Nnaemeka Odo

Optum · Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The presentations in this session of the Monticello II conference were aimed at summarizing what is known about asbestiform and non-asbestiform elongate mineral particles (EMPs) and mesothelioma risks based on evidence from experimental and epidemiology studies. Dr. Case discussed case reports of mesothelioma over the last several decades. Dr. Taio...

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We estimated the degree to which language used in the high profile medical/public health/epidemiology literature implied causality using language linking exposures to outcomes and action recommendations; examined disconnects between language and recommendations; identified the most common linking phrases; and estimated how strongly linking phrases...

Purpose Human health risk assessments of glyphosate have focused on animal toxicology data for determining neurotoxic potential. Human epidemiological studies have not yet been systematically reviewed for glyphosate neurotoxicity hazard identification. The objective of this systematic literature review was to summarize the available epidemiology of...

We estimated the degree to which language used in the high profile medical/public health/epidemiology literature implied causality using language linking exposures to outcomes and action recommendations; examined disconnects between language and recommendations; identified the most common linking phrases; and estimated how strongly linking phrases...

Introduction We examined the association between cumulative silica exposures in taconite mining and non-malignant respiratory disease (NMRD) using a comprehensive assessment of current and historical exposure measurements in a cross-sectional study of Minnesota taconite mining workers. We also explored the impact of exposure measurement methods by...

Breast density is a modifiable factor that is strongly associated with breast cancer risk. We sought to understand the influence of newer technologies of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) on breast density research and to determine whether results are comparable across studies using FFDM and previous studies using traditional film-screen mammog...

The purpose of this paper was to assess the role of non-asbestiform amphibole EMPs in the etiology of mesotheliomas in taconite (iron ore) miners. Increased mesothelioma rates have been described in Minnesota taconite workers since the late 1990s. Currently, over 100 cases have been reported by the Minnesota Department of Health within the complete...

Background: Iron ore (taconite) mining and processing are an important industry in northern Minnesota and western Michigan. Concerns around exposures have centered largely on exposure to non-asbestiform amphibole elongate mineral particles (EMPs) found in the eastern portion of the Minnesota iron range. Methods: A cross sectional survey was unde...

Background: High mammographic density is strongly associated with increased breast cancer risk. Some, but not all, risk factors for breast cancer are also associated with higher mammographic density. Methods: The study cohort (N=24,840) was drawn from the Research Program in Genes, Environment and Health of Kaiser Permanente Northern California...

Introduction and objectives: This research effort investigated three study areas. Firstly, the impact of ATS/ERS “acceptability” and “repeatability” criteria for spirometry on the estimates of restrictive ventilatory defect was assessed in a population of taconite miners. The estimates of restrictive ventilatory defect were made using three differe...

The goal of this study was to compare and contrast the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the practice of hand washing among participants of four studies assessing poultry and swine farms in the Midwest United States and in Thailand. This largely descriptive exercise was designed to assess and compare the frequency of these protective p...

Background Regular physical activity plays an important role in the amelioration of several mental health disorders; however, its relationship with burnout has not yet been clarified. Objective To determine the association between achievement of national physical activity guidelines and burnout in internal medicine resident physicians. Methods A...

Objectives: To determine the utility of FEV6 (Forced Expiratory Volume at 6 seconds of exhalation), available but not typically utilized in screening spirometry, as a potential substitute for FVC (Forced Vital Capacity) in the determination of lung airway obstruction and restriction in a high-risk mining population. Methods: 1609 spirometric evalua...

(1) To assess the impact of American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS) 'acceptability' and 'usability' criteria for spirometry on the estimates of restrictive ventilatory defect in a population of taconite miners. (2) To compare estimates of restrictive ventilatory defect with three different pulmonary function tests (spir...