Acid Aerosols And Its Effects On Environment & Health

Recent data show that monitoring of exposure to acid aerosols is widespread in North America, the associations in a joint statement in the August issue of American Journal of Respiratory Disease published. Acid aerosols have increased are a wide range of adverse effects to human health from breathing problems, bronchitis, lung function and mortality. Acid aerosols are often caused by air pollution. Which consist mainly of H2SO4 and ammonium partially neutralizing product, but also of nitric oxide, hydrochloric acid and hydroxymethanesulfonic. (more…)

Exercise Induced Bronchospasm and Asthma: Symptoms and Treatment

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Up to 85% of asthmatics patients have symptoms of wheezing during or after exercise. Moreover, many patients diagnosed with allergies or asthma have family allergy history and bronchospasm. Bronchospasm or a bronchial spasm is a sudden constriction of the muscles in the walls of the bronchioles. Bronchospasm is one of the condition or tightness of the airways caused by exercise. (more…)

Gas Air Pollution and Their Effects to Asthma

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Sulfur Dioxide

The effects of SO2 have been extensively reviewed. Total emergency room visits for respiratory problems and increased hospital admission rates have been linked with increased ambient exposure to SO2. In children, decreased lung function has been linked to increases in ambient sulfur dioxide levels and the likelihood (more…)