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Self-reported truck traffic on the street of residence and symptoms of asthma and allergic disease: a global relationship in ISAAC Phase 3. Brunekreef, Bert; Stewart, Alistair W.; Anderson, H. Ross; Lai, Christopher K.W.; Strachan, David P. Report Nov 1, 2009 8799
Air pollution, aeroallergens, and emergency room visits for acute respiratory diseases and gastroenteric disorders among young children in six Italian cities. Orazzo, Flavia; Nespoli, Luigi; Ito, Kazuhiko; Tassinari, Davide; Giardina, Daniela; Funis, Maurizio Report Nov 1, 2009 7715
Chronic fine and coarse particulate exposure, mortality, and coronary heart disease in the Nurses' Health Study. Puett, Robin C.; Hart, Jaime E.; Yanosky, Jeff D.; Paciorek, Christopher; Schwartz, Joel; Suh, Helen Report Nov 1, 2009 7260
Disruption of microRNA expression in Human airway cells by diesel exhaust particles is linked to tumorigenesis-associated pathways. Jardim, Melanie J.; Fry, Rebecca C.; Jaspers, Ilona; Dailey, Lisa; Diaz-Sanchez, David Report Nov 1, 2009 6260
Healthy neighborhoods: walkability and air pollution. Marshall, Julian D.; Brauer, Michael; Frank, Lawrence D. Report Nov 1, 2009 8593
Association between local traffic-generated air pollution and preeclampsia and preterm delivery in the South Coast Air Basin of California. Wu, Jun; Ren, Cizao; Delfino, Ralph J.; Chung, Judith; Wilhelm, Michelle; Ritz, Beate Report Nov 1, 2009 8531
Black carbon, oxidative stress, and blood pressure. Brief article Nov 1, 2009 199
Traffic pollution: preeclampsia and preterm birth. Brief article Nov 1, 2009 214
Air pollution and wheeze in young children. Brief article Nov 1, 2009 212
Truck traffic and allergy in a global study of children. Brief article Nov 1, 2009 168
Sentinel symptoms of climate change: indicators for related health effects. Weinhold, Bob Nov 1, 2009 507
You are where you live: the interrelationship of air pollution, address, and walkability. Tillett, Tanya Report Nov 1, 2009 430
Comparative toxicity of size-fractionated airborne particulate matter collected at different distances from an urban highway. Cho, Seung-Hyun; Tong, Haiyan; McGee, John K.; Baldauf, Richard W.; Krantz, Q. Todd; Gilmour, M. Ian Report Nov 1, 2009 9055
Spatial modeling of [PM.sub.10] and [NO.sub.2] in the continental United States, 1985-2000. Hart, Jaime E.; Yanosky, Jeff D.; Puett, Robin C.; Ryan, Louise; Dockery, Douglas W.; Smith, Thomas Report Nov 1, 2009 7819
Nationwide spatial modeling of [PM.sub.10] and [NO.sub.2]. Brief article Nov 1, 2009 166
[PM.sub.2.5] and [PM.sub.[10-2.5]] exposures, mortality, and CHD. Brief article Nov 1, 2009 176
Neighborhood walkability and air pollution. Brief article Nov 1, 2009 163
New mobile lab allows scientists to study damaging health effects of air pollution. Oct 21, 2009 380
Global warming's health impact worse on poor nations. Oct 20, 2009 400
New mobile lab allows scientists to study damaging health effects of air pollution. Oct 12, 2009 378
"Black carbon" from wood burning chokes Chilean towns. Zhou, Jane Sep 1, 2009 333
Bad breath: studies are homing in on which particles polluting the air are most sickening--and why. Raloff, Janet Report Jul 18, 2009 2628
EPA declares greenhouse gas emissions to be health threat. Jul 1, 2009 186
Environmental links to heart disease. Marchese, Marianne Jun 1, 2009 1503
Lungs' ozone defense defused. Jun 1, 2009 352
EPA proposes greenhouse gases a threat to human health, welfare. Jun 1, 2009 421
Air pollution and vitamin D deficiency. Gaby, Alan R. Brief article May 1, 2009 228
EPA finds greenhouse gases pose threat to public health, welfare. Apr 27, 2009 470
US says CO2 'poses health risk'. Apr 17, 2009 381
Air pollution a major public health issue. Clinical report Apr 12, 2009 544
Air pollution ups infant death risk. Currie, Donya Mar 1, 2009 166
Environmental Health: EPA Efforts to Address Children's Health Issues Need Greater Focus, Direction, and Top-Level Commitment. Nov 1, 2008 829
