Passive smoking, or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), has been found to be causally
associated with a large number of diseases in various organs although the evidence is …

Aim: To undertake a systematic review of the literature on the effect of environmental
tobacco smoke (ETS) and eye disease. Methods: Medline (1950–January Week 2 2007) …

Background: Because they have chronic airway inflammation, adults with asthma could
have symptomatic exacerbation after exposure to second hand smoke (SHS). Surprisingly …

Autoimmune eye diseases (AEDs), a collection of autoimmune inflammatory ocular
conditions resulting from the dysregulation of immune system at the ocular level, can target …

Socio-economic status (SES) may affect health status in airway disease at the individual and
area level. In a cohort of adults with asthma, rhinitis or both conditions, questionnaire …

We have recently reported that γ-tocopherol (γT) reduces allergen-and zymosan-induced
inflammation using rodent models. As an initial step in extending these observations to …

Background: The relationship between passive smoking and sleep is uncertain. Purpose: To
examine the association of passive/active smoking with sleep disturbances. Method: 732 …

Objective: We sought to study the combined effects of multiple home indoor environmental
exposures in adult asthma and rhinitis. Methods: We studied 226 adults with asthma and …

Background Patients with complex medical comorbidities travel for protracted periods to
remote destinations, often with limited access to medical care. Few descriptions are …

Rationale Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is classically found in asthma, and persistent
AHR is associated with poor asthma control. Although airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells …