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About one in 12 people in the United States now has asthma, a total of 24.6 million and an increase of 4.3 million since 2001, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
The cost of medical care for these patients increased by about 6 percent from 2002 to 2007, when it totaled $56 billion, according to information in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The rate increased despite improved air quality throughout most of the country and widespread decreases in smoking.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Asthma Rate, Care Costs Soar
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