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Traffic congestion causes childhood asthma, study confirms
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For the first time, European researchers have confirmed poor air quality due to congested road traffic is linked to kids' asthma, the Los Angeles Times reported. A study, published online in the European Respiratory Journal, found 14 percent of …
Traffic pollution may cause 14% of childhood asthma: studyGlobalPost
New study links childhood asthma to living near trafficMother Nature Network
Traffic linked to chronic childhood asthmaUPI.com
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Traffic pollution may cause 14% of childhood asthma: study – GlobalPost


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Traffic pollution may cause 14% of childhood asthma: study
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As much as 14 percent of chronic childhood asthma may be caused by people living near busy roads and exposed to traffic pollution, a study in 10 European cities found Friday. The study, released by the European Respiratory Journal, matched local health …
Traffic linked to chronic childhood asthmaUPI.com
It's official: Traffic pollution can cause asthma in childrenLos Angeles Times
Pollution near Traffic Roads Triggers Childhood AsthmaFrench Tribune
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Traffic linked to chronic childhood asthma
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Lead author Dr. Laura Perez of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute said until now, traffic pollution was assumed to only trigger asthma symptoms, but the research did not account for chronic asthma caused by the specific range of toxicants …
It's official: Traffic pollution can cause asthma in childrenLos Angeles Times
Traffic pollution causes as much childhood asthma as passive smokingDaily Mail
Traffic pollution 'causes asthma in children'WebMD.Boots.com
Everyday Health –Irish Health
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EarthTalk® for the week of Dec. 31, 2012 – Traffic Pollution and Asthma… – The Paper Magazine

EarthTalk® for the week of Dec. 31, 2012 – Traffic Pollution and Asthma…
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Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that asthma cases in children often correlate to living close to roads and all the associated pollution-spewing traffic? — Jake Locklear, San Diego, CA Living near a roadway certainly does exacerbate asthma, especially for …

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Childhood asthma may be more closely linked to traffic fumes than previously … – GlobalPost


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Childhood asthma may be more closely linked to traffic fumes than previously …
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Fresh snow blankets the mountains behind the downtown skyline after a series of storms that hammered northern California delivered much needed precipitation to the Greater Los Angeles Area January 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. The American Lung …
Near-roadway air pollution a major contributor to L,A. asthmaScienceBlog.com (blog)
Roads' impact on asthma underestimatedOnMedica
HEALTH: Freeway pollution risk 'very important,' researcher saysPress-Enterprise
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