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Early childhood exposure to environmental phenols and parabens, phthalates, organophosphate pesticides, and trace elements in association with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in the CHARGE study Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Jiwon Oh, Kyoungmi Kim, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Patrick J. Parsons, Agnieszka Mlodnicka, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Julie B. Schweitzer, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Deborah H. Bennett
A growing body of literature investigated childhood exposure to environmental chemicals in association with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, but limited studies considered urinary mixtures of multiple chemical classes. This study examined associations of concurrent exposure to non-persistent chemicals with ADHD symptoms in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
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Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure and asthma at age 8–9 years in a multi-site longitudinal study Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Allison R. Sherris, Christine T. Loftus, Adam A. Szpiro, Logan C. Dearborn, Marnie F. Hazlehurst, Kecia N. Carroll, Paul E. Moore, Margaret A. Adgent, Emily S. Barrett, Nicole R. Bush, Drew B. Day, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Ruby H. N. Nguyen, Yu Ni, Anne M. Riederer, Morgan Robinson, Sheela Sathyanarayana, Qi Zhao, Catherine J. Karr
Studies suggest prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may influence wheezing or asthma in preschool-aged children. However, the impact of prenatal PAH exposure on asthma and wheeze in middle childhood remain unclear. We investigated these associations in socio-demographically diverse participants from the ECHO PATHWAYS multi-cohort consortium. We included 1,081 birth parent–child
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Dose-response relationship between lung function and chest imaging response to silica exposures in artificial stone manufacturing workers Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Chi-Hsien Chen, Perng-Jy Tsai, Wen-Wen Chang, Cheng-Yao Chen, Chih-Yong Chen, Deborah Yates, Yue Leon Guo
Occupational exposure to artificial stone, a popular material used for countertops, can cause accelerated silicosis, but the precise relationship between silica dose and disease development is unclear. This study evaluated the impact of silica exposure on lung function and chest imaging in artificial stone manufacturing workers. Questionnaire and spirometry assessments were administered to workers
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As the world turns: scientific publishing in the digital era Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 David Ozonoff
A quarter of the way into the 21st Century the technology of encoding and transmitting information in digital form is in full flower. Almost without noticing it, we are living through a historical discontinuity comparable to the one produced by Guttenberg’s invention of printing with moveable type in 1450, a technology that made possible the production of identical written texts on a scale previously
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Disparities in the association between ambient temperature and preterm birth according to individual and regional characteristics: a nationwide time-stratified case-crossover study Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Jieun Min, Whanhee Lee, Jongmin Oh, Youngrin Kwag, Eunji Kim, Joyce Mary Kim, Kyung A Lee, Eunhee Ha
Several studies have reported that climate change elevates heat exposure in pregnant women and high temperatures during pregnancy are associated with preterm births (PTBs). Although the association might be disproportionate, related evidence remains sparse. We evaluated the disproportionate risk of PTB associated with ambient temperature during pregnancy by individual and regional characteristics in
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The association of in-utero exposure to air pollution and atherogenic index of plasma in newborns Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Ali Seidkhani-Nahal, Hafez Heydari, Ayoub Tavakolian, Moslem Lari Najafi, Mohammad Miri
Prenatal exposure to particulate matter (PM) and traffic was associated with the programming of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in early life. However, the exact underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the association between in-utero exposure to PMs and traffic indicators with the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) in newborns, which is a precise index reflecting
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Association between prenatal exposure to alkylphenols and intelligence quotient among preschool children: sex-specific effects Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Jinghua Long, Jun Liang, Tao Liu, Huishen Huang, Jiehua Chen, Qian Liao, Lixiang Pang, Kaiqi Yang, Manlin Chen, Qian Chen, Xiaorong Huang, Qihua Zhu, Xiaoyun Zeng, Dongping Huang, Xiaoqiang Qiu
While prenatal exposure to alkylphenols (APs) has been demonstrated to be associated with neurodevelopmental impairments in animals, the evidence from epidemiological studies remains limited and inconclusive. This study aimed to explore the link between AP exposure during pregnancy and the intelligence quotient (IQ) of preschool children. A total of 221 mother-child pairs from the Guangxi Zhuang Birth
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Global patterns of asthma burden related to environmental risk factors during 1990–2019: an age-period-cohort analysis for global burden of disease study 2019 Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Siying Zhang, Zongshi Gao, Lihong Wu, Yumei Zhong, Hui Gao, Fang-biao Tao, Xiulong Wu
