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Dennis J. Darcey

Dennis J. Darcey

Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Occupational & Environmental
dennis.darcey@duke.edu
Duke Box 3834, Durham, NC 27710
2200 W Main St, Suite 400, Room 406, Durham, NC 27705
Office hours 8:00 am - 5:00 pm  

Selected Publications

Prevention of Laboratory Animal Allergy and Impact of COVID-19 on Prevention Programs in the United States: A National Survey 10-Year Update.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · June 1, 2023 OBJECTIVE: Laboratory animal allergy (LAA) is common and preventable. This study provides a 10-year update on LAA prevention programs in the United States and the effect of COVID-19 on prevention practices. METHODS: An electronic survey was e-mailed to des ... Full text Link to item Cite

Paid sick leave among US private sector employees.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · September 2022 BACKGROUND: Inequities in US employees' access to paid sick leave are known, but it is not clear whether they are increasing or decreasing over time. More than two dozen state and local paid sick leave laws were recently enacted, many with the stated goal ... Full text Link to item Cite

Laboratory Animal Bite Anaphylaxis: A National Survey: Part 2: Treatment Protocols.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · August 2017 OBJECTIVE: This study documents current treatment protocols for laboratory animal bite anaphylaxis in the United States. METHODS: An online survey was e-mailed to designated institutional officials at laboratory animal facilities identified by the National ... Full text Link to item Cite

Laboratory Animal Bite Anaphylaxis: A National Survey: Part 1: Case Series and Review of the Literature.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · August 2017 OBJECTIVE: This study documents previously unreported cases of laboratory animal bite anaphylaxis in animal laboratory facilities in the United States. METHODS: An online survey was e-mailed to designated institutional officials at laboratory animal facili ... Full text Link to item Cite

Association Between Exercise Frequency and Health Care Costs Among Employees at a Large University and Academic Medical Center.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · December 2016 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between exercise frequency and health care costs associated with medical and pharmacy claims among a 10-year employee cohort. METHODS: The relationship between self-reported exercise (days/w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Occupational and environmental exposure to asbestos

Chapter · January 1, 2014 The usefulness of asbestos as an industrial material must be considered to understand the breadth of its public health impact. Since its discovery as an indestructible material centuries ago, it has found countless applications. Few substances rival its en ... Full text Cite

Prevention of laboratory animal allergy in the United States: a national survey.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · May 2012 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Respiratory allergy to laboratory animals is a common and preventable occupational health problem. This study documents current laboratory animal allergy (LAA) prevention programs in the United States. METHODS: An online survey was e-mailed to d ... Full text Link to item Cite

Case report: lead toxicity associated with an extra-articular retained missile 14 years after injury.

Journal Article J Surg Orthop Adv · 2011 Lead toxicity associated with extra-articular retained missiles (EARMs) is an uncommon yet potentially devastating complication of gunshot wounds. While the risk of lead toxicity with intra-articular retained missiles is well-known, EARMs are routinely per ... Link to item Cite

Occupational exposure to pesticides increases the risk of incident AD: the Cache County study.

Journal Article Neurology · May 11, 2010 BACKGROUND: Commonly used organophosphate and organochlorine pesticides inhibit acetylcholinesterase at synapses in the somatic, autonomic, and central nervous systems and may therefore have lasting effects on the nervous system. Few studies have examined ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical findings for residents near a polyurethane foam manufacturing plant.

Journal Article Arch Environ Health · 2002 Clinical findings for 38 community residents who complained of symptoms they attributed to exposure to air emissions from nearby fiber processing and polyurethane foam manufacturing facilities are reported. Common complaints included headache, mucosal irri ... Full text Link to item Cite

Estuary-associated syndrome in North Carolina: an occupational prevalence study.

Journal Article Environ Health Perspect · January 2001 Atlantic coast estuaries recently have experienced fish kills and fish with lesions attributed to Pfiesteria piscicida and related dinoflagellates. Human health effects have been reported from laboratory exposure and from a 1997 Maryland fish kill. North C ... Full text Link to item Cite

Health aspects of the North Carolina electronics industry.

Journal Article N C Med J · May 1995 Featured Publication Link to item Cite

Work-site clinical and neurobehavioral assessment of solvent-exposed microelectronics workers.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · May 1995 Featured Publication Twenty-five workers, five currently and 20 formerly involved in the manufacture of hybrid microcircuits, underwent clinical evaluations at the request of a management-union committee concerned about chronic solvent exposures in a research and development l ... Full text Link to item Cite

Food safety. Lead, pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, and irradiation.

Journal Article N C Med J · July 1992 Featured Publication Link to item Cite

DNA adducts and exposure to burning oil.

Journal Article Lancet · February 22, 1992 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Resource center for occupational and environmental medicine.

Journal Article Ann Intern Med · April 1, 1991 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Hexabromonaphthalene contaminants of polybrominated biphenyls: chemical composition and disposition in the rat.

Journal Article J Toxicol Environ Health · 1983 Featured Publication Hexabromonaphthalene (HBN) has been identified as a toxic contaminant of Firemaster BP-6, a mixture of polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) that is used commercially as a fire retardant and that was responsible for a major public health emergency in Michigan in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Aerosol sprays: the evidence against them.

Journal Article Nurs Care · January 1977 Link to item Cite