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From: Environment News Service <www.ens-newswire.com Newborns' Exposure to Toxins May Trigger Asthma, Allergies ITHACA, New York, October 10, 2005 (ENS) - Exposure of developing fetuses and newborns to low levels of environmental toxins could be responsible for recent sharp rises in asthma, allergies and autoimmune disorders like lupus, says a Cornell University researcher. |
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The quality of the air in your home can impact your health or the health of those you live with. Most people are aware that outdoor air pollution can significantly affect people's health, but Environmental Protection Agency studies have shown that levels of air pollutants indoors may be anywhere from 2 to 5 times greater than outdoors, and in some cases more than 100 times greater. |
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Cigarette smoke tops list of environmental hazards: AAP surveyfrom the Division of Health Policy Research Nine out of 10 pediatricians say cigarette smoke is the greatest environmental contributor to the number and/or severity of diseases and conditions among their patients, according to a 1999 Periodic Survey of Fellows. |
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Fact sheet 02/2002
Copenhagen and Brussels, 15 April 2002AsthmaOver the last few decades, asthma and allergies have become increasingly prevalent throughout the WHO European Region; almost every third child suffers from asthmatic symptoms in some areas. In western Europe, the symptom rate is more than tenfold higher than in eastern countries. In 1995/1996, the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood found an annual prevalence of self-reported asthma symptoms in children aged 13–14 years ranging from 32.2% in the United Kingdom to 2.6% in Albania. This suggests that a so-called western lifestyle is associated with aspects determining the manifestation of allergic diseases in childhood. |
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