Tobacco smoking has been implicated in periodontal pathology through various
mechanisms, including perturbations of the inflammatory and host responses to putative …

In 2004, the first American Heart Association scientific statement on “Air Pollution and
Cardiovascular Disease” concluded that exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution …

Background and purpose A growing body of evidence documents multiple ways in which
land use and transportation investments influence health. To date, most evidence linking the …

Background: Lung cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality risks increase with
smoking, secondhand smoke (SHS), and exposure to fine particulate matter< 2.5 μm in …

Efforts to understand and mitigate the health effects of particulate matter (PM) air pollution
have a rich and interesting history. This review focuses on six substantial lines of research …

To monitor inflammation in a meaningful way, the markers used must be valid: they must
reflect the inflammatory process under study and they must be predictive of future health …

Abstracts Background Studies have linked gaseous air pollutants to multiple health effects
via inflammatory pathways. Several major inflammatory biomarkers, including C-reactive …

Background—Fine particulate matter exposure from both ambient air pollution and
secondhand cigarette smoke has been associated with larger risks of cardiovascular …

Background: There is broad consensus regarding the health impact of tobacco use and
secondhand smoke exposure, yet considerable ambiguity exists about the nature and …

Smoking is one of the major lifestyle factors influencing the health of human beings. Life-
long cigarette smokers have a higher prevalence of common diseases such as …