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Article: Indoor allergens inflame asthma.
- Article from:
- Disease State Management
- Article date:
- January 1, 1997
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Indoor allergens inflame asthma
Indoor allergens and inactivity are two factors that contribute to the increasing numbers of people with asthma. At the recent annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology held in Boston, researchers from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville reported that perennial, or recurrent asthma, has been increasing over the last 30 years, and that the strongest risk factor identified for that increase has been sensitization of indoor allergens such as dust and ...