CDC Says Asthma Up 75% Since 1980
From Times Wire Reports
The number of Americans who suffer from asthma has risen 75% since 1980 to more than 15 million, in part due to pollution and other environmental factors, federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said the number of doctors’ office visits for asthma had more than doubled since 1975. There were more than 1.8 million emergency room visits for asthma in 1995.
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