The increasing use, and sometimes the abuse, particularly in industrialized countries of air
conditioning at home, in car, hotel and shopping centres has highlighted new emerging …

Background There is rapidly growing evidence indicating that extreme temperature is a
crucial trigger and potential activator of asthma; however, the effects of extreme temperature …

Epidemiology suggests ambient temperature is the triggers and potential activator of
asthma. The role of high and low temperatures on airway inflammation of asthma, and the …

Cold weather affects the respiratory epithelium and induces bronchial hyperresponsiveness.
We hypothesized that individuals with allergic rhinitis or/and asthma experience cold …

Background In the northern hemisphere people are exposed recurrently to cold air and
asthmatics experience more respiratory symptoms. We hypothesized that subjects with poor …

Abstract Short-term cold exposure (< 1 h) may adversely affect human thermal comfort and
health. Few studies have investigated the effectiveness of body heating in providing thermal …

Chronic respiratory diseases cause huge death burden worldwide, especially in developing
countries. The influence of ambient temperature on respiratory mortality has attracted …

In this review, all available data on the effects of supersaturation in human airways were
summarized and analysed, and the most critical parameters identified. The analysis shows …

Background Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common inflammatory skin disease in
children, with 30% of all those diagnosed developing chronic or relapsing disease by …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are responsible for lung damage during inhalation of cold
air. However, the mechanism of the ROS production induced by cold stress in the lung is still …