Change in asthma burden attributed to specific environmental risk factor has not been evaluated. We aimed to explore the age, period, and cohort effects on asthma burden attributable to smoking and occupational asthmagens in different socio-demographic index (SDI) regions and the region and sex disparities. Risk factor-specific asthma deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates were extracted
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Health impact of the Tajogaite volcano eruption in La Palma population (ISVOLCAN study): rationale, design, and preliminary results from the first 1002 participants Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 María Cristo Rodríguez-Pérez, Manuel Enrique Fuentes Ferrer, Luis D. Boada, Ana Delia Afonso Pérez, María Carmen Daranas Aguilar, Jose Francisco Ferraz Jerónimo, Ignacio García Talavera, Luis Vizcaíno Gangotena, Arturo Hardisson de la Torre, Katherine Simbaña-Rivera, Antonio Cabrera de León
The eruption of the Tajogaite volcano began on the island of La Palma on September 19, 2021, lasting for 85 days. This study aims to present the design and methodology of the ISVOLCAN (Health Impact on the Population of La Palma due to the Volcanic Eruption) cohort, as well as the preliminary findings from the first 1002 enrolled participants. A prospective cohort study was conducted with random selection
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Association between maternal blood or cord blood metal concentrations and catch-up growth in children born small for gestational age: an analysis by the Japan environment and children’s study Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Tomozumi Takatani, Rieko Takatani, Akifumi Eguchi, Midori Yamamoto, Kenichi Sakurai, Yu Taniguchi, Yayoi Kobayashi, Chisato Mori, Michihiro Kamijima
Catch-up growth issues among children born small for gestational age (SGA) present a substantial public health challenge. Prenatal exposure to heavy metals can cause adverse effects on birth weight. However, comprehensive studies on the accurate assessment of individual blood concentrations of heavy metals and their effect on the failure to achieve catch-up growth remain unavailable. This study aimed
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Associations of residential green space with internalizing and externalizing behavior in early childhood Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Marnie F. Hazlehurst, Anjum Hajat, Pooja S. Tandon, Adam A. Szpiro, Joel D. Kaufman, Frances A. Tylavsky, Marion E. Hare, Sheela Sathyanarayana, Christine T. Loftus, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Nicole R. Bush, Catherine J. Karr
Green space exposures may promote child mental health and well-being across multiple domains and stages of development. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between residential green space exposures and child mental and behavioral health at age 4–6 years. Children’s internalizing and externalizing behaviors in the Conditions Affecting Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early
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Modification of the PM2.5- and extreme heat-mortality relationships by historical redlining: a case-crossover study in thirteen U.S. states Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Edgar Castro, Abbie Liu, Yaguang Wei, Anna Kosheleva, Joel Schwartz
Redlining has been associated with worse health outcomes and various environmental disparities, separately, but little is known of the interaction between these two factors, if any. We aimed to estimate whether living in a historically-redlined area modifies the effects of exposures to ambient PM2.5 and extreme heat on mortality by non-external causes. We merged 8,884,733 adult mortality records from
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Exposure to residential traffic and trajectories of unhealthy ageing: results from a nationally-representative cohort of older adults Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Sergio Gómez del Río, Elena Plans-Beriso, Rebeca Ramis, Rosario Ortolá, Roberto Pastor, Mercedes Sotos-Prieto, Adela Castelló, Rocío Olmedo Requena, José Juan Jiménez Moleón, Borja María Fernández Félix, Alfonso Muriel, Marta Miret, Jose Luis Ayuso Mateos, Yoon-Hyeong Choi, Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo, Pablo Fernández-Navarro, Esther García-Esquinas
Traffic exposure has been associated with biomarkers of increased biological ageing, age-related chronic morbidities, and increased respiratory, cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality. Whether it is associated with functional impairments and unhealthy ageing trajectories is unknown. Nationally representative population-based cohort with 3,126 community-dwelling individuals aged ≥60 years who contributed
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Olfactory and cognitive decrements in 1991 Gulf War veterans with gulf war illness/chronic multisymptom illness Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Linda L. Chao
Gulf War illness (GWI)/Chronic Multisymptom Illness (CMI) is a disorder related to military service in the 1991 Gulf War (GW). Prominent symptoms of GWI/CMI include fatigue, pain, and cognitive dysfunction. Although anosmia is not a typical GWI/CMI symptom, anecdotally some GW veterans have reported losing their sense smell shortly after the war. Because olfactory deficit is a prodromal symptom of
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The methodology of quantitative risk assessment studies Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Maxime Rigaud, Jurgen Buekers, Jos Bessems, Xavier Basagaña, Sandrine Mathy, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Rémy Slama
