Sunday, February 15, 2009

BBC NEWS | Health | Pollution link to asthma in womb

BBC NEWS | Health | Pollution link to asthma in womb: "Pollution link to asthma in womb


One in ten children in the UK have asthma
Traffic pollution causes genetic changes in the womb which increase a child's risk of developing asthma, research suggests"

1 comment:

nycmom99 said...

Interesting! Also related to the readings this week about the Harlem Children's Anti-smoking program, I thought this article about second hand smoke and cognitive impairment also relative to prenatal and childhood exposures:

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/338/feb12_2/b462