Perceived treatment efficacy for conventional and alternative therapies reported by persons with multiple chemical sensitivity.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few human studies have examined bisphenol A (BPA) exposure in relation to semen quality and reproductive hormones in men, and results are divergent. OBJECTIVES:We examined associations between urinary BPA concentration and reproductive hormones, as well as semen quality, in young men from the general popula...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lassen TH,Frederiksen H,Jensen TK,Petersen JH,Joensen UN,Main KM,Skakkebaek NE,Juul A,Jørgensen N,Andersson AM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic scleroderma are autoimmune diseases thought to have an exogenous trigger. This review summarizes relevant case-control and cohort studies that investigated exogenous sex hormones, silica, silicone, solvents, pesticides, mercuric chloride, and hair dyes as putative risk factors...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Mayes MD

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiologic studies of postnatal PCB exposure and behavior have not reported consistent evidence of adverse associations, possibly because of challenges in exposure estimation. We previously developed a pharmacokinetic model to improve estimation of children's PCB exposure. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to assess w...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Verner MA,Hart JE,Sagiv SK,Bellinger DC,Altshul LM,Korrick SA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurogenic inflammation as a pathway distinct from antigen-driven, immune-mediated inflammation may play a pivotal role in understanding a broad class of environmental health problems resulting from chemical exposures. Recent progress in understanding the mediators, triggers, and regulation of neurogenic inflammation ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Meggs WJ

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rates of developmental and respiratory diseases are disproportionately high in underserved, minority populations such as those in New York City's Washington Heights, Harlem, and the South Bronx. Blacks and Latinos in these neighborhoods represent high risk groups for asthma, adverse birth outcomes, impaired developmen...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Perera FP,Illman SM,Kinney PL,Whyatt RM,Kelvin EA,Shepard P,Evans D,Fullilove M,Ford J,Miller RL,Meyer IH,Rauh VA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dose influences mechanism; and over a wide range of doses, one can envision that mechanism will change with changing dose. This basic concept in toxicology is juxtaposed with the biologic importance of maintaining normal DNA methylation status to provide the focus of this paper. The idea that altered DNA methylation p...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Goodman JI

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological markers of intermediate health outcomes sometimes provide a superior alternative to traditional measures of pollutant-related disease. Some opportunities and methodologic issues associated with using markers are discussed in the context of exposures to four complex mixtures: environmental tobacco smoke and ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Wilcosky TC

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence on the association between colorectal cancer and exposure to disinfection by-products in drinking water is inconsistent. OBJECTIVES:We assessed long-term exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs), the most prevalent group of chlorination by-products, to evaluate the association with colorectal cancer. ME...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Villanueva CM,Gracia-Lavedan E,Bosetti C,Righi E,Molina AJ,Martín V,Boldo E,Aragonés N,Perez-Gomez B,Pollan M,Acebo IG,Altzibar JM,Zabala AJ,Ardanaz E,Peiró R,Tardón A,Chirlaque MD,Tavani A,Polesel J,Serraino D,Pi

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) are developmental neurotoxicants but also produce lasting effects on metabolism. OBJECTIVES/METHODS:We administered diazinon (DZN) or parathion (PRT) to rats on postnatal days 14 at doses straddling the threshold for systemic signs of exposure and assessed the effects on he...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Adigun AA,Wrench N,Seidler FJ,Slotkin TA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review and summary is given of analytical, biochemical, and immunological studies made following an immunodiagnostic investigation which revealed significant decreases in the numbers, and changes in the functional integrity, of both T-and B-lymphocytes in a group of Michigan dairy farmers exposed to polybrominated b...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Roboz J,Greaves J,Bekesi JG

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) with breast cancer is controversial, but animal studies directly linking DDT to risk are lacking. Concerns with DDT reside in its environmental persistence, bioaccumulation in breast adipose tissue, and endocrine-disrupting actions. Whereas most attent...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Johnson NA,Ho A,Cline JM,Hughes CL,Foster WG,Davis VL

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnant Sprague Dawley rats were given 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 5, and 10 mg of a commercial polybrominated biphenyl, FireMaster BP-6 (PBB), in olive oil by gavage each day from days 7 through 15 of pregnancy. Laboratory chow and water were given ad libitum. Treatment with PBB had no significant effect on body weight gain, f...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Harris SJ,Cecil HC,Bitman J

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of complex interactions of climate variables at the levels of the pathogen, vector, and host, the potential influence of climate change on vector-borne and zoonotic diseases (VBZDs) is poorly understood and difficult to predict. Climate effects on the nonvector-borne zoonotic diseases are especially ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Mills JN,Gage KL,Khan AS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With this research I tested the hypothesis that individual preferences for specific ecosystem components and restorative environments are significantly associated with quality of life (QOL). A total of 379 human subjects responded to a structured 18-item questionnaire on topophilia and to the 26-item World Health Orga...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Ogunseitan OA

