Talk:Asthma

Semi-protected edit request on 13 November 2024

From Environmental section, Change:

"Exposure to indoor volatile organic compounds may be a trigger for asthma; formaldehyde exposure, for example, has a positive association.[50] Phthalates in certain types of PVC are associated with asthma in both children and adults.[51][52] While exposure to pesticides is linked to the development of asthma, a cause and effect relationship has yet to be established.[53][54] A meta-analysis concluded gas stoves are a major risk factor for asthma, finding around one in eight cases in the U.S. could be attributed to these.[55]"

by adding this at the end:

"Indoor houseplants improve air quality by reducing levels of formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide." Surftacular (talk) 21:56, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

This is not true. Indoor houseplants do not substantially affect indoor air quality. https://www.lung.org/blog/houseplants-dont-clean-air Jaredroach (talk) 22:44, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

References

Semi-protected edit request on 16 March 2025

Changed ...the focus was the avoidance of allergens as well as selective beta-2 adrenoceptor agonists were used as treatment strategies.

To ...allergens as well as the use of selective beta-2 adrenoceptor agonists as treatment strategies. 2601:206:8301:940:4180:6C65:B689:22B1 (talk) 13:58, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

 Done Yeah, the grammar was a little off as previously written, thanks. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 20:27, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

You're welcome and thank you because editing is something I hate to do but can't seem to not. 2601:206:8301:940:559D:DFD2:E5C8:7A30 (talk) 13:37, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

Adding Health Disparities to the Asthma Page

I am planning on editing the Asthma page to include just one section on current health disparities with Asthma. I am using articles from journals and the CDC website as my sources. I will be citing what I write. I will try to make my edits incrementally and not all at once so that there is room for feedback. I will begin by writing about health disparities in the US and then continue on to global health disparities if my edits are not reverted. GildedFirefly (talk) 02:17, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi and welcome. Please see WP:MEDRS with regard to acceptable sources, particularly where it says to avoid primary studies and to focus on secondary or tertiary ones, such as review articles and chapters in books. Also please do not spell "black" with an uppercase "b": it is not a nationality. For citation formatting, you might find this tool useful [1]. Regards Graham Beards (talk) 08:07, 3 April 2025 (UTC)