Farming-associated environmental exposures and effect on atopic diseases

The role of environmental exposures in neurodegeneration and neurodegenerative diseases.

Neurodegeneration describes the loss of neuronal structure and function. Numerous neurodegenerative diseases are associated with neurodegeneration. Many are rare and stem from purely genetic causes. However, the prevalence of major neurodegenerative diseases is increasing with improvements in treating major diseases such as cancers and cardiovascular diseases, resulting in an aging population. ...

Cross-sectional associations between residential environmental exposures and cardiovascular diseases

BACKGROUND Prior research examining neighbourhood effects on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has focused on the impact of neighbourhood socio-economic status or a few selected environmental variables. No studies of cardiovascular disease outcomes have investigated a broad range of urban planning related environmental factors. This is the first study to combine multiple neighbourhood influences i...

The Air We Breathe: Effect of Environmental Exposures on COPD

Environmental exposures: an underrecognized contribution to noncommunicable diseases.

Previous attempts to determine the degree to which exposure to environmental factors contribute to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been very conservative and have significantly underestimated the actual contribution of the environment for at least two reasons. Firstly, most previous reports have excluded the contribution of lifestyle behavioral risk factors, but these usually involve signi...

The Environmental Factors Influencing the Development of Atopic Diseases