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Gas stove makers have a pollution solution. They're just not using it

Gas utilities and cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may may be about to change.

WEKU

More than seven in 10 Scots worried about eco-impact of disposable vapes

Poll findings for Asthma and Lung UK Scotland, shared with the Record, come alongside our campaign to outlaw the single-use devices, which are a growing litter menace.

Daily Record

Cold weather alert: Think twice about travelling, asthma sufferers told

Vulnerable Londoners should think twice about travelling on colder days due to high levels of pollution, a scientist has warned.

Evening Standard

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Asthma + Lung UK Scotland call for 'better enforcement' of stadium pyrotechnics ban

JOSEPH Carter, the Head of Asthma and Lung UK Scotland, has called for the greater enforcement of the ban on pyrotechnics at sporting events…

The National (Scotland)

Gas stoves have a pollution problem

The science is overwhelmingly clear: Gas stoves are a source of air pollution located inside your home. They can emit climate pollution, as well as pollution linked to asthma and other health problems. They can release pollution when turned on, and even when they’re off. In some cases, the exposure…

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Editorial: Gas, electric, light and heat: Making sense of proposed state and federal curbs on gas stoves

All things being equal, burning gas isn’t the best way to cook. Not only are newfangled electric induction burners faster, but research suggests a correlation between the old blue flames and higher rates of asthma. Then there’s the global emissions problem. All of which is to suggest that, if money…

Tribune News Service

Gas stoves are giving your kid asthma

No, the government isn't coming for your stove. Yet parents might want to rip them out themselves

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Older People With Asthma At Higher Risk For Depression During Covid Pandemic: Study

A recent prospective study of about 2,000 Canadian older individuals published online in the journal Respiratory Medicine discovered that older adults with asthma were at higher risk for depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full story on Dynamite News:

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How Visiting Green Spaces May Help Improve Health Of Urban Residents

Green spaces were defined as forests, gardens, parks and zoos, among others & how visiting green spaces may help improve health.

Zenger

Doctor explains why Brits are being plagued with never-ending coughs this winter

Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs, explains why rates of lower and upper respiratory tract infections are well above the average

Daily Mirror

Experts reveal why your winter cough lasted longer this year

Prof Hawthorne said most patients suffering coughs and the common cold will recover without the need for medical attention

The Independent UK

Asthma sufferer blamed bust lip on his failure to give breath test to police

The man lost his licence for 28 days

Nottingham Post

Long-lasting coughs ‘may be one infection after another’

Experts urged people to heat their homes to 18C and seek help for coughs lasting longer than three weeks, or four weeks after Covid.

The Independent UK

Visiting green spaces deters mental health drug use, researchers find

Positive effects were stronger among those reporting the lowest annual household income, says Finnish study

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Los Angeles Times

Will your gas range make you sick? Here's what the science says

Will the gas stove in your kitchen make you sick? Will it cause asthma in your kids?

Bangkok Post

Study linking asthma and cooking gas stirs debate

PARIS: New research that links cooking with natural gas to around 12% of childhood asthma cases has sparked debate about the health risks of kitchen stoves, as well as calls in the United States for stepped-up regulation.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. not considering ban on gas stoves, safety agency confirms

Health experts are warning that gas, the most widely used cooking energy source in Illinois, emits chemicals that elevate risks of asthma, cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Salon

GOP, Manchin fume over gas stove ban

A study that found that over 12% of childhood asthma can be attributable to gas stove pollution nationwide

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Gas Stoves May Soon Be Banned To Protect the Children

Federal regulators and lawmakers are pushing bans after a new study came out linking indoor gas stove usage to childhood asthma.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Clean air should not be for sale. Why Chicago needs a clean buildings ordinance

As a young boy, my asthmatic lungs knew when harvest started in the nearby farm fields of central Illinois. Without a combine in sight, I knew that the work had begun.

Daily Record

PIP provides up to £627 each month for thousands of people with these 24 respiratory conditions

Conditions including severe asthma are being supported by the DWP through PIP.

Irish Mirror

Using gas cookers with poor ventilation can have detrimental effect on children with asthma

21% of Irish homes use a gas cooker

Wales Online

Toothbrushes now 'luxury item' for some families, says leading doctor

'The state of children’s teeth is actually a national disgrace'

The Independent UK

Toothbrushes for children have become ‘luxury’ item for some families

The state of children’s teeth is a ‘national disgrace’, one expert has warned.

AAP

Asthma drug to relieve 'lifelong lockdown'

A new addition to the PBS is slated to help the country's most severe asthmatics, giving them three medicines in one in an Australian-first aerosol inhaler.

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