We examined whether ischemic heart disease (IHD) hospital admissions were associated
with air pollutants in those with and without secondary diagnoses of arrhythmia (ARR) or …

Significant increases in asthma morbidity and mortality in the United States have occurred
since the 1970s, particularly among African-Americans. Exposure to various environmental …

… staff and medical student volunteers generously assisted in facilitating the clinical follow-up
of emergency room patients, which subsequently provided data for this study: Jennifer Mann (…

Few studies have examined the relationship between ambient polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) and pulmonary function in children. Major sources include vehicular emissions, …

Background Although studies have demonstrated that air pollution is associated with exacerbation
of asthma symptoms in children with asthma, little is known about the susceptibility of …

External forces are increasingly recognized as major regulators of cellular structure and
function, yet the underlying mechanism by which cells sense forces and transduce them into …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are found widely in the ambient air and result
from combustion of various fuels and industrial processes. PAHs have been associated with …

Background Outbreak response efforts for the 2014–15 Ebola virus disease epidemic in
west Africa brought widespread transmission to an end. However, subsequent clusters of …

Background Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of cardiovascular disease in adults.
Antecedents likely begin in childhood and whether childhood exposure to air pollution plays a …

We investigated health effects associated with fine particulate matter during a long-lived, large
wildfire complex in northern California in the summer of 2008. We estimated exposure to …