Chemicals in Plastics Tied to Child Asthma

While in the womb, children who are exposed to household chemicals known as phthalates have an 80 percent increased risk of developing asthma between ages 5 and 11. Two specific phthalates, a type of chemical used to make plastics more flexible and harder to break, butylbenzyl phthalate and di-n-butyl phthalate, were specific to increasing the risk, according to the study......

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The Worst Time of Year for Asthma

September is the most dangerous month for people with asthma because ragweed pollen, mold and upper respiratory infections can trigger severe attacks.....

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Enterovirus: Important Information

Since August of this year, a respiratory virus (Enterovirus D68 or EV-68) has been identified in children in several states, primarily in the Midwest but most recently in Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania......

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