Transcript: Analysis: Asthma on the rise

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May 22, 2001
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Analysis: Asthma on the rise

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Asthma is on the rise, and researchers have been searching for the reason. And one factor they've been focusing on is dust. Components of dust can cause allergic or inflammatory reactions. And today, at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society in San Francisco, researchers presented the initial results of a nationwide survey of dust in homes. As NPR's Joe Palca reports, controlling dust may be important in stemming the tide of ...

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