Exposure to indoor mould and children's respiratory health in the PATY study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Living in a damp or mouldy home reportedly damages children's respiratory health, yet mould appears not to be a prominent risk factor in the public's perception. Analyses of data on over 5
Radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure and non-specific symptoms of ill health: a systematic review (Publications)
This article is a systematic review of whether everyday exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) causes symptoms, and whether some individuals are able to detect low-level RF-EMF (bel
Source of funding and results of studies of health effects of mobile phone use: systematic review of experimental studies (Publications)
Objectives: There is concern regarding the possible health effects of cellular phone use. We examined whether the source of funding of studies of the effects of low-level radiofrequency radiation is a
Schistosomiasis and water resources development: systematic review, meta-analysis, and estimates of people at risk (Publications)
An estimated 779 million people are at risk of schistosomiasis, of whom 106 million (13.6%) live in irrigation schemes or in close proximity to large dam reservoirs. We identified 58 studies that exam
Epidemiology and pathophysiology of obesity as cause of cancer (Publications)
According to World Health Organisation estimates 1.1 billion people were overweight or obese worldwide in the year 2000 with the prevalence rapidly increasing. Compelling evidence suggests that excess
Heat effects on mortality in 15 European cities (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies show that high temperatures are related to mortality, but little is known about the exposure-response function and the lagged effect of heat. We report the associatio
TNFA-308 in Two International Population-Based Cohorts Shows Increased Risk for Asthma (Publications)
Genetic association studies have related the Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFA) -308 G/A polymorphism with increased risk to asthma but results are inconsistent.To test whether two single nucleotide
N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (Publications)
PURPOSE: Observational studies have shown an inconsistent association between n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risk of coronary heart disease. We investigated the effects of dietary and non-die