Once an external factor has been deemed likely to influence human health and a dose response function is available, an assessment of its health impact or that of policies aimed at influencing this and possibly other factors in a specific population can be obtained through a quantitative risk assessment, or health impact assessment (HIA) study. The health impact is usually expressed as a number of disease
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Exploring the link between particulate matter pollution and acute respiratory infection risk in children using generalized estimating equations analysis: a robust statistical approach Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Mihir Adhikary, Piyasa Mal, Nandita Saikia
India is facing a burdensome public health challenge due to air pollution, with a particularly high burden of acute respiratory infections (ARI) among children. To address this issue, our study aims to evaluate the association between exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ARI incidence in young children in India. Our study used PM2.5 data provided by the Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group
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Impact of short-term exposure to air pollution on natural mortality and vulnerable populations: a multi-city case-crossover analysis in Belgium Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Claire Demoury, Raf Aerts, Finaba Berete, Wouter Lefebvre, Arno Pauwels, Charlotte Vanpoucke, Johan Van der Heyden, Eva M. De Clercq
The adverse effect of air pollution on mortality is well documented worldwide but the identification of more vulnerable populations at higher risk of death is still limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between natural mortality (overall and cause-specific) and short-term exposure to five air pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3 and black carbon) and identify potential vulnerable
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Modification of heat-related effects on mortality by air pollution concentration, at small-area level, in the Attica prefecture, Greece Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Sofia Zafeiratou, Evangelia Samoli, Antonis Analitis, Konstantina Dimakopoulou, Christos Giannakopoulos, Konstantinos V. Varotsos, Alexandra Schneider, Massimo Stafoggia, Kristin Aunan, Klea Katsouyanni
The independent effects of short-term exposure to increased air temperature and air pollution on mortality are well-documented. There is some evidence indicating that elevated concentrations of air pollutants may lead to increased heat-related mortality, but this evidence is not consistent. Most of these effects have been documented through time-series studies using city-wide data, rather than at a
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Time-series analysis of temperature variability and cardiovascular emergency department visits in Atlanta over a 27-year period Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Morgan Lane, Stefanie Ebelt, Zhen Wu, Noah Scovronick, Rohan R. D’Souza, Howard H. Chang
Short-term temperature variability, defined as the temperature range occurring within a short time span at a given location, appears to be increasing with climate change. Such variation in temperature may influence acute health outcomes, especially cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Most research on temperature variability has focused on the impact of within-day diurnal temperature range, but temperature
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Racism as a public health issue in environmental health disparities and environmental justice: working toward solutions Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Sharon Beard, Kenda Freeman, Maria L. Velasco, Windy Boyd, Toccara Chamberlain, Alfonso Latoni, Denise Lasko, Ruth M. Lunn, Liam O’Fallon, Joan Packenham, Melissa M. Smarr, Robin Arnette, Crystal Cavalier-Keck, Jason Keck, Naeema Muhammad, Omega Wilson, Brenda Wilson, Ayo Wilson, Darlene Dixon
Environmental health research in the US has shown that racial and ethnic minorities and members of low-socioeconomic groups, are disproportionately burdened by harmful environmental exposures, in their homes, workplace, and neighborhood environments that impact their overall health and well-being. Systemic racism is a fundamental cause of these disproportionate exposures and associated health effects
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The CHANGE (Climate Health ANalysis Grading Evaluation) tool for weight of evidence reviews on climate change and health research Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Nadav L. Sprague, Stephen P. Uong, Hannah Zonnevylle, Trinish Chatterjee, Diana Hernández, Andrew G. Rundle, Christine C. Ekenga
Climate change has been identified as one of the biggest threats to human health. Despite this claim, there are no standardized tools that assess the rigor of published literature for use in weight of evidence (WOE) reviews. Standardized assessment tools are essential for creating clear and comparable WOE reviews. As such, we developed a standardized tool for evaluating the quality of climate change
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Household air pollution and risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-Infected adults Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Patrick D.M.C. Katoto, Dieudonné Bihehe, Amanda Brand, Raymond Mushi, Aline Kusinza, Brian W. Alwood, Richard N. van Zyl-Smit, Jacques L. Tamuzi, Nadia A. Sam-Agudu, Marcel Yotebieng, John Metcalfe, Grant Theron, Krystal J. Godri Pollitt, Maia Lesosky, Jeroen Vanoirbeek, Kevin Mortimer, Tim Nawrot, Benoit Nemery, Jean B. Nachega
In low- and middle-income countries countries, millions of deaths occur annually from household air pollution (HAP), pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), and HIV-infection. However, it is unknown whether HAP influences PTB risk among people living with HIV-infection. We conducted a case-control study among 1,277 HIV-infected adults in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (February 2018 – March 2019)
