Officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found that the number of Americans who suffer from asthma jumped more than 12 percent between 2001 and 2009. This translates to an increase of 4.3 million people who have the condition, the officials say, with more cases among children--and particularly black children--being reported. Experts are uncertain why asthma rates continue to climb, but they stress that there are measures people can take to control asthma...
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