Background: There is some evidence for an association between traffic noise and ischemic
heart disease; however, associations with blood pressure have been inconsistent, and little …

Objectives Ceftaroline, the active form of the prodrug ceftaroline fosamil, is a novel
cephalosporin with bactericidal activity against important pathogens associated with community-…

Objectives: The Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA)
was designed to investigate the health effects from long-term exposure to air pollution. …

The aim of the present study was to measure age-specific prevalence of airflow obstruction
in Switzerland in smokers and never-smokers using pulmonary function tests and respiratory …

Rationale: Reductions in mortality following improvements in air quality were documented
by several studies, and our group found, in an earlier analysis, that decreasing particulate …

Transportation noise leads to sleep disturbance and to psychological and physiological
sustained stress reactions, which could impact respiratory health. However, epidemiologic …

Objectives Early life environment is essential for lung growth and maximally attained lung
function. Whether early life exposures impact on lung function decline in adulthood, an …

Associations of physical activity (PA) intensity with arterial stiffness in older adults at the
population level are insufficiently studied. We examined cross-sectional associations of self-…

Healthy lifestyles are integral in preventing and treating common cardiovascular and metabolic
diseases. The aim of this study was to observe smoking habits, alcohol intake, physical …

The restrictive spirometric pattern is associated with a substantial morbidity and mortality
burden. We sought to determine to what extent spirometric restriction is associated with …