Frank E. Speizer

TL;DR: The hypothesis that asthma is a multifactor disease whose expression is dependent on both familial and environmental influences is supported.

TL;DR: Respiratory functions were measured on a daily basis by spirometry over a period of 4 wk at a summer camp at Fairview Lake in northwestern New Jersey and multiple regression analyses indicated that the O3 concentration in the previous hour, the cumulative daily O3 exposure during the hours between 9 A.M. and the function measurement, ambient temperature, and humidity were the most explanatory environmental variables for daily variations in function.

TL;DR: Higher vegetable consumption, particularly of carrots, may significantly reduce the risk of lung cancer, but dietary modification cannot be considered a substitute for smoking prevention and cessation.

TL;DR: In both men and women, reporting of any respiratory symptoms was associated with both a reduction in initial lung function and more rapid decline in height-adjusted FEV1, and men with cough or phlegm and women with cough alone showed accelerated loss inFEV1.