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Critical Care Medicine
Yaguang Wei, Xinye Qiu, Matthew Benjamin Sabath, Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Kanhua Yin, Longxiang Li, Adjani A. Peralta, Cuicui Wang, Petros Koutrakis, Antonella Zanobetti, Francesca Dominici, Joel D. Schwartz
Summary: This study examines the effects of air pollutant exposures on the risk of asthma hospitalization among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations in the United States. The results show that short-term exposure to fine particulate matter, ozone, and nitrogen dioxide is associated with an increased risk of asthma hospitalization, even at low concentrations. The study also finds that individual and contextual factors contribute to the disparities in asthma risk under the effects of air pollutant exposures.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Respiratory System
Bright Nwaru, Holly Tibble, Syed A. Shah, Rebecca Pillinger, Susannah McLean, Dermot P. Ryan, Hilary Critchley, David B. Price, Catherine M. Hawrylowicz, Colin R. Simpson, Ireneous N. Soyiri, Francis Appiagyei, Aziz Sheikh
Summary: The study found that the use of hormonal contraceptives may reduce the risk of severe asthma exacerbation in reproductive-age women with asthma, and longer duration of use was associated with better outcomes.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ombretta Para, Andrea Montagnani, Stefano Guidi, Lorenza Bertu, Dario Manfellotto, Mauro Campanini, Andrea Fontanella, Francesco Dentali
Summary: Asthma exacerbation requiring hospitalization is not uncommon among adults in Italy. Older age, high comorbidity index, and use of ventilator support are associated with higher in-hospital mortality. These findings should be used to develop appropriate healthcare policies for asthma patients.
INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Riikka Lemmetyinen, Jussi Karjalainen, Anna But, Risto Renkonen, Juha Pekkanen, Jari Haukka, Sanna Toppila-Salmi
Summary: This study found that adult asthmatics have a higher risk for major oral diseases or oral-manifesting diseases.
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Allergy
Rebecca J. Mitchell, Anne McMaugh, Nusrat Homaira, Reidar P. Lystad, Tim Badgery-Parker, Cate M. Cameron
Summary: The study found that young people hospitalized with asthma have poorer academic performance and lower high school completion rates compared to matched peers, especially for male patients who have a higher risk. Early intervention and improved management strategies may enhance academic performance for students.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY
(2022)
Article
Respiratory System
Chin-Wei Kuo, Szu-Chun Yang, Yu-Fen Shih, Xin-Min Liao, Sheng-Hsiang Lin
Summary: There is an association between the use of antipsychotics and severe asthma exacerbation, especially in patients without psychiatric disorders. The study found that the use of typical antipsychotics increases the risk of severe asthma exacerbation, while the use of atypical antipsychotics does not.
BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrea R. Titus, Tod N. Mijanovich, Kelly Terlizzi, Ingrid G. Ellen, Elle Anastasiou, Donna Shelley, Katarzyna Wyka, Brian Elbel, Lorna E. Thorpe
Summary: This study examines the implementation of a federal smoke-free housing rule by the New York City Housing Authority and its impact on pediatric Medicaid claims. The results show that the policy did not decrease the rates of claims for asthma, lower respiratory tract infections, and upper respiratory tract infections in the early post-policy period. In fact, there was a slightly higher rate of outpatient upper respiratory tract infection claims among children exposed to the policy, particularly those aged 3-6 years. Ongoing monitoring is necessary to understand the long-term health impacts of smoke-free housing policies.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rachel D. Freid, Ying (Shelly) Qi, Janice A. Espinola, Rebecca E. Cash, Zahra Aryan, Ashley F. Sullivan, Carlos A. Camargo
Summary: The study investigated the association between living close to major roads and childhood respiratory diseases, finding that children living near major roads had a higher risk of recurrent wheeze and asthma.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Jaclyn M. Hall, Choeeta Chakrabarti, Rahma Mkuu, Lindsay A. Thompson, Elizabeth A. Shenkman, Ryan P. Theis
Summary: This study found that even among children who receive Medicaid and are economically disadvantaged, socioeconomic vulnerability adds an additional burden within racial and ethnic groups, leading to disparities in health burden. However, the trend of this relationship varied by racial and ethnic group, as well as by specific health conditions.
ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Allergy
Hanna Sandelowsky, Bjoern Staellberg, Fredrik Wiklund, Gunilla Telg, Sofie de Fine Licht, Christer Janson
Summary: Only one-third of ICS-treated asthma patients in Sweden had regular or post-exacerbation follow-up visits, regardless of asthma severity, according to the guidelines. Further evaluation is needed to assess the consequences of this lack of adherence to secure optimal asthma management.
