How bakers can get itchy eyes and asthma if flour dust is not contained: Baker’s asthma is an occupational asthma that bakery employees develop after being exposed to cereal grains such as wheat, rye and yeast. ShutterstockAsthma is a common lung disease that makes breathing difficult. When it is caused by breathing in hazardous substances in the workplace, it is called … [Read more...] about How bakers can get itchy eyes and asthma if flour dust is not contained | The Conversation
asthma
The link between asthma, stress and depression among South African kids | The Conversation
ShutterstockAsthma is the most common chronic disease among children worldwide. Yet for many years children in high-income countries were thought to be those mainly affected. However, asthma studies from the past 25 years not only call this view into question, they shatter it. In 1991 the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood began. For the first time, … [Read more...] about The link between asthma, stress and depression among South African kids | The Conversation
