We know wind power won't cause air pollution and
increase asthma attacks.
The pollution causes heart attacks and lung cancer, as well as
increasing asthma attacks and other respiratory problems that harm the health of both children and adults.
Exposure to these pollutants has been linked with a range of serious health effects, including
increased asthma attacks and other respiratory illnesses that can be serious enough to send people to the hospital.
Not exact matches
In the
asthma study, we found
increased odds among
asthma patients of
asthma hospitalizations, emergency department visits and a medication used for mild
asthma attacks with higher unconventional natural gas development activity, compared to those with lower activity.
A study published in the October, 1999 issue of the Archives of Environmental Health found that laboratory mice exposed to various brands of disposable diapers suffered
increased eye, nose, and throat irritation, including bronchoconstriction similar to that of an
asthma attack.
It is recognised that living in a cold, damp home affects physical health and worsens respiratory conditions such as
asthma and bronchitis;
increases the incidence of colds; raises blood pressure which in turn may
increase the risk of strokes and heart
attacks for some, and in extreme cases hypothermia / mild hypothermia may be an issue for very vulnerable households.
Low blood levels of vitamin D have been linked to
increased risk of
asthma attacks in children and adults with
asthma.
Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)-- The risk for women of developing
asthma is not affected by menopause, but, in women with preexisting
asthma, menopause tends to
increase the number of their
attacks.
Individual cities started enforcing smoking bans in restaurants, Willems Van Dijk notes, after studies showed that secondhand smoke
increased the number of heart
attacks and cases of
asthma in nonsmokers.
Coal plants are one of the largest contributors to atmospheric particulate matter and ozone — which are linked to worsened
asthma and
increased rates of heart
attacks and premature death — as well as greenhouse gases and toxic substances, including mercury.
Doctors have long treated heart
attacks, improved
asthma symptoms, and cured impotence by
increasing levels of a single molecule in the body: nitric oxide.
Long - term exposure to high levels of road traffic and ozone significantly
increases the risk of
asthma symptoms,
asthma attacks or the need for use of
asthma medications, according to a new study published in the European Respiratory Journal [1].
«Based on this, we think that 8 - iso is a marker related to one of the underlying biological mechanisms by which outdoor air pollution
increases the risk of experiencing
asthma symptoms,
asthma attacks or the need for use of
asthma medications.»
Genetic variants influencing white blood cell counts are linked to
increased risk of heart
attack and
asthma; variants are being integrated into deCODEme ™ Reykjavik, ICELAND, February 9, 2009 — In a paper published today, scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN)...
Treatment of
asthma with traditional medication is helpful, but we're now seeing reports that
asthma medications can at times
increase the risk of an
attack.
For people with
asthma who have a certain gene variant, living in a home with mold may
increase the risk of a severe
attack, according to a 2010 Harvard Medical School Study.
Researchers warn that women using postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy could have an
increased risk of severe
asthma attacks needing hospitalisation.
Living together with a cigarette smoker
increases the chance of dying from lung cancer and heart disease, and in children smoke exposure
increase the severity of the intensity of
asthma attacks and leads to in excess of 750,000 middle ear infections, as reported by the American Cancer Society.
And, although conventional treatment options may provide temporary relief of some symptoms, there is
increasing evidence that these
asthma medications actually
increase the risk of future
attacks.
The graph below shows how taking creatine
increases the number of immune cells in the lungs that listen to interleukine - 5 during an
asthma attack.
Hello Gabriella, this cat foods are in general for healthy cats, but I am not sure about cats with
asthma, what I know is that any cat food with fish may
increase the
attacks.
Breathing polluted air interferes with normal lung development,
increases the risk of
asthma in children, and triggers
asthma attacks.
What other reason might there be to publicize, for example, the guesstimate that global warming will cause an
increase in
asthma attacks (Daily Telegraph, 2004)?
Plus, concentrations of ozone and particulate matter in the air (which contribute to
asthma and allergy
attacks) will
increase.
When wildfire smoke blankets a province, as it did in B.C. for weeks this summer, there are marked
increases in
asthma attacks and respiratory infections, as well as smaller
increases for things like heart
attacks and cardiac arrests, a B.C. scientist says.
Climate mitigation through energy efficiency in the residential and commercial sectors will improve local and regional air quality, particularly in large cities, contributing to improved public health (e.g.,
increased life expectancy, reduced emergency room visits, reduced
asthma attacks, fewer lost working days) and avoidance of structural damage to buildings and public works.
The statement that particulates
increase causes
asthma attacks seems to have been overturned by recent studies.
Climate change impacts — ranging from more frequent and severe storms, floods, heat waves, and wildfires, to
increased risk of
asthma attacks and longer allergy seasons — are already affecting our security, our economy, and our communities.
Although many women stop smoking during pregnancy, 40 percent begin again within six months after delivery, 6
increasing children's exposure to secondhand smoke and their risk for ear infections and
asthma attacks.