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Parental smoking behaviour and effects of tobacco smoke on children's health in Finland and Russia.

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BACKGROUND There is little information on potential differences in smoking behaviour of parents between Finland and Russia and on the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure on allergic and respiratory diseases among Finnish and Russian children. The aim of the study was to compare the

Does tobacco smoke prevent atopic disorders? A study of two generations of Swedish residents.

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BACKGROUND Earlier studies have given conflicting results regarding the effect of exposure to tobacco smoke on atopic sensibilization. METHODS A cross-sectional study of present and former smoking habits in relation to atopic disorders from data on 6909 young and middle-aged adults (16-49 years) and

Soluble CD14 at 2 yr of age: gender-related effects of tobacco smoke exposure, recurrent infections and atopic diseases.

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The endotoxin receptor soluble CD14 (sCD14) has been implicated in the 'hygiene hypothesis' suggesting reduced allergic sensitization with bacterial stimulation. However, the relationship between early life sCD14 and allergic diseases is conflicting. We aimed to investigate whether possible risk

Indoor exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and dampness: respiratory symptoms in Sardinian children--DRIAS study.

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Indoor exposures at home, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and mould/dampness adversely affect respiratory health of children. Disturbi Respiratori nell'Infanzia e Ambiente in Sardegna (DRIAS) (Respiratory Symptoms in children and the Environment in Sardegna, Italy) aims at relating the prevalence

Respiratory symptoms/diseases and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in never smoker Italian women.

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OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between respiratory/allergic disorders and chronic environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure to husband or at workplace among non-smoking women of a general population in Italy. METHODS Analyses regard 2195 married or employed women. Information was collected

Allergic conjunctivitis in Asia.

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Allergic conjunctivitis (AC), which may be acute or chronic, is associated with rhinitis in 30%-70% of affected individuals, hence the term allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (AR/C). Seasonal and perennial AC is generally milder than the more chronic and persistent atopic and vernal keratoconjunctivitis.

Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and eye disease.

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OBJECTIVE To undertake a systematic review of the literature on the effect of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and eye disease. METHODS Medline (1950-January Week 2 2007), EMBASE (1980 to 2007 Week 07), SCOPUS and Science Direct were searched on ETS exposure and eye disease using various

First Report of Cowpea Aphid-Borne Mosaic Potyvirus from Cowpeas Grown Commercially in the U.S.

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Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic potyvirus (CABMV) is one of several seed-borne viruses known to limit cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata) production in Africa, Europe, and Asia, but CABMV has not been reported on commercially grown cowpeas in the United States (1). However, a sesame

[Occupational respiratory risks in workers exposed to enzymes in detergents].

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The addition of encapsulated enzymes (proteases and lipases) to detergents in Morocco dates from 1993. We have carried out a retrospective survey which has enabled us to evaluate the prevalence of the clinical symptoms and respiratory function problems in two groups, one exposed and the other

Sick building syndrome. III. Stachybotrys chartarum.

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Increasingly, physicians are being asked to evaluate patients with putative environmentally associated illnesses. These can include a variety of problems, including infectious illnesses (Legionnaire's disease), chemical exposure in the workplace, and sick building syndromes. The latter has been an

Epidemiology of allergic rhinitis and its associated risk factors in Singapore.

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BACKGROUND Few studies have evaluated the relationship between allergic rhinitis and risk factors in the environment which promote aeroallergenic exposures, but knowledge of these are of practical importance from the point of view of community prevention. METHODS A cross-sectional population-based

Respiratory Complications in Children Hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.

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The goal of this study was to define the prevalence of respiratory complications, other than bronchiolitis, such as pneumonia, acute otitis media, and conjunctivitis in children treated in a hospital due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, with reference to the plausible risk factors.

Genetic variability of HVRII mtDNA in cord blood and respiratory morbidity in children.

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Genetic polymorphisms were examined using direct sequencing of the hypervariable region II (HVRII) in the D-loop of mtDNA in the cord blood of 355 children living in two areas of the Czech Republic - the industrial district of Teplice and the agricultural district of Prachatice. The incidence of the

[Prevalence of respiratory problems in workers at two manufacturing centers of ready-made concrete in Morocco].

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METHODS Employees at factories for ready-made concrete are exposed to the dust emanating from the products (such as sand, gravel and cement); however, there have been few studies on the subject. METHODS A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted in a male population: 120 employees working in

The relationship between exposure to microbial volatile organic compound and allergy prevalence in single-family homes.

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Microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) are a type of VOCs produced by microorganisms. Exposure to 1-octen-3-ol, one of the known MVOCs, has been reported to reduce nasal patency and increase nasal lavage myeloperoxidase, eosinophil cationic proteins, and lysozymes in both experimental and

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