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Prenatal dietary exposure to mixtures of chemicals is associated with allergy or respiratory diseases in children in the ELFE nationwide cohort Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Manel Ghozal, Manik Kadawathagedara, Rosalie Delvert, Amandine Divaret-Chauveau, Chantal Raherison, Raphaëlle Varraso, Annabelle Bédard, Amélie Crépet, Véronique Sirot, Marie Aline Charles, Karine Adel-Patient, Blandine de Lauzon-Guillain
Prenatal exposure to environmental chemicals may be associated with allergies later in life. We aimed to examine the association between prenatal dietary exposure to mixtures of chemicals and allergic or respiratory diseases up to age 5.5 y. We included 11,638 mother-child pairs from the French “Étude Longitudinale Française depuis l’Enfance” (ELFE) cohort. Maternal dietary exposure during pregnancy
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Particulate matters (PM2.5, PM10) and the risk of depression among middle-aged and older population: analysis of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA), 2016–2020 in South Korea Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Hyunkyung Park, Cinoo Kang, Ho Kim
There is a growing concern that particulate matter (PM) such as PM2.5 and PM10 has contributed to exacerbating psychological disorders, particularly depression. However, little is known about the roles of these air pollutants on depression in elderly. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the association between PM2.5 and PM10, and depression in the elderly population in South Korea. We used panel
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The short-term effect of ambient particulate matter on suicide death Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Tae-Hwa Go, Min-Hyuk Kim, Yoon-Young Choi, Jaehyun Han, Changsoo Kim, Dae Ryong Kang
Air pollution can cause various respiratory and neurological diseases and continuous exposure can lead to death. Previous studies have reported that particulate matter (PM) exposure increases the risk of depression, suicidal thoughts, and suicidal death; however, the results are inconsistent and limited. This study aimed to examine the relationship between short-term PM exposure and suicide deaths
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Quantitative association between lead exposure and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a Bayesian network-based predictive study Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Wenxiu Yu, Fangfang Yu, Mao Li, Fei Yang, Hongfen Wang, Han Song, Xusheng Huang
Environmental lead (Pb) exposure have been suggested as a causative factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, the role of Pb content of human body in ALS outcomes has not been quantified clearly. The purpose of this study was to apply Bayesian networks to forecast the risk of Pb exposure on the disease occurrence. We retrospectively collected medical records of ALS inpatients who underwent
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Exposure to cadmium and lead is associated with diabetic kidney disease in diabetic patients Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Yuan Zhang, Xiaoyu Gong, Runhong Li, Wenhui Gao, Daibao Hu, Xiaoting Yi, Yang Liu, Jiaxin Fang, Jinang Shao, Yanan Ma, Lina Jin
Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) exhibit nephrotoxic activity and may accelerate kidney disease complications in diabetic patients, but studies investigating the relation to diabetic kidney disease (DKD) have been limited. We aimed to examine the associations of Cd and Pb with DKD in diabetic patients. 3763 adults with blood metal measurements and 1604 adults with urinary ones who were diabetic from National
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Associations of dichlorophenol with metabolic syndrome based on multivariate-adjusted logistic regression: a U.S. nationwide population-based study 2003-2016 Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Jing Cai, Zhichao Yang, Sen Zhao, Xing Ke
Para-dichlorobenzene (p-DCB) exposure associated with oxidative stress has indeed raised public concerns. However, whether p-DCB is linked with metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains unclear. We hypothesized that higher exposure to p-DCB would be linked with a higher risk of MetS in the U.S population. This study aimed to examine the associations of exposure to p-DCB with MetS prevalence. We included 10
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Exposure to select PFAS and PFAS mixtures alters response to platinum-based chemotherapy in endometrial cancer cell lines Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Brittany P. Rickard, Marta Overchuk, Justin Tulino, Xianming Tan, Frances S. Ligler, Victoria L. Bae-Jump, Suzanne E. Fenton, Imran Rizvi
Exposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been associated with significant alterations in female reproductive health. These include changes in menstrual cyclicity, timing of menarche and menopause, and fertility outcomes, as well as increased risk of endometriosis, all of which may contribute to an increased risk of endometrial cancer. The effect of PFAS on endometrial cancer cells
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Prescribed fires, smoke exposure, and hospital utilization among heart failure patients Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Henry Raab, Joshua Moyer, Sadia Afrin, Fernando Garcia-Menendez, Cavin K. Ward-Caviness
Prescribed fires often have ecological benefits, but their environmental health risks have been infrequently studied. We investigated associations between residing near a prescribed fire, wildfire smoke exposure, and heart failure (HF) patients’ hospital utilization. We used electronic health records from January 2014 to December 2016 in a North Carolina hospital-based cohort to determine HF diagnoses
