Ylva Rylander/SEI Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room for asthma worldwide may be triggered by breathing in air polluted by ozone or fine particulate matter —pollutants that can enter the lung’s deep airways, according to a new study published today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. This is the first study to… Continue reading Air pollution leads to millions of emergency room visits for asthma attacks
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Asthma, More Deadly With Age, Takes Heavy Toll On Older Adults
Judith Graham Death rates for older adults with asthma are five times that of younger patients, according to a new review of asthma among seniors. In early June, Donna Bilgore Robins stood on a patio in Beaver Creek, Colo., under a crystal-clear blue sky and tried to catch her breath. She couldn’t. With mountain vistas… Continue reading Asthma, More Deadly With Age, Takes Heavy Toll On Older Adults