Michael Kundi

Michael Kundi
Medical University of Vienna | MedUni Vienna · Institute of Environmental Health

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Epidemiological studies indicate that electromagnetic fields (EMF) are associated with cancer in humans. Exposure to mobile phone specific high frequency fields (HF-EMF) may lead to increased glioma risks, while low frequency radiation (LF-EMF) is associated with childhood leukemia. We studied the impact of HF-EMF (1950 MHz, UMTS signal) on DNA sta...
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Micronucleus (MN) assays with buccal cells are at present widely used to investigate occupational exposures to genotoxic carcinogens. This article describes their use for the monitoring of metal exposed workers. We found in total 73 relevant articles, in the majority (97 %) increased MN and/or other nuclear anomalies were reported. Most studies wer...
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Potential differential and non‐differential recall error in mobile phone use (MPU) in the multinational MOBI‐Kids case–control study were evaluated. We compared self‐reported MPU with network operator billing record data up to 3 months, 1 year, and 2 years before the interview date from 702 subjects aged between 10 and 24 years in eight countries....
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Several human studies indicate that mobile phone specific electromagnetic fields may cause cancer in humans but the underlying molecular mechanisms are currently not known. Studies concerning chromosomal damage (which is causally related to cancer induction) are controversial and those addressing this issue in mobile phone users are based on the us...
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Background Asthma is the most commonly occurring respiratory illness during pregnancy. Associations with complications of pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcome have been established. However, little is known about quality of life (QoL) in pregnant women with asthma and how it relates to asthma control particularly for Iran. Objective To determin...
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Whether infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) can cause nonspecific symptoms is a matter of controversy. We investigated whether individuals infected with B. burgdorferi sl develop unspecific symptoms more frequently than non-infected controls. Eighty-nine persons having presented with B. burgdorferi sl infection between 2015 and 2019...
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Conventional banana farming is pesticide-intensive and leads to high exposure of farmworkers. Ecuador is the world’s biggest exporter of bananas. In this field study in 5 communities in Ecuador, we recorded potentially pesticide-associated subjective health symptoms in farmworkers and compared pesticide users to workers in organic farming. With one...
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We determined the impact of air pollution on COVID-19-related mortality and reported-case incidence, analyzing the correlation of infection case numbers and outcomes with previous-year air pollution data from the populations of 23 Viennese districts. Time at risk started in a district when the first COVID-19 case was diagnosed. High exposure levels...
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Background Component resolved diagnosis, recently redefined as precision allergy medicine diagnosis — [email protected], may help understanding allergic cross-reactivity patterns among polysensitized patients and their clinical implication. Objective We aimed to investigate similarities among allergens by empirically determining the occurrence of...
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In epidemiological studies, both spatial and temporal variations in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are a robust predictor of health risks. Compared to particulate matter, the experimental evidence for harmful effects at typical ambient concentrations is less extensive and not as clear for NO2. In the wake of the “Diesel emission scandal—Dieselgate”, the sc...
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Background: It is known that environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has adverse effects on pregnancy and birth outcomes. We aimed to assess the impact of ETS in pregnant women with and without asthma. Methods: A cohort study was conducted from August 2014 to June 2015 enrolling 1603 pregnant women during their 2nd trimester. Data on tobacco exposure...
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Acculturative stress is a phenomenon describing negative emotions experienced by immigrants in their socio-cultural and psychological adaptation process to the host society's dominant culture and its population. Acculturative stress is assumed to be one the reasons for higher prevalence of postnatal depression among immigrant women compared to non-...
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IgE-mediated inflammatory responses upon allergen contact in allergic rhinitis (AR) are associated with rapid alterations of circulating blood cell numbers detectable in a complete blood count (CBC). Aim of this study was to evaluate whether intake of antihistamines may modulate allergen-induced CBC dynamics in male and female patients. A total of...
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Micronutrients, as essential components of prenatal care, are important to reduce the risk for maternal and child morbidity and mortality by lowering pregnancy-related complications. The present study aimed to investigate the status of the trace elements, i.e., selenium, zinc, and manganese in pregnant and non-pregnant women from a developing count...
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Objective: Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) elimination in low-income countries is a major aim of public health endeavors, due to poor vaccination status, lack of antenatal care, and unhygienic birth practices. The objective of this study, thus, was to assess the present state and factors associated with maternal tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccination...
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Banana farming represents an important segment of agricultural production in Ecuador. The health of farmworkers might be compromised by the extensive use of pesticides in plantations applied under poorly regulated conditions. Due to an increased awareness of pesticide-related problems for nature, as well as for worker and consumer health, ecologica...
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Birth related complications and comorbidities are highly associated with a poor nutritional status of pregnant women, whereas iron and iodine are among especially important trace elements for healthy maternal and fetal outcomes. The study compares the status of iron, iodine, and related functional parameters in pregnant and non-pregnant women from...
