Toronto Children With Asthma Likely Born In Areas With Traffic-Related Air Pollution

New research suggests that children who develop asthma in the Toronto area are more likely to have been born in a neighborhood with a lot of pollution.
Canadian researchers found that a higher number of asthma-sufferers were born in a neighborhood that has a high level of traffic-related air pollution, such as Parkdale-Little Portugal, west of downtown Toronto; the neighborhood where the Don Valley Parkway connects to the westbound Gardiner Expressway; and parts of Scarborough, including where the Don Valley Parkway and Highway 401 intersect and around Cliffside-Scarborough Village.....

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The Burden of Asthma in Milwaukee

Milwaukee is plagued by asthma more than almost every other city in the U.S. and currently is in the midst of an asthma crisis.
As recently as 2011, Milwaukee ranked second in the nation in the prevalence of asthma, and has been one of the top 10 worst asthma cities for almost a decade. The asthma crisis in Milwaukee is extensive and it is getting considerably worse.....

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Risk of developing asthma begins in the womb, study says

New research blames early exposure to pollution for higher asthma rates in some Toronto communities.
The study, published Friday in Health and Place by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, links asthma diagnoses to environmental factors during pregnancy and early childhood.....

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