JOURNAL OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGY
(2022)
Article
Allergy
Yunus Colak, Truls S. Ingebrigtsen, Barge G. Nordestgaard, Jacob L. Marott, Peter Lange, Jargen Vestbo, Shoaib Afzal
Summary: High plasma IgE is associated with an increased risk of severe exacerbation and all-cause mortality in individuals with COPD in the general population.
ANNALS OF ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Yen-Chang Chen, Ming-Chang Li, Ying-Hui Yu, Chih-Ming Lin, Szu-Yuan Wu
Summary: This study reveals that COPD and AECOPD severity are important factors affecting the survival outcomes of patients with colon adenocarcinoma receiving standard treatments. Patients with COPD have poorer survival outcomes, especially those who have been hospitalized for AECOPD before colon adenocarcinoma treatment. This highlights the need for effective COPD management and prevention of AECOPD exacerbations to improve survival outcomes in these patients.
Article
Oncology
Jiaqiang Zhang, Kuo-Chin Chiu, Wei-Chun Lin, Szu-Yuan Wu
Summary: This study is the first to estimate the impact of smoking-related COPD in patients with rectal adenocarcinoma undergoing curative resection. Current smokers with COPD had worse survival outcomes than nonsmokers without COPD, and hospitalization for COPD with acute exacerbation within 1 year before diagnosis was an independent risk factor for poor overall survival in these patients.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Po-Yu Huang, Yao-Hsu Yang, Ying-Hua Huang, Ho-Chang Kuo, Liang-Jen Wang, Shao-Ju Chien, Ling-Sai Chang
Summary: This study used the Taiwan NHIRD to investigate whether asthmatic children using montelukast are at an increased risk of ADHD. The results showed that asthma children treated with montelukast were not at an increased risk of developing ADHD. Further prospective studies are needed to validate these findings.
JOURNAL OF THE FORMOSAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Rebecca J. Mitchell, Anne McMaugh, Geoffrey Herkes, Nusrat Homaira, Tien-Ming Hng, Cate M. Cameron, Reidar P. Lystad
Summary: This study identified the hospitalisation morbidity associated with three common chronic health conditions (asthma, type 1 diabetes, and epilepsy) among young people. The results highlight the need for better management and care integration for these conditions, especially between acute, primary, and community health services.
JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Nan Lin, Marie-Anne Rosemberg, Wei Li, Emily Meza-Wilson, Christopher Godwin, Stuart Batterman
Summary: This study evaluated the exposure of hotel housekeepers to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and identified potential health risks, such as chloroform and formaldehyde. The levels of VOCs were negatively correlated with estimated air change rates.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tian Xia, James Catalan, Chris Hu, Stuart Batterman
Summary: The Michigan Pollution Assessment Laboratory (MPAL) is a mobile air quality monitoring platform designed to measure various air pollutants, with data collected and evaluated in Detroit over one year. The study presents performance evaluations of the platform, including response time, PM losses, and wind measurements, comparing results to stationary monitoring data.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Zoey Laskaris, Stuart A. Batterman, John Arko-Mensah, Bhramar Mukherjee, Julius N. Fobil, Marie S. O'Neill, Thomas G. Robins
Summary: The study aimed to identify high-risk worker groups by measuring personal inhalation exposure to particulate matter (PM) among e-waste workers, with a focus on the impact of wind conditions on PM levels during different activities. Results showed that burning e-waste resulted in significantly higher PM concentrations, with transportation-related and burning activities associated with the highest PM concentrations. Changes in wind direction were linked to increased PM levels during burning activities, while high wind speeds were associated with higher PM concentrations during e-waste dismantling downwind of the burning zone.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Paola Filigrana, Chad Milando, Stuart Batterman, Jonathan Levy, Bhramar Mukherjee, Meredith Pedde, Adam A. Szpiro, Sara D. Adar
Summary: This study used a case-crossover design and high-resolution modeling data to investigate the impact of pollutants generated by highway traffic on the health of individuals living near roads, but found no evidence of increased mortality risk associated with exposure to PM2.5, NOx, and BC. The novel approach to estimate exposure based on detailed traffic congestion data did not support the hypothesis of significantly higher mortality risk with greater exposures to these pollutants in near-road populations.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stuart Batterman, Sydni C. Warner, Tian Xia, Simone Sagovac, Benjamin Roberts, Bridget Vial, Chris Godwin
Summary: This study aims to evaluate both conventional and supplemental noise metrics in a community noise survey in Southwest Detroit, Michigan. It found that traffic noise has a significant impact on residents, particularly in terms of short-term noise exposure, highlighting the importance of considering noise abatement strategies.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ibrahim Issah, John Arko-Mensah, Laura S. Rozek, Katie Rentschler, Thomas P. Agyekum, Duah Dwumoh, Stuart Batterman, Thomas G. Robins, Julius N. Fobil
Summary: The study found that high levels of PM2.5 exposure were associated with increased levels of global DNA methylation in a site-specific manner.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ning Ding, Nan Lin, Stuart Batterman, Sung Kyun Park
Summary: The study found that using different menstrual products during menstruation may affect women's exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs), with tampon users showing higher VOC concentrations. A larger-scale study is needed to further confirm these results and evaluate their clinical implications.
