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Sort results by: Best Match | Date Added | Alphabetically - Asthma and wheezing may be triggered by a chemical from bacteria that lurk in household dust.
- There are a number of actions you can take for relief.
- Simple ways to control asthma and allergies.
- Pointers to help prevent attacks.
- How to minimize allergy and asthma triggers this time of year.
- Dr. Stephen Pretlove, from Kingston University’s (UK) School of Architecture, is one of a group of specialists advising people to leave their beds unmade to banish house dust mites which cause asthma and other allergies.
- The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has developed the first Asthma Friendly product standards for plush toys, pillows, bedding, flooring, vacuum cleaners, and air purifiers.
- Clean clothes and bedding frequently, using gentle, low-odor products.
- Choose easy-to-clean items for a comfortable, low-allergen home.
- A major study of inner city children with asthma concludes that positive environmental interventions in the children's homes will result in a lessening of the children's asthma-related symptoms and an increase in their symptom-free days...Notably, the study found no difference in the improvement experienced by children who lived in homes with carpet versus children from homes with other types of flooring.
- The asthma & allergy friendly™ Certification Program administered by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) in partnership with the research organization, Allergy Standards Limited (ASL), announced on November 17th, 2009 that it has developed and adopted a certification standard and testing protocol for Non-Disinfecting Hard Surface Spray Cleaning Products.
- National Center for Healthy Housing releases information from asthma study.
- For overweight and obese individuals, the incidence of asthma increases by 50 percent, as compared to those of normal weight.
- Droppings or body parts of cockroaches and other pests can trigger asthma. Here's what to do about it.
- Asthma is a rapidly growing public health problem. Here are recent facts from the CDC and EPA.
- Cleaning activities may be associated with increased lower respiratory tract symptoms in women with asthma.
- Reducing the sources of triggers, and exposure to triggers is called "environmental control," and is a cornerstone of modern asthma management.
- Using household cleaning sprays and air fresheners as little as once a week can raise the risk of developing asthma in adults, say researchers in Europe.
- Regardless of how efficient and effective air-cleaning devices are in removing pollutants, a question still remains about their ability to reduce adverse health effects.
- Q and A with Thad Godish, Ph.D.
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