We present a case of a 58-year-old woman who volunteered to participate in a controlled exposure to concentrated ambient particles. Twenty minutes into the exposure, telemetry revealed new onset of atrial fibrillation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] is higher than the IRR of 1.09 (95% CI, 0.79–1.51) we found in the present study, although the CIs widely overlapped. [doi.org]

She recently presented her latest research data at the 11th International Congress on Combustion By-Products and Their Health Effects at the Environmental Protection Agency Conference Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Dr. [sciencedaily.com]

Developing and presenting key health and economic facts can help to motivate governments that have been slow to prioritize pollution control measures. The Commission is scheduled to present its report in early 2017. [worstpolluted.org]

• Cough

  It can also cause other health problems including: Aggravated respiratory disease such as emphysema, bronchitis and asthma Lung damage, even after symptoms such as coughing or a sore throat disappear Wheezing, chest pain, dry throat, headache or nausea [sparetheair.com]

  Anyone experiencing discomfort such as sore eyes, cough or sore throat should consider reducing activity, particularly outdoors. [uk-air.defra.gov.uk]

  In children higher PM2.5 and NOX concentrations (per μg/m3) were related with wheezing (OR 2.00, 95% CI 1.24-3.24 and OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.06-1.21 respectively) and dry cough (OR 2.33, 95% CI 1.55-3.52 and OR 1.16, 95% CI 1.10-1.22 respectively). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  While those effects emerge from long-term exposure, air pollution can also cause short-term problems such as sneezing and coughing, eye irritation, headaches, and dizziness. [nationalgeographic.com]

• Chronic Productive Cough

  Studies examining associations between adverse respiratory tract health and traffic have been reviewed. 67 Increased respiratory tract complications in children (eg, wheezing, chronic productive cough, and asthma hospitalizations) have been associated [doi.org]

• Reversible Airway Obstruction

  […] of asthma and COPD, and reversible airway obstruction is usually required for a discharge diagnosis of asthma in Danish hospitals, it is likely that some of the asthma patients in this study also had an irreversible component of airway obstruction. [doi.org]

“Glucocorticoid (steroid) treatment is the foundation of asthma treatment; however, while the majority of patients with asthma respond to glucocorticoid treatment there are a number of patients who do not,” says Dr. Cormier. [sciencedaily.com]

WHO’s R&D Blueprint identifies diseases and pathogens that have potential to cause a public health emergency but lack effective treatments and vaccines. [who.int]

Biostatistics, School of Public Health, State University of New York, Albany, NY, 12144-3445, USA. 3 Laboratory of Occupational Environment and Health Effects, Guangzhou Key Medical Discipline of Occupational Health Guardianship, Guangzhou Prevention and Treatment [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Women in the treatment group had reductions of sore eyes, of headaches, and of sore throats as compared to the control. [sapiens.revues.org]

[…] air pollution, both anthropogenic and of natural origin: burning of fossil fuels in electricity generation, transport, industry and households; industrial processes and solvent use, for example in chemical and mineral industries; agriculture; waste treatment [eea.europa.eu]

We propose, therefore, that extended exposure to NO 2 leads to development of ischemic strokes and especially of severe ischemic strokes with a poor prognosis. [doi.org]

Allergy and smoking histories are less important determinants of occupational asthma developing through IgE-independent mechanisms. 3 Although the list of etiologic agents for occupational asthma includes more than 200 items and is growing, only a few [rtmagazine.com]

Intrauterine growth retardation: definition, classification, etiology. Clin Obstet Gynecol 35(1):99-107 1544253. Google Scholar Puderer H. 2001. Introducing the Dissemination Area for the 2001 Census: An Update. [doi.org]

This work shows that data mining is increasingly being applied in air pollution epidemiology. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Epidemiologic studies have consistently provided evidence of adverse health effects of these air pollutants. [doi.org]

General pathophysiological pathways linking long-term PM exposure with mortality and expected patterns of PM mortality with specific causes of death were proposed a priori. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cardiovascular mortality and long-term exposure to particulate air pollution: epidemiological evidence of general pathophysiological pathways of disease. Circulation 2004 ;109: 71 - 77 15. Jerrett M, Burnett RT, Ma R, et al. [doi.org]

[…] of Social and Preventive Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea; Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea. 4 Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]