The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 209, Issues 4-6National Geographic Society., 2006 - Geography |
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Cameron Liflander has allergies . This makes him no different from more than 50 million other Americans today . But his problem is not merely the watery eyes or scratchy throat we associate with that word .
Cameron Liflander has allergies . This makes him no different from more than 50 million other Americans today . But his problem is not merely the watery eyes or scratchy throat we associate with that word .
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allergy rates . In the U.K. more than 20 percent of the population has active allergies . New Zealand , Australia , Ireland , and the U.K. have the highest prevalence of asthma in the world . Allergies , like obesity , are essentially ...
allergy rates . In the U.K. more than 20 percent of the population has active allergies . New Zealand , Australia , Ireland , and the U.K. have the highest prevalence of asthma in the world . Allergies , like obesity , are essentially ...
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But if dirt is a good thing , why are allergies and asthma so prevalent in poor , inner - city neighborhoods ? " It's not just a question of exposure to dirt that reduces allergies - it has to be the right kind of dirt , " says Liu .
But if dirt is a good thing , why are allergies and asthma so prevalent in poor , inner - city neighborhoods ? " It's not just a question of exposure to dirt that reduces allergies - it has to be the right kind of dirt , " says Liu .
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Inside Chernobyl 32 Twenty years after a nuclear reactor exploded blanketing | 36 |
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