Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP, including gestational hypertension,
preeclampsia, and eclampsia) have a substantial public health impact. Maternal exposure to …

Background Organochlorine (OC) pesticides are a group of environmental endocrine
disruptors that may be associated with an increased risk for hormone-related cancers …

The association between background, enduring environmental exposure to polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and cardiovascular diseases has not been well studied in …

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne virus primarily found in Asia and
Australia and is one of the few with an associated human/animal vaccine. Swine are …

Programs and studies increasingly use existing data from multiple sources (eg, surveillance
systems, health registries, or governmental agencies) for analysis and inference. These data …

Background Trichlorophenols (TCPs) are organochlorine compounds which are ubiquitous
in the environment and well known for their carcinogenic effects. However, little is known …

Background Over the last two decades, various spatial techniques have been demonstrated
using geographical information systems (GIS) to adequately estimate and characterize …

Numerous studies have demonstrated that air pollution is associated with an increased risk
of mortality and morbidity due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Alkylbenzenes are …

Consumption of fish containing methylmercury can pose serious health concerns including
neurotoxic effects in adults and toxicity to the fetuses of mothers exposed during pregnancy …

Purpose Noninfectious comorbidities such as cardiovascular diseases have become
increasingly prevalent and occur earlier in life in persons with HIV infection. Despite the …