House Dust Yields Clue to Asthma – Roaches
Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, one that strikes the poor disproportionately. Up to one-third of children living in inner-city public housing have allergic asthma, in which a specific allergen sets off a cascade of events that cause characteristic inflammation, airway constriction and wheezing.
Read more via House Dust Yields Clue to Asthma – Roaches – NYTimes.com.