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Association of air pollution exposure and increased coronary artery disease risk: the modifying effect of genetic susceptibility Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Zuqiang Fu, Yuanyuan Ma, Changjie Yang, Qian Liu, Jingjia Liang, Zhenkun Weng, Wenxiang Li, Shijie Zhou, Xiu Chen, Jin Xu, Cheng Xu, Tao Huang, Yong Zhou, Aihua Gu
Both genetic factors and air pollution are risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD), but their combined effects on CAD are uncertain. The study aimed to comprehensively investigate their separate, combined and interaction effects on the onset of CAD. We utilized data from the UK Biobank with a recruitment of 487,507 participants who were free of CAD at baseline from 2006 to 2010. We explored
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The association of exhaled nitric oxide with air pollutants in young infants of asthmatic mothers Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Elizabeth Percival, Adam M. Collison, Carla Rebeca da Silva Sena, Ediane De Queiroz Andrade, Patricia De Gouveia Belinelo, Gabriela Martins Costa Gomes, Christopher Oldmeadow, Vanessa E. Murphy, Peter G. Gibson, Wilfried Karmaus, Joerg Mattes
Exhaled nitric oxide is a marker of airway inflammation. Air pollution induces airway inflammation and oxidative stress. Little is known about the impact of air pollution on exhaled nitric oxide in young infants. The Breathing for Life Trial recruited pregnant women with asthma into a randomised controlled trial comparing usual clinical care versus inflammometry-guided asthma management in pregnancy
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Air pollution after acute bronchiolitis is a risk factor for preschool asthma: a nested case-control study Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Hao-Wei Chung, Hui-Min Hsieh, Chung-Hsiang Lee, Yi-Ching Lin, Yu-Hsiang Tsao, Ming-Chu Feng, Chih-Hsing Hung
Acute bronchiolitis and air pollution are both risk factor of pediatric asthma. This study aimed to assess subsequent exposure to air pollutants related to the inception of preschool asthma in infants with acute bronchiolitis. This study aimed to assess subsequent exposure to air pollutants related to the inception of preschool asthma in infants with acute bronchiolitis. A nested case-control retrospective
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Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and lung cancer: a systematic review of cut-off points Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Julia Rey-Brandariz, Cristina Martínez, Cristina Candal-Pedreira, Mónica Pérez-Ríos, Leonor Varela-Lema, Alberto Ruano-Ravina
Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is associated with the development of lung cancer. However, there is uncertainty around the exposure threshold at which exposure to RCS may pose a clear risk for the development of lung cancer. The objective of this study was to review the cut-off points at which the risk of mortality or incidence of lung cancer due to occupational exposure to RCS becomes evident
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Long-term exposure to exogenous phthalate, masculinity and femininity trait, and gender identity in children: a Chinese 3-year longitudinal cohort study Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Jieyu Liu, Di Gao, Huan Wang, Yanhui Li, Manman Chen, Qi Ma, Xinxin Wang, Mengjie Cui, Li Chen, Yi Zhang, Tongjun Guo, Wen Yuan, Tao Ma, Jianuo Jiang, Yanhui Dong, Zhiyong Zou, Jun Ma
Phthalate esters (PAEs) are known to have hormone-like properties, and there is a growing trend of children expressing a gender identity different from assigned sex. However, there has been limited research in the potential links between PAEs exposure and gender identity. A total of 571 children (278 boys) completed the follow-up from Oct 2017 to Oct 2020 in Childhood Blood Pressure and Environmental
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Sex difference of pre- and post-natal exposure to six developmental neurotoxicants on intellectual abilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Carly V. Goodman, Rivka Green, Allya DaCosta, David Flora, Bruce Lanphear, Christine Till
Early life exposure to lead, mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybromide diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), organophosphate pesticides (OPPs), and phthalates have been associated with lowered IQ in children. In some studies, these neurotoxicants impact males and females differently. We aimed to examine the sex-specific effects of exposure to developmental neurotoxicants on intelligence (IQ) in a systematic
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Exposing additional authors who suppress evidence about radiation-induced thyroid cancer in children: a Comment adding to Tsuda et al.’s response to Schüz et al. (2023) Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Colin L. Soskolne
The need to call out and expose authors for their persistence in improperly using epidemiology has been previously noted. Tsuda et al. have done well to expose Schüz et al.’s arguments/assertions in their recent publication in Environmental Heath. In this Comment, I point out that, also warranting being called out, are the arguments/assertions of Cléro et al. who, in their recent response to an article
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Association of Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) exposures and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: a case–control study in China Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Yan He, Can Qu, Jing Tian, Justyna Miszczyk, Hua Guan, Ruixue Huang
