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September 3, 2015

Dirty farm air may ward off asthma in children – Science /AAAS

Dirty farm air may ward off asthma in children
Science /AAAS
For researchers trying to untangle the roots of the current epidemic of asthma, one observation is especially intriguing: Children who grow up on dairy farms are much less likely than the average child to develop the respiratory disease. Now, a …
Public Release: 3-Sep-2015 Growing up on a farm provides protection against …EurekAlert (press release)
Key enzyme helps country kids ward off allergies and asthmaNew Scientist
Scientists explain why farm children less likely to have asthmaGlobalPost
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June 17, 2015

Could Amish Farm Dust Provide Relief from Asthma? – Arizona Public Media

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Could Amish Farm Dust Provide Relief from Asthma?
Arizona Public Media
Millions of children have asthma in the United States but the rates of asthma and allergies have been found to be much lower among the Amish, who are often exposed to livestock, hay and silage when very young. The Amish are tight-knit communities that …
Arizona Asthma Research Focuses On Dust In Amish CommunityKJZZ

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April 29, 2015

EPA, asthma and ozone: Why it impacts agriculture – Farm Futures

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EPA, asthma and ozone: Why it impacts agriculture
Farm Futures
Since 1970, EPA has used asthma in children as a major reason to promulgate virtually every Clean Air Act regulation. Ozone is seen by EPA as a major cause of asthma. Ground level ozone is formed by a reaction between volatile organic chemicals and …

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April 28, 2015

EPA, asthma and ozone: What it all has to do with agriculture – Farm Futures

Farm Futures

EPA, asthma and ozone: What it all has to do with agriculture
Farm Futures
Since 1970, EPA has used asthma in children as a major reason to promulgate virtually every Clean Air Act regulation. Ozone is seen by EPA as a major cause of asthma. Ground level ozone is formed by a reaction between volatile organic chemicals and …
Letter of the Week: Let's demand clean air to help those living with asthmaKansas City Star
Testing Air Quality IQdailyRx
Debate Continues over New Ozone Pollution StandardsFowler Tribune

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May 18, 2013

Clinic to study low asthma, allergy rates in farm children – Marshfield News-Herald

Clinic to study low asthma, allergy rates in farm children
Marshfield News-Herald
The Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation National Farm Medicine Center has partnered with researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to study why children who grow up on farms are less likely to develop asthma …

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March 29, 2013

Asthma relief from a horse – Western Farm Press

Asthma relief from a horse
Western Farm Press
A discovery by University of Guelph researchers will help in understanding how horses develop recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) and offers hope of potential solutions for people with asthma. In a paper in a recent issue of BMC Genomics, the …

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June 11, 2012

To Sniff Out Childhood Allergies, Researchers Head To The Farm – NPR (blog)

To Sniff Out Childhood Allergies, Researchers Head To The Farm
NPR (blog)
Nish says Casey has a host of allergic diseases, including hay fever, asthma, and eczema that's gotten milder as he's aged. "He's definitely an example of someone who is allergic," Nish says. Nish peers into Casey's ears and mouth, and checks his neck …

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May 7, 2012

Amish farm kids remarkably immune to allergies, study finds – Fox News

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Amish farm kids remarkably immune to allergies, study finds
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Amish children raised on rural farms in northern Indiana suffer from asthma and allergies less often even than Swiss farm kids, a group known to be relatively free from allergies, according to a new study. "The rates are very, very low," said Dr. Mark …
Amish Children Less Likely To Develop Asthma, AllergiesRedOrbit
Amish farm kids remarkably immune to allergies: studyChicago Tribune
Rural Amish children show significantly lower rates of allergies and asthma: study680 News
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May 5, 2012

Amish farm kids remarkably immune to allergies: study – Chicago Tribune

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Amish farm kids remarkably immune to allergies: study
Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Amish children raised on rural farms in northern Indiana suffer from asthma and allergies less often even than Swiss farm kids, a group known to be relatively free from allergies, according to a new study.
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May 4, 2012

Amish farm kids remarkably immune to allergies: study – Reuters

Amish farm kids remarkably immune to allergies: study
Reuters
By Kerry Grens | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Amish children raised on rural farms in northern Indiana suffer from asthma and allergies less often even than Swiss farm kids, a group known to be relatively free from allergies, according to a new study.

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