Pesticide use has been the mainstay control of disease vectors and pests of importance to public health [1–3]. However, three recent developments have raised concern over how pesticides used for public health (which include vector-control pesticides, household insecticides, and professional pest-management pesticides [4]), are being regulated, managed, and monitored in affected countries. Distu...

OBJECTIVES Antimicrobial chemicals are used in a variety of household and personal care products. Exposure to antimicrobial household products has been hypothesized to lead to allergic diseases in children. METHODS We investigated antimicrobial household product exposure and allergic symptoms in Korean children. An antimicrobial exposure (AE) score was derived. To examine the symptoms of alle...

BACKGROUND To identify demographic and socio-economic factors that are associated with household expenditure on tobacco in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, and Tajikistan. METHODS Secondary analysis of the data available through the World Bank Living Standards Monitoring Survey conducted in aforementioned countries in 1995-2000. The role of different variables ...

BACKGROUND Dengue is a serious public health issue that affects households in endemic areas in terms of health and also economically, imposing costs for prevention and treatment of cases. The Camino Verde cluster-randomised controlled trial in Mexico and Nicaragua assessed the impact of evidence-based community engagement in dengue prevention. The Mexican arm of the trial was conducted in 90 ra...

The cytotoxicities of chemicals used in household products were evaluated using a neutral red (NR) uptake assay. The chemicals tested during 1997-2004 were rubber additives (accelerators, antioxidants and retarders), solvents, plasticizers and biocides, such as antimicrobials, fungicides, preservatives used in paints, paper, wood and plastic products. The cytotoxicity potential of each chemical...