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP), the most abundant compound of the aminoimidazoazaarens (AIA) group of mutagens/carcinogens isolated from the crust of fried and broiled meat, was examined in freshly isolated hepatocytes from untreated rat, mouse, hamster, and guinea pig. Activa...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Alexander J,Fossum BH,Holme JA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the possibility that increases in UV-B exposure on the earth's surface could lead to impaired resistance to several infectious diseases, we studied the effect of UV-B exposure on resistance against Trichinella spiralis. Wistar rats, orally infected with T. spiralis larvae, were exposed to suberythemal doses ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Goettsch W,Garssen J,Deijns A,de Gruijl FR,van Loveren H

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1976, near Seveso, Italy, an industrial accident caused the release of large quantities of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) into the atmosphere, resulting in the highest levels of the toxicant ever recorded in humans. The contaminated area was divided into three zones (A, B, R) corresponding to decreasing...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Landi MT,Consonni D,Patterson DG Jr,Needham LL,Lucier G,Brambilla P,Cazzaniga MA,Mocarelli P,Pesatori AC,Bertazzi PA,Caporaso NE

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health risks differ by fine particle (aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm) component, although with substantial variability. Traditional methods to assess component-specific risks are limited, suggesting the need for alternative methods. OBJECTIVES:We examined whether the odds of daily hospital admissions differ ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Suh HH,Zanobetti A,Schwartz J,Coull BA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the case-crossover design to identify any increase in mortality in Seoul, Korea, when there were higher levels of ambient air pollution on case-days than would be expected solely as a result of chance. This empirical study showed that either unidirectional retrospective (selecting only control days prior to de...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Lee JT,Schwartz J

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vivo effects of xenoestrogens are of interest in relation to their potential health risks and/or beneficial effects on humans and animals. However, the apparent in vivo potency of the examined response can be confounded by a short half-life, and the metabolism of estrogens is very dependent on the nature of con...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Milligan SR,Balasubramanian AV,Kalita JC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a study to examine seasonal changes in residential dust lead content and its relationship to blood lead in preschool children. We collected blood and dust samples (floors, windowsills, and carpets) to assess lead exposure. The geometric mean blood lead concentrations are 10.77 and 7.66 microg/dL for the d...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Yiin LM,Rhoads GG,Lioy PJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoflavonoids and related compounds such as coumestrol have classically been categorized as phytoestrogens because these environmentally derived substances bind to the estrogen receptor (ER) and increase uterine wet weight in immature rats and mice. Assessment of the binding affinities of isoflavonoids for ER and subs...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Markaverich BM,Webb B,Densmore CL,Gregory RR

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phthalates are metabolized and eliminated in urine within hours after exposure. Several reports suggest that concentrations of phthalate metabolites in a spot urine sample can provide a reliable estimation of exposure to phthalates for up to several months. OBJECTIVES:We examined inter- and intraperson and ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Preau JL Jr,Wong LY,Silva MJ,Needham LL,Calafat AM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Descriptions of endocrine disruption have largely been associated with wildlife and driven by observations documenting estrogenic, androgenic, antiandrogenic, and antithyroid actions. These actions, in response to exposure to ecologically relevant concentrations of various environmental contaminants, have now been est...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Guillette LJ Jr

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers were exposed to a complex mix of pollutants and carcinogens. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate cancer incidence in responders during the first 7 years after 11 September 2001. METHODS:Cancers among 20,984 consented participants ...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Solan S,Wallenstein S,Shapiro M,Teitelbaum SL,Stevenson L,Kochman A,Kaplan J,Dellenbaugh C,Kahn A,Biro FN,Crane M,Crowley L,Gabrilove J,Gonsalves L,Harrison D,Herbert R,Luft B,Markowitz SB,Moline J,Niu X,Sacks H,

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to inorganic arsenic is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes, with susceptibility differing by sex. Although evidence from in vitro studies suggests that arsenic alters post-translational histone modifications (PTHMs), evidence in humans is limited. OBJECTIVES:The objectives were to det...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Howe CG,Liu X,Hall MN,Slavkovich V,Ilievski V,Parvez F,Siddique AB,Shahriar H,Uddin MN,Islam T,Graziano JH,Costa M,Gamble MV

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Often a compound's biological activity is determined by complex relationships between its structural components. Such a relationship often can only be adequately described and exploited by multivariate structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies that can deal with many variables simultaneously. Pattern recognition (...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Stouch TR,Jurs PC

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologic studies long have played a role in the understanding of the effects of the general environment and various occupational exposures on the occurrence of acute and chronic diseases of the lung. This article is an overview of epidemiologic study designs that have particular relevance to studies of environmen...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Tager IB

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecological risk assessment can be enhanced with predictive models for metal toxicity. Modelings of published data were done under the simplifying assumption that intermetal trends in toxicity reflect relative metal-ligand complex stabilities. This idea has been invoked successfully since 1904 but has yet to be applied...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Newman MC,McCloskey JT,Tatara CP

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The damaging effects of exposure to environmental toxicants differentially affect genetically distinct individuals, but the mechanisms contributing to these differences are poorly understood. Genetic variation affects the establishment of the gene regulatory landscape and thus gene expression, and we hypothe...

journal_title：Environmental health perspectives

authors： Chappell GA,Israel JW,Simon JM,Pott S,Safi A,Eklund K,Sexton KG,Bodnar W,Lieb JD,Crawford GE,Rusyn I,Furey TS

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00