Background Continuous exposure to many chemicals, including through air, water, food, or
other media and products results in health impacts which have been well assessed …

Globally, the rising consumption of fish and its derivatives, due to its nutritional value and
divergence of international cuisines, has led to an increase in reports of adverse reactions to …

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 …

Many pesticides are sensitizers or irritants capable of directly damaging the bronchial
mucosa, thus making the airway very sensitive to allergens or other stimuli. However, most …

Although cross-reactivity between crustacean and mollusks as well as mites is
demonstrated, the often poor correlation of IgE reactivity and clinical symptoms calls for …

Work-related asthma is highly prevalent and represents a significant societal and financial
burden worldwide. This State of the Art series article explores the epidemiology, clinical …

Exposure to particulate matter (PM) like nanoparticles (NPs) has increased in the last
century due to increased combustion processes, road traffic, etc. In addition, the progress in …

Objective Knowledge on the time-course (trends) of work-related asthma (WRA) remains
sparse. The aim of this study was to describe WRA trends in terms of industrial activities and …

Workplace exposures trigger or aggravate asthma principally by three links:(1) immunologic
or allergic sensitization to a substance;(2) acute exposure to a high concentration of an …

There is convincing evidence that tight relationships between the upper and lower airways
also apply to the workplace context. Most patients with occupational asthma (OA) also suffer …