Tobacco-Related Disparities Viewed Through the Lens of Intersectionality.

Unlabelled: Despite remarkable progress, tobacco control efforts are not equitably distributed, and tobacco-related disparities continue to contribute to significant health disparities. Our premise in this commentary is that Intersectionality can serve as a productive analytical framework for examining tobacco-related disparities across and within multiple marginalized populations. Intersectionality is a theoretical framework for understanding the multiple interlocking societal systems that bestow privilege and oppression and is increasingly being to the study of health inequities.

From sexless to sexy: Why it is time for human genetics to consider and report analyses of sex.

Science has come a long way with regard to the consideration of sex differences in clinical and preclinical research, but one field remains behind the curve: human statistical genetics. The goal of this commentary is to raise awareness and discussion about how to best consider and evaluate possible sex effects in the context of large-scale human genetic studies. Over the course of this commentary, we reinforce the importance of interpreting genetic results in the context of biological sex, establish evidence that sex differences are not being considered in human statistical genetics, and discuss how best to conduct and report such analyses.

Relationship between extremely low total serum IgE levels and rhinosinusitis.

Background: The few studies examining clinical manifestations in adults with serum IgE levels less than 2.0 IU/mL provide conflicting information.

Objective: To examine self-reported respiratory disease in women with total serum IgE levels less than 2.