Black carbon in homes: New York City's asthma culprit

Elevated levels of black carbon inside New York City homes are likely to be in neighborhoods where more kids have asthma, a study has found. Proximity to major truck routes and buildings using low-quality fuel oil were related to the black carbon levels inside homes. The results add important information about the respiratory effects of air pollution on children...

Full information at environmentalhealthnews.org



Asthmapolis Receives FDA Clearance for Asthma Inhaler Sensor System

Asthmapolis has received FDA clearance for its asthma sensor system and associated software for web and mobile phones. The main component of the system is a small and lightweight sensor that attaches to the top of existing asthma inhalers and that determines the time and location when the inhaler was used. The sensor uses GPS for localization and communicates through Bluetooth to mobile phones which may then further upload the data to Asthmapolis’ servers...

Full information at medgadget.com



Call for asthma study volunteers

Participants are being sought for an asthma study which experts hope will shed new light on the condition and help develop better treatments...

Full information at world-first.co.uk