Doctor attributes rise in asthma in Taiwan to air pollution – Focus Taiwan News Channel


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Doctor attributes rise in asthma in Taiwan to air pollution
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, Dec. 6 (CNA) The prevalence of asthma induced by allergies in Taiwanese children has roughly doubled over the past 20 years, with air pollution the main culprit, pediatrician Chien Hsiao-yun (???) said Sunday. The affliction, which now

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One In 5 First Graders In Taipei Have Asthma, As Taiwan Falls Victim To Smog – Medical Daily


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One In 5 First Graders In Taipei Have Asthma, As Taiwan Falls Victim To Smog
Medical Daily
More than 20 percent of Taipei's first-graders suffer from asthma and half of them struggle with allergic rhinitis, the Taiwanese government said Sunday. To highlight World Asthma Day on Tuesday, the Taiwan Association of Asthma Education and the city

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21% of first graders stricken with asthma in Taipei – Focus Taiwan News Channel

21% of first graders stricken with asthma in Taipei
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Huang Li-hsin, president of the Taiwan Association of Asthma Education, said the proportion of Taiwan's population suffering from one form or another of allergy has risen to 70 percent, yet more than half of the general public have never been tested or
Nation not taking asthma, allergies seriously: group????

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Doctors issue warning for asthma sufferers as temperature drops – Focus Taiwan News Channel

Doctors issue warning for asthma sufferers as temperature drops
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2 (CNA) Doctors urged Thursday people with asthma to take precautions in the days ahead as a strong cold air was expected to send the mercury plunging around Taiwan until the weekend. Asthma is not uncommon in the country, and the number of people

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