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Toronto Children With Asthma Likely Born In Areas With Traffic-Related Air … – University Herald


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Toronto Children With Asthma Likely Born In Areas With Traffic-Related Air …
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Canadian researchers found that a higher number of asthma-sufferers were born in a neighborhood that has a high level of traffic-related air pollution, such as Parkdale-Little Portugal, west of downtown Toronto; the neighborhood where the Don Valley …
Public Release: 26-Jun-2015 Children with asthma likely born in Toronto area …EurekAlert (press release)
Risk of developing asthma begins in the womb, study saysCTV News
New research reveals that polluted Toronto neighbourhoods have high rates of …News-Medical.net
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Traffic-related pollutants exacerbate asthma in pregnant women – News-Medical.net


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Traffic-related pollutants exacerbate asthma in pregnant women
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"Air pollution is a known trigger for asthma symptoms," said lead author Janneane Gent, PhD, Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Environmental Health) at the Yale School of Public Health. "In our study, exposures were assessed using a sophisticated air …
Cleaner air will help reduce childhood asthma – Independent RecordHelena Independent Record
A Look Toward Dangerous Summer Air with Asthma Awareness MonthThe Equation: Blog of the Union of Concerned Scientists (blog)

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Roadways cause traffic-related pollution in homes, exacerbates asthma – Liberty Vindicator

Roadways cause traffic-related pollution in homes, exacerbates asthma
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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 topic—found that at least eight percent of the more than …

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EarthTalk: Proximity to traffic-related pollution a factor in childhood asthma – Bellingham Herald

EarthTalk: Proximity to traffic-related pollution a factor in childhood asthma
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To wit, a recent study by the University of Southern California – the most comprehensive by far to date on this topic – found that at least 8 percent of the more than 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County, Calif., can be attributed to …

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EarthTalk: Proximity to traffic-related pollution a factor in childhood asthma – Sacramento Bee

EarthTalk: Proximity to traffic-related pollution a factor in childhood asthma
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To wit, a recent study by the University of Southern California – the most comprehensive by far to date on this topic – found that at least 8 percent of the more than 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County, Calif., can be attributed to …

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Traffic-Related Asthma Costs Underestimated – MedPage Today


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Traffic-Related Asthma Costs Underestimated
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By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today This study estimated that the costs from traffic-related pollution's effect on childhood asthma in Riverside and Long Beach, Calif. exceed $18 billion annually. Note that the estimates were …
Asthma Rates And Costs Rise Due To Traffic PollutionMedical News Today
Asthma from traffic pollution underestimated, finds studyeMaxHealth
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Traffic-Related Air Pollution – Biomed Middle East


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Traffic-Related Air Pollution
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By jamal, on January 27th, 2012 The total cost of asthma due to pollution is much higher than past traditional risk assessments have indicated and there is growing evidence that exposure to traffic-related air pollution is a cause of asthma and a …
Asthma from traffic pollution underestimated, finds studyeMaxHealth

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