{"id":35300,"date":"2013-03-22T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T04:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=35300"},"modified":"2013-03-22T00:00:09","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T04:00:09","slug":"road-traffic-pollution-is-significant-cause-of-childhood-asthma-research-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/road-traffic-pollution-is-significant-cause-of-childhood-asthma-research-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Traffic Pollution Is Significant Cause Of Childhood Asthma, Research Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Around 14% of all cases of chronic childhood asthma in European cities are from road traffic pollution, new research has found. The research found that traffic pollution near busy roads results in about the same number of chronic asthma cases as passive smoking does.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130321-205411.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/20130321-205411.jpg\" alt=\"20130321-205411.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Until now, traffic pollution was assumed to only trigger asthma symptoms and burden estimations did not account for chronic asthma caused by the specific range of toxicants that are found near heavily used roads along which many Europeans live.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The results are comparable to the burden associated with passive smoking: the World Health Organization estimates that between 4% and 18% of asthma cases in children are linked to passive smoking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The research was done by using a method called &#8220;population-attributable fractions to assess the impact of near-road traffic pollution. This calculates the proportional reduction in disease or death that would occur if exposure to a risk factor were reduced to a lower level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-6260354429531949\";\n\/* Nathan PS *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2067312064\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The new research used data from existing epidemiological studies which found that children exposed to higher levels of near-road traffic-related pollution also had higher rates of asthma, even when taking into account a range of other relevant factors such as passive smoking or socioeconomic factors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The results found that 14% of asthma cases across the 10 cities could be attributed to near-road traffic pollution. The findings also take into account differences in the health of the overall population in different cities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr Laura Perez, the lead author, and a member of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, said: &#8220;Air pollution has previously been seen to trigger symptoms but this is the first time we have estimated the percentage of cases that might not have occurred if Europeans had not been exposed to road traffic pollution. In light of all the existing epidemiological studies showing that road-traffic contributes to the onset of the disease in children, we must consider these results to improve policy making and urban planning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Image Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pic-55942585\/stock-photo-smog-in-a-large-modern-city-paris.html?src=EE5465F6-92A3-11E2-A26A-0B0D38D0D1A0-1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smog Paris<\/a> via Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 14% of all cases of chronic childhood asthma in European cities are from road traffic pollution, new research has found. The research found that traffic pollution near busy roads results in about the same number of chronic asthma cases as passive smoking does. &#8220;Until now, traffic pollution was assumed to only trigger asthma symptoms 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