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Article: Allergies and Asthma- an Epidemic of the 21st Century
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- Al Bawaba
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- December 23, 2008
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Allergies and Asthma- an Epidemic of the 21st Century
The annual death rate per 100,000 persons with asthma aged 5 to
34 years is more than 250,000 people worldwide, revealed the world's
top allergy expert (sourced- State of the World Allergy Report
2008).
According to Prof. Ruby Pawankar, MD, PhD, and treasurer of the
World Allergy Organization, the prevalence of asthma has increased
markedly worldwide in recent decades and continues to increase, even
in countries that have been relatively unaffected by the disease in
the past.
Citing the State of the World Allergy Report of the World Allergy
Organization, Prof. Pawankar said that about 300 million persons
worldwide have asthma, ...