Background: A sex-related switch in the prevalence of asthma from childhood (male
predominance) to adulthood (female predominance) has been described, but for allergic …

Asia is the world's most dynamic area. Asthma is a major chronic disease in Asia, like other
continents. However, unlike childhood asthma, the epidemiological burden of asthma in …

Driven by drastic socioeconomic changes in China and Mongolia, urbanization has become
one of the most significant driving forces in the transformation of the Mongolian Plateau in …

Air pollution, climate change, and reduced biodiversity are major threats to human health
with detrimental effects on a variety of chronic noncommunicable diseases in particular …

The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased dramatically in recent decades, and are
now considered major chronic diseases at the global level. The increasing burden of allergic …

A prevalence study was conducted among office workers in Malaysia (N= 695). The aim of
this study was to examine associations between asthma, airway symptoms, rhinitis and …

Antecedentes: la rinitis alérgica es la enfermedad alérgica más frecuente, se distingue por
rinorrea, congestión nasal y estornudos, inducidos por una respuesta mediada por IgE …

Background Population-based estimates of asthma and allergic rhinitis in sub-Saharan
African adults are lacking. We assessed the prevalence and determinants of asthma and …

Environmental pollution of the air, water, and soil comprise an increasingly urgent challenge
to global health, well-being, and productivity. The impact of environmental pollution arguably …

Purpose Identification of country-specific demographic, medical, lifestyle, and
geoenvironmental risk factors for cerebral aneurysm rupture in the develo** Asian country …