Roadways cause traffic-related pollution in homes, exacerbates asthma

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 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County can be attributed to traffic-related pollution at homes within 250 feet of a busy roadway. The findings, released in the September 2012 online edition of the peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, indicate that previous research underestimated the effects of roadway traffic on asthma.....

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Two arrests made as police try to help asthma sufferer

Police were allegedly kicked, bitten and verbally abused while trying to help a woman who had a serious asthma attack in Hastings on Saturday night.
At about 8pm, officers were called to an address on the corner of Kaiapo and Maraekakaho Roads, when a concerned neighbour rang to report a disorder.....

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Traffic Pollution and Asthma

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - 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 300,000 cases of childhood asthma in Los Angeles County can be attributed to traffic-related pollution at homes within 250 feet of a busy roadway. The findings, released in the September 2012 online edition of the peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Health Perspectives, indicate that previous research underestimated the effects of roadway traffic on asthma.....

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