INTRODUCTION: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a highly prevalent disorder among
postmenarcheal premenopausal women, accounting for much of anovulatory infertility, and it …

Phthalate diesters are a diverse group of chemicals used to make plastics flexible and are
found in personal care products, medical equipment, and medication capsules. Ubiquitous …

Although epidemiological studies have evaluated the associations of ambient air pollution
with depression, the results remained mixed. To clarify the nature of the association, we …

Background: Animal studies suggest that some perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), including
perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and perfluorononanoic acid …

Background Health effects of air pollution on diabetes have been scarcely studied in
developing countries. We aimed to explore the associations of long-term exposure to …

BACKGROUND Changes in DNA methylation may play an important role in the deleterious
reproductive effects reported in association with exposure to environmental pollutants. In this …

Importance Which cardiometabolic risk factors (eg, hypertension, type 2 diabetes,
overweight or obesity, and dyslipidemia) are more sensitive to long-term exposure to …

Background Little information exists on the lipidemic effects of air pollution, particularly in
developing countries. We aimed to investigate the associations of long-term exposure to …

Exertional rhabdomyolysis (ERB) is a syndrome of severe skeletal muscle breakdown.
Blood levels of creatine kinase (CK) are widely used as a marker to reflect muscle …

Several reviews have been conducted to assess the association between greenspace and
overweight or obesity, but the conclusions were inconsistent. However, an updated …