Asthma rates were lower in this picture http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.historyimages.com/Vintage-NY/i/Lower-East-Side.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.historyimages.com/Vintage-NY/Lower-East-Side.htm&usg=__yazcfdX6wVGY8hEKUB65pvQ3vYY=&h=471&w=600&sz=68&hl=en&start=20&sig2=6B-FkZviguXISOfBSyeaKw&um=1&tbnid=TArUf-O72JCiXM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=135&ei=F8eDSceiIN64tweVpZ3OCQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlower%2Beast%2Bside%2Bold%2Bphotos%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4TSHB_en___US299%26sa%3DN
But higher in this one (80 years later) http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gothamist.com/attachments/jake/2007_12_powerwash.jpg&imgrefurl=http://gothamist.com/2007/01/04/the_lower_east.php&usg=__Aep9lztLq_A0O_bfLBk06T68yY0=&h=717&w=640&sz=111&hl=en&start=16&sig2=_pu-MeT0uUx6GxxEWqLPHw&tbnid=nf-pZkLFBpRxyM:&tbnh=140&tbnw=125&ei=eceDSej2I6C6twf6xNXQCQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlower%2Beast%2Bside%2Bold%2Bphotos%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4TSHB_en___US299%26sa%3DG Now do you know what the main culprit is? On Jan 30, 7:34 pm, silver <fourthofjuly2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Rats! There are lots of rats in the city! lol > > Remember that city kids are also exposed to perfume, pets and > stress... > ================================================================ > > True, but if that was the case asthma rates would have been higher > back in the old days also, when everybody had some sort of animal in > their apartments, along with the rats and cockroaches but they > weren't. They are higher today. > > "Researchers say that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) may be a main > culprit" > > That is al-gorian BS. > > "in large U.S. cities including Phoenix and Baltimore, Md., that are > at times up to 60% higher than in rural areas. > This is true but their conclusions was way off. > > "Burning fossil fuel -- coal, oil and natural gases -- is the greatest > contributor to the continuing increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide." > > Yeah, but it has nothing to do with the high asthma rates in inner > city kids. Now if the entire world showed high rates from all walks > of life then maybe that statement would be true. > > On Jan 30, 7:23 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <bluebun...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Rats! There are lots of rats in the city! lol > > > Remember that city kids are also exposed to perfume, pets and > > stress...Probably more than the kids living in the country. When I lived in > > NY I wouldnt leave the house without a little perfume on my wrist. Now, I > > just wear perfume when I am going shopping at the mall or out for dinner, > > etc.. > > > Pets, People in NY keep pets inside for the most part! People in the south > > keep thier animals outside. > > > What is very interesting is that not enough Co2 causes the symptoms of an > > asthma attack, Yet too much C02 triggers it! > > > Researchers say that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) may be a main culprit. > > Recent studies identified CO2 levels in large U.S. cities including Phoenix > > and Baltimore, Md., that are at times up to 60% higher than in rural areas. > > Burning fossil fuel -- coal, oil and natural gases -- is the greatest > > contributor to the continuing increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. > > >http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20040429/high-carbon-dioxide-levels-... > > > Seriously, Too much C02 triggers asthma attacks. > > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:14 PM, silver <fourthofjuly2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > From your article.... > > > > An asthma attack can be triggered by anything from perfume, pets, > > > wind, exercise or emotions. > > > > If that was true then so many middleclass surbuban kids will have > > > asthma. But they don't/ So then why is there such a disproportionant > > > number of city kids having asthma than their surbuban counterparts? > > > > On Jan 30, 7:03 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <bluebun...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > This is for everyone else.. > > > > >http://www.correctbreathing.com/asthma.htm > > > > > And this one is for you, Silver! ;o) > > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LABoWPO1s_A&NR=1 > > > > > On Jan 30, 8:24 pm, silver <fourthofjuly2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > Mercury, care to give it a shot?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to world-thread@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to world-thread+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