Clean air. Boger, Richard Brief article Nov 1, 2008 335
Nobody nose. Sep 22, 2008 327
What is the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI)? McKeen, Julie Sep 22, 2008 543
United States : EPA experts detail global warming's health risks. Jul 16, 2008 442
Smoke from wildfires reaches unhealthy level. Jul 1, 2008 766
Global warming exposes millions to health risks. May 1, 2008 299
Global warming increases air pollution. Brief article May 1, 2008 152
AirInSpace Plasmer(TM) Technology is Certified to Protect Aircraft Passengers and Crew from Biological Threats Such as SARS and Avian Flu and Other Air Contaminants. Apr 16, 2008 510
Differential impacts of smoke-free laws on indoor air quality; Potential health effects associated with residential proximity to freeways and primary roads: review of scientific literature, 1999-2006. Book review Apr 1, 2008 743
Air pollution may lower IQ. Bateman, Chris Brief article Apr 1, 2008 134
America tightens smog rules over health risks. Mar 13, 2008 64
Street is potential health risk; Action being taken to improve air quality in pollution hot spot. Feb 22, 2008 373
Global warming 'is bigger threat to health than drink or obesity'; Warning: Professor Ian Gilmore believes disease patterns around the globe will change. Jan 29, 2008 413
The outdoor air quality flag program in Central California: a school-based educational intervention to potentially help reduce children's exposure to environmental asthma triggers. Shendell, Derek G.; Rawling, Mary-Michal; Foster, Christine; Bohlke, Alicia; Edwards, Bobbie; Rico, Author abstract Oct 1, 2007 2826
Coarse particulate matter in air may harm hearts of asthma sufferers, UNC study finds. Report Oct 1, 2007 626
Quantification of health impact of air pollution in a developing country. Djoundourian, Salpie S.; Nuwayhid, Iman A.; Chaaban, Farid B. Report Jun 1, 2007 6396
Efforts to reduce the health risk of mercury air pollution in Nevada. Conrad, Vanessa; Randolph, Dan Feb 1, 2007 708
APHA supports mercury, reproductive rights cases. Drug overview Feb 1, 2007 340
Healthy outdoor air: you are what you breathe. Johnson, Teddi Dineley Feb 1, 2007 834
Paying for the sins of others: Africa is virtually blameless in creating global warming yet the impact of climate change is likely to fall most heavily on the continent. Africa must act--but do what exactly? Neil Ford offers some suggestions. Ford, Neil Jan 1, 2007 1548
Nanoparticles: health effects--pros and cons. Vallyathan, Val Dec 1, 2006 8931
Using supervised principal components analysis to assess multiple pollutant effects. Martin, Michael A. Dec 1, 2006 9009
Responding to Public Comments, the Nation's Two Largest Ports Revise Plan to Reduce Air Pollution and Health Risks. Nov 7, 2006 946
Assessing the impacts on health of an urban development strategy: a case study of the greater Christchurch urban development strategy. Pink, Ramon Nov 1, 2006 6739
Does particulate matter modify the association between temperature and cardiorespiratory diseases? Tong, Shilu Nov 1, 2006 7180
Explain this! Brief article Oct 23, 2006 90
Singapore issues health advisory after smog worsens. Oct 9, 2006 317
A backpack's worth of data: elevated teen cancer risks linked to air pollution. Mead, M. Nathaniel Oct 1, 2006 478
The relation between temperature, ozone, and mortality in nine French cities during the heat wave of 2003. Ledrans, Martine Sep 1, 2006 4952
Traffic-related air pollution and otitis media. Heinrich, Joachim Sep 1, 2006 6473
Holy smoke: burning incense, candles pollute air in churches. Harder, B. Aug 19, 2006 510
Schools could start early to avoid heat; GLOBAL WARMING: Council looks at ways to deal with health risks. Aug 7, 2006 333
Coarse particles and heart rate variability among older adults with coronary artery disease in the Coachella Valley, California. Ostro, Bart D. Aug 1, 2006 7979
