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The effect of primary organic particles on emergency hospital admissions among the elderly in 3 US cities 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: Fine particle (PM2:5) pollution related to combustion sources has been linked to a variety of adverse health outcomes. Although poorly understood, it is possible that organic carbon (OC) s...
Science and policy on endocrine disrupters must not be mixed: a reply to a "common sense" intervention by toxicology journal editors 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
The "common sense" intervention by toxicology journal editors regarding proposed European Union endocrine disrupter regulations ignores scientific evidence and well-established principles of chemical ...
Transparency and translation of science in a modern world 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
The co-Editors-in-Chief of Environmental Health respond to an unusual initiative taken by editors of 14 toxicology journals to influence pending decisions by the European Commission to establish a fra...
Rapid warming in Tibet, China: public perception, response and coping resources in urban Lhasa 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: Tibet, average altitude more than 4,000 meters, is warming faster than anywhere else in China. The increase in temperatures may aggravate existing health problems and lead to the emergence...
The contribution of housing renovation to children's blood lead levels: a cohort study 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: Routine renovation of older housing is a risk factor for childhood lead poisoning, but the contribution to children's blood lead levels is poorly defined for children with lower exposure l...
The incidence and health burden of earaches attributable to recreational swimming in natural waters: a prospective cohort study 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: Earaches and outer ear infections are commonly associated with swimming. In this study, we estimated the excess risk and health burden of earaches due to swimming in natural fresh and mari...
Temporal variation of residential pesticide use and comparison of two survey platforms: a longitudinal study among households with young children in N... 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: Pesticide use patterns are essential inputs into human pesticide exposure models. Currently, data included for modeling purposes have mostly been collected in cross-sectional surveys. Howe...
A Cohort study evaluation of maternal PCB exposure related to time to pregnancy in daughters 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) remain ubiquitous environmental contaminants. Developmental exposures are suspected to impact reproduction. Analysis of mixtures of PCBs may be problematic...
Allostatic load amplifies the effect of blood lead levels on elevated blood pressure among middle-aged U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study 16 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: Scientists and regulators have sought to understand whether and how physiologic dysregulation due to chronic stress exposure may enhance vulnerability to the adverse health effects of toxi...
Increased sex ratio in Russia and Cuba after Chernobyl: a radiological hypothesis 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Background: The ratio of male to female offspring at birth may be a simple and non-invasive way to monitor the reproductive health of a population. Except in societies where selective abortion skews t...
