Although air pollution is well known to be harmful to the lung and airways, it can also
damage most other organ systems of the body. It is estimated that about 500,000 lung …

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by variable airflow obstruction,
bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and airway inflammation. Evidence suggests that air …

Rationale: Evidence concerning the acute health effects of air pollution caused by fine
particulate matter (PM2. 5) in developing countries is quite limited. Objectives: To evaluate …

Although it is well accepted that air pollution exposure exacerbates preexisting airway
disease, it has not been firmly established that long-term pollution exposure increases the …

There is considerable epidemiological evidence indicating that air pollution has adverse
effects on human health and is closely related to respiratory diseases, including chronic …

Health and Clinical Impacts of Air Pollution and Linkages with Climate Change | NEJM Evidence
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Rationale There is growing evidence that air pollution may contribute to the development of
childhood asthma and other allergic diseases. In this follow-up of the Toronto Child Health …

Weather and climate change are constant and ever-changing processes that affect allergy
and asthma. The purpose of this report is to provide information since the last climate …

Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) or asthma-COPD overlap captures the subset of
patients with airways disease who have features of both asthma and chronic obstructive …

Air pollution is an issue of increasing interest due to its globally relevant impacts on
morbidity and mortality. Controlled human exposure (CHE) studies are often employed to …