Why Are So Many Children Getting Asthma?

                    

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Why Are So Many Children Getting Asthma?
By Deborah Mumm

Go to any grade school or high school sporting event! Take a peek at the sideline bench and note how many inhalers you see. Did you know that the number one reason children miss school is asthma? Why the explosion of asthma and respiratory problems in children?
4 Reasons Respiratory Problems are on the Rise!

1) Couch Potato Generation kids weigh more, exercise less and spend more time indoors.
2) Too much antibiotic use - Immune systems never get much opportunity to fight infections, and then react abnormally to airborne contaminants.
3) Air Pollution Pollution does not cause asthma but can be a trigger for an attack. Cars and factories now have stricter controls on emissions but the problem is still there.
4) Indoor Air Pollution 20 years ago no one ever heard of Indoor Pollution! Since the Energy Crisis in the 70s, buildings became more energy efficient. This meant all pollutants became trapped inside. Many of the items we furnish our home and school with are outgassing contaminants continually. Carpeting, curtains, cleaning products, particleboard furniture and more! With people spending 90-% of their days indoors, this becomes a problem!

7 Things You Can Do To Protect Your Kids from Allergy & Asthma Reactions!

1) Watch for days when pollen counts are high and restrict vigorous exercise on hot days.
2) Avoid Wood Stoves and fireplaces in the home and NEVER allow smoking in the home of an asthmatic.
3) Keep pets out of the bedrooms.
4) Make sure kitchen, bathrooms, and basement are well ventilated to cut down on mold in humidity.
5) Put pillows and mattresses in allergen-impermeable covers to cut down exposure to dust mites.
6) Use non-toxic cleaning products and avoid perfumes and scented products.
7) A filter-less air purifier is highly recommended since a filter can only capture a small portion of allergens.
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Deborah Mumm has been helping families and business with Indoor Air, Water and Nutrition issues since 1996. Her website is http://www.myhealthysolutions.com

HIV/Aids: Womens Vulnerability and Risk.Osoro P.J. Nyawangah

How women are at risk!
Despite intensive HIV/Aids prevention methods, more public awareness of the killer disease, AIDS is not losing momentum. By the turn of the century, the epidemic worldwide will have left behind 11.2 million orphans- with both parents having died of AIDS and many of the children having the disease themselves.The number of women living with HIV/AIDS has been steadily increasing over the past decade. 95% of people with HIV/Aids reside in developing countries; a proportion that is likely to grow as infection rates continue to rise in countries where poverty, poor health system and limited resources fuel the spread of the virus.AIDS now ranks as one of the leading causes of death for women between the ages of 20 and 40 in parts of Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and North America. In Sub-Saharan Africa, rates among women have now surpassed those among men: women now account for 55% of all infections, and rates of infection among pregnant women are extremely high in many countries. According to the recent UNAIDS report, Sub- Sahara Africa continues to be worst hit with close to 70% of the global total of those with HIV:AFRICA58%.NORTH ASIA/MIDDLE EAST55%,SOUTH/SOUTH-EAST ASIA36%,EAST ASIA/PACIFIC24%,LATIN AMERICA30%, CARRIBEAN50% EAST EUROPE/CENTRAL ASIA27%, WESTERN EUROPE25% NORTH AMERICA20% and AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND7%.Women are vulnerable to infection for biological, social, and economic reasons. Biologically, the risk for transmission from male to female is greater than from female to male for several reasons. These include: There is a greater exposed surface area in the female genital tract than in the male genital tract. There are higher concentrations of HIV in semen than in vaginal fluids. There is a larger amount of semen exchanged during intercourse than vaginal fluids. Coercive or forced sex might lead to micro lesions in the genital tract that facilitate entry of the virus. Traditional practices, such as female genital cutting, can expose women to risk if the cutting instruments are not properly cleaned. Women often have STIs that are left untreated, which increases vulnerability to HIV. All over the world, social factors stemming from gender inequalities also make women particularly vulnerable to HIV infection caused not by their own behavior, but by that of their partner. These factors include: Women are often expected to remain monogamous; yet being married often places them at high risk for infection (because men are not often expected to be monogamous, and in some cases, are even encouraged to have multiple partners). Women lack the social power to reduce their risk for infection. The threat of physical violence, the fear of abandonment, or the loss of economic support can act as significant barriers for women to negotiating condom use, discussing fidelity with their partners, or leaving relationships they perceive to be risky. Cultural norms often deny women knowledge of sexual health. When women possess knowledge of sexual health, it is often considered inappropriate for them to reveal this knowledge, which makes partner communication about risk and safety impossible. Women often have little control over their bodies and little decision making power; men make most decisions about when, where, and how to have sex. Social pressure to bear children may also affect womens choice concerning the relative importance of pregnancy versus protection from disease. Women are at greater risk than men for rape, sexual coercion, or being forced into sex work or sexual slavery. Lack of economic power can also lead to vulnerability for several reasons, including: 1. Some women are forced to enter into sex work and/or multiple or temporary partnerships in hopes of bartering sex for economic gain or survival, including food, shelter, and safety. 2. Many women are at risk simply because they are economically dependent on their husbands for survival and support, which limits their decision-making and negotiating power. 3. Sex workers in general are at an extremely high risk for infection, particularly when they do not have the ability to negotiate with clients who refuse to wear a condom or when they are in settings where commercial sex work is illegal. However, lack of public awareness still top as a major problem.80% of young women between 15-24 years mostly in Africa do not know enough how to protect themselves against the disease. As I have said they are prone to injection and their cervix is susceptible to lesions.

freelance journalist, district political party secretary and african cultural advocate.