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Article: Cleaning products increase asthma risk, claims new research
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- October 13, 2007
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USING cleaning sprays and air fresheners in the home just once a
week can significantly increase the risk of asthma, researchers said
yesterday.
A study involving more than 3,500 people across Europe found that
use of household cleaning products made adults more likely to develop
asthma.
The researchers said that use of cleaning products could account
for as many as one in seven adult asthma cases.
Around 390,000 people in Scotland are currently receiving
treatment for asthma, including 100,000 children.
Previous research has found that people who use cleaning products
as part of their jobs suffer increased rates of asthma.
The new study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory ...