Asthma rates are starting to fall — just not for the poorest kids

Grist
By Clayton AldernDec 29, 2015, 5:22 pm155 pts
Strap on the New Year’s party hat and grab a kazoo: Asthma rates have likely started to decrease for a good handful of kids in the United States. Hooray! Now get a friend to jab that kazoo into your eyeball: From 2001 to 2013, asthma rates continued to rise for the poor, for those living in the South, and…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Sci-fi skies: 'Haboob' plunges Phoenix into darkness 129

Paving the Road for Cement and Concrete Technologies 129

Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina, Experts Fear Trump’s Cuts Will End in a Repeat Catastrophe 127

Yet Another Massive New Solar Factory Takes Shape In The US, Against The Odds 127

Twenty Years Later: What Lessons Have We Learned From Hurricane Katrina? 125

Doomsday For SEPTA Is Bad News For Everyone 125

The Fall of Philadelphia 125

BYD’s Revised YangWang U9 Breaks EV Top Speed Record 123

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.