Indoor Air Pollution can be Worse than Outside Air Most of us think of outside air when considering air pollution. But the EPA estimates that the level of indoor air pollution may be two to five times higher than the pollution level outdoors, and many children spend more than 90% of their time indoors. With…
Allergy and Asthma Prevention Allergies or asthma can be a miserable experience for your child (and for you, too). It’s difficult to see your child struggling with these symptoms: coughing sneezing congestion wheezing shortness of breath headaches tiredness Untreated allergies can lead to other illnesses such as ear infections and sinusitis, so it’s important to…
Air pollution and increased risk of autism have been linked through several studies. A new study from Harvard School of Public Health tried to find out exactly when this risk is increased. (Fine particulate air pollution linked with increased autism risk) What they found is that if a pregnant mom is exposed to fine particle…