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Links between fragrances and asthma: http://www.ameliaww.com/ 4/2002: New Asthma Report out from CDC.A new report on the incidence of Asthma was just released by CDC. It is available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5101a1.htm --- Icocyanate-induced occupational asthma in Korea Hae-sim Park, Korea Introduction Isocyanates are low-molecular-weight chemicals used in the manufacture of polyurethane forms, varnishes, paints, and plastics. Occupational asthma (OA) has been reported among workers exposed to toluene diisocyanate (TDI), methylene diphenyldiisocyanate (MDI), and hexa-methylene diisocyanate (HDI), and these substances are currently the most common cause of occupational asthma in Korea (1, 2). http://www.occuphealth.fi/e/info/asian/ap198/park_kor.htm ----- Asthmatics Show Diverse Response to Inhaled Corticosteroids NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 04 - Asthma patients exhibit marked individual differences in response to treatment with beclomethasone dipropionate or fluticasone propionate, and as many as a third may show no significant improvement in lung function (FEV1). http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/431218
10/2000: "Pioneering work at the California Regional Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis is bringing a new understanding of the relationship between air pollution, common allergies and asthma." For the rest of the story, see the full press release at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/news/davisozo.htm ....shows for the first time that occasional exposure to the air pollutant ozone (the main substance in smog) can change how the lungs of young rhesus monkeys develop, and can lead to a disease similar to childhood asthma in humans. "We have the first real monkey model of human asthma here," says Dallas Hyde, co-investigator and interim director of the CRPRC. "What we are seeing is quite disturbing, as we would not have assumed these levels (of ozone) would change lung development". --------------------- Tuesday, 14 March, 2000, 15:17 GMT Asthma rates 'rising dramatically' More children suffering from asthma The number of children suffering from asthma has shown a massive rise in the past eight years, a study shows. You can read more at http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_677000/677423.stm-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/99: From Science News Online The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science Volume 156, Number 1 (July 3, 1999) Bt-treated Crops May Induce Allergies By J. Raloff Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a moth-killing bacterium that farmers use as an insecticide, has been considered nontoxic to all but a few types of insect larvae. It may pose some health risk for people, however. A new study of Ohio crop pickers and handlers finds that Bt can provoke immunological changes indicative of a developing allergy. With long-term exposure, affected individuals might develop asthma or other serious allergic reactions, notes study leader I. Leonard Bernstein of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. For full article, see: http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc99/7_3_99/fob6.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5/99: Some sites for the effects of perfume on asthma: http://www.ama-assn.org/special/asthma/support/educate/triggers.htm Information is taken from the Journal of the American Medical Association. It says that perfumes can trigger asthma Also http://www.lungusa.org/asthma/asthomecon.html The Lung Association says perfumes can trigger asthma. Also http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/scholkit.html from the EPA and http://www.schoolnet.ca/sne/e/NCCS/schools.htm from Dr. Doris Rapp, Waterloo County Board of Education, and the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada. -------------------------- The publication for the National Institutes for Environmental Health Sciences (a division of the National Institutes of Health), Environmental Health Perspectives, http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2000/108-1/toc.html The full copy is available by subscription only and is costly. However, it is available at university libraries around the country. This section is from the column entitled the Forum at: http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2000/108-1/forum.html#regs |
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