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Induction of Asthma and the Environment: What We Know and Need to Know
The prevalence of asthma has increased dramatically over the last 25 years in the United States and in other nations as a result of ill-defined changes in living conditions in modern society. On 18 and 19 October 2004 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environment...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1440790/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16581555 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8376 |
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author | Selgrade, MaryJane K. Lemanske, Robert F. Gilmour, M. Ian Neas, Lucas M. Ward, Marsha D.W. Henneberger, Paul K. Weissman, David N. Hoppin, Jane A. Dietert, Rodney R. Sly, Peter D. Geller, Andrew M. Enright, Paul L. Backus, Gillian S. Bromberg, Philip A. Germolec, Dori R. Yeatts, Karin B. |
author_facet | Selgrade, MaryJane K. Lemanske, Robert F. Gilmour, M. Ian Neas, Lucas M. Ward, Marsha D.W. Henneberger, Paul K. Weissman, David N. Hoppin, Jane A. Dietert, Rodney R. Sly, Peter D. Geller, Andrew M. Enright, Paul L. Backus, Gillian S. Bromberg, Philip A. Germolec, Dori R. Yeatts, Karin B. |
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description | The prevalence of asthma has increased dramatically over the last 25 years in the United States and in other nations as a result of ill-defined changes in living conditions in modern society. On 18 and 19 October 2004 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences sponsored the workshop “Environmental Influences on the Induction and Incidence of Asthma” to review current scientific evidence with respect to factors that may contribute to the induction of asthma. Participants addressed two broad questions: a) What does the science suggest that regulatory and public health agencies could do now to reduce the incidence of asthma? and b) What research is needed to improve our understanding of the factors that contribute to the induction of asthma and our ability to manage this problem? In this article (one of four articles resulting from the workshop), we briefly characterize asthma and its public health and economic impacts, and intervention strategies that have been successfully used to prevent induction of asthma in the workplace. We conclude with the findings of seven working groups that focus on ambient air, indoor pollutants (biologics), occupational exposures, early life stages, older adults, intrinsic susceptibility, and lifestyle. These groups found strong scientific support for public health efforts to limit in utero and postnatal exposure to cigarette smoke. However, with respect to other potential types of interventions, participants noted many scientific questions, which are summarized in this article. Research to address these questions could have a significant public health and economic impact that would be well worth the investment. |
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spelling | pubmed-14407902006-05-02 Induction of Asthma and the Environment: What We Know and Need to Know Selgrade, MaryJane K. Lemanske, Robert F. Gilmour, M. Ian Neas, Lucas M. Ward, Marsha D.W. Henneberger, Paul K. Weissman, David N. Hoppin, Jane A. Dietert, Rodney R. Sly, Peter D. Geller, Andrew M. Enright, Paul L. Backus, Gillian S. Bromberg, Philip A. Germolec, Dori R. Yeatts, Karin B. Environ Health Perspect Research The prevalence of asthma has increased dramatically over the last 25 years in the United States and in other nations as a result of ill-defined changes in living conditions in modern society. On 18 and 19 October 2004 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences sponsored the workshop “Environmental Influences on the Induction and Incidence of Asthma” to review current scientific evidence with respect to factors that may contribute to the induction of asthma. Participants addressed two broad questions: a) What does the science suggest that regulatory and public health agencies could do now to reduce the incidence of asthma? and b) What research is needed to improve our understanding of the factors that contribute to the induction of asthma and our ability to manage this problem? In this article (one of four articles resulting from the workshop), we briefly characterize asthma and its public health and economic impacts, and intervention strategies that have been successfully used to prevent induction of asthma in the workplace. We conclude with the findings of seven working groups that focus on ambient air, indoor pollutants (biologics), occupational exposures, early life stages, older adults, intrinsic susceptibility, and lifestyle. These groups found strong scientific support for public health efforts to limit in utero and postnatal exposure to cigarette smoke. However, with respect to other potential types of interventions, participants noted many scientific questions, which are summarized in this article. Research to address these questions could have a significant public health and economic impact that would be well worth the investment. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2006-04 2006-01-26 /pmc/articles/PMC1440790/ /pubmed/16581555 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8376 Text en http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Publication of EHP lies in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from EHP may be reprinted freely. Use of materials published in EHP should be acknowledged (for example, ?Reproduced with permission from Environmental Health Perspectives?); pertinent reference information should be provided for the article from which the material was reproduced. Articles from EHP, especially the News section, may contain photographs or illustrations copyrighted by other commercial organizations or individuals that may not be used without obtaining prior approval from the holder of the copyright. |
spellingShingle | Research Selgrade, MaryJane K. Lemanske, Robert F. Gilmour, M. Ian Neas, Lucas M. Ward, Marsha D.W. Henneberger, Paul K. Weissman, David N. Hoppin, Jane A. Dietert, Rodney R. Sly, Peter D. Geller, Andrew M. Enright, Paul L. Backus, Gillian S. Bromberg, Philip A. Germolec, Dori R. Yeatts, Karin B. Induction of Asthma and the Environment: What We Know and Need to Know |
title | Induction of Asthma and the Environment: What We Know and Need to Know |
title_full | Induction of Asthma and the Environment: What We Know and Need to Know |
title_fullStr | Induction of Asthma and the Environment: What We Know and Need to Know |
title_full_unstemmed | Induction of Asthma and the Environment: What We Know and Need to Know |
title_short | Induction of Asthma and the Environment: What We Know and Need to Know |
title_sort | induction of asthma and the environment: what we know and need to know |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1440790/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16581555 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8376 |
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