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Asthma
Neighborhoods near heavily traveled border crossings have high asthma incidence
December 12th, 2004
The North American Free Trade Agreement and increased security concerns in the post-9/11 era have combined to produce an unanticipated health problem in communities situated along U.S. borders: an increased risk of asthma. Results of a study of residents who live near the second-busiest U.S.-Canadian border crossing, located in Buffalo, show that females, individuals between the ages of 6 and 34 years and people of Latino descent are at increased risk of developing asthma or chronic respiratory illness. The study, conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo, has implications for all heavily trafficked border crossings and residential areas...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2004-12-12)
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