Health in the Anthropocene Epoch-implications for epidemiology.
Published in International journal of epidemiology
Effects of ambient air pollution on incident Parkinson's disease in Ontario, 2001 to 2013: a population-based cohort stu...
...Published in International journal of epidemiology
Despite recent studies linking air pollution to neurodegenerative illness, evidence relating air pollution and Parkinson's disease (PD) remains scarce. We conducted a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada, to determine the association between air pollution and incident PD. Using health administrative databases, we identified all adults a...
Silicone breast implants and the risk of autoimmune/rheumatic disorders: a real-world analysis.
Published in International journal of epidemiology
Several epidemiological studies have investigated the link between silicone breast implants (SBIs) and autoimmune/rheumatic disorders, reporting inconsistent results. We aimed to evaluate the association between SBIs and the most clinically relevant autoimmune/rheumatic disorders using a large, population-based database. In this cross-sectional stu...
Susceptibility to price discounting of soda by neighbourhood educational status: an ecological analysis of disparities i...
Published in International journal of epidemiology
Price discounting is a marketing tactic used frequently by food industries and retailers, but the extent to which education modifies the effect of discounting on the purchasing of unhealthy foods has received little attention. We investigated whether there was a differential association of price discounting of soda with store-level soda purchasing ...
Past and current asbestos exposure and future mesothelioma risks in Britain: The Inhaled Particles Study (TIPS).
...Published in International journal of epidemiology
Occupational and environmental airborne asbestos concentrations are too low and variable for lifetime exposures to be estimated reliably, and building workers and occupants may suffer higher exposure when asbestos in older buildings is disturbed or removed. Mesothelioma risks from current asbestos exposures are therefore not known. We interviewed a...
Evaluating temporal patterns of snakebite in Sri Lanka: the potential for higher snakebite burdens with climate change.
...Published in International journal of epidemiology
Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that has been overlooked by healthcare decision makers in many countries. Previous studies have reported seasonal variation in hospital admission rates due to snakebites in endemic countries including Sri Lanka, but seasonal patterns have not been investigated in detail. A national community-based survey wa...
Association between early history of asthma and COPD diagnosis in later life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Published in International journal of epidemiology
Whereas most studies have reported prior history/diagnosis of asthma as an independent risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) development in later life, no systematic review and meta-analysis has been conducted to synthesize these observational studies. The aim of this review is to investigate associations between prior histor...
Dietary non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity and the risk of myocardial infarction: the Swedish National March Cohort.
Published in International journal of epidemiology
Results from randomized trials of antioxidant supplementation have cast doubt on observational data linking diets high in antioxidants to a reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases. We hypothesized that supplementation of one or a few antioxidants might not simulate the complex actions of all antioxidants in the human diet. We therefore investigated...
Impact of low-dose computed tomography screening on lung cancer mortality among asbestos-exposed workers.
...Published in International journal of epidemiology
We previously showed that low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening in asbestos-exposed workers is effective in detecting lung cancer (LC) at an early stage. Here, we evaluate whether LDCT screening could reduce mortality from LC in such a high-risk population. Within a cohort of 2433 asbestos-exposed men enrolled in an Occupational Health surv...
AHR gene-dioxin interactions and birthweight in the Seveso Second Generation Health Study.
Published in International journal of epidemiology
2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is proposed to interfere with fetal growth via altered activity of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (protein: AHR; gene: AHR) pathway which regulates diverse biological and developmental processes including xenobiotic metabolism. Genetic variation in AHR is an important driver of susceptibility to low birt...
