This irreversible but preventable disease currently haunts approximately 60 000 miners
across United States and millions across the world. Its resurgence despite the strict dust …

Mining continues to be a dangerous activity, whether large-scale industrial mining or small-
scale artisanal mining. Not only are there accidents, but exposure to dust and toxins, along …

Background Pneumoconiosis may play an important role in the development of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the complication of COPD may impose a heavy …

Introduction This study estimated the prevalence of spirometry-defined airflow obstruction
and coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) among never-smoking coal miners participating …

The present study aims to evaluate the potential genotoxic and associated factors among
coal miners, divided by degree of exposure. Blood and buccal smears were collected from …

Background Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is an occupational lung disease due to
inhalation of coal dust. We estimated mortality from CWP and other pneumoconioses among …

Rationale: The increase in the incidence and the diagnostic limitations of pneumoconiosis
have emerged as a public health concern. This study aimed to conduct a computed …

Several negative health effects have been associated with environmental pollution. Coal
mining activities are related to DNA damage. However, the impact of lifestyle as well as …

Objective. We aimed to explore the risk factors for coal workers' pneumoconiosis and to
further explore the significance of mitochondrial fission and fusion factors in CWP and verify …

Objective: This investigation assessed the profibrotic role that extracellular histones play in
the pathogenesis of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP). Methods: The correlation of …