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Occupational respiratory diseasesJ R Balmes
Department of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA
Prim Care 27:1009-38. 2000..Therefore, the possibility of occupational lung disease should be considered whenever a working or retired person has unexplained respiratory illness...
Lifetime environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMark D Eisner
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, UCSF Box 0924, CA 94113 0924, USA
Environ Health 4:7. 2005..Although ETS exposure appears to cause asthma in children and adults, its role in causing COPD has received limited attention in epidemiologic studies...- Occupational contribution to the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseJohn R Balmes
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0843, USA
J Occup Environ Med 47:154-60. 2005..The occupational contribution to the burden of COPD is sufficiently great that preventive interventions are warranted... 
Performance of self-reported occupational exposure compared to a job-exposure matrix approach in asthma and chronic rhinitisP J Quinlan
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Occup Environ Med 66:154-60. 2009..Our objective was to characterise the performance of VGDF for repeatability, systematic misclassification, and sensitivity and specificity against exposure likelihood by a job-exposure matrix (JEM)...- Effects of antioxidant enzyme polymorphisms on ozone-induced lung function changesC Chen
School of Public Health, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0843, USA
Eur Respir J 30:677-83. 2007..The current authors conclude that the effects of antioxidant enzyme gene polymorphisms on the risk of decreased lung function related to chronic exposure to ozone may be modified by sex-specific factors... - The association between occupational factors and adverse health outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseP D Blanc
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 609, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
Occup Environ Med 61:661-7. 2004..Despite recognition that occupational exposures may make a substantive contribution to the aetiology of COPD, little is known about the potential role of work related factors in COPD related health outcomes... - Area-level socio-economic status and health status among adults with asthma and rhinitisP D Blanc
Dept of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Eur Respir J 27:85-94. 2006..In conclusion, area-level socio-economic status is linked to some, but not all, of the studied health status measures after taking into account individual-level socio-economic status... 
Altered pulmonary function in children with asthma associated with highway traffic near residenceHelene G Margolis
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Int J Environ Health Res 19:139-55. 2009....- Socioeconomic gradients in tiotropium use among adults with COPDPaul D Blanc
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 3:483-90. 2008..Inequalities in the use of new medications may contribute to health disparities. We analyzed socioeconomic gradients in the use of tiotropium for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)... - Exposure to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes: assessment by a single survey item compared to a detailed exposure battery and a job exposure matrixPaul D Blanc
Department of Medicine, The Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
Am J Ind Med 48:110-7. 2005..Occupational exposure assessment often relies upon subject report. We examined the characteristics of self-reported exposure in respondents' longest held job to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes (VGDF) compared to other measures of exposure risk... - Is there an association between lifetime cumulative exposure and acute pulmonary responses to ozone?Mehrdad Arjomandi
Lung Biology Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0845, USA
J Occup Environ Med 50:341-9. 2008..To investigate the potential effects of lifetime cumulative ozone (O3) exposure on acute pulmonary responses to O3... - Impact of the home indoor environment on adult asthma and rhinitisPaul D Blanc
Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
J Occup Environ Med 47:362-72. 2005..We sought to study the combined effects of multiple home indoor environmental exposures in adult asthma and rhinitis... - Exposure to traffic: lung function and health status in adults with asthmaJohn R Balmes
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif 94143 0843, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 123:626-31. 2009..Exposure to traffic has been associated with asthma outcomes in children, but its effect on asthma in adults has not been well studied... - Further exploration of the links between occupational exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePaul D Blanc
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
J Occup Environ Med 51:804-10. 2009..To examine occupational risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)... - Diesel exhaust and asthma: hypotheses and molecular mechanisms of actionRobert J Pandya
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California at San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94143-0843, USA
Environ Health Perspect 110:103-12. 2002.... - Aircraft cabin air recirculation and symptoms of the common coldJessica Nutik Zitter
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0843, San Francisco, CA 94143 0843, USA
JAMA 288:483-6. 2002..Whether air recirculation increases the transmission of infectious disease is unknown; some studies have demonstrated higher rates of the common cold among persons working in buildings that recirculate air... - Cholinergic blockade does not alter the nasal congestive response to irritant provocationDennis Shusterman
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Rhinology 40:141-6. 2002..To understand the mechanism underlying the nasal congestive response to irritant challenge... - Hard metal interstitial lung disease: high-resolution computed tomography appearanceMichael B Gotway
Thoracic Imaging Section, Department of Radiology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
J Thorac Imaging 17:314-8. 2002..This appearance, along with a consistent occupational exposure, should specifically suggest the diagnosis of HM-ILD... - An integrated model of environmental factors in adult asthma lung function and disease severity: a cross-sectional studyLaura Trupin
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Environ Health 9:24. 2010..We sought to evaluate the contribution of combined social and physical environmental exposures to adult asthma lung function and disease severity... - When smoke gets in your lungsJohn R Balmes