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) may have a role in impaired health. However, the data on the association between PFASs and Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been limited. We designed a population-based case–control study in China and evaluated the association. 100 normal persons (Control) and 100 SLE patients (Case) were obtained from 113 controls and 125 cases according
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Occupational exposure to pesticides and endometrial cancer in the Screenwide case-control study Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Arnau Peñalver-Piñol, Yolanda Benavente, Jon Frias-Gomez, Juan Alguacil, Miguel Santibañez, Manuel Contreras-Llanes, Paula Peremiquel-Trillas, Marta López-Querol, Sonia Paytubi, Beatriz Pelegrina, Irene Onieva, José Manuel Martínez, Sergi Fernandez-Gonzalez, Javier de Francisco, Víctor Caño, Joan Brunet, Marta Pineda, Jordi Ponce, Xavier Matias-Guiu, Francesc Xavier Bosch, Silvia de Sanjosé, Laia Alemany
Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecological tumour in developed countries and disease burden is expected to increase over the years. Identifying modifiable risk factors may help developing strategies to reduce the expected increasing incidence of these neoplasms. This study evaluates the association between occupational exposure to pesticides and endometrial cancer using data from a recent
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Dietary pesticide exposure and non-communicable diseases and mortality: a systematic review of prospective studies among adults Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Julia Baudry, Pauline Rebouillat, Cécilia Samieri, Justine Berlivet, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
Research on the effect of pesticide exposure on health has been largely focused on occupational settings. Few reviews have synthesized the associations between dietary pesticide exposure and health outcomes in non-occupationally exposed adults. We aim to summarize the evidence regarding dietary pesticide exposure and non-communicable diseases (NCD) in adults, using a systematic review of prospective
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Correction: Health consequences of exposure to aircraft contaminated air and fume events: a narrative review and medical protocol for the investigation of exposed aircrew and passengers Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-28 Jonathan Burdon, Lygia Therese Budnik, Xaver Baur, Gerard Hageman, C. Vyvyan Howard, Jordi Roig, Leonie Coxon, Clement E. Furlong, David Gee, Tristan Loraine, Alvin V. Terry, John Midavaine, Hannes Petersen, Denis Bron, Colin L. Soskolne, Susan Michaelis
Environmental Health (2023) 22:43 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-023-00987-8 Following the publication of the original article, the author reported that the link in reference 216 leads to the main WHO website. The link should be updated to https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/347877. The original article has been updated. Burdon J, Budnik LT, Baur X, et al. Health consequences of exposure to aircraft
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Urinary fluoride levels and metal co-exposures among pregnant women in Los Angeles, California Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Ashley J. Malin, Howard Hu, E. Angeles Martínez-Mier, Sandrah P. Eckel, Shohreh F. Farzan, Caitlin G. Howe, William Funk, John D. Meeker, Rima Habre, Theresa M. Bastain, Carrie V. Breton
Fluoride is ubiquitous in the United States (US); however, data on biomarkers and patterns of fluoride exposure among US pregnant women are scarce. We examined specific gravity adjusted maternal urinary fluoride (MUFsg) in relation to sociodemographic variables and metal co-exposures among pregnant women in Los Angeles, California. Participants were from the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental
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Association between light rare earth elements in maternal plasma and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth: a nested case-control study from the Beijing birth cohort study Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Junxi Chen, Aili Wang, Hang An, Weiling Han, Junhua Huang, Wei Zheng, Lailai Yan, Zhiwen Li, Guanghui Li
Parental exposure to rare earth elements (REEs) could increase the risk of premature rupture of membranes, a major cause of spontaneous preterm birth (SPB). In addition, different subtypes of SPB, such as spontaneous preterm labor (SPL) and preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), may have different susceptibility to environmental exposure. Therefore, we investigated the potential associations
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Perfluoroalkyl substances in umbilical cord blood and blood pressure in offspring: a prospective cohort study Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Zhikang Xu, Bowen Du, Hualin Wang, Zhuoyan Li, Yujian Wu, Qianchuo Wang, Yiwei Niu, Qianlong Zhang, Kun Sun, Jian Wang, Sun Chen
Humans are widely exposed to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have been found to be associated with various adverse birth outcomes. As blood pressure (BP) is an important parameter reflecting cardiovascular health in early life, it is necessary to investigate the association of PFAS exposure during early lifetime and BP in childhood. Therefore, we investigated the potential association between
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Identifying critical windows of air pollution exposure during preconception and gestational period on birthweight: a prospective cohort study Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Jiawen Liao, Yi Zhang, Zhenchun Yang, Chenyu Qiu, Wu Chen, Junfeng Jim Zhang, Kiros Berhane, Zhipeng Bai, Bin Han, Jia Xu, Yong-hui Jiang, Frank Gilliland, Weili Yan, Guoying Huang, Zhanghua Chen
