Indoor Pollution Causes Rise in Asthma Cases
Does it seem like your asthma, or a family members asthma, is giving you more and more problems? If so, it is not just your imagination, its a reality. It is no coincidence that asthma cases have increased by a large percentage over the decade.
The fact is, worsening asthma cases have coincided with the emergence of the indoor air quality epidemic caused by airborne pollutants. A statement from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned that indoor air quality is fast becoming the worlds number one environmental health problem, anywhere from two to 10 times worse than outdoor air pollution.
In the Philippines, asthma affects over six million children. …
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Article title: Indoor Pollution Causes Rise in Asthma Cases.
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Newspaper title: Manila Bulletin.
Publication date: August 25, 2004.
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