Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find
Each person was assessed for four weeks before and after the gas cooking replacement, and average asthma score dropped from 2.6 to 1.5. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenEach person was assessed for four weeks before and after the gas cooking replacement, and average asthma score dropped from 2.6 to 1.5. It had been designed to investigate if replacing gas cooking improved asthma for 1,200 people living near Cleveland, Ohio.Prof Ash Sehgal of Case Western Reserve University, the project’s leader, said: “We had completed the project at fewer than 100 households.
- ▪Each person was assessed for four weeks before and after the gas cooking replacement, and average asthma score dropped from 2.6 to 1.5.
- ▪Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenEach person was assessed for four weeks before and after the gas cooking replacement, and average asthma score dropped from 2.6 to 1.5.
- ▪It had been designed to investigate if replacing gas cooking improved asthma for 1,200 people living near Cleveland, Ohio.Prof Ash Sehgal of Case Western Reserve University, the project’s leader, said: “We had completed the project at fewer
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Each person was assessed for four weeks before and after the gas cooking replacement, and average asthma score dropped from 2.6 to 1.5. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenEach person was assessed for four weeks before and after the gas cooking replacement, and average asthma score dropped from 2.6 to 1.5. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/ShutterstockPollutionwatchAsthmaReplacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts findTeam in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cutsGary FullerFri 24 Jul 2026 01.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA US study has found a 70% drop in hospital admissions and days off from work or school when people with poorly controlled asthma had…
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