Robust evidence is needed for the hazardous effects of outdoor particulate matter (PM) on mortality and morbidity from all types of cancers. To summarize and meta-analyze the association between PM and cancer, published articles reporting associations between outdoor PM exposure and any type of c...

Objective: The convoluted element of PM2.5 may cause various biological reactions. Nowadays, few studies have indicated the long-term health efects of PM2.5 on HCC. Therefore, this meta-analysis frst aims to obtain more precise estimates of the efects of PM2.5 exposure on HCC to assess the stre...

Low birth weight is an important risk factor for many co-morbidities both in early life as well as in adulthood. Numerous studies report associations between prenatal exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution and low birth weight. Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses report var...

Background: It is generally assumed that there have been mixed results in the literature regarding the association between ambient particulate matter (PM) and myocardial infarction (MI). The aim of this meta-analysis was to explore the rate of short-term exposure PM with aerodynamic diameters ≤2....

Only a few recent systematic reviews and meta-analysis studies have quantitatively assessed the effect of short-term exposure to ambient fine particular matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 lm (PM2.5) on respiratory disease (RD) mortality and RD hospital outpatient visits in the C...

Background: Pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), have a great impact on public health. Exposure to ambient air pollution during pregnancy may cause pregnancy complications. The aim of our study is to explore the risk o...

Previous epidemiological reports have emphasized the impact of ambient particulate matter (PM) on pneumonia-related hospitalizations. However, these reports vary across different study populations. We aimed to evaluate the impact of short-term exposure to PM on hospital admissions due to pneumoni...

Background: Air pollution is hypothesised to be a risk factor for interstitial lung diseases (ILD). This study systematically reviewed the literature regarding the impact of air pollution on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Methods: A computer-ass...

BACKGROUND: Studies have reported that ambient air pollution is associated with an increased risk of developing or dying from coronavirus-2 (COVID-19). Methodological approaches to investigate the health impacts of air pollution on epidemics should differ from those used for chronic diseases, bu...

Environmental pollution is a critical predisposing factor underlying neurodegenerative diseases, but the association between particulate matter (PM) exposure and Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the association between long-term PM2.5/PM10 exposure and PD r...