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Article: New Survey Finds Troubling Data on American Asthma Sufferers
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 15, 2007
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To: MEDICAL EDITORS
Contact: Heather Horiuchi of National Consumers League, +1-202-
835-3323, ext 116, media@nclnet.org
WASHINGTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new survey
released today by the National Consumers League shows that American
asthma sufferers are not exactly breathing easy these days. Four in
ten asthma sufferers understand asthma medication categories somewhat
or not at all, and the more recent the diagnosis, the less
knowledgeable adult patients tend to be about asthma. In addition, 62
percent of adults with severe asthma report being in fair or poor
health, and one quarter of all asthma sufferers report their
condition limits their ability to participate in sports.
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