...Steven H. Myint Most common colds are caused by rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. These viruses are now thought to provoke the majority of asthmatic attacks in children. This article summarises the role that these viruses play in inducing asthma and discusses the interaction between air pollution...

...Ron Williams; Albert Collier; Joellen Lewtas Indoor air nicotine concentrations in the homes of young children (ages 1 -3 years) were monitored for 48 h as part of a study to assess uptake, metabolism and urinary excretion of nicotine and its metabolites, including cotinine. Cotinine has been used...

...S. Attenoux-Merono; J. Pompili; A. Botta; F. Grimaldi; E. Muls; A. Viala Several urinary parameters were measured to determine the possible effects of cadmium and lead, as air pollutants, on the kidney function of exposed children. Children from two nursery schools were investigated: the first...

...Albert M. Collier; George M. Goldstein; Robert P. Shrewsbury; Sonia M. Davis; Gary G. Koch; Chuan-An Zhang; Neal L. Benowitz; Joellen Lewtas; Ron W. Williams Quantitative relationships between urinary cotinine excretion and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure in young children have not been...