Background The aim of this paper is to highlight emerging data on occupational attributable
risk in asthma. Despite well documented outbreaks of disease and the recognition of …

Objectives: To provide physicians with current guidelines for the diagnosis and optimal
management of asthma in children and adults, including pregnant women and the elderly, in …

Background There are no large population-based studies on occupational asthma, and few
estimates of the proportion of asthma attributed to occupation, even though asthma is the …

Farmers are occupationally exposed to many respiratory hazards at work and display higher
rates of asthma and respiratory symptoms than other workers. Dust is one of the components …

PURPOSE: Many occupational factors can cause asthma or reactivate preexisting disease.
We carried out a critical review and synthesis of the available literature to estimate the …

Toxic gases, vapors, and particles are emitted from concentrated animal feeding operations
(CAFOs) into the general environment. These include ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, carbon …

Pesticides may contribute to respiratory symptoms among farmers. Using the Agricultural
Health Study, a large cohort of certified pesticide applicators in Iowa and North Carolina, we …

The European Community Respiratory Heath Survey (ECRHS) was the first study to assess
the geographical variation in asthma and allergy in adults using the same instruments and …

With the rapid growth of the nanotechnology industry, the need to understand the biological
effects of aerosol exposure has become increasingly important. Featuring contributions by …

Background: A protective effect of endotoxin exposure on atopy and asthma in farmers'
children has been postulated. Studies of adult farmers have shown conflicting results but …