Asthma Risk Linked to Exposure to Magnetic Fields in Pregnancy
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Children whose mothers had the highest daily exposure levels to electromagnetic fields may have three times the risk of developing asthma, a study says.
The exposure may come from living near power lines, working under flourescent lights or regularly using devices such as hair dryers or vacuums, the research found. Children whose mothers had a moderate level of exposure had a 74 percent higher risk, compared with a group that had less access to the devices, according to research reported online today in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.