution after Robert Koch identified the tuberculosis bacillus, medical and public health professionals classified the various forms of consumption and phthisis as a...