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    When LA's Air Got Better, Kids' Asthma Cases Dropped

    New cases of asthma dropped dramatically in Los Angeles communities where air quality improved the most over 20 years. The results illustrate health benefits from pollution control.
    by Richard Harris May 21, 2019 2 minutes
    An analysis of air quality and childhood asthma in Los Angeles found that kids' health improved when smog declined.

    Children who live in areas with bad air pollution are more likely to develop asthma, which is the most common chronic illness among young people. But when you clean up the air does that actually protect the health of kids?

    A study published Tuesday in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association, looked to answer that question.

    The research focused on Southern California,

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