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To: Toby Zidle who wrote (50764)	6/7/2004 7:05:51 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

the increase in childhood asthma from 1979 to 1996 comes, in large part, from factors other than fuel-generated air pollution. OK that sounds like an interesting assertion. Who knows it may be true, but let me first throw up some contradictory evidence. betterhealth.vic.gov.au Nitrogen dioxide - may trigger asthma attacks and other respiratory disorders. Ozone - may trigger asthma attacks and other respiratory disorders. Trees throw out tons of pollen as do natural plants. Over the last 100 years or so, much of this pollen generating plant life has been cut down. Did the Indians and early settlers suffer from current levels of asthma? I know health in general has much improved by medical science since then, but just wondering. Somehow the "greening" of America does not strike me as the cause of increased levels of asthma. It was very green to start with, and has been made less green over the years. I am always interested in what the real story is of course. Ear infections in children also seemed to be high on the East Coast USA. The bugs (mosquitoes, black flies, Deer flies etc) were also of such an aggressive nature, that I now regard the Scottish midges as almost close friends -g-