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lawrencia Kwarteng, Amila M. Devasurendra, Zoey Laskaris, John Arko-Mensah, Afua A. Amoabeng Nti, Sylvia Takyi, Augustine A. Acquah, Duah Dwomoh, Nil Basu, Thomas Robins, Julius N. Fobil, Stuart Batterman
Summary: This study conducted at the Agbogbloshie e-waste site in Accra, Ghana, found that e-waste workers were exposed to higher levels of PM and PAHs compared to a reference population. While there was a weak correlation between PAH concentrations and PM levels, the abundance of PAHs showed a strong and inverse correlation with PM levels, suggesting multiple and different sources of PAHs and PM. Personal and shift samples were crucial for accurately characterizing worker exposure in this setting.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Statistics & Probability
Jiacong Du, Jonathan Boss, Peisong Han, Lauren J. Beesley, Michael Kleinsasser, Stephen A. Goutman, Stuart Batterman, Eva L. Feldman, Bhramar Mukherjee
Summary: This article investigates the implementation of penalized regression methods for variable selection and coefficient estimation when dealing with missing data. By constructing a class of penalized objective functions, the same variables can be selected across multiple imputed datasets. Through simulations, it is found that stacked approaches are more computationally efficient and have better estimation and selection properties.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND GRAPHICAL STATISTICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sung-Hee Seo, Sung-Deuk Choi, Stuart Batterman, Yoon-Seok Chang
Summary: This study evaluated the 12-year trends in serum levels of 28 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in 880 adults living in Seoul, Korea. The results showed that OCP levels decreased over time, with females having higher levels than males. OCP levels were positively associated with BMI, age, uric acid, creatinine, and thyroid-stimulating hormone, but negatively associated with free thyroxine. The study also suggested possible disturbances in renal transport and thyroid homeostasis by OCPs.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ibrahim Issah, John Arko-Mensah, Laura S. Rozek, Katie R. Zarins, Duah Dwomoh, Thomas P. Agyekum, Niladri Basu, Stuart Batterman, Thomas G. Robins, Julius N. Fobil
Summary: This study found that co-exposure to toxic and essential metals is associated with global (LINE-1) DNA methylation in e-waste workers. Zinc has a significant inverse association with global DNA methylation. Potential interactions between Cd and Zn were also observed.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paola Filigrana, Jonathan Levy, Josette Gauthier, Stuart Batterman, Sara D. Adar
Summary: This study examines the effects of promoting electric vehicles (EV) and walking/bicycling on reducing CO2 emissions and improving air quality and health in Seattle. The results show that increasing the use of EV, walking, and bicycling can lead to significant reductions in CO2 emissions, lower air pollutant concentrations, and prevent premature deaths and asthma cases.
JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nan Lin, Lexuan Zhong, Christopher Godwin, Stuart Batterman
Summary: This study develops a sensitive method for measuring airborne 1,4-dioxane in indoor air and evaluates the performance of the method. The results show that there are limits to sampling times in high humidity environments and other measures are needed to ensure good performance. Scenario analyses demonstrate the potential impact of shallow groundwater contamination in flooded areas, highlighting the urgent need for monitoring vapor intrusion of 1,4-dioxane.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tian Xia, Sachraa G. G. Borjigin, Julia Raneses, Craig A. A. Stroud, Stuart A. A. Batterman
Summary: This study uses mobile monitoring to measure ambient levels of methane (CH4) at eight large operating landfills in southeast Michigan, USA. The study characterizes diurnal, daily, and spatial variation in CH4 levels and analyzes the influence of meteorological factors. The results show the ability to assess spatial and temporal variation in CH4 levels at landfills using mobile monitoring, which can help identify leaks and determine optimal locations for long-term emission monitoring.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eduardo P. Olaguer, Yushan Su, Craig A. Stroud, Robert M. Healy, Stuart A. Batterman, Tara I. Yacovitch, Jiajue Chai, Yaoxian Huang, Matthew T. Parsons, James Lee
Summary: The Michigan-Ontario Ozone Source Experiment (MOOSE) is an international air quality field study that aimed to address binational air quality issues and local emissions. By utilizing various advanced scientific techniques, significant findings such as unaccounted formaldehyde emission and quantification of methane emissions were obtained.