UCSF, Box 0843, San Francisco, CA 94143 0843, USA
Proc Am Thorac Soc 7:98-101. 2010..Ongoing research in Guatemala is attempting to address these data gaps... - Effect of ozone exposure on airway responses to inhaled allergen in asthmatic subjectsLisa L Chen
Lung Biology Center, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Cardiovascular Research Institute, and Medical Service, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Chest 125:2328-35. 2004..Our results do suggest, however, that a subgroup of asthmatics may acquire increased sensitivity to aeroallergens after exposure to ozone... - Evaluating quality of life in patients with asthma and rhinitis: English adaptation of the rhinasthma questionnaireHubert Chen
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 106:110-118.e1. 2011..Separate health-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments exist for asthma and rhinitis. The Rhinasthma questionnaire, originally developed in Italian, is a unique measure designed for use where both conditions coexist... - Occupational asthma: a reviewL J Lombardo
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0843, USA
Environ Health Perspect 108:697-704. 2000..Prevention of new cases is the best approach to reducing the burden of asthma attributable to occupational exposures. Future research needs are identified... - Occupational airways diseases from chronic low-level exposures to irritantsJohn R Balmes
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0843, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Clin Chest Med 23:727-35, vi. 2002..This article reviews the evidence that supports the concept that low-level exposures to respiratory tract irritants can contribute to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma... - The role of ozone exposure in the epidemiology of asthmaJ R Balmes
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143
Environ Health Perspect 101:219-24. 1993..Some potential approaches to further investigation of the relationship between asthma and ozone, including those that would link controlled human exposures to population-based studies, are considered... - The occupational burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseL Trupin
Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0920, USA
Eur Respir J 22:462-9. 2003.... - Evaluating the use of a portable spirometer in a study of pediatric asthmaKathleen M Mortimer
Division of Public Health Biology and Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
Chest 123:1899-907. 2003..These spirometers, however, are neither practical nor affordable for home-based monitoring or studies that collect data in multiple locations. Traditionally, peak flowmeters have been used, but they have important limitations... - Case report: a case of wood-smoke-related pulmonary diseaseJanet V Diaz
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
Environ Health Perspect 114:759-62. 2006..This is due to pneumonia in children and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer in women... - Antioxidant intake, GSTM1 polymorphism and pulmonary function in healthy young adultsJ Tujague
Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley 94720 7360, USA
Eur Respir J 27:282-8. 2006..The current study does not support a role for the glutathione S-transferase M1-null genotype as an independent risk factor for decrements in lung function... - Brief secondhand smoke exposure depresses endothelial progenitor cells activity and endothelial function: sustained vascular injury and blunted nitric oxide productionChristian Heiss
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0103, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 51:1760-71. 2008..This study sought to analyze the effects of acute secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure on the number and function of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) over 24 h... - Evidence for excess colorectal cancer incidence among asbestos-exposed men in the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy TrialOluremi A Aliyu
Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Am J Epidemiol 162:868-78. 2005..Nonetheless, these data suggest that colorectal cancer risk is elevated among men occupationally exposed to asbestos, especially those with evidence of nonmalignant asbestos-associated radiographic changes... - The World Trade Center collapse: a continuing tragedy for lung health?John R Balmes
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 174:235-6. 2006 - Bronchiectasis in persons with skin lesions resulting from arsenic in drinking waterD N Guha Mazumder
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India
Epidemiology 16:760-5. 2005..7-37). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that, in addition to being a cause of lung cancer, ingestion of high concentrations of arsenic in drinking water may be a cause of bronchiectasis... - Residential proximity to naturally occurring asbestos: health risk or ecologic fallacy?Carl Andrew Brodkin
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 173:573; author reply 573-4. 2006 - Predictors of lung cancer among asbestos-exposed men in the {beta}-carotene and retinol efficacy trialMark R Cullen
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program and the Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
Am J Epidemiol 161:260-70. 2005..Residual confounding by subclinical asbestosis, exposure to unmeasured lung carcinogens, or differences in smoking are unlikely to explain these observations better than a carcinogenic effect of asbestos per se... - Genotype-activity relationship for Mn-superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase 1 and catalase in humansMaria Bastaki
Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94608, USA
Pharmacogenet Genomics 16:279-86. 2006..This study examined the association between genetic polymorphisms and enzyme activity for antioxidant enzymes that share a common detoxification pathway: manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPX1) and catalase... - Ozone, a malady for all agesKent E Pinkerton
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 176:107-8. 2007
Research Grants
- Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research CentersJohn Balmes; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Berkeley Center for Environmental Public Health TrackingJohn Balmes; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- Berkeley Center for Environmental Public Health TrackingJohn Balmes; Fiscal Year: 2005....
- MULTIDAY EXPOSURE TO O3 IN ASTHMAJohn Balmes; Fiscal Year: 2002....