New study links childhood asthma to living near traffic – Mother Nature Network


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New study links childhood asthma to living near traffic
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Another study has found a connection between childhood asthma rates and traffic pollution. The latest study, published in the European Respiratory Journal, looked at asthma levels in 10 European cities and found that people living near high-traffic
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Tracing pollution links to asthma, allergy – Science News

Tracing pollution links to asthma, allergy
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SAN ANTONIO — Bad actors in air pollution may contribute to asthma and allergy by subverting protective cells in the body that tone down immune reactions, researchers report. The pollution components also seem to rev up overactive immune warriors
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