Increases in ambient particle concentrations are associated with an array of adverse health
outcomes. These outcomes range from the least adverse, such as increases in symptoms of …

Herein is the discussion of the 2006 A&WMA Critical Review1, 2 on “Health Effects of Fine
Particulate Air Pollution: Lines that Connect.” In the review, Drs. C. Arden Pope III and …

A case-control study was performed in women older than 40 yr of age to evaluate the risk of
cooking with traditional wood stoves for chronic bronchitis and chronic airway obstruction …

Background: The use of biomass as a cooking fuel is commonplace in developing countries
and has been associated with chronic bronchitis and obstructive airway disease. Methods: A …

We prospectively recruited patients admitted to the hospital with severe asthma to
comprehensively evaluate the association of historical and physiologic features with the risk …

Importance While air pollutants at historical levels have been associated with cardiovascular
and respiratory diseases, it is not known whether exposure to contemporary air pollutant …

Background: Air pollution is associated with cardiovascular disease, and systemic
inflammation may mediate this effect. We assessed associations between long-and short …

Background Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) has been linked to cardiovascular disease,
possibly via accelerated atherosclerosis. We examined associations between the …

Rationale: Particulate air pollution is associated with cardiovascular morbidity. One
hypothesized mechanism involves oxidative stress, systemic inflammation, and endothelial …

Background: In air pollution time-series studies, the temporal pattern of the association of
fine particulate matter (PM2. 5; particulate matter≤ 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter) and …