Traffic Pollution Hurts Asthmatic Kids' Lungs
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FRIDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Children with asthma who are exposed to traffic pollution are at increased risk for respiratory problems and reduced lung volumes, says a study that looked at children in  the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez, a crossing point into the United States.
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Air pollution clearly causes immediate damage to the heart, including heart attacks, but its short-term effects on asthma and other respiratory symptoms are harder to document, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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If you think being stressed while stuck in traffic can give you a heart attack, think again. A new study says you&#39;re more likely to suffer a coronary from the pollution caused by traffic.
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Children in smoggy areas have retarded lung development which puts them at risk of diseases, say researchers.
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SATURDAY, Dec. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Ah, winter: low levels of ragweed, pollen and other outdoor allergens means kids with allergies can finally breathe easier, right?
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Many children with asthma in the UK are receiving inappropriate treatment, research suggests.
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Exposure to fumes emitted by cleaning products in the home could cause asthma in children, a study published Thursday shows.
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Children living in damp and mould-infested houses could be at more risk of developing permanent asthma, say researchers.
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Children with asthma face quadruple the  risk of an attack following stressful events in their lives,  according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal  Thorax.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Respiratory infections, not air pollution, cause a significant worsening of health problems in winter for children with asthma, according to researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
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Ambient levels of air pollution during the winter months are not associated with asthma flare-ups in urban minority children with moderate-to-severe disease, according to a report in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology for November.
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Exposure to air pollution from vehicle emissions and fossil fuels can reduce children&#39;s lung development, according to a Children&#39;s Health Study.
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In the first long-term study of the effects of air pollution on children, researchers reported Wednesday that children and teenagers in Southern California communities
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Traffic fumes are not the reason why people&#39;s asthma gets worse in the winter, say US scientists. Instead coughs and colds are to blame, according to their study of schoolchildren in Denver.
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NEW YORK  - Painful episodes in children   with sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma are temporally   associated with respiratory symptoms, doctors from St. Louis,   Missouri, have noticed.
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Living near a hazardous waste  site containing persistent pollutants such as dioxins,  polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides,  seems to increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory  infections and asthma in children, a study suggests.
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The number of children admitted to hospital with breathing problems rises considerably as smog levels soar, a Hong Kong study has revealed, heightening concerns as the city's air quality deteriorates.