January 30, 2007

Asthma on the Increase

It's no secret that more kids have asthma than before. Here is an interesting study that may explain why. It shows that living close to a freeway increases a child's risk of developing permanent respiratory problems, including asthma.

This study may be yet another reason to support a no-idling policy at schools. All of the exhaust pouring out of cars on the pick up line probably isn't just bad for the environment; it's also probably harmful for kids' health.


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posted by pam at 3:35 PM

1 Comments:

Blogger urban-urchin said...

my son is involved in an asthma prevention study at mount sinai. they found kids who get allergy shots are less likely to get asthma so they are trying to replicate this with a blind study on asthma drops.

11:21 PM  

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