- Flight Attendant Health Collaboration

Measuring and identifying large-study metrics for circadian rhythm disruption in female flight attendants

November 6, 2018/in Circadian Rhythm Disruption, Current Research, Fatigue /by anthonywbrown

5/29/2003 Grajewski, Nguyen, Whelan, Cole, Hein Objectives: Flight attendants can experience circadian rhythm disruption due to travel through multiple time zones. The objectives of this study were to determine whether flight attendants are more likely than teachers (comparison group) to experience circadian disruption, as measured by melatonin production, and to identify metrics of circadian disruption […]

Risk factors for breast cancer, including occupational exposures

November 6, 2018/in Cancer, Current Research, Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure /by anthonywbrown

Elisabete Weiderpass, Margrethe Meo, and Harri Vainio 3/02/2011 The knowledge on the etiology of breast cancer has advanced substantially in recent years, and several etiological factors are now firmly established. However, very few new discoveries have been made in relation to occupational risk factors. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has evaluated over 900 […]

Miscarriage among flight attendants

November 6, 2018/in Current Research, Reproductive Health /by anthonywbrown

Barbara Grajewski, Elizabeth A. Whelan, Christina C. Lawson, Misty J. Hein, Martha A. Waters, Jeri L. Anderson, Leslie A. MacDonald, Christopher J. Mertens, Chih-Yu Tseng, Rick T. Cassinelli II, and Lian Luo 3/26/2015 Background: Cosmic radiation and circadian disruption are potential reproductive hazards for flight attendants. Methods: Flight attendants from 3 US airlines in 3 […]

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