Many people, including people with asthma, experience short-term exposure to diesel
exhaust (DE*) during daily activities. The health effects of such exposures, however, remain …

Background Air pollution from road traffic is a serious health hazard, and people with
preexisting respiratory disease may be at increased risk. We investigated the effects of short …

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated an association between different levels of air
pollution and various health outcomes including mortality, exacerbation of asthma, chronic …

Background Exposure to traffic-derived air pollutants, particularly diesel emissions, has
been associated with adverse health effects, predominantly in individuals with pre-existing …

In recent decades, clinicians and scientists have witnessed a significant increase in the
prevalence of allergic rhinitis and asthma. The factors underlying this phenomenon are …

Health effects due to air pollution arising from motor vehicles have recently become a major
public and political concern worldwide. Rapidly growing urban populations and increasing …

Diesel exhaust is a complex mixture of gaseous and particulate compounds resulting from
an incomplete combustion of diesel fuel. Controlled human exposures to diesel exhaust and …

Particulate matter (PM) pollution has been associated with negative health effects, including
exacerbations of asthma following exposure to PM peaks. The aim of the present study was …

To improve understanding of human health risks from exposure to diesel exhaust particles
(DEP*), we tested whether immunologic effects previously observed in the human nose also …

Background Exposure to diesel exhaust causes inflammatory responses. Previous
controlled exposure studies at a concentration of 300 μg/m 3 of diesel exhaust particles …