K
Kushik Jaga
Researcher at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Publications - 7
Citations - 748
Kushik Jaga is an academic researcher from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Environmental exposure. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 7 publications receiving 681 citations.
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Global surveillance of DDT and DDE levels in human tissues.
Kushik Jaga,Chandrabhan Dharmani +1 more
TL;DR: It was discovered that countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America with more recent exposure to DDT and DDE have higher levels in human tissue than in Europe and the United States.
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Sources of exposure to and public health implications of organophosphate pesticides
Kushik Jaga,Chandrabhan Dharmani +1 more
TL;DR: Organophosphate pesticides continue to pose a risk to human health in the United States and among the public there should be an increased awareness of environmental exposure to organophosphates as well as of the threat of chemical warfare or terrorism.
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Ocular toxicity from pesticide exposure : A recent review
Kushik Jaga,Chandrabhan Dharmani +1 more
TL;DR: Primary prevention is the appropriate method of protecting eyes from pesticide-related damage, including improved eye safety and care in workplaces, and effective pesticide regulation for maintenance of public eye health.
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The interrelation between organophosphate toxicity and the epidemiology of depression and suicide
Kushik Jaga,Chandrabhan Dharmani +1 more
TL;DR: Scientific evidence shows that the association between environmental toxicology and psychiatry has important public health implications, largely depending on the epidemiology or sociodemographics of these disorders.
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Epidemiology of acute organophosphate poisoning in hospital emergency room patients.
Chandrabhan Dharmani,Kushik Jaga +1 more
TL;DR: Patients presented with a classic cholinergic syndrome and serum ChE depresssion, with a recovery rate above 90%.