> 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.
My theory for the higher asthma rates has nothing to do with any old or new triggers. It has to do with peoples immune systems. The children being born in the city have weakened immune systems from all of the polluted air they breathe in. Years ago, the children were not exposed to the chemicals they are today. Thats a fact. > "Researchers say that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) may be a main > culprit" > > That is al-gorian BS. Sorry, But it was a Harvard Medical Study. But of course that is NOT good enough for you?? > 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. They have shown that Co2 is 60% higher in the city.....Add that to all the other pollutants and you have an Asthma epidemic! On Jan 30, 10:34 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
