We present a case of a 58-year-old woman who volunteered to participate in a controlled exposure to concentrated ambient particles. Twenty minutes into the exposure, telemetry revealed new onset of atrial fibrillation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] is higher than the IRR of 1.09 (95% CI, 0.79–1.51) we found in the present study, although the CIs widely overlapped. [doi.org]

She recently presented her latest research data at the 11th International Congress on Combustion By-Products and Their Health Effects at the Environmental Protection Agency Conference Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Dr. [sciencedaily.com]

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

  infant death syndrome), 48, 49 low birth weight, 50 – 53 and preterm birth. 51, 54 – 56 The relative contribution of fine versus coarse particles to adverse health effects is being investigated. [doi.org]

• Cough

  Anyone experiencing discomfort such as sore eyes, cough or sore throat should consider reducing activity, particularly outdoors. [uk-air.defra.gov.uk]

  It can also cause other health problems including: Aggravated respiratory disease such as emphysema, bronchitis and asthma Lung damage, even after symptoms such as coughing or a sore throat disappear Wheezing, chest pain, dry throat, headache or nausea [sparetheair.com]

  Weather-related cough was prevalent when PM 10, NO 2, or ozone (O 3 ) concentrations were high, regardless of COPD severity. High PM 10 concentrations were associated with worsened wheezing, particularly in COPD patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Larger particles -- the ones regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -- are actually the least harmful because they are coughed up and expelled. [urmc.rochester.edu]

“Glucocorticoid (steroid) treatment is the foundation of asthma treatment; however, while the majority of patients with asthma respond to glucocorticoid treatment there are a number of patients who do not,” says Dr. Cormier. [sciencedaily.com]

WHO’s R&D Blueprint identifies diseases and pathogens that have potential to cause a public health emergency but lack effective treatments and vaccines. [who.int]

Biostatistics, School of Public Health, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12144-3445, USA. 3 Laboratory of Occupational Environment and Health Effects, Guangzhou Key Medical Discipline of Occupational Health Guardianship, Guangzhou Prevention and Treatment [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

TX, main effect of CAPs treatment. n 5 animals/sex/treatment/time point. * p t -test. [doi.org]

Women in the treatment group had reductions of sore eyes, of headaches, and of sore throats as compared to the control. [sapiens.revues.org]

We propose, therefore, that extended exposure to NO 2 leads to development of ischemic strokes and especially of severe ischemic strokes with a poor prognosis. [doi.org]

Allergy and smoking histories are less important determinants of occupational asthma developing through IgE-independent mechanisms. 3 Although the list of etiologic agents for occupational asthma includes more than 200 items and is growing, only a few [rtmagazine.com]

Intrauterine growth retardation: definition, classification, etiology. Clin Obstet Gynecol 35(1):99-107 1544253. Google Scholar Puderer H. 2001. Introducing the Dissemination Area for the 2001 Census: An Update. [doi.org]

This work shows that data mining is increasingly being applied in air pollution epidemiology. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Epidemiologic studies have consistently provided evidence of adverse health effects of these air pollutants. [doi.org]

In this article we review the origins of air pollutants, the pathophysiology of health effects, the burden of illness and the clinical implications of smog exposure using the illustrative case of an adolescent patient with asthma. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Methods Hypothesized Pathophysiological Pathways Before statistical fitting, expected patterns of PM mortality associations for specific causes of cardiopulmonary deaths were determined based on 3 hypothesized general pathophysiological pathways. [doi.org]

[…] of Social and Preventive Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea; Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea. 4 Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]