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Article: White House Applauds National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.
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- April 28, 2006
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President Bush Encourages Progress for Treatments, Cures
WASHINGTON, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 60 million American children and adults have asthma and allergies. Over the past two decades, prevalence rates for these diseases have doubled causing 2 million emergency room visits, 500,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths each year. These diseases cost the U.S. economy over $25 billion annually, and one of the most challenging seasons for asthma and allergy sufferers is spring.
That is why the White House has provided encouragement to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) declaring May as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness ...