There is compelling evidence that the prevalence of allergic respiratory diseases such as
rhinosinusitis and bronchial asthma has increased in recent decades and a great deal of …

Despite attempts and some successes to improve air quality over the decades, current US
national trends suggest that exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution remains a …

Since the industrial revolution, air pollution has become a major problem causing several
health problems involving the airways as well as the cardiovascular, reproductive, or …

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, which involves a variety of different mediators,
including reactive oxygen species. There is growing awareness that particulate pollutants …

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disease and a growing health
concern, especially in children, because of its high prevalence and associated low quality of …

Background Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM), a major component of air
pollution, has been associated with increases in both exacerbations of and hospitalizations …

Air pollution plays a critical role in asthma and may affect certain patients more than others.
Further investigation into the genetic polymorphisms that affect inflammatory responses may …

■ Abstract The incidence of allergic respiratory diseases and bronchial asthma appears to
be increasing worldwide, and people living in urban areas more frequently experience these …

Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease and a major public health problem.
Although the causal relationship between air pollution and asthma remains controversial, a …

Relative to research on effects of environmental exposures on exacerbation of existing
asthma, little research on incident asthma and environmental exposures has been …