Pleas to raise local clean-air level (The Philadelphia Inquirer) by Cause of bronchitis

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:04:07 -0400

Pleas to raise local clean-air level (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

by Cause of bronchitis @ Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:04:07 -0400
Dozens of people - including industry representatives, physicians, state officials and an entire family with asthmatic children in tow - testified in Philadelphia yesterday about a government plan to reduce the amount of smog allowed in the air.

COPD Rates May Rise as Population Ages (WebMD)
The worldwide burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is far greater than has previously been recognized, and it will increase over the next few decades as the world population ages.