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Asthma Rates Linked to Cockroaches - NYTimes.com

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A Columbia University study is the first to show that children in high-asthma neighborhoods have been exposed to cockroaches more than those in similar low-asthma neighborhoods.

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Tags: Allergies, Indoor Allergy, Asthma, Children's Health

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