BEWARE OF OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA.(Spotlight)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: July 14, 1996 | Copyright information

Byline: Rob Bogin, M.D.

Some people say they're sick and tired of work. In some cases, it's literally true.

Every few years, a news story reports fumes in an office building causing an evacuation of dozens of workers. These isolated instances get plenty of press. But it's regular exposure to some common but dangerous chemicals that bring about most work-related respiratory diseases.

Occupational asthma can be difficult to diagnose. But as a preven...

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