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Center Tip of the Month: Asthma Awareness Month

Alyssa — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:03:53 +0000

May is Asthma Awareness Month! Reducing environmental triggers is one of the best ways to control symptoms. Making simple changes in daily routines can decrease the severity of asthma for you or your loved ones. Allergens and irritants, such as cockroaches, mice, smoke, and strong smells, can cause airways to react. Use these simple tips [...]

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BPA Raises Risk for Childhood Asthma

Alyssa — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:22:49 +0000

–Children Exposed to the Plastics Chemical Bisphenol A Had an Elevated Risk for Asthma– NEW YORK (March 1, 2013) — Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to report an association between early childhood exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and an [...]

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Air Pollution Primes Children for Asthma-Related Cockroach Allergy

Alyssa — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:22:53 +0000

NEW YORK (Feb 7, 2013) — An allergic reaction to cockroaches is a major contributor to asthma in urban children, but new research suggests that the insects are just one part of a more complex story. Very early exposure to certain components of air pollution can increase the risk of developing a cockroach allergy by [...]

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Widespread BPA Exposure among Urban Mothers and Children

Alyssa — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:32:06 +0000

January 8, 2013 (New York, NY) – Bisphenol-A (BPA) was detected in at least 94% of urine samples from a group of urban mothers and children, according to researchers at Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (the Center) at the Mailman School of Public Health. Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a chemical that is found in certain [...]

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Research Featured in Columbia Public Health Magazine

Nana Uemura — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:10:58 +0000

Even before a child takes its first breath, prenatal exposure to urban pollution ups the odds of developing asthma, cognitive problems, and obesity. The winter 2012-2013 issue of Columbia Public Health highlights the work of the Center, featuring Dr. Frederica Perera, Dr. Rachel Miller, Dr. Patrick Kinney, Dr. Virgina Rauh, Dr. Robin Whyatt, Dr. Andrew [...]

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Remembering 9/11

Alyssa — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:16:00 +0000

It’s been over a decade since the tragedy of 9/11, and the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health reflects on lessons learned through its environmental health research. The Center’s World Trade Center Pregnancy Study, launched in December 2001, is assessing the effects of prenatal exposure to contaminants released by the WTC destruction on gestational age, [...]

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Community Wins on Air Pollution

Alyssa — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:04:42 +0000

Here are examples of campaigns and successes to reduce air pollution in New York City: WE ACT for Environmental Justice Our Housing is Our Health Campaign — Educating community residents on healthy housing issues and how to advocate for reform on their own behalf. Rosa Parks School Bus Campaign — Working to ensure that the [...]

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Integrated Pest Management

Alyssa — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:58:09 +0000

In a small study, investigators at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health tested IPM in 25 homes of healthy pregnant women living in northern Manhattan or the South Bronx. IPM reduced cockroaches by almost half and eliminated toxic pesticides measured in blood samples from mothers and their babies at birth. The Center used professional [...]

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Funders 1 [Funders]

Chrisdigital — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:43:47 +0000

Investigators and Staff Meet the team who makes all of our research possible!

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Funders 2 [Funders]

Chrisdigital — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:45:22 +0000

Scientific Papers Please see our list of published manuscripts in peer-reviewed, scientific journals.

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