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Article: Nation's Top 100 Asthma Capitals(TM) Named; Experts Urge Better Understanding to Improve Health.
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- March 16, 2004
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WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- From Knoxville to San Francisco, asthma has a significant impact on major cities throughout the United States, according to a new research-based ranking by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), yet most people are not aware of the most common form of asthma -- allergic asthma. To educate the public about allergic asthma, AAFA has joined with the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) to develop a new educational campaign, Is Your Asthma Allergic? Know Your IgE.
More than 20 million Americans suffer from asthma, and according to the latest research, 10 million suffer specifically from ...