来自美国纽约州的研究表明“邻近公路，特别是较于繁忙的公路之居民易患哮喘”，这一结果表明汽车尾气可以导致肺部的慢性炎症，进而易触发支气管哮喘。另外，这一结果还告诉大家在日常生活中如可能应尽量远离公路，特别是不要在公路边跑步或从事其它体育活动等。

Asthma Rates Higher Near Busy Highway

FRIDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Residents of homes that are located near congested highways have higher rates of asthma, new research finds.

Living close to a busy highway was not linked to seasonal allergies, which suggests that emissions from cars could increase the risk for inflammatory lung disease, researchers from SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center in New York said.

Researchers investigated the prevalence of asthma among 62 Brooklyn residents living close to Interstate 278, also known as the Gowanus Expressway, and those living in the same area but farther from the highway. The researchers found higher rates of asthma among the people living closer to the Interstate.

"Our participants were randomly recruited and we observed that the patients who reported asthma live significantly closer to the Gowanus Expressway, compared to the healthy controls who live in the same area, but at a longer distance from the Gowanus," Dr. Maria-Anna Vastardi, of SUNY Downstate, said in a university news release.

The study was to be presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology meeting in Orlando. The research was also published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

SOURCE: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, news release, June 26, 2012