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Is your house safe enough to protect against asthma attacks?

...t is sufficient enough to produce chemicals called endotoxins that may trigger asthma and asthma-related symptom...ikelihood of their release is high. Once released, endotoxins can cause inflammation of the airways and lead to asthma symptoms. Dust samples were collected fro...

Risk Of Asthma Rises Due to Endotoxins

Asthma can be triggered by exposure to endotoxins in the house, according to the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine study. Humidifiers, pests, dust, pets, and outdoor // air are common sources of endotoxins, according to the University of Iowa’s Dr. Peter S. Thorne. The res...

Dogs aggravate asthma in kids

...e it when its cell walls are destroyed. When these endotoxins are inhaled, they cause constriction of the airways and an inflammatory response in the lungs. McConnell says, "There's experimental literature that shows both allergens and endotoxin interact with air pollution and increase the effect of each othe...

Dogs May Help Prevent Kids From Wheezing

...But there are environmental factors like bacterial endotoxins that may modify the immune system and block develo...d how and why exposure to high levels of bacterial endotoxins and multiple dogs in the home exert a protective effect in these high-risk infants from wheezing ear...

Allergies Not Just for Children Anymore

...certain types of environmental substances - called endotoxins - that comes from animal waste found in abundance in rural locations, such as farms with livestock. Other factors influence the risk for developing hay fever, asthma and other allergic diseases. These include early exposure to table food (during t...

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