Asthma Prevalence at Its Highest Level Ever Emergency Physicians
Urge the Public to Know The Triggers And The Symptoms
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Asthma is a
serious disorder affecting millions of Americans each year. As
the summer heats up, the nation's emergency physicians want
those affected by it to know how to prevent a visit to the
emergency department. "Most people who have asthma live happy,
healthy, normal lives," said Dr. David Seaberg, president of the
American College of Emergency Physicians. "But as emergency
physicians, we regularly see patients struggling to breathe
because they don't have their asthma under control or don't know
all of the potential triggers." Asthma is a chronic disease of
the airways in your lungs. There are an estimated 25.7 million
people with asthma, 7 million of whom are children. According to
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asthma
prevalence has increased from 7.3 percent in 2001 to 8.4 percent
in 2010. It can never be cured, bu