Take a deep breath -- more bad news on air pollution
Friday, October 9, 2009 - 20:21
in Health & Medicine
The consequences of breathing bad air is linked to appendicitis and ear infections, new studies indicate. It's easy to see how air pollution would affect respiratory disease: You breathe in smog-filled miasma all day and the ozone, other noxious gases and small particulate matter therein can make you wheeze and cough. Pollutants can trigger asthma attacks and bronchitis in susceptible individuals.
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