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Article: Modern lifestyle may increase asthma, allergy; second hand smoke worsens it.
- Article from:
- Immunotherapy Weekly
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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2003 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Modern, clean type lifestyles may increase asthma, allergy; second hand smoke exacerbates the problem.
According to recent research from France, "Allergic diseases have become a major public health problem in industrialized countries, justifying the development of prevention programs. A review of the literature on allergens and atopic symptoms, age of primary sensitization, and other factors associated with allergic disease development is presented, followed by a discussion on prevention measures.
"The most recent physiopathological and immunological data indicate that persistent asthma and allergic diseases in ...