A lot of evidence seems to support theories that air pollutants worsen allergies and asthma. And because the air is dirtier in large metropolitan cities, studies have shown that it’s city dwellers who are most affected.
Here's a few tips for asthmas suffers living in cities with high pollution:
Limit a child's activity to indoors on high-pollution days;
Limit activity to mornings if you must be outside, as ozone peaks around 4 or 5 p.m.
Also, people who live near freeways tend to have higher levels of asthma and allergies.
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A lot of evidence seems to support theories that air pollutants worsen allergies and asthma. And because the air is dirtier in large metropolitan cities, studies have shown that it’s city dwellers who are most affected.
Here's a few tips for asthmas suffers living in cities with high pollution:
Limit a child's activity to indoors on high-pollution days;
Limit activity to mornings if you must be outside, as ozone peaks around 4 or 5 p.m.
Also, people who live near freeways tend to have higher levels of asthma and allergies.
February 21, 2008 - 8:32amThis Comment
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