Objective Our goal was to quantify the short-term effects of particulate matter with
aerodynamic diameter≤ 10 μm (PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on respiratory health of …

Identifying asthma triggers forms the basis of environmental secondary prevention. These
triggers may be allergenic or nonallergenic. Allergenic triggers include indoor allergens …

Black carbon is a good indicator of combustion-related air pollution and was only recently
recognized as a short-lived climate-forcer, which contributes to warming the Earth's …

Background Air pollution contributes to mortality and morbidity. We estimated the impact of
outdoor (total) and traffic-related air pollution on public health in Austria, France, and …

Urban air quality is becoming a serious public health concern in China. To obtain the
quantitative result of the impact of particulate air pollution on human health and the …

The association between particulate air pollution and asthma medication use and symptoms
was assessed in a panel study of 53 adult asthmatics in Erfurt, Germany in winter …

Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) are known to enhance inflammatory responses in human
volunteers. In cultured human bronchial epithelial (16HBE) cells, they induce the release of …

Although acute adverse effects on asthma have been frequently found for the US
Environmental Protection Agency's principal criteria air pollutants, there is little …

Exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution has been shown to exacerbate children's
asthma, but the exposure sources and temporal characteristics are still under study …

We observed a panel of 133 children (5-13 years of age) with asthma residing in the greater
Seattle, Washington, area for an average of 58 days (range 28-112 days) during screening …