Childhood asthma and anthropogenic CO2 emissions

Childhood asthma and anthropogenic CO2 emissions Editorial (3527) Total Article Views Authors: Dosanjh A Published Date October 2011 Volume 2011:4 Pages 103 - 105 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S24565 Amrita Dosanjh Pediatric Pulmonologist, San Diego, California, USA Trends in the incidence of childhood asthma worldwide have paralleled the sharp increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, over at least the last two decades. The prevalence of asthma in the United States has quadrupled over the last 20 years in part due to climate-related factors. In a report released by Harvard Medical School and the Center for Health and the Global Environment, it was noted that there was an increase in asthma incidence of 160% from 1980–1994 among preschool children. Post to: Cannotea Citeulike Del.icio.us Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Readers of this article also read: Evidence-based decision-making within the context of globalization: A “Why–What–How” for leaders and managers of health care organizations Role of aliskiren in cardio-renal protection and use in hypertensives with multiple risk factors "Globalized public health.” A transdisciplinary comprehensive framework for analyzing contemporary globalization’s influences on the field of public health Prolonged rupture of membranes in term infants: should all babies be screened? Amino acid management of Parkinson’s disease: a case study Intercellular cancer collisions generate an ejected crystal comet tail effect with fractal interface embryoid body reassembly transformation Successful treatment of reactive airways dysfunction syndrome by high-dose vitamin D PETCO2 measured by a new lightweight mainstream capnometer with very low dead space volume offers accurate and reliable noninvasive estimation of PaCO2 Role of BiPAP applied through endotracheal tube in unconscious patients suffering from acute exacerbation of COPD: a pilot study Enhancement of the dissolution rate and bioavailability of fenofibrate by a melt-adsorption method using supercritical carbon dioxide