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Residents in urban areas may be worried about the air they breathe. In recent reports, air pollution has been linked to increased mortality, an increased risk of asthma, and decreased development of lung function in childhood. In this issue of the Journal, Kulkarni et al.¹ investigate this last finding. The authors show that carbon particles, similar to those in ambient air, are present in the airway macrophages of children and that an increased level of carbon in the macrophages correlates with decreased lung function.

Why should we care about lung function in children? The lungs develop steadily throughout childhood, with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

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