Background Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a major global public health issue with high
prevalence and morbidity. Our goal was to evaluate eczema prevalence over time, using …

Background Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children globally. The Global
Asthma Network (GAN) Phase I study aimed to determine if the worldwide burden of asthma …

Aims There have been no worldwide standardised surveys of prevalence and severity of
asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in school children for 15 years. The present study aims …

Background The Global Asthma Network (GAN), by using the International Study of Asthma
and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) methodology, has updated trends in prevalence of …

Among the thousands of chemicals having potential to enter the environment, the NORMAN
network has identified at least 700 substances categorized into 20 classes in the European …

Aims Asthma, hay fever and eczema are three common chronic conditions. There have been
no recent multi-country data on the burden of these three conditions in adults; the aims of …

Fungicides are very important and diverse environmental and agricultural concern species.
Their determination in commercial formulations or environmental matrices, requires highly …

Pyrethroids are synthetic pesticides that originated from the modification of natural pyrethrins
to improve their biological activity and stability. They are a family of chiral pesticides with a …

Background Outdoor air pollution may disturb immune system development. We investigated
whether gestational exposure to traffic‐related air pollutants (TRAP) is associated with …

The world population is increasing and there is a growing demand for food, leading to
intensification of farming methods and a requirement for more coadjuvants. Potential high profits …