Ozone and daily mortality in Shanghai, China. Kan, Haidong Aug 1, 2006 7226
Ozone and P[M.sub.2.5] exposure and acute pulmonary health effects: a study of hikers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Reed, Gregory D. Jul 1, 2006 11971
Flashing lights: danger: polluting school bus ahead. Coughlin, Erin Jul 1, 2006 935
Air today, trouble tomorrow. Anderson, Rachel Brief article Jul 1, 2006 181
Nation's Two Largest Ports Debut Plan to Target Air Pollution Health Risks; Landmark Clean Air Action Plan Tackles Emissions from Ships, Trains, Trucks, Terminal Equipment and Harbor Craft to Improve Air Quality in So. California. Jun 28, 2006 679
Origin and health impacts of emissions of toxic by-products and fine particles from combustion and thermal treatment of hazardous wastes and materials. Dellinger, Barry Jun 1, 2006 10158
Can we identify sources of fine particles responsible for exercise-induced ischemia on days with elevated air pollution? The ULTRA study. Pekkanen, Juha May 1, 2006 8105
Effects of prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins on mental and motor development in Japanese children at 6 months of age. Kishi, Reiko May 1, 2006 8320
The exposure-response curve for ozone and risk of mortality and the adequacy of current ozone regulations. Dominici, Francesca Apr 1, 2006 5767
Policy implications of genetic information on regulation under the clean air act: the case of particulate matter and asthmatics. Faustman, Elaine M. Mar 1, 2006 7357
The link between environment and disease. Lloyd, Jane Mar 1, 2006 1357
TIAX Awarded Contract to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Port of Oakland; Truck replacement program has potential to reduce health risks associated with diesel emissions. Jan 9, 2006 568
Status of environmental health in Nepal. Nepal, Pashupati Jan 1, 2006 3945
Nitrogen dioxide increases cardiorespiratory admissions in Torrelavega (Spain). Delgado-Rodriguez, Miguel Sep 1, 2005 4674
Burning Atlanta: all the old regulatory weapons couldn't reform the Georgia power plant that is America's single biggest polluter. But a new law is working. Whitman, David Sep 1, 2005 5328
New infection-fighting linens: a recently developed fabric treatment promises major progress in infection and odor control. Williams, Jeff Sep 1, 2005 681
Short of breath. Brief Article Jun 22, 2005 85
Environmental health and service learning. Babitz, Marc Mar 22, 2005 2269
Subway air does extra damage. Harder, Ben Brief Article Feb 19, 2005 269
Airborne bacteria exacerbate attacks. Oct 1, 2004 416
No deep breathing: air pollution impedes lung development. Harder, Ben Sep 11, 2004 478
SUV, you're fired! You are what you drive. Ball, Jim Sep 1, 2004 644
Breathless in Harlem: no one knows excatly what causes asthma, but many are convinced the primary culprit is air pollution, especially particles from burning diesel fuel. (World Reports). Misner, Michael Sep 22, 2003 965
Air sickness: how microscopic dust particles cause subtle but serious harm. Raloff, Janet Aug 2, 2003 2272
Bad air very bad for babies. (Lifelines). Brief Article May 1, 2003 143
Is a faster commute worth it? (Environment). Brief Article Nov 9, 2002 291
Virtual model charts effects on lungs. (Pollutants). Brief Article Oct 1, 2002 337
Air pollution from phosphate fertilizer production. (Death in the Air). Glasser, George Sep 22, 2002 1900
One year ago. (President's Message). Brief Article Sep 1, 2002 793
Urban air pollution linked to birth defects. (EH Update). Brief Article Sep 1, 2002 667
Death in the city. (Urban). Brief Article Sep 1, 2002 849
Know when to take a breather. (Lifelines). Brief Article May 1, 2002 122
Global warming: what you can do. Brief Article Feb 1, 2002 180
A Model for Forecasting Emergency Hospital Admissions: Effect of Environmental Variables. Brief Article Oct 1, 2001 252
News potpourri (*). (SPECIAL FEATURE). Oct 1, 2001 2521

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