Context Short-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may trigger myocardial infarction (MI), but this association remains unclear. Objective To assess and quantify the association between short-term exposure to major air pollutants (ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide,...

Asia is experiencing rapid increases in industrialization, urbanization, and motor vehicle transport with correspondingly high levels of pollution. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of the Asian timeseries literature to assess the evidence from health effects of short-term exposu...

Air pollution is one of the world’s most serious environmental problems. Air pollutants continue to be major contributing factors to chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma), cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. We conducted a systematic literature r...

Aims: We conducted systematic review as well as meta-analyses on the association between particulate matter and daily stroke attack from a number of epidemiologic studies. Methods: Twelve quantitative studies about the associations between particulate matter and stroke attack met the inclusive cr...

The objective of this work was to summarise and evaluate the evidence showing that physical activity is a protector factor as regards falls in older people. Relevant studies were identified through a systematic search in the MEDLINE and Cochrane Library, under the keywords of accidental fall/nume...

This systematic review aims to evaluate the effects of dance (movement) therapy and ballroom dances as therapeutic interventions for adults with physical and mental illnesses in comparison to other interventions or care as usual. A systematic literature search for randomized controlled trials exa...

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to determine how Pilates exercises have impacted body composition (BC) on selected populations. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed using the keywords 'Pilates, body composition, systematic review, literature review, overw...

Objective: To perform a systematic review with meta-analyses that evaluates the effectiveness of the Pilates method on the pain and functionality outcome in adults with non-specific chronic low back pain. Data sources: The search was performed in the following databases: Medline, Embase, AMED,...

Background: Our aim was to develop a rating scale to assess the therapeutic validity of therapeutic exercise programmes. By use of this rating scale we investigated the therapeutic validity of therapeutic exercise in patients awaiting primary total joint replacement (TJR). Finally, we studied the...

Background: Asthma affects more than 17 million people in the United States;1/3 of these are children. Children are particularly vulnerable to airborne pollution because of their narrower airways and because they generally breathe more air per pound of body weight than adults, increasing their e...