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Gastric acid suppression promotes allergy in mechanistic animal experiments and observational human studies, but whether gastric acid inhibitors increase allergy incidence at a population level remains uncharacterized. Here we aim to assess the use of anti-allergic medication following prescription of gastric acid inhibitors. We analyze data from h...
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Higher rates of nuclear anomalies in buccal cells of coffee workers exposed to pesticides in comparison to their unexposed peers were detected in our field study. Here, we extend our findings by examining other exposure indicators in this sample. Occupational exposure of 38 exposed and 33 non-exposed farmworkers was assessed as exposure days in the...
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Zusammenfassung Ziel dieser Umfrage war es, eine grobe Einschätzung von Zahl und Art von gemeldeten Verletzungen von Kinderrechten innerhalb der Gesundheitsversorgung sowie eine Einschätzung der Problematik durch die zuständigen Einrichtungen zu erhalten. Methodik Schriftliche Umfrage bei den Kinder- und Jugendanwaltschaften (KIJAs) und Patientenan...
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In the original publication, the university name of the authors in the affiliations was published as University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran. The correct university name should read as Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
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Acute and sub-acute effects of pesticide use in coffee farmers have rarely been investigated. In the present field study, self-reported health symptoms from 38 male pesticide users were compared to those of 33 organic farmers. Results of cytological findings have been reported in an accompanying paper in this issue. The present second part of the s...
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Intensive agrochemical use in coffee production in the Global South has been documented. The aim of this study was to investigate cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of pesticide exposure in male farmworkers in the Dominican Republic comparing conventional farming using pesticides to organic farming. Furthermore, feasibility of the buccal micronucleus...
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Cognitive functioning and academic performance of pupils depend on regular breaks from classroom work. However, it is unclear which settings during such breaks provide the best environment to restore cognitive performance and promote wellbeing of adolescent pupils. Therefore, we investigated the effects of staying in different urban green spaces du...
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Background: Allergens are one of the causes of asthma attacks, i.e. an atypical immune reaction which is prompted by environmental allergens and mediated by IgE antibodies. The present study aims to identify the prevalence of inhalation and food allergens among pregnant Iranian women with asthma. Methods: Euroimmun tests were performed to identify...
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Background: Mercury is a toxic heavy metal which is still regarded as a significant health hazard especially related to its neurotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. The general population is primarily exposed to mercury through diet. Fish consumption is the dominant source of organic mercury. Since organic mercury is incorporated into the root of the hair...
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Hintergrund: Organisches Quecksilber wird vorwiegend oral aufgenommen und im ganzen Körper verteilt. Hohe Konzentrationen treten in den Nieren auf. Hinsichtlich der Wirkung ist vor allem das Nervensystem relevant. Fischverzehr gilt als Hauptquelle. Organisches Hg wird leicht in die Haarwurzel eingebaut und liegt dort in weit höherer Konzentration a...
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Introduction: Due to its high toxicity mercury is regarded as a significant health risk to the population. We conducted two cross-sectional studies investigating, inter alia, mercury levels in hair of children. One further study examined mercury levels in different fish species. Objective: We summarize our findings to characterize the environmenta...
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Background In industrialized countries people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. Hence, indoor air quality could have a significant influence on health and productivity of humans. Especially young children should be protected from exposure to indoor chemicals because of their possibly higher vulnerability to pollutants in comparison to...
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BACKGROUND In industrialized countries people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. Hence, indoor air quality could have a significant influence on health and productivity of humans. Especially young children should be protected from exposure to indoor chemicals because of their possibly higher vulnerability to pollutants in comparison to...
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Children have to be protected from exposure to indoor chemicals since they are more vulnerable especially to air pollutants in comparison to adults. Moreover, children are organisms at the stage of development and therefore they are susceptible to disorders. Some chemicals interfere with the respiratory system, some are responsible for neurodevelop...
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Background: Many pesticides are persistent organic pollutants that have been used since 1950. They are highly bioavailable, can be bioaccumulated and biomagnified in food chains. They can have adverse effects on human health, causing damage to the nervous system, diseases of the immune system, reproductive and developmental disorders, and cancer. W...
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Background: In industrialized countries people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. Hence. indoor air quality could have a significant influence on health and productivity of humans. Especially young children should be protected from exposure to indoor chemicals because of their higher vulnerability to pollutants in comparison to adults....
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ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Hintergrund Zwischen 2005 und 2008 setzte sich ein Konsortium im Rahmen des Projektes „Einfluss der Innenraumluft auf die Gesundheit von Kindern in Ganztagsschulen – Konsortium Luft und Kinder LUKI“ mit dem Zusammenhang von Innenraumfaktoren und der Gesundheit von Kindern auseinander. Das Konsortium bestand aus Mitgliedern der Mediz...
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Hintergrund Zwischen 2005 und 2008 setzte sich ein Konsortium im Rahmen des Projektes „Einfluss der Innenraumluft auf die Gesundheit von Kindern in Ganztagsschulen – Konsortium Luft und Kinder LUKI“ mit dem Zusammenhang von Innenraumfaktoren und der Gesundheit von Kindern auseinander. Das Konsortium bestand aus Mitgliedern der Medizinischen Univers...

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