Few studies have assessed air pollution exposure association with birthweight during both preconception and gestational periods. Leveraging a preconception cohort consisting of 14220 pregnant women and newborn children in Shanghai, China during 2016–2018, we aim to assess associations of NO2 and PM2.5 exposure, derived from high-resolution spatial-temporal models, during preconception and gestational
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Short-term exposure to PM2.5 and 1.5 million deaths: a time-stratified case-crossover analysis in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Iván Gutiérrez-Avila, Horacio Riojas-Rodríguez, Elena Colicino, Johnathan Rush, Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz, Víctor Hugo Borja-Aburto, Allan C. Just
Satellite-based PM2.5 predictions are being used to advance exposure science and air-pollution epidemiology in developed countries; including emerging evidence about the impacts of PM2.5 on acute health outcomes beyond the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and the potential modifying effects from individual-level factors in these associations. Research on these topics is lacking in low and middle
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Toxic metal mixtures in private well water and increased risk for preterm birth in North Carolina Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Lauren A. Eaves, Alexander P. Keil, Anne Marie Jukic, Radhika Dhingra, Jada L. Brooks, Tracy A. Manuck, Julia E. Rager, Rebecca C. Fry
Prenatal exposure to metals in private well water may increase the risk of preterm birth (PTB) (delivery < 37 weeks’ gestation). In this study, we estimated associations between arsenic, manganese, lead, cadmium, chromium, copper, and zinc concentrations in private well water and PTB incidence in North Carolina (NC). Birth certificates from 2003–2015 (n = 1,329,071) were obtained and pregnancies were
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Cognitive decrements in 1991 Gulf War veterans: associations with Gulf War illness and neurotoxicant exposures in the Boston Biorepository, Recruitment, and Integrative Network (BBRAIN) cohorts Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 D. Keating, M. Krengel, J. Dugas, R. Toomey, L. Chao, L. Steele, Lloyd P. Janulewicz, T. Heeren, E. Quinn, N. Klimas, K. Sullivan
During deployment, veterans of the 1991 Gulf War (GW) were exposed to multiple war-related toxicants. Roughly a third of these veterans continue to exhibit neurotoxicant induced symptoms of Gulf War Illness (GWI), a multi-faceted condition that includes fatigue, pain and cognitive decrements. When studied empirically, both deployed veterans with exposures and those who meet the criteria for GWI are
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Correction: Temperature‑related mortality and associated vulnerabilities: evidence from Scotland using extended time‑series datasets Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-30 Kai Wan, Zhiqiang Feng, Shakoor Hajat, Ruth M. Doherty
Correction: Environ Health 21, 99 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-022-00912-5 Following the publication of the original article [1], a mistake was found in the temperature data for the three regions in Scotland. This error affected some results marginally, however the conclusions and key messages remain valid after the error was corrected. The daily mean temperature data was mislabelled during
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Prenatal exposures to organophosphate ester metabolite mixtures and children’s neurobehavioral outcomes in the MADRES pregnancy cohort Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Ixel Hernandez-Castro, Sandrah P. Eckel, Caitlin G. Howe, Zhongzheng Niu, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Morgan Robinson, Helen B. Foley, Tingyu Yang, Mario J. Vigil, Xinci Chen, Brendan Grubbs, Deborah Lerner, Nathana Lurvey, Laila Al-Marayati, Rima Habre, Genevieve F. Dunton, Shohreh F. Farzan, Max T. Aung, Carrie V. Breton, Theresa M. Bastain
Evidence suggests organophosphate esters (OPEs) are neurotoxic; however, the epidemiological literature remains scarce. We investigated whether prenatal exposures to OPEs were associated with child neurobehavior in the MADRES cohort. We measured nine OPE metabolites in 204 maternal urine samples (gestational age at collection: 31.4 ± 1.8 weeks). Neurobehavior problems were assessed among 36-month-old
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Gestational age modifies the association between exposure to fine particles and fetal death: findings from a nationwide epidemiological study in the contiguous United States Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Mingkun Tong, Weiwei Lin, Hengyi Liu, Jicheng Gong, Junfeng (Jim) Zhang, Tao Xue
The vulnerability of fetuses differs at different developmental stages, in response to environmental stressors such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), a ubiquitous air pollutant. Whether gestational age (GA) modifies the association between prenatal fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure and fetal death remains unclear. We selected approximately 47.8 million eligible United States (US) livebirth
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ChatGPT in the health sciences: pause and ponder Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Ana Paula Razal Dalvi, Rayara Mozer Dias, Washington Leite Junger
The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving in the world and prominently in global health [1]. Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT, scientists have wondered what role Artificial Intelligence (AI) has played in scientific research. There has been much excitement and apprehension as questions for the ChatGPT bot have been posed. This concern has led academics and executives to call for a
