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?Jobs identified that are linked to greater risk of asthma in adults?, reports The Daily Telegraph, while BBC News tells us that ?cleaning products? are to blame.
The news is based on a large UK study that looked at the major occupations and occupational exposures associated with the development of asthma in British adults. Researchers found that 18 occupations, including care workers and hairdressing, were associated with an increased risk of adults reporting asthma. Interestingly, only four occupations of the 18 were found to be significantly associated with an increased risk when asthma was diagnosed with lung function testing rather than self-reporting.
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/01January/Pages/Cleaning-jobs-linked-to-adult-asthma.aspx
The news is based on a large UK study that looked at the major occupations and occupational exposures associated with the development of asthma in British adults. Researchers found that 18 occupations, including care workers and hairdressing, were associated with an increased risk of adults reporting asthma. Interestingly, only four occupations of the 18 were found to be significantly associated with an increased risk when asthma was diagnosed with lung function testing rather than self-reporting.
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/01January/Pages/Cleaning-jobs-linked-to-adult-asthma.aspx