Link found between pollution exposure and asthma

By Admin
People are more likely to suffer from ‘poorly controlled asthma if they have had a long-term exposure to air pollution. French researchers have f...

People are more likely to suffer from ‘poorly controlled’ asthma if they have had a long-term exposure to air pollution.

French researchers have found that long-term o-zone contact raises the risk of hard to manage asthma by approximately 69 percent.

It was also discovered that prolonged exposure to particulate matter increased the incidences of poorly controlled asthma by 35 percent.

READ MORE FROM THE WDM CONTENT NETWORK:

To read the latest edition of Healthcare Global, click here

Sufferers of uncontrolled asthma often experience shortness of breath while asleep and rely on using inhalers and steroids frequently to control their condition.

It was also discovered the when people have difficulty controlling their asthma they take more trips to hospital to seek help with the condition.   

 As part of the study the team of researchers asked 480 asthma sufferers about the extent of their condition, the frequency of their asthma attacks and their dependence on medication.

They coupled this information with data on where the participants lived and their exposure to air pollution at their home address.

The researchers focused specifically on their exposure to the ozone (O₃), nitrous oxide (NO₂) and particulate matter (PM₁₀).

They found “robust” results which indicate that o-zone and particulate matter exposure are heavily associated with poorer asthma control.

“Our results indicate that both ambient O₃ and PM₁₀ concentrations jeopardise asthma control in adults,” the researchers said while writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 

Share

Featured Articles

Siemens: smart finance to help medical technology growth

Penny Pinnock, Business Development Manager at Siemens Financial Services UK, discusses how adopting digital technology can support the healthcare sector

Healthcare Digital news roundup: prostate cancer & AI

This week in Healthcare Digital, we heard from experts in the sector: Trevor Dearing from Illumio, Avenda Health’s Brit Berry-Pusey & Vish Charan of Abbott

Lexica shares post-COVID-19 digital healthcare trends

Joanna Smith, Digital Advisory Lead at consulting company Lexica, explores the impact of COVID-19 on digital healthcare & what role health data can play

Medical devices expanding senior healthcare innovation

Medical Devices & Pharma

Abbott’s CRM medical devices can help cardiac arrhythmia

Medical Devices & Pharma

AutoRABIT CEO Meredith Bell on DevOps strategy in healthcare

Hospitals