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Pollution takes heavy toll on Bay Area children with asthma
Mercury-Register Each year, asthma attacks send tens of thousands of California children to the emergency room. Some of the patients face such severe and enduring symptoms that they are admitted to the hospital for days. In 2010, the state had more than 11,000 such … Pamela Tapia: My life as an asthmatic |
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Pollution takes heavy toll on Bay Area children with asthma
San Jose Mercury News Each year, asthma attacks send tens of thousands of California children to the emergency room. Some of the patients face such severe and enduring symptoms that they are admitted to the hospital for days. In 2010, the state had more than 11,000 such … Pamela Tapia: My life as an asthmatic |
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Pollution takes heavy toll on Bay Area children with asthma
Contra Costa Times It was the sound of asthma — asthma out of control. Two of the children who'd spent the night there, oxygen sensors glowing red around their index fingers, were ill, one with a bad cold, the other with pneumonia. But they were confined to hospital … Pamela Tapia: My life as an asthmatic |
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Pollution takes heavy toll on Bay Area children with asthma
Inside Bay Area OAKLAND — The pediatric inpatient unit was quiet, except for the deep, relentless coughing. It was the sound of asthma — asthma out of control. Two of the children who'd spent the night there, oxygen sensors glowing red around their index fingers … Pamela Tapia: My life as an asthmatic |
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Air Pollution Primes Children for Asthma-Related Cockroach Allergy
HealthCanal.com An allergic reaction to cockroaches is a major contributor to asthma in urban children, but new research suggests that the insects are just one part of a more complex story. Very early exposure to certain components of air pollution can increase the … |
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Allergens and pollution combine to increase asthma risk
healthycal.org Children living in poverty in California and elsewhere in the U.S. are much more likely to suffer from asthma than their wealthier peers. A new study suggests that a symbiotic relationship between pollution and allergens common in low-income urban … |
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Air Pollution Boosts a Child's Chance of Getting Cockroach-Related Asthma
PBS NewsHour (blog) Cockroach allergens are a major contributor to asthma, particularly in urban areas. Photo by Luis Davilla/Cover/Getty Images. In New York City's East Harlem, a startling 19 percent of 5-year-olds have asthma, according to a report from the New York … Pulmonary & Allergy Update highlights insights and advances |
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Air Pollution Primes Children for Asthma-Related Cockroach Allergy
Science Daily (press release) "Allergy to cockroach is one of the greatest risk factors for asthma in low-income urban communities," says lead author Matthew Perzanowski. PhD. "Our findings indicate a complex relationship between allergen and air pollution exposures early in life … High UV-B Exposure May Increase Allergy, Asthma Risks Living near equator likely increases allergy and asthma risk Report: Living Near Equator Hikes Allergy and Asthma Risk |
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Air pollution primes children for asthma-related cockroach allergy
EurekAlert (press release) An allergic reaction to cockroaches is a major contributor to asthma in urban children, but new research suggests that the insects are just one part of a more complex story. Very early exposure to certain components of air pollution can increase the … |
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EarthTalk: Traffic Pollution and Asthma
Kansas City infoZine Westport, CT – infoZine – E/The Environmental Magazine – Living near a roadway certainly does exacerbate asthma, especially for kids. To wit, a recent study by the University of Southern California (USC)—the most comprehensive by far to date on this … |
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