I wouldnt doubt this theory. How large is Manhattan? How many miles inbetween the heavy bus and truck traffic?
I now have my doubts about this theory. On Jan 30, 10:58 pm, silver <[email protected]> wrote: > It is not roaches, it is not tenament buildings. > NYCDOH just completed a big study in the city and they found out that > many of the kids with the high asthma rates lived in parts of the city > where there is heavy bus and truck traffic. It appears that diesel > fuel is the main culprit - which is dirtier and heavier than > gasolina. > > On Jan 30, 7:53 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Don't say roaches, Because I believe there were tons more roaches > > before we started using pesticides. There goes THAT theory! > > > On Jan 30, 10:40 pm, silver <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Asthma rates were lower in this picture > > > >http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.historyimages.com/V... > > > > But higher in this one (80 years later) > > > >http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gothamist.com/attac... > > > > Now do you know what the main culprit is? > > > > On Jan 30, 7:34 pm, silver <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > > > > > 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" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 -- 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
