Air-cleaning carpet could lower $2.5bn asthma bill – Construction Week Online


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Air-cleaning carpet could lower $2.5bn asthma bill
Construction Week Online
Desso has launched the AirMaster – a carpet that ensures cleaner air, which could provide relief for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's asthma sufferers. This in turn may help to lower healthcare costs and benefit the wider economy by

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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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Poverty, Other Risks Explain Asthma’s Link to Poor Achievement – Education Week News (blog)

Poverty, Other Risks Explain Asthma's Link to Poor Achievement
Education Week News (blog)
The parents and teachers of children with chronic asthma can breathe a little easier: A massive study of more than 12,000 children in the United Kingdom found that asthma on its own was not linked to lower academic achievement. Asthma is one of the

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