Grajewski, Barbara; Whelan, Elizabeth A.; Lawson, Christina C.; Hein, Misty J.; Waters, Martha A.; Anderson, Jeri L.; MacDonald, Leslie A.; Mertens, Christopher J.; Tseng, Chih-Yu; Cassinelli, Rick T. II; Luo, Lian Epidemiology. 9000;Publish Ahead of Print:10.1097/EDE.0000000000000225. Abstract Background: Cosmic radiation and circadian disruption are potential reproductive hazards for flight attendants. Methods: Flight attendants from 3 […]
Miscarriage Among Flight Attendants
/in Current Research, Health Information, Reproductive Health /by Sara GaleGrajewski, Barbara; Whelan, Elizabeth A.; Lawson, Christina C.; Hein, Misty J.; Waters, Martha A.; Anderson, Jeri L.; MacDonald, Leslie A.; Mertens, Christopher J.; Tseng, Chih-Yu; Cassinelli, Rick T. II; Luo, Lian Epidemiology. 9000;Publish Ahead of Print:10.1097/EDE.0000000000000225. Abstract Background: Cosmic radiation and circadian disruption are potential reproductive hazards for flight attendants. Methods: Flight attendants from 3 […]
Seattle 2/6 – 2/8
/in Please Participate, Uncategorized, Visit us /by Sara GaleThe FA Health Study research team will be at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport February 6th – 8th. Please stop and say hello. We will tweet our locations in the terminals. Looking forward to connecting with you.
See you in Chicago!
/in Visit us /by anthonywbrownChicago O’Hare International Airport Come visit us at: Chicago O’Hare International Airport: October 17-19th
Residential exposure to aircraft noise and hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases: multi-airport retrospective study
/in Airplanes and Health /by anthonywbrownAndrew W Correia quantitative analyst 1, Junenette L Peters assistant professor 2, Jonathan I Levy professor2, Steven Melly geographic information systems specialist3, Francesca Dominici professor, associate dean of information technology Download the article: Aircraft Noise and CVD admissions Objective: To investigate whether exposure to aircraft noise increases the risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular diseases in […]
Flying the smoky skies: secondhand smoke exposure of flight attendants
/in Current Studies /by anthonywbrownJ. Repace. Tobacco Control 2004;13;i8-i19 Download the publication: FA smoking lit Flight attendants reported suffering greatly from SHS pollution on aircraft. Both government and airline sponsored studies concluded that SHS created an air pollution problem in aircraft cabins, while tobacco industry sponsored studies yielding similar data concluded that ventilation controlled SHS, and that SHS pollution […]
Washington Dulles – Oct. 22-24
/in Please Participate, Uncategorized, Visit us /by anthonywbrownCome and visit us in Washington, Dulles Airport from October 22-24. We will be located in the United terminal.
Flight Attendant Fatigue, Part IV: Analysis of Incident Reports
/in Fatigue, Health Information /by anthonywbrownFederal Aviation Administration December 2009 Download the publication: Crew Fatigue IV CAMI 2009 Voluntary safety reporting is one method by which aviation personnel can report safety issues to their airline and the Federal Aviation Administration. The Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) is a program managed by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research […]
Cancer incidence in airline cabin crew
/in Cancer, Health Information /by anthonywbrownCancer incidence in airline cabin crew E A Whelan Evidence that flight crew are at increased risk for certain types of cancer is growing although epidemiological evidence remains inconclusive. Download the article: Cancer and Flight Crews – Whelan Conclusion: The evidence that flight crew are at increased risk for certain types of cancer is growing […]
We have our first winner!
/in Current Research, Visit us /by anthonywbrownCongratulations to Flight Attendant Ann Burroughs of Humble, TX. Ann is our first iPad winner from July. Thanks to everyone who completed the survey to date. We need to hear from you —Join the survey TODAY!
The self-reported health of U.S. flight attendants compared to the general population
/in Airplanes and Health, Health Information /by anthonywbrownDownload: McNeely_et_al2014_provisional Environmental Health 2014, 13:13 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-13-13 Eileen McNeely (emcneely@hsph.harvard.edu) Sara Gale (gale@hsph.harvard.edu) Ira Tager (ibt@berkeley.edu) Laurel Kincl (laurel.kincl@oregonstate.edu) Julie Bradley (juliembradley@gmail.com) Brent Coull (bcoull@hsph.harvard.edu) Steve Hecker (shecker@uw.edu) Background Few studies have examined the broad health effects of occupational exposures in flight attendants apart from disease-specific morbidity and mortality studies. We describe the health status […]