Asthma, rhinitis, and eczema are complex diseases with multiple genetic and environmental
factors interlinked through IgE-associated and non–IgE-associated mechanisms …

Introduction Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the most common cause of non-
communicable disease mortality in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Gaps in …

Background: Retirement is a life-course transition in late adult life that is marked by major
changes that may affect healthy lifestyles. Our aim is to give an overview of the current …

Rationale: The role of air pollution exposure in the development of asthma, allergies, and
related symptoms remains unclear, due in part to the limited number of prospective cohort …

BACKGROUND: Asthma has its origins in early childhood, but different patterns of childhood
wheezing vary in their associations with subsequent asthma, atopy, and bronchial …

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a commonly occurring chronic skin disease with high heritability.
Apart from filaggrin (FLG), the genes influencing atopic dermatitis are largely unknown. We …

BACKGROUND: A self-administered semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ)
was developed for the Dutch cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer …

Background Eczema, rhinitis, and asthma often coexist (comorbidity) in children, but the
proportion of comorbidity not attributable to either chance or the role of IgE sensitisation is …

Flavonoids have been suggested to protect against chronic lung disease. We studied intake
of catechins, flavonols, and flavones in relation to pulmonary function and COPD symptoms …

BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to investigate the relationships between the intake
of the antioxidant (pro)-vitamins C, E and β-carotene and the presence of respiratory …