Study Shows No Correlation Between Fracking And Asthma, Despite Media Claims

A new study published Monday found no link between hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and asthma, despite numerous claims a link did exist in media coverage of the study.
USA Today, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and CBS News all claimed the study directly linked fracking to asthma, when the authors of the study openly state they have no data to show fracking causes asthma or make symptoms worse.....

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Asthma: Pediatric Hospitals' Costs, Treatment Practices Vary Widely

Researchers studying data from 37 major nonprofit U.S. children's hospitals found that ICU usage was 254% higher when comparing the lower eighth to the upper eighth of hospitals.
Hospital costs for pediatric patients with asthma can vary by as much as 87%.....

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Asthma attacks on the rise in UAE as winds whip up sand and dust

ABU DHABI // Asthmatics are ignoring precautions, and the effects brought on by dust in the air is sending them to hospital.
Asthma attacks have been on the rise this week as winds whip up sand and dust, with as many as 20 per cent more patients visiting clinics for treatment or being admitted to hospital than normal days.....

Read more here: thenational.ae