We all wonder what is in the air for 2006 - but for people with asthma and other breathing problems, advance knowledge of air pollution levels is very important. An ESA-backed project is forecasting daily forecasts via text message to selected individuals in parts of London and the London borough of Croydon.
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Educational level, housing status and other socioeconomic factors are thought to affect the health of people with asthma, but a new study finds that one’s neighborhood and surrounding area may also play a significant role, even after taking into account personal economic well-being.
While study findings showed worse health and poorer quality of life among people [...]
Study Findings:
Children who grew up on Wisconsin farms were significantly less likely to have asthma than other rural children.
Asthma rates were higher in children who lived on a farm only after age 5, compared to youngsters who were farm residents before age 5.
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Study Findings:
Current smokers are 33% more likely to develop asthma. People who had given up smoking are 49% more likely to develop asthma than those who never smoked.
The risk of asthma was proportional to the number of cigarettes smoked each day - and the total number smoked during a lifetime so far.
Female smokers and ex-smokers [...]
Study Findings:
Treatment with melatonin — a hormone believed to play an important role in the sleep cycle — improves slumber for people with asthma.
The women in the melatonin group had greatly improved sleep quality, compared to the women who took the placebo. Neither group showed changes in asthma symptoms, daily peak expiratory flow rate, or [...]
Study Findings:
Contrary to a commonly-held theory, researchers have found that children who spend less time when they are young around pets and dust don’t appear to have a lower risk of developing asthma or respiratory problems.
1 in 10 children were sensitive to dust mites or cat fur
1 in 14 had experiences wheezing.
The risk of becoming [...]