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The association between newborn cord blood steroids and ambient prenatal exposure to air pollution: findings from the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-07 Michelle Plusquin, Congrong Wang, Charlotte Cosemans, Harry A. Roels, Maartje Vangeneugden, Bruno Lapauw, Tom Fiers, Guy T’Sjoen, Tim S. Nawrot
Knowledge of whether prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution disrupts steroidogenesis is currently lacking. We investigated the association between prenatal ambient air pollution and highly accurate measurements of cord blood steroid hormones from the androgenic pathway. This study included 397 newborns born between the years 2010 and 2015 from the ENVIRONAGE cohort in Belgium of whom six cord blood
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Out of balance: conflicts of interest persist in food chemicals determined to be generally recognized as safe Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Klara Matouskova, Thomas G. Neltner, Maricel V. Maffini
Manufacturers of chemicals added to food are responsible for determining that the use of their products is safe. There are two major legal definitions of chemicals in food: (1) food additives which includes ingredients and chemicals indirectly entering food from packaging and processing equipment, and (2) generally recognized as safe (GRAS) substances mostly used as ingredients. The law requires food
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Mistaken information can lead only to misguided conclusions and policies: a commentary regarding Schüz et al.’s response Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-02 Toshihide Tsuda, Yumiko Miyano, Eiji Yamamoto
After reviewing selected scientific evidence, Schüz et al. made two recommendations in the 2018 International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Technical Publication No. 46. Their first recommendation was against population thyroid screening after a nuclear accident, and the second was that consideration be given to offering a long-term thyroid monitoring program for higher-risk individuals (100–500
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, gestational weight gain, postpartum weight retention and body composition in the UPSIDE cohort Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-02 Carolyn W. Kinkade, Zorimar Rivera-Núñez, Sally W. Thurston, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Richard K. Miller, Jessica Brunner, Eunyoung Wong, Susan Groth, Thomas G. O’Connor, Emily S. Barrett
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals found in drinking water and consumer products, resulting in ubiquitous human exposure. PFAS have been linked to endocrine disruption and altered weight gain across the lifespan. A limited and inconsistent body of research suggests PFAS may impact gestational weight gain (GWG) and postpartum body mass index (BMI), which are important
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Translating community-based participatory research into broadscale sociopolitical change: insights from a coalition of women firefighters, scientists, and environmental health advocates Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Jennifer Liss Ohayon, Sharima Rasanayagam, Ruthann A Rudel, Sharyle Patton, Heather Buren, Tony Stefani, Jessica Trowbridge, Cassidy Clarity, Julia Green Brody, Rachel Morello-Frosch
We report on community-based participatory research (CBPR) initiated by women firefighters in order to share successful elements that can be instructive for other community-engaged research. This CBPR initiative, known as the Women Worker Biomonitoring Collaborative (WWBC) is the first we are aware of to investigate links between occupational exposures and health outcomes, including breast cancer,
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Early life stress, prenatal secondhand smoke exposure, and the development of internalizing symptoms across childhood Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-25 Mariah DeSerisy, Jacob W. Cohen, Jordan D. Dworkin, Jeanette A. Stingone, Bruce Ramphal, Julie B. Herbstman, David Pagliaccio, Amy E. Margolis
Prior findings relating secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure and internalizing problems, characterized by heightened anxiety and depression symptoms, have been equivocal; effects of SHS on neurodevelopment may depend on the presence of other neurotoxicants. Early life stress (ELS) is a known risk factor for internalizing symptoms and is also often concurrent with SHS exposure. To date the interactive
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Emerging environmental health risks associated with the land application of biosolids: a scoping review Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Elizabeth A. Pozzebon, Lars Seifert
Over 40% of the six million dry metric tons of sewage sludge, often referred to as biosolids, produced annually in the United States is land applied. Biosolids serve as a sink for emerging pollutants which can be toxic and persist in the environment, yet their fate after land application and their impacts on human health have not been well studied. These gaps in our understanding are exacerbated by
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Prenatal and childhood exposure to per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and its associations with childhood overweight and/or obesity: a systematic review with meta-analyses Environ. Health-Glob. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Gianfranco Frigerio, Chiara Matilde Ferrari, Silvia Fustinoni
Per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are persistent organic pollutants and suspected endocrine disruptors. The aim of this work was to conduct a systematic review with meta-analysis to summarise the associations between prenatal or childhood exposure to PFASs and childhood overweight/obesity. The search was performed on the bibliographic databases PubMed and Embase with text strings containing terms