If you have asthma — or asthmatic loved ones — this might interest you. Yahoo! News – Asthma Attacks More Common on Foggy Nights:
A group of Japanese researchers led by Dr. Kosuke Kashiwabara of Taragi Municipal Hospital in Kumamoto, Japan, gathered data from a hospital in Kyushu, the southernmost large island in Japan. The researchers found that there were 50% more emergency room visits by asthmatic children on misty or foggy evenings compared to clear nights.Children with asthma were more than four times as likely to visit the emergency room when temperatures rose above 17.7 degrees Centigrade (63 degrees Fahrenheit). There also tended to be more ER visits by asthmatic kids on days with lower barometric pressure. The findings are published in a recent issue of the Journal of Asthma.
I guess the vaporizer can go…