According to the International Diabetes Federation in the year 2011, diabetes mellitus (DM)
affects at least 366 million people worldwide, and that number is expected to reach 566 …

Background Epidemiological, controlled human exposure, and toxicological studies have
demonstrated a variety of health effects in response to particulate matter (PM) exposure with …

Rationale: Growing evidence suggests that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter
(PM2. 5) air pollution contributes to risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and …

Although there is strong evidence that short-term exposure to particulate matter is
associated with health risks, less is known about whether some subpopulations face higher …

Background: Laboratory studies suggest that fine particulate matter (≤ 2.5 µm in diameter;
PM2. 5) can activate pathophysiological responses that may induce insulin resistance and …

We conducted a systematic review of all studies published between 1950 and 2007 of
associations between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and the risks in adults of …

OBJECTIVE Animal and cross-sectional epidemiological studies suggest a link between air
pollution and diabetes, whereas the limited prospective data show mixed results. We studied …

It has been hypothesized that the composition of particulate matter (PM) may be a better
predictor of health effects than PM mass alone. The regional differences in PM composition …

Ozone is associated with adverse health; however, less is known about vulnerable/sensitive
populations, which we refer to as sensitive populations. We systematically reviewed …

Background—Laboratory studies suggest that exposure to fine particulate matter (≤ 2.5 μm
in diameter)(PM2. 5) can trigger a combination of pathophysiological responses that may …