Traffic pollution causing 1,700 new cases of asthma in Ireland every year
It means 150 in every 100,000 children here are diagnosed with asthma as a result of traffic pollution.
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It means 150 in every 100,000 children here are diagnosed with asthma as a result of traffic pollution.
The new research shows that air pollution now rivals smoking as a fact in life expectancy reduction.
Learning how to breathe fully and effectively is an undervalued practice, writes Sarah Cremen.
It ain’t easy being wheezy.
The disease affects 9 million people around the world every year.
COPD is a lung condition that makes it hard for sufferers to breathe due to obstruction of the airways.
The Asthma Society of Ireland is urging people to learn about how to handle an asthma emergency.
Meanwhile, a separate study says that a woman’s occupation during pregnancy can increase the child’s likelihood of developing asthma.