Hospital admissions for childhood asthma reduces after smoke-free legislation

The introduction of smoke-free legislation in England was immediately followed by a fall in the number of children admitted to hospital with asthma symptoms, a new study has found.....

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Cleaning jobs show a clear link for asthma risk

The workplace is responsible for one in six cases of adult onset asthma.
A new study from researchers at the Imperial College London, find strong evidence that links cleaning jobs to asthma risk.
The research team examined the association of adult onset asthma with lifetime exposure to occupations and occupational exposures according to the study’s abstract.....

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One in six cases of adult asthma may be linked to workplace

MONDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The type of jobs people have may increase their risk for developing asthma as an adult, a new British study suggests.
Rebecca Ghosh, of Imperial College London, and her colleagues found one in six cases of the condition was linked to the workplace. They noted the development of adult asthma was clearly associated with 18 different occupations, particularly cleaning jobs where people are exposed to chemicals. Other job categories linked to adult asthma were farming, hairdressing and printing.....

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