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Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse Doctors Name Metalworking Occupations Most Predisposed to Respiratory Tract Inflammation
The RUDN University medic with colleagues from Kazakhstan and the USA studied the markers of inflammation in the respiratory tract in a metalworking occupational cohort. It is known that they inhale particles of metals and their oxides, and this can have negative health consequences. According to the composition of the exhaled air, doctors assessed which workers have a more pronounced risk of inflammatory processes in the lungs.