http://www.ijoem.com/currentissue.asp Table of Contents:Indian J Occup Environ Med 2010 - 14(1) Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Medknow Publications0019-5278 Ganesh Kulkarni Editorial Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010 14(1):1-2doi:10.4103/0019-5278.64606 Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 10.4103/0019-5278.64606 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=1;epage=2;aulast=Kulkarni http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=1;epage=2;aulast=Kulkarni141 1 2 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=1;epage=2;aulast=Kulkarni Ganesh Kulkarni

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]]> http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=1;epage=2;aulast=Kulkarni Mukesh Sharma Review Article Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010 14(1):3-5doi:10.4103/0019-5278.64607 Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 10.4103/0019-5278.64607 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=3;epage=5;aulast=Sharma http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=3;epage=5;aulast=Sharma141 3 5 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=3;epage=5;aulast=Sharma Mukesh Sharma

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Manmade nanoparticles range from the well-established multi-ton production of carbon black and fumed silica for applications in plastic fillers and car tyres to microgram quantities of fluorescent quantum dots used as markers in biological imaging. While benefits of nanotechnology are widely publicized, the discussion of the potential effects of their widespread use in the consumer and industrial products are just beginning to emerge. Acceptance of nanoparticle toxicity led to wide acceptance of the fact that nanotoxicology, as a scientific discipline shall be quite different from occupational hygiene in approach and context. Understanding the toxicity of nanomaterials and nano-enabled products is important for human and environmental health and safety as well as public acceptance. Assessing the state of knowledge about nanotoxicology is an important step in promoting comprehensive understanding of the health and environmental implications of these new materials. Very limited data exist for health effects secondary to inhalation of very fine respirable particles in the occupational environment. Nanomaterials may have effects on health due to their size, surface, shape, charge, or other factors, which are not directly predictable from mass concentration measurements. Numerous epidemiological studies have associated exposure to small particles such as combustion-generated fine particles with lung cancer, heart disease, asthma and/or increased mortality. The omnipresence of nanoparticles shifts focus of research toward efforts to mitigate the health effects of nanoparticles. Newer health assessment methods and newer techniques need to be developed for diagnosing sub-optimal health in populations exposed to carbon nanoparticles.]]> http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=3;epage=5;aulast=Sharma Swapnil J Paralikar Jagdish H Paralikar Review Article Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010 14(1):6-12doi:10.4103/0019-5278.64608 Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 10.4103/0019-5278.64608 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=6;epage=12;aulast=Paralikar http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=6;epage=12;aulast=Paralikar141 6 12 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=6;epage=12;aulast=Paralikar Swapnil J Paralikar, Jagdish H Paralikar

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Sojourns to high altitude have become common for recreation and adventure purposes. In most individuals, gradual ascent to a high altitude leads to a series of adaptive changes in the body, termed as acclimatization. These include changes in the respiratory, cardiovascular, hematologic systems and cellular adaptations that enhance oxygen delivery to the tissues and augment oxygen uptake. Thus there is an increase in pulmonary ventilation, increase in diffusing capacity in the lung, an increase in the cardiac output and increase in the red blood cell count due to an increase in erythropoietin secretion by the kidney, all of which enhance oxygen delivery to the cells. Cellular changes like increase in the number of mitochondria and augmentation of cytochrome oxidase systems take months or years to develop. Too rapid an ascent or inability to acclimatize leads to high-altitude illnesses. These include acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Acute mountain sickness is self limiting if recognized early. Both HACE and HAPE are life threatening and need to be treated aggressively. The key to treatment of these illnesses is early recognition; administration of supplemental oxygen; and descent if required. Drugs like acetazolamide, dexamethasone, nifedipine may be administered as recommended.]]> http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=6;epage=12;aulast=Paralikar Jane Henry R Parthasarathy Brief Communication Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010 14(1):13-16doi:10.4103/0019-5278.64609 Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 10.4103/0019-5278.64609 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=13;epage=16;aulast=Henry http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=13;epage=16;aulast=Henry141 13 16 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=13;epage=16;aulast=Henry Jane Henry, R Parthasarathy

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The article presents the premises for the need to develop a relationship-focused family life education program for young adult employees. The article explores the changing trends in the Indian family unit and their impact on the workforce. The author also presents the findings from interviews with family-intervention experts and their recommendations for the contents of such a program.]]> http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=13;epage=16;aulast=Henry Cahide Yilmaz Mesut Okur Hadi Geylani Huseyin Caksen Oguz Tuncer Bulent Atas Case Report Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010 14(1):17-19doi:10.4103/0019-5278.64610 Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 10.4103/0019-5278.64610 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=17;epage=19;aulast=Yilmaz http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=17;epage=19;aulast=Yilmaz141 17 19 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=17;epage=19;aulast=Yilmaz Cahide Yilmaz, Mesut Okur, Hadi Geylani, Huseyin Caksen, Oguz Tuncer, Bulent Atas

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Mercury exists as organic inorganic and elementary forms in nature and is one of the most toxic metals that are poisonous for human beings. Mercury is commonly used in many different sectors of industry such as in insects formulas, agriculture products, lamps, batteries, paper, dyes, electrical/electronic devices, jewelry, and in dentistry. In this study, two siblings (one a 7-year-old boy and the other a 13 years old girl) are reported who developed chronic mercury poisoning as a result of long-term contact with batteries. Our aim is to emphasize the importance of mercury poisoning that is extremely rarely seen in childhood.]]> http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=17;epage=19;aulast=Yilmaz Harshal T Pandve Letter To Editor Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010 14(1):20-21doi:10.4103/0019-5278.64611 Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 10.4103/0019-5278.64611 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=20;epage=21;aulast=Pandve http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=20;epage=21;aulast=Pandve141 20 21 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=20;epage=21;aulast=Pandve Harshal T Pandve

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]]> http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=22;epage=23;aulast=Pandve Claudio Bianchi Tommaso Bianchi Letter To Editor Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010 14(1):24-24doi:10.4103/0019-5278.64613 Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 10.4103/0019-5278.64613 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=24;epage=24;aulast=Bianchi http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=24;epage=24;aulast=Bianchi141 24 24 http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2010;volume=14;issue=1;spage=24;epage=24;aulast=Bianchi Claudio Bianchi, Tommaso Bianchi

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