NEW ORLEANS -- Because of our wet weather, more people have
asthma here. And black people are at higher risk of dying from
asthma, according to the CDC. Now there's a free study that
could help lower the amount of medication you take. Darlene King
has had asthma just about her entire life. "As a child, it's
really scary to not be able to catch your breath," said King,
who lives in New Orleans East. There are many different causes
of asthma. One is be genetic, meaning you inherit it. Some
doctors say some types of genetic asthma should even be treated
in a different way. In the future, there could be a test to see
if you have those genes. King says asthma runs in her family.
"My mom, my daughter, my son, my grandkids -- seems like they're
kind of like, well it starts out with a little bit more
bronchitis," she said. Since King started coming to LSU Health
Sciences Center for treatment, she rarely needs her rescue
inhaler. "Since I've been coming to the asthma clinic, it feel
like it's much, much under control