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Higher plasma AFB1 concentration is associated with increased risk of HPV 16 and HPV 18 detection and persistence among Ugandan women
Abstract Introduction Aflatoxins are environmental hazards; potent carcinogenic and immunosuppressive agents that contaminates corn and other crops. A high proportion …
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An analysis of past and future heatwaves based on a heat-associated mortality threshold: towards a heat health warning system
Heatwaves can have severe impacts on human health extending from illness to mortality. These health effects are related to not …
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Symptoms and functional limitations related to respiratory health and carbon monoxide poisoning in Tanzania: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: The burden of chronic respiratory symptoms and respiratory functional limitations is underestimated in Africa. Few data are available on …
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What agro-input dealers know, sell and say to smallholder farmers about pesticides: a mystery shopping and KAP analysis in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Pesticides can have negative effects on human and environmental health, especially when not handled as intended. In many countries, …
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Association of indoor microbial aerosols with respiratory symptoms among under-five children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Despite the recognition of the importance of indoor microbial exposures on children’s health, the role of different microbial …
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Household air pollution, ultrasound measurement, fetal biometric parameters and intrauterine growth restriction
Abstract Background Low birthweight, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and perinatal mortality have been associated with air pollution. However, intervention studies …
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Fluoride Content in Drinking Water and the Health Implications of Fluoride-Rich Water Consumption: An Overview of the Situation in Canada and Nigeria
Fluoride is an inorganic monatomic anion of fluorine and forms part of essential reagents used by the chemical industry. It …
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Acute and chronic exposure to air pollution in relation with incidence, prevalence, severity and mortality of COVID-19: a rapid systematic review
Abstract Background Air pollution is one of the world’s leading mortality risk factors contributing to seven million deaths annually. COVID-19 …
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Severity of parkinsonism associated with environmental manganese exposure
Abstract Background Exposure to occupational manganese (Mn) is associated with neurotoxic brain injury, manifesting primarily as parkinsonism. The association between …
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Health consequences of drought in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: hotspot areas and needed actions
BACKGROUND: Over the past four decades, drought episodes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of the of the World Health …
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Environmental health literacy and household air pollution-associated symptoms in Kenya: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Household air pollution (HAP) is a significant source of the global burden of disease. Our objective was to evaluate …
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Respiratory health and eruptions of the Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a time-series analysis
Abstract Background Nyamulagira and Nyiragongo are active volcanoes situated close to Goma (North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo). These volcanoes …
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Short-term association between ambient temperature and homicide in South Africa: a case-crossover study
BACKGROUND: Criminology research has traditionally investigated sociodemographic predictors of crime, such as sex, race, age, and socioeconomic status. However, evidence …
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Personal carbon monoxide exposure, respiratory symptoms, and the potentially modifying roles of sex and HIV infection in rural Uganda: a cohort study
BACKGROUND: Most of the global burden of pollution-related morbidity and mortality is believed to occur in resource-limited settings, where HIV …
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Biomass fuel as a risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The link between use of solid biomass fuel (wood, charcoal, coal, dung, and crop residues) for cooking and/or heating and …
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Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides and risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline in an older population: a prospective analysis from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging
BACKGROUND: Little attention has been paid to neurotoxicants on the risk of dementia. Exposure to known neurotoxicants such as polychlorinated …
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Occupational health: a world of false promises
The response of the World Health Organization (WHO) to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2015 demonstrated that the …
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Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and child overweight/obesity at 5-year follow-up: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs), may influence offspring weight gain. More prospective epidemiological studies are needed to …
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Ambulatory monitoring demonstrates an acute association between cookstove-related carbon monoxide and blood pressure in a Ghanaian cohort
BACKGROUND: Repeated exposure to household air pollution may intermittently raise blood pressure (BP) and affect cardiovascular outcomes. We investigated whether …
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Household cereal crop harvest and children’s nutritional status in rural Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Reduction of child undernutrition is one of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. Achievement of this goal may be …
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