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On this page we summarize changes to the web site and give news of upcoming publications and recent publications.

Web site changes

This is where we'll announce additions and changes to our web site that happened in the last 12 months. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.

 
Feb 3, 2012 Dr. Fortin paper published. Dr. Weaver letter published.
Jan 5, 2012 Publications updated
March 14, 2011 Associations of low-level urine cadmium with kidney function in lead workers paper posted
September 23rd, 2010 Upcoming publications and CV updated
August 7th, 2008 Development of candidate reference materials for the measurement of lead in bone paper posted
June 26, 2008 Gender and Race/Ethnicity Differences in Lead Dose Biomarkers paper posted
June 9, 2008 Bone Mineral Density and Lead Levels paper posted
April 25, 2008 Patella lead and blood pressure paper posted
April 10, 2008 Parathyroid hormone status does not influence blood and bone lead levels in dialysis patients paper posted
April 9, 2008 An Interlaboratory Comparison of Bone Lead Measurements via K-Shell X-Ray Fluorescence paper posted
March 17, 2008 We've moved! New Directions posted

 

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Upcoming Publications

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Bellis DJ, Todd AC and Parsons PJ. An interlaboratory comparison of bone lead measurements via K-shell x-ray fluorescence spectrometry: validation against inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. J Anal Atom Spectrom (in press) 2012

Publications (current and previous year)

bulletWeaver VM, Kim N-S, Jaar BG, Schwartz BS, Parsons PJ, Steuerwald AJ, Todd AC, Simon D and Lee BK. Analyses of cadmium and kidney function in lead workers were adjusted for lead. Occup. Environ. Med.  http://oem.bmj.com/content/68/4/250.full/reply#oemed_el_2142 2012
bulletFortin MC, Cory-Slechta DA, Ohman-Strickland P, Nwankwo C, Yanger TS, Todd AC, Moynihan J, Walton J, Brooks A and Fiedler N. Increased lead biomarker levels are associated with changes in hormonal response to stress in occupationally-exposed male participants. Environ Health Perspect  120 278-283, 2012
bulletKim H, Herbert R, Landrigan PJ, Markowitz S, Moline JM, Savitz D, Todd AC, Udasin I and Wisnivesky JP. Increased Rates of Asthma Among World Trade Center Disaster Responders. Am. J. Ind. Med. 55 44-53, 2012
bulletWeaver VM, Kim N-S, Lee BK, Parsons PJ, Spector J, Fadrowski J, Jaar BG, Steuerwald AJ, Todd AC, Simon D and Schwartz BS. Differences in urine cadmium associations with kidney outcomes based on serum creatinine and cystatin C. Environ. Res. 111 1236-1242, 2011
bulletWisnivesky JP, Teitelbaum SL, Todd AC, Bofetta P, Crane M, Crowley L, de la Hoz RE, Dellenbaugh C, Harrison D, Herbert R, Kim H, Jeon Y, Kaplan J, Katz C, Levin SM, Luft B, Markowitz S, Moline JM, Ozbay F, Pietrzak RH, Shapiro M, Sharma V, Skloot G, Southwick S, Stevenson L, Udasin I, Wallenstein S and Landrigan PJ. Persistence of multiple illnesses in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers: a cohort study. Lancet 378 888-897, 2011
bulletWeaver VM, Kim N-S, Jaar BG, Schwartz BS, Parsons PJ, Steuerwald AJ, Todd AC, Simon DJ and Lee BK. Associations of low-level urine cadmium with kidney function in lead workers. Occup. Environ. Med. 68 250-256, 2011 doi: 10.1136/oem.2010.056077