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Article: Springtime Wheezing: The AAAAI Offers Advice on Managing Allergic Asthma.
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- March 24, 2003
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MILWAUKEE -- MILWAUKEE, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Asthma affects more than 17 million people in the United States. While asthma has been known to affect people year round, spring can be particularly troublesome for the 10 million Americans who suffer from allergic asthma, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI). Warmer temperatures mean higher pollen and mold spore counts, causing trouble for the allergic asthma sufferer.
"Allergic asthma occurs when a sensitized patient is exposed to allergens to which their immune system is sensitive, causing the production of the allergy antibody called IgE," said Gailen D